LOCKHEED MARTIN
SKUNK WORKS® RECEIVES DARPA ALASA CONTRACT
AWARD
PALMDALE,
Calif., July 3, 2012 -- Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] has been selected by the
Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to receive a Phase I Airborne
Launch Assist Space Access (ALASA) program study contract valued at about $6.2
million.
The ALASA
program is a research and development effort maturing technologies to maintain
vital satellite capabilities during a crisis.
”Our approach
uses a tactical aircraft to provide a high energy-state, reusable first stage,
enabling launches from bases worldwide to support the U.S and its allies," said
Derek Bye, Lockheed Martin ALASA program manager. "With the connectivity
requirements of current and future systems, doing this quickly and affordably is
a vital need that must be addressed."
Phase I of the
ALASA effort spans 18 months. During that time, a team led by Lockheed Martin
Skunk Works® will define a preliminary system design, culminating with a
demonstration system definition review. The team includes Alliant Techsystems
Operations, LLC, and Defense Propulsion System, LLC.
Headquartered in
Bethesda, Md., Lockheed Martin is a global security and aerospace company that
employs about 123,000 people worldwide and is principally engaged in the
research, design, development, manufacture, integration and sustainment of
advanced technology systems, products and services. The Corporation's net sales
for 2011 were $46.5 billion.
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