L-3 Coleman Aerospace Wins Contract to Support THAAD Intercept Mission
(Orlando, Fla., July 7, 2008) -- L-3 Coleman Aerospace announced today that it has been awarded a task order from the U.S. Air Force Space and Missile Systems Center Space Development and Test Wing for a Long Range Air Launch Target (LRALT) and mission management services in support of the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) program. Coleman Aerospace is also supporting the THAAD program with two Short Range Air Launch Targets and has conducted 13 previous target missions in support of THAAD.
The award is being made as part of the center's Sounding Rockets Program 3 (SRP-3). Under SRP-3, Coleman Aerospace provides launch systems and services for suborbital ballistic trajectories in support of Air Force and other government customer experiments that are limited to a "down range" capability of less than 5,500 km. Launches may occur from any government or commercial range worldwide, and may be land-, air- or sea-based. The contract will be performed over an 18-month period beginning in June 2008.
L-3 Coleman Aerospace will design, build and test the LRALT at its facility in Orlando, Fla. The LRALT was developed by Coleman Aerospace as a target for realistic testing of the Ballistic Missile Defense System using air launch as a method to relieve the test constraints imposed by fixed ground launch sites. The LRALT has previously completed two successful launch missions - a demonstration flight in May 2004 and the Cobra Dane Radar test in September 2005.
"We are extremely honored that SMC selected us to support this challenging mission for the Missile Defense Agency," said Lou Deeter, president of L-3 Coleman Aerospace. "We look forward to continuing our relationship with the THAAD program."
Source : L-3 Communications
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