2008

July 7, 2008 — L-3 Coleman Aerospace announced today that it has been awarded a task order from the U.S. Air Force Space and Missile Systems Center Space Development and Test Wing for a Long Range Air Launch Target (LRALT). (more)

March 26, 2008— L-3 Coleman Aerospace announced today that it has been awarded a contract from the U.S. Air Force for the Sounding Rocket Program-3 (SRP-3). (more)

05 June 2008 - Coleman Aerospace supported the launch of the SCUD-like missile which was shot down by USS Lake Erie in its first sea-based missile defense test since the ship shot down an errant satellite earlier this year. (more)

26 March 2008 - L-3 Coleman Aerospace announced today that it has been awarded a contract from the U.S. Air Force for the Sounding Rocket Program-3 (SRP-3).  Coleman Aerospace will support theSpace and Missile Systems Center (SMC), Space Development and Test Wing for this follow-on to the existing SRP-2 program.  The contract will be performed over a seven-year period beginning in March 2008. (more)

ASD Network - (Orlando, Fla., March 26, 2008) -- L-3 Coleman Aerospace announced today that it has been awarded a contract from the U.S. Air Force for the Sounding Rocket Program-3 (SRP-3). (more)

29 August 2007 - Coleman Aerospace has been awarded a Task Order from the U.S. Air Force for two Short Range Air Launch Target (SRALT) vehicles as well as mission management services in support of the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) program. The contract award is being made under the Sounding Rockets Program 2 (SRP-2), which is managed by Space and Missile Center, Space Development and Test Wing. (more)

25 February 2007 - Coleman Aerospace has received a contract from Jacobs Engineering to produce techniques for aircraft extraction of NASA Johnson Space Center's Crew Exploration Vehicle (CEV) Parachute Test Vehicle (PTV). (more)

20 Oct 2006 - Coleman Aerospace has been awarded a Task Order from the USAF Space and Missile Systems Center (SMC) Space Development and Test Wing for a Long Range Air Launch Target (LRALT).(more)

27 July 2006 - Coleman Aerospace successfully launched a Hera ballistic reentry vehicle (BRV) target missile for the USAF Space and Missile Systems Center to support Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) flight testing. (more)

12 Jul 2006 - Air Force Lieutenant General Henry "Trey" Obering, Missile Defense Agency Director, announced that a successful test for the Terminal High Altitude Are Defense (THAAD) Element was conducted today.(more)

13 Mar 2006 - Coleman Aerospace has been awarded a subcontract from Lockheed Martin to provide two target launch vehicles as well as mission management services in support of the Patriot program.(more)

Coleman Aerospace is an innovative systems engineering and integration provider. Both a prime contractor and subcontractor, we design and produce sophisticated ballistic missiles as replicas of Scuds and other global missile defense threats. Coleman Aerospace provides a variety of suborbital launch vehicles, payloads, and launch services to MDA, the US Army, Lockheed Martin Corporation, and US Air Force. Since the award of the Theater Missile Defense (TMD) Targets contract in 1992, Coleman has conducted over 25 target missile missions.

Several of Coleman's ground launch missions demonstrated new capabilities and/or launch sites. These include atmospheric reentry targets for THAAD missiles, THAAD radar experiments, and targets for PAC-3. Our success has fostered company growth and expansion into air-launched targets. (more ground-launch)

Coleman Aerospace's air-launch capability allows the launch of missiles or rockets from cargo aircraft, anywhere in the world, at any azimuth/orbit inclination. (more air-launch)

Our customers include the Missile Defense Agency, US Air Force Space and Missile Systems Center-Space Development & Test Wing, the US Army Space and Missile Defense Command, NASA, DARPA, and Lockheed Martin Corporation.

In addition to the sophisticated ballistic missile industry, Coleman Aerospace also specializes in Advanced Programs.

Coleman Aerospace designs cargo container security systems for Homeland Security. These Advanced Container Security Device (ACSD) systems are engineered to detect stowaways, threat substances, and other contraband in sealed cargo containers. (more)

Coleman Aerospace supports the Multiple Kill Vehicle (MKV) program with a variety of systems engineering services, including requirements analysis, modeling and simulation, trade studies, and system performance assessment. (more)

Coleman Aerospace's engineering department specializes in disciplines such as Systems, Aerodynamics/Aerothermal, Electrical, Mechanical, and Software. The engineering department conducts studies and analyses, develops concept definition and design as well as detailed design, analysis, and documentation. Our engineering staff is also responsible for creating and testing systems and subsystems. Coleman has experience in launch services and technical field support.

Our manufacturing processes include automated circuit card assembly, precision inspection capability, airframe structures, cables/harnesses, chassis, pneumatics, RF cabling, and foam molding.  

Our products include ballistic missiles, tactical missiles, and space launch vehicles. Subsystems are reentry vehicles, guidance, navigation and control systems, telemetry systems, aerospace structures, aerodynamic deceleration systems, and support equipment.