Litton receives $22 million contract to develop and supply gyro reference assemblies for new U.S. Air Force missile warning satellites.WOODLAND HILLS, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 7, 1997--Litton Industries has announced it will develop and manufacture the gyro reference assembly for the U.S. Air Force's new missile warning satellites -- the Space Based Infrared System (SBIRS SBIRS Space-Based Infrared System SBIRS Space Based Infra-Red Surveillance ). Lockheed Martin's Missiles and Space Co. in Sunnyvale, Calif., the U.S. Air Force's SBIRS prime contractor, has awarded a $22 million subcontract sub·con·tract n. A contract that assigns some of the obligations of a prior contract to another party. intr. & tr.v. sub·con·tract·ed, sub·con·tract·ing, sub·con·tracts to Litton's Guidance and Control Systems' Space and Launch business in Goleta, Calif. The SBIRS gyro reference assembly facilitates the satellite's high-precision missile tracking capability. Litton's unique and highly successful Zero-Lock Laser Gyro, initially developed for aircraft navigation, will be merged with space electronics and system architecture developed for commercial satellite inertial in·er·tia n. 1. Physics The tendency of a body to resist acceleration; the tendency of a body at rest to remain at rest or of a body in straight line motion to stay in motion in a straight line unless acted on by an outside force. reference. Under the subcontract with Lockheed Martin For the former company, see . Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) is a leading multinational aerospace manufacturer and advanced technology company formed in 1995 by the merger of Lockheed Corporation with Martin Marietta. , Litton will deliver the gyro reference assembly for the six SBIRS "high" orbit spacecraft. The SBIRS constellation of satellites is intended for long-term replacement of the current missile warning satellites, with deployment scheduled for shortly after the year 2000. Other Litton Space and Launch guidance, navigation and control equipment is used on many of the world's commercial and space satellites. Litton is a leading provider of guidance, navigation and control hardware; and integrated avionics avionics (ā'vēŏn`ĭks), electronic instruments used in air or space flight; also the design and production of such instruments. Early planes had few instruments, but as aviation and aircraft became more complex, so did instrumentation. for aircraft, missile, ship, space and launch applications. Litton is a leader in worldwide technology markets for advanced electronic, defense and information systems, and is a major designer and builder of surface combatant A ship constructed and armed for combat use with the capability to conduct operations in multiple maritime roles against air, surface and subsurface threats, and land targets. ships for the U.S. Navy and allied nations. CONTACT: Brandon Belote, 703/413-1521 |
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