BAE Systems contracted to manufacture seekers for LRASM Lots 4/5
by Robin Hughes
Lockheed Martin Missiles and Fire Control has contracted BAE Systems Electronic Systems in Nashua, New Hampshire to manufacture additional next-generation seekers for the AGM-158C Long Range Anti-Ship Missile (LRASM) programme.
Awarded in late April, the USD117 million contract will deliver the new seeker assemblies for LRASM production Lots 4 and 5, with initial deliveries beginning in mid-2022. “Following design improvements conducted under a Diminishing Sources/Affordability contract, BAE Systems is producing next-generation seekers for Lots 4 and 5 that are more capable and easier to produce, with less-complicated manufacturing processes. The next-generation seekers have replaced obsolescent and limited-availability parts, dramatically reducing the system cost,” BAE Systems said in a statement.
EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. (AFRL) – The Air Force Rapid Dragon Experimentation Program, along with partners from Air Force Special Operations Command, have successfully demonstrated beyond-line-of-sight (BLOS) Command and Control of a Palletized Weapon,
Lockheed Martin to add Sniper ATPs to Kuwait F-18 Super Hornets 28 May 2021 (Last Updated May 28th, 2021 15:37)
Kuwait s addition of Sniper ATPs will provide existing and future Super Hornet jets with precision targeting capabilities.
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A F/A-18F Super Hornet taxis to the runway for takeoff at Aero India 2011. Credit: Pritishp333.
Lockheed Martin is set to integrate Kuwait Air Force’s F/A-18E/F Super Hornets with Sniper Advanced Targeting Pods (ATPs) to enhance targeting capabilities.
The company recently completed the first flight test of a Super Hornet integrated with Sniper ATP. The test was conducted in collaboration with the US Navy.
Here’s why the city of Grand Prairie is building hotels and restaurants at Epic Central
The latest developments are part of a $75 million bond recently approved by voters.
A rendering from Merriman Anderson Architects shows the hotels planned at Epic Central in Grand Prairie.(Courtesy Grand Prairie)
11:24 AM on May 24, 2021 CDT
Grand Prairie plans to build two new hotels, several new restaurants and a large outdoor lawn, thanks to $75 million in bonds approved by voters May 1.
City officials say they are receiving bids for the projects, with construction scheduled to begin later this year.
These will be the latest pieces of the city’s Epic Central development, which already includes five lakes, a water park and a recreation center.
Grand Prairie mayor urges city council and manager to lower the tax rate
Mayor Ron Jensen also said he wants to educate residents about what their tax dollars make possible.
Grand Prairie Mayor Ron Jensen said he wants to lower the city s tax rate for the first time in 20 years.(Tom Fox / Staff Photographer)
2:50 PM on May 18, 2021 CDT
Grand Prairie Mayor Ron Jensen urged city officials to lower the tax rate for the first time in nearly 20 years in a memo sent to the city council and city manager this week.
“Even if it’s only a small amount, it will show we are listening, and we truly do care,” Jensen said in the letter, which he posted to Facebook.