72 PCB007 MAGAZINE I APRIL 2024
Lockheed Martin Conducts Historic
LRASM Flight Test E
e U.S. Navy in partnership with Lockheed
Martin [NYSE: LMT] successfully conducted
a historic Long-Range Anti-Ship Missile
(LRASM) flight test with four missiles simul-
taneously in flight. During the 12th Integrated
Test Event (ITE-12), the U.S. Navy was able to
demonstrate the weapon's inherent high-end
lethality from mission planning through kill
chain integration and its effects on the target.
All mission objectives were met, reinforcing
high confidence in the weapon's capabilities
and superior firepower.
Boeing Awarded Contract to Continue
Extreme Environmental Testing for
Critical Defense Platforms E
e U.S. Air Force has awarded Boeing a con-
tract worth up to $559 million over five years
to operate, maintain and perform testing at the
Little Mountain Test Facility at Hill Air Force
Base, Utah. e state-of-the-art site is designed
to test functionality of the nation's current and
future intercontinental ballistic missile force,
nuclear modernization programs and other
critical defense and deterrence capabilities in
the most extreme environments.
Saab Announces Plans for New
Munitions Facility in U.S. E
Saab announced plans to build a new muni-
tions facility in the U.S., continuing the com-
pany's strong investment and growth domesti-
cally. e innovative new site will support the
engineering and production of missile weapon
systems for the U.S. military, such as compo-
nents for the Ground-Launched Small Diam-
eter Bomb (GLSDB) system, and close com-
bat weapons. Final site selection and ground-
breaking is planned for 2024, with production
underway by 2026.
Northrop Grumman, EpiSci to Collaborate
on Advanced Autonomy Capabilities E
Northrop Grumman Corporation is collaborat-
ing with EpiSci to further develop advanced,
trusted autonomous tactical solutions for the
United States and its allies. EpiSci's TacticalAI
soware will integrate into Northrop Grum-
man's aeronautics system architecture to accel-
erate the delivery of advanced autonomous
solutions. "Northrop Grumman collaborates
with innovative small businesses, like EpiSci,
to help meet the needs of our customers," said
Tom Pieronek, chief technology officer and
vice president, research and technology, Aero-
nautics Systems, Northrop Grumman.
US Navy's Need for New X-Band Radar
Underscored by Service's Red Sea Fight E
e Navy's search for a next-generation
X-band radar is becoming more relevant by
the day as U.S. warships fight in the first signif-
icant naval conflict since World War II. Since
late last year, U.S. and coalition naval forces
have fought off regular attacks on commercial
shipping in the Red Sea. Houthi rebels have
launched sophisticated anti-ship ballistic mis-
siles and swarms of long-range drones to slip
through radar detection and destroy unarmed
civilian vessels. e Navy has not had to repel
such wide-scale attacks since WWII, Admiral
Brad Cooper, Commander, FIFTH Fleet and
Combined Maritime Forces in the Middle East
told CBS News for its Feb. 18 story.
