Loral Corporation

Loral Corporation
Native name
Loral Electronics Corporation[1]
IndustryDefense contracting
Founded1948 (1948) in New York City
FoundersWilliam Lorenz and Leon Alpert
Defunct1996 (1996)
SuccessorLoral Space & Communications, Lockheed Martin, L-3 Communications
Area served
USA
ProductsRadar, 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]

  1. ^ "Loral Space & Communications Ltd". Stocklobster. Retrieved 20 May 2015.
  2. ^ "Loral Corporation". Encyclopedia.com. Retrieved 20 May 2015.