Lockheed Martin to develop hypersonic weapon to attack time-sensitive targets

摘要

U.S. military researchers are asking Lockheed Martin Corp. to find a way to attack enemy relocatable time-sensitive targets like mobile ballistic missiles with hypersonic ground-launched rocket-propelled smart munitions that can penetrate modern air defense systems. Officials of the U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) in Arlington, Va., announced a $31.9 million contract in January to the Lockheed Martin Missiles and Fire Control segment in Grand Prairie, Texas, for the Operational Fires (OpFires) Integrated Weapon System phase 3 program.