Lockheed Martin Sets Sights on New Missile Target Work

摘要

Lockheed Martin Space Systems plans to enter a competition to build targets for U.S. Missile Defense Agency (MDA) medium-range ballistic missile flight tests, company officials said. In a Jan. 13 posting on the Federal Business Opportunities website, MDA announced plans to issue within 30 days a draft solicitation for missile defense targets capable of being launched from the ground or by aircraft. The agency plans to buy six missile targets designed to mimic the threat posed by enemy missiles equipped with 600-kilogram payloads. The contract is likely to include options to purchase additional targets, according to the announcement. A final request for proposals is scheduled to be published in March. MDA plans to issue a contract award in 2012, according to the announcement.