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L3Harris Technologies<\/strong> has signed a framework agreement with the Department of War and Lockheed Martin<\/strong> for a multi-year contract to quadruple propulsion production for the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) system. This significant expansion in propulsion capacity further strengthens the nation\u2019s Arsenal of Freedom, made possible through the Department of War\u2019s Acquisition Transformation Strategy that accelerates delivery of critical capabilities to the field.<\/p>\n L3Harris produces THAAD\u2019s Solid Rocket Boost Motors (SRBMs) and Liquid Divert and Attitude Control Systems (LDACS) for the Missile Defense Agency. The contract will span seven years and will be the largest THAAD propulsion award L3Harris has received to date. The contract is expected to be definitized later this year. <\/p>\n \u201cThis framework agreement reaffirms L3Harris\u2019 proven capability to quickly deliver critical defense systems at the rate the Department of War demands,\u201d said Ken Bedingfield<\/strong>, President, Missile Solutions, L3Harris<\/strong>. \u201cThe agreement builds upon our ongoing investments to build new facilities, incorporate modern manufacturing practices and bolster our suppliers to ensure we can support the critical systems that protect our nation and allies.\u201d<\/p>\n THAAD can intercept threats both within and outside the Earth\u2019s atmosphere, providing a vital capability for defense against ballistic missile attacks. As one of the nation\u2019s primary defenses against short, medium and intermediate-range missiles, THAAD is a combat-proven system which has achieved a 100% success rate in intercept tests since production began. L3Harris is delivering on or ahead of contract for LDACS and SRBMs. The company manufactures THAAD SRBMs in Huntsville, Alabama, and Camden, Arkansas. LDACS, manufactured at the company\u2019s Los Angeles site, is a highly responsive thruster system that maintains THAAD\u2019s kinetic kill vehicle on target during the later stages of an intercept.<\/p>\n The Department of War\u2019s Munitions Acceleration Council has identified several key programs powered by L3Harris propulsion, including THAAD, for capacity expansion. L3Harris is answering the DoW\u2019s call to speed production of critical munitions, investing billions, constructing ~60 facilities and adding or upgrading nearly 1 million square feet of manufacturing and office space across the company\u2019s solid rocket motor production sites in Alabama, Virginia and Arkansas.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" L3Harris Technologies has signed a framework agreement with the Department of War and Lockheed Martin for a multi-year contract to quadruple propulsion production for the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) system. This significant expansion in propulsion capacity further strengthens the nation\u2019s Arsenal of Freedom, made possible through the Department of War\u2019s Acquisition Transformation Strategy […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[41,26,49],"class_list":["post-46399","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news","tag-defense","tag-ground","tag-propulsion-systems"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/46399"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=46399"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/46399\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=46399"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=46399"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=46399"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}Also Read: What are Propulsion Systems?<\/h4>\n