Strategic and Missile Defense Systems

Partnering with those who stand watch to deter adversaries, defend freedom, and defeat threats.

We provide unmatched strategic advantage for the United States and its allies. Leveraging decades of expertise in hypersonic strike, reentry systems and ballistic missile defense, we deliver the complex systems required to counter today's threats. From advanced C2 capabilities to conventional strike designs, we equip the Warfighter with the rools needed to dominate all domains and ensure national security in an evolving global landscape.
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Lockheed Martin Advances Hypersonic Glide Body Development

Lockheed Martin's Next Generation Glide Body represents the future of defense through deterrence. 

Designed to provide warfighters with an affordable, rapidly producible and operationally relevant long-range strike option, the next generation glide body (NXGB) combines advanced performance, survivability and scalability to meet evolving national security needs.

Next Generation Glide Body, a hypersonic technology that fuses survivability and scalability to meet national security needs.
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