Bethesda, Maryland-based Lockheed Martin´s (NYSE: LMT) Long Range Anti-Ship Missile (LRASM) was selected as a 2017 Aviation Week Laureate Award winner in the defense category,.
The annual awards by the Aviation Week Network recognize the extraordinary efforts of both individuals and teams in aviation, aerospace, and defense industries.
LRASM is a precision-guided, anti-ship standoff missile based on the successful Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile – Extended Range (JASSM-ER). It is designed to detect and destroy specific targets within groups of ships by employing advanced technologies that reduce dependence on intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance platforms, network links, and GPS navigation in electronic warfare environments.
Lockheed Martin is a global security and aerospace company that employs approximately 97,000 people worldwide and is principally engaged in the research, design, development, manufacture, integration and sustainment of advanced technology systems, products and services.
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