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Missile Warning and Defense

Space-Based Technologies

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Threats to missile warning and defense assets grow by the day. 

In addition to rogue satellites and space debris, directed physical attacks and cyberattacks highlight the emerging risks the U.S. military must be prepared to combat.

L3Harris addresses that danger with end-to-end missile defense solutions that are responsive, resilient, affordable and quickly deployable at scale. 

Our advanced sensor technology finds, tracks and targets hypersonic vehicles that elude other capabilities. 

It adds a vital tool to the U.S. military’s multi-layered approach to eliminating danger wherever it appears.

Features and Benefits

  • End-to-end capabilities that support responsive space missions, including, bus, payload, engineering design, mission planning, integration, testing, launch, operations and deliverable intelligence
  • Secure and scalable ground infrastructure provides command and control of responsive space constellations as well as data processing
  • Mission-defining sensor technology provides critical missile detection with precision infrared imaging technology that can be produced at volume
  • Production capabilities built upon years of space mission experience but with the commercial speed of a nontraditional vendor
  • Experience launching reconfigurable, multi-mission, software-defined payloads at scale
  • Record of cost-effectively meeting right-sized performance requirements and balance lifecycle costs across an entire smallsat constellation architecture
  • Years of delivering essential payloads in multiple orbits

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Chemical In-Space Propulsion

RL10 Engine

RL10 Engine

In-field Image analysis and post processing

In-Field Image Analysis and Post Processing

Aerojet Rocketdyne’s Advanced Electric Propulsion System

Solar Electric Propulsion

L3Harris Space-based Missile Warning and Defense

Space-based Missile Warning & Defense

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AEGIS Ballistic Missile Defense System

AEGIS Ballistic Missile Defense System

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Divert & Attitude Control Systems

Ground-Based Midcourse Defense System

Ground-Based Midcourse Defense System

Hypersonics

Hypersonics

A Medium Range Ballistic Missile target was air launched from a C-17 aircraft. MRBM Type 1 and Type 2 targets are designed, manufactured and launched by Aerojet Rocketdyne’s Coleman site. (Photo credit: Missile Defense Agency)

Missile Target Systems

PAC-3 MSE

PAC-3 MSE

Scramjets

Scramjets

THAAD

Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD)

Multi-Layered, Multi-Domain Solutions

In an increasingly contested space environment, a multi-layered approach can significantly reduce risk along the threat-elimination chain.

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All Missile Warning and Defense Capabilities

Industry Leader in 3-D Printing, and Material and Design Solutions

Additive Manufacturing

Advanced Complex Warheads

Advanced Complex Warheads

AEGIS Ballistic Missile Defense System

AEGIS Ballistic Missile Defense System

Aircraft Operations

Aircraft Operations

AN/AAR-44B Threat Warning/Situational Awareness System

AN/AAR-44B Infrared Warning Receiver

Coyote Supersonic Sea Skimming Target

Coyote Supersonic Sea Skimming Target

Global Positioning System Payloads

Global Positioning System Payloads

Ground-Based Midcourse Defense System

Ground-Based Midcourse Defense System

L3Harris Satellite and Payload Processing

Hosted Payload Solutions

Hypersonics

Hypersonics

ICBM Post Boost Vehicles

ICBM Post Boost Vehicles

Reconfigurable Multimission Payloads

ISR Sensors and Payloads

GBSD Image

LGM-35A Sentinel

Live iterations for Palehorse Troop

M-Code Navigation Solutions

M-Code Type II

M-Code Type II

M3 Capabilities: Aircraft Modernization, Missionization and Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul

M3 Capabilities

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Missile Target Systems

Mission Configurable Imaging and Targeting Systems

Mission-Configurable Imaging and Targeting Systems

Enterprise Ground Architectures

Multimission Enterprise Ground Architectures

Nulka

Nulka

PAC-3 MSE

PAC-3 MSE

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Rocket Shop℠ Defense Advanced Programs

Satellite Imagery Services

Satellite Imagery Services

Scramjets

Scramjets

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Solid Rocket Motors

L3Harris Space-based Missile Warning and Defense

Space-based Missile Warning & Defense

Tactical Tomahawk

Tactical Tomahawk

THAAD

Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD)

TOW 2A/2B

TOW 2A / 2B

Strategic Systems

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