DALLAS, July 30, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Lockheed Martin
(NYSE: LMT) was selected by the U.S. Army's Tank Automotive Research, Development and Engineering Center (TARDEC) as the
Integrated Systems Developer for its Expedient Leader Follower (ExLF) program.
In this role, Lockheed Martin will lead a three-year effort to develop, integrate and test unmanned prototype systems for
supporting leader/follower convoy activities within an asymmetric threat environment. Soldiers will conduct operational
technology demonstrations using the prototypes developed in the ExLF program to establish operating procedures and shape future
programs of record.
"We are leveraging 15 years of experience in developing autonomous capabilities for our customers," said Gaylia Campbell, vice president of Precision Fires & Combat Maneuver Systems at Lockheed Martin Missiles
and Fire Control. "Our goal as the Integrated Systems Developer is to help coordinate a number of systems and vendors in
achieving mature, reliable autonomous convoys to support our warfighters in complex environments."
Soldiers conduct resupply convoys within an asymmetric threat environment compounded by long sustainment missions, adverse
weather/environment and night operations. These conditions adversely impact operator safety, degrade driver/operator situational
awareness and reduce resupply efficiency.
"The Expedient Leader Follower effort will equip a number of existing military ground vehicles with scalable robotic
technology through the integration of modular kits, common interfaces and an open architecture to increase operator safety,
improve situational awareness and increase resupply efficiency," Campbell said.
About Lockheed Martin
Headquartered in Bethesda, Maryland, Lockheed Martin is a global security and
aerospace company that employs approximately 100,000 people worldwide and is principally engaged in the research, design,
development, manufacture, integration and sustainment of advanced technology systems, products and services. This year the
company received three Edison Awards for ground-breaking innovations in autonomy, satellite technology and directed energy.
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