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Lockheed Martin demonstrates new satellite range extension
      capability for MDA-Navy defense applications
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SUNNYVALE, Calif., January 27, 2003 -- Lockheed Martin Space Systems 
Company today announced that it has successfully tested a 
proof-of-concept system that will extend the range and effectiveness 
of the U.S. Navy's Cooperative Engagement Capability (CEC) by 
thousands of square miles.

CEC significantly improves battle force anti-aircraft warfare (AAW)
capabilities by integrating the sensor data of cooperating ships and
aircraft into a single, real-time, fire-control-quality composite 
track picture that supports integrated engagements. By simultaneously 
distributing sensor data on airborne threats to each ship within a 
battle group, CEC extends the range at which a given ship can engage 
hostile aircraft and missiles to well beyond its own radar horizon, 
significantly improving area, local, and self-defense capabilities.

Funded by the Missile Defense Agency and managed by the Naval Sea 
Systems Command (NAVSEA - PMS465), the CEC Space Systems Integration 
contract is a joint effort between The Johns Hopkins University's 
Applied Physics Laboratory (JHU/APL) and Lockheed Martin Space Systems 
Company, Sunnyvale, Calif. The effort is developing a prototype CEC 
satellite range extension (SRE) capability using the DoD's Milstar 
satellite constellation with both anti-aircraft warfare and ballistic 
missile defense applications. The Milstar constellation provides 
protected, global communication links for the joint forces of the U.S. 
military and can transmit voice, data, and imagery, in addition to 
offering video teleconferencing capabilities.

"This is an example of the transformational, network-centric warfare
capabilities the Missile Defense Agency and the Navy are pursuing. Our 
tests to date confirm the benefit of Milstar satellite communications 
range extension for CEC's anti-air warfare mission, and we are eager 
to extend the testing to show benefits to ballistic missile defense, 
as well," said Doug Graham, vice president, Defensive Systems, 
Lockheed Martin Space Systems.

Two of three progressively more challenging anti-air warfare/ballistic
missile defense virtual engagement demonstrations have been completed 
at land-based sites using CEC satellite range extension hardware. The 
team working on the new architecture recently completed the first two 
tests, which confirmed that CEC with Milstar II satellite range 
extension enables Aegis cruisers to defend against air breathing 
threats beyond their own radar horizons.

The tests employed land-based ship simulators to represent two 
CEC-equipped Aegis cruisers and one CEC-equipped aircraft carrier, and 
made the first live use of Milstar II's medium data rate (MDR) 
satellite to provide the equivalent of a ship-based force multiplier. 
The first test, completed in March.

2002, demonstrated an Aegis anti-air warfare cued engagement over the
horizon using INMARSAT. In the second test, conducted in October, an 
Aegis anti-air warfare launch-on-remote and engage-on-remote dual 
communications network, consisting of the organic CEC Data 
Distribution System and Milstar II, successfully tracked hundreds of 
airborne targets.

A third experiment is planned for mid-2003 to demonstrate ballistic 
missile composite tracking, again using Milstar II.

Lockheed Martin Space Systems Company, headquartered in Denver, Colo., 
is one of the major operating units of Lockheed Martin Corporation. 
Space Systems designs, develops, tests, manufactures and operates a 
variety of advanced technology systems for military, civil and 
commercial customers.  Chief products include a full-range of space 
launch systems, including heavy-lift capability, ground systems, 
remote sensing and communications satellites for commercial and 
government customers, advanced space observatories and interplanetary 
spacecraft, fleet ballistic missiles and missile defense systems. 
Headquartered in Bethesda, Md., Lockheed Martin is a global enterprise 
principally engaged in the research, design, development, manufacture 
and integration of advanced-technology systems, products and services. 
The Corporation's core businesses are systems integration, space, 
aeronautics, and technology services.

For more information about Lockheed Martin Space Systems, see our 
website.

January 2003 03-04

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