The Government of Canada announced today it is procuring Lockheed Martin’s 5th Generation F-35 Lightning II aircraft as a result of the Future Fighter Capability Project competition. The Royal Canadian Air Force will receive 88 F-35A multirole stealth fighters, a sustainment solution tailored to Canada’s sovereign requirements and a comprehensive …
Read More »Pentagon and Lockheed Martin Finalize Lot 15-17 Agreement, Capping a Year of International Growth
The F-35 Joint Program Office and Lockheed Martin have finalized the contract for the production and delivery for up to 398 F-35s for $30 billion, including U.S., international partners and Foreign Military Sales (FMS) aircraft in Lots 15 and 16, with the option for Lot 17. “The F-35 delivers unsurpassed …
Read More »Lockheed Martin and Rafael Advanced Defense Systems to Collaborate on High-Energy Laser System
Lockheed Martin and Rafael Advanced Defense Systems, Ltd., of Israel, have signed a teaming agreement that includes jointly developing, testing and manufacturing a High Energy Laser Weapon Systems (HELWS) in the U.S. and Israel. The future joint-development will be based on the assets that have been developed independently by RAFAEL …
Read More »PAC-3 Intercepts Target In Successful Test Of Lockheed Martin Remote Interceptor Guidance -360 (RIG-360) Capability
For the first time, the U.S. Army used a newly developed Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) communication technology to help a PAC-3 missile intercept a cruise missile target. During the U.S. Army Integrated Flight Test-2, the protoytpe missile communication device known as Remote Interceptor Guidance – 360 (RIG-360) successfully communicated with …
Read More »Kongsberg and Lockheed Martin signs contract for new Norwegian Air Surveillance Radars
Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace (KONGSBERG) and Lockheed Martin signed a contract for KONGSBERG’s support of the delivery of the TPY-4 radar to Norway for the Norwegian Radar Sensor (NORSE) Project. Through this ca 900 MNOK contract, KONGSBERG will be a significant partner and subcontractor to Lockheed Martin for the deliveries …
Read More »LM Marks 1st Next Generation Interceptor Flight Software Delivery
Lockheed Martin recently delivered the first flight software package for the nation’s next-generation intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) interceptor ahead of schedule. Lockheed Martin’s Next Generation Interceptor (NGI) program completed its first official software release in August 2022. The delivery of this first incremental flight software to the Missile Defense Agency …
Read More »Textron Systems Awarded Contract for 2nd US Navy ESB Shipboard UAS Operation
Textron Systems Corporation, a Textron Inc. company, announced today that it has been awarded a contract valued at up to $22 million by the U.S. Navy’s Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) to provide UAS operational support to the USS Miguel Keith, designated ESB-5. The contract begins in FY23 and has …
Read More »U.S. Air Force Declares Initial Operational Capability of Sikorsky HH-60W Jolly Green II Major milestone for Air Force’s next generation combat rescue helicopter
The U.S. Air Force declared Initial Operational Capability (IOC) for the HH-60W Jolly Green II Combat Rescue Helicopter, validating the platform’s operational readiness to forward deploy Air Force rescue crews around the globe. Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin Company designed and manufactures the HH-60W, which enables the U.S. Air Force to conduct …
Read More »Lockheed Martin’s Next-Gen Rocket Performs First Systems Qualification Flight Test
Lockheed Martin successfully demonstrated its next-generation Extended-Range Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System (ER GMLRS) in a test at White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico. The round was fired Thursday morning from the U.S. Army’s HIMARS® launcher and met all success criteria in a short-range test flight approximately 59 kilometers to the target area. “Our …
Read More »LOCKHEED MARTIN TO PRODUCE 12 MORE MH-60R SEAHAWK HELICOPTERS FOR THE ROYAL AUSTRALIAN NAVY
The U.S. Navy has awarded Lockheed Martin a firm-fixed price contract to produce an additional 12 Sikorsky MH-60R Seahawk® helicopters for the Royal Australian Navy (RAN). Procured via the U.S. Government’s Foreign Military Sales agreement, the new aircraft will add a third ‘Romeo’ squadron of unparalleled capability to the RAN’s Fleet …
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