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Canada Announces the Procurement of the F-35 Lightning II

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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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