Lockheed Martin (NYSE:LMT) is the prime contractor and systems integrator for the THAAD Weapon System. The U.S. Army and the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) activated the second Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) Battery today in a ceremony at Fort Bliss, Texas. The A-2 Battery consists of approximately 100 Soldiers in the 11th Air Defense Artillery Brigade, of the 32nd Army Air and Missile Defense Command. Lockheed Martin (NYSE:LMT) is the prime contractor and systems integrator for the THAAD Weapon System.
Get Rich Penny Stocks is a leading financial publication that is pleased to alert investors of stocks on the move.
Sign Up for our Free Stock Newsletter
Recent activation signifies the continued integration of THAAD into the U.S. Army's Air and Missile Defense force structure. Unit training on the second THAAD Battery is underway with equipment hardware deliveries slated to occur within a year."Lockheed Martin is proud to be a part of this important THAAD weapon system milestone for the U.S. Army and the Missile Defense Agency," said Tom McGrath, Lockheed Martin's vice president and program manager for the THAAD system. "THAAD provides an upper tier overlay to the nation's currently deployed air and missile defense units that will greatly increase the quality of protection for our troops, allies and friends around the globe," McGrath said. Lockheed Martin is a world leader in systems integration and the development of air and missile defense systems and technologies, including the first operational hit-to-kill missile. It also has considerable experience in missile design and production, infrared seekers, command and control/battle management, and communications, precision pointing and tracking optics, as well as radar and signal processing. The company makes significant contributions to all major U.S. missile defense systems and participates in several global missile defense partnerships. Headquartered in Bethesda, Md., Lockheed Martin is a global security company that employs about 140,000 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.
Sign up for the Free GetRichPennyStocks Newsletter. To subscribe, enter your e-mail address into the frame at the bottom of this press release or visit our website.
About Us
GetRichPennyStocks is a leading stock web site that allows investors and interested parties to research stocks that are on the move. We also track small cap companies that could be on the brink of a breakout. To feature a company on our web site please contact us at the email listed below.
Please click here to read the full disclaimer
