Lockheed Martin Missiles and Fire Control
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Lockheed Martin Missiles & Fire Control (LM MFC) is a Lockheed Martin business unit based in the Dallas suburb of Grand Prairie, Texas. The unit's offensive and defensive arsenal includes air-to-air and air-to-ground missiles, naval rockets and missiles, fire control and sensor systems, fire support systems, missile launchers, missile defense systems, and anti-tank weapons.
Missiles and Fire Control's most lucrative program is the TADS/PNVS (Target Acquisition Designation Sight, Pilot Night Vision System) program for the AH-64 Apache helicopter. The M-TADS (second generation) is now being fielded to United States Army and foreign customers. [citation needed]
LM MFC has approximately 9,000 employees, most split between Orlando Florida and Grand Prairie. Other major LM MFC facilities are located in Archbald, Pennsylvania, Chelmsford, Massachusetts, East Camden, Arkansas, Horizon City, Texas, Lufkin, Texas, Ocala, Florida, Santa Barbara, California, and Troy, Alabama.
[edit] Major Products
- Air and Missile Defense
- Strike Weapons
- Tactical Missiles
- Hellfire Missile
- Javelin Missile
- Joint Common Missile
- Longbow Missile
- HIMARS
- ATACMS
- MLRS
- Future Combat Systems
- Other
- Sniper targeting pod for U.S. Air Force aircraft
