BAE Systems Accelerates Cutting-Edge Seeker Manufacturing for Tomorrow’s Precision Missiles

BAE Systems has secured a $60 million agreement from Lockheed Martin to produce and supply additional sophisticated missile seekers for the Long Range Anti-Ship Missile (LRASM). The seeker includes long-range sensors and targeting technology that assist the stealthy missile in locating and engaging protected naval targets in demanding electromagnetic settings.

“Our military personnel require robust, long-range precision strike capabilities to confront contemporary threats,” stated Bruce Konigsberg, Director of Radio Frequency Sensors at BAE Systems. “We are honored to collaborate with Lockheed Martin in providing this unique competitive edge to U.S. military forces.”

LRASM merges extended range with enhanced survivability and lethality to deliver long-range precision strike capabilities. LRASM is engineered to identify and neutralize specific targets within groups of vessels by utilizing advanced technologies that lessen reliance on intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance platforms, network connections, and GPS navigation in contested areas.

This LRASM seeker agreement continues the evolution of the program from Accelerated Acquisition to Low Rate Production. BAE Systems has successfully delivered over 50 systems to date, showcasing exceptional technical performance across numerous test scenarios. The company is also striving to enhance the seeker system, making it smaller, more capable, and more efficient to manufacture.

BAE Systems’ LRASM seeker technology leverages the firm’s extensive experience in crafting and producing cutting-edge electronic warfare solutions, along with its proficiency in compact design, signal processing, target detection, and recognition.

Efforts on the LRASM sensor will take place at BAE Systems’ facilities in Wayne, New Jersey; Greenlawn, New York; and Nashua, New Hampshire.