IBC awarded hard tooling contract for Lockheed Martin’s Sniper Advanced Targeting Pod components

IBC Advanced Alloys, an integrated manufacturer and distributor of rare metals (beryllium) based alloys and related products serving a variety of industries, has been awarded an investment casting hard tooling contract from Lockheed Martin for its Sniper Advanced Targeting Pod (ATP) components. Under the terms of the contract, IBC, through its Engineered Materials division, will be responsible for the design, manufacture and implementation of the hard tooling to be used as a part of the final qualification process to establish and qualify Beralcast castings as an effective beryllium-aluminum alternative for precision targeting components for Sniper ATP. Sniper ATP provides pilots with high-resolution imagery for precision targeting and non-traditional intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance missions. Sniper ATP is the most widely deployed targeting system for fixed-wing aircraft in use by the U.S. Air Force and is the targeting system of choice for 20 international air forces.