BAE Systems and Lockheed Martin Successfully Test Rocket Motor on Long-Range Land Attack Projectile

MINNEAPOLIS -- May 4 2009 -- BAE Systems and Lockheed Martin successfully fired two Long-Range Land Attack Projectiles (LRLAP), with full-scale rocket motors at Dugway Proving Grounds in Utah, to demonstrate the Navy's 155-mm LRLAP program is on track for guided flight tests in June.

LRLAPs are precision guided projectiles fired by the Navy's Advanced Gun System (AGS), a fully automated, 155-mm, stabilized gun mount. The primary mission of the LRLAP is land attack warfare in support of ground and expeditionary forces beyond the line of sight.

"Without extended range, precision guided munitions, the Navy is limited in its ability to provide critical, long-range fire support from ship to maneuver forces," said Jim Schoppenhorst, vice president and general manager for U.S. Combat Systems at BAE Systems. "This test shows that 155-mm LRLAP is on schedule to provide DDG 1000 an extremely capable precision guided munition."

The BAE Systems and Lockheed Martin LRLAP team is in the final stages of systems design and demonstration and preparing for system qualification and verification following system level critical design review in 2010.

About BAE Systems

BAE Systems is the premier global defense, security and aerospace company delivering a full range of products and services for air, land and naval forces, as well as advanced electronics, security, information technology solutions and customer support services. With approximately 105,000 employees worldwide, BAE Systems' sales exceeded £18.5 billion (US $34.4 billion) in 2008.

About Lockheed Martin

Headquartered in Bethesda, Md., Lockheed Martin is a global security company that employs about 146,000 people worldwide and is principally engaged in the research, design, development, manufacture, integration and sustainment of advanced technology systems, products and services. The corporation reported 2008 sales of $42.7 billion.

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Shannon Smith, +1 703-907-8257
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Lockheed Martin
Heather Kelly, +1 407-356-5351
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