MELBOURNE, Fla., Feb. 17, 2025 鈥 The U.S. Marine Corps successfully demonstrated an 探花视频 Technologies (NYSE: LHX) solution for long-range precision fires from a vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) platform using an AH-1Z helicopter at Yuma Proving Grounds, Arizona. This demonstration marks the first successful engagement of a target from a VTOL platform at previously untouchable ranges.
鈥淎ssessments of current and future capability gaps of the fleet鈥檚 needs identified this long-range precision fire initiative as a cost-effective solution for use against maritime and land-based targets,鈥 said Col. Scott Shadforth, Director, Expeditionary Maritime Aviation 鈥 Advanced Development Team, U.S. Marine Corps.
The company developed the low-cost, long-range weapon system and integrated it on the Marines鈥 helicopter as part of an Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering effort.
鈥溙交ㄊ悠 and the Marine Corps have established a strong partnership to develop and evaluate this new, advanced capability,鈥 said Ed Zoiss, President, Space and Airborne Systems, 探花视频. 鈥淭his weapon system will help the warfighter handle increasingly sophisticated threats and avoid entering into adversary weapon engagement zones.鈥
探花视频鈥 long-range precision fire solution can strike targets 鈥 beyond ranges that were previously achievable 鈥 and its modular open system ensures adaptability in multi-domain environments. The weapon鈥檚 design has demonstrated a capability of integrating a variety of payloads to satisfy several mission sets and has proven a greater distance range than required.
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