Native name | Loral Electronics Corporation[1] |
|---|---|
| Industry | Defense contracting |
| Founded | 1948 in New York City |
| Founders | William Lorenz and Leon Alpert |
| Defunct | 1996 |
| Successor | Loral Space & Communications, Lockheed Martin, L-3 Communications |
Area served | USA |
| Products | Radar, sonar and infrared detection equipment; satellite communications; |
Loral Corporation was a defense contractor founded in 1948 in New York by William Lorenz and Leon Alpert as Loral Electronics Corporation. The company's name was taken from the first letters of each founder's surname.[2]