Lockheed Martin

By Garrett Reim
The company is demonstrating the platform at its Littleton, Colorado, campus.
Space

By Steve Trimble
The first phase of a broad, decade-long research and development period for Taiwan’s Advanced Defense Fighter will expire in 2024.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
The UK plans to contract with Airbus to support its Puma rotorcraft until 2028, as officials continue to delay launching a tender for a fleet successor.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Steve Trimble
The proposed Skunk Works tool—an F-35-mounted autonomous processing node—connect to the less-intelligent CCAs during a mission.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare

By Garrett Reim
The Space Development Agency said the launch manifest included Transport satcoms from Lockheed Martin Space and York Space Systems, and a SpaceX Tracking sat.
Space

By Steve Trimble
The unit’s general manager confirms to Aviation Week that the company is engaged in low-rate production activities.
Supply Chain

By Mark Carreau
The probe began its return to Earth on May 10, 2021, with an estimated 8 oz. (250 grams) of surface material from Bennu.
Space

By Tony Osborne
Polish company PZL Mielec is producing around 50% of the Lockheed Martin F-16 rear fuselage section, with plans to expand this to 70-80% by the end of 2024.
Supply Chain

By Tony Osborne
Lockheed is supporting the European effort to create a F-16 training school in Romania ahead of a potential transfer of F-16s to Ukraine.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Brian Everstine
Boeing, Lockheed Martin and Northrop Grumman are vying for the NGAD program while the three military services are teaming on uncrewed aircraft development.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Steve Trimble
Although a 25-person team continued to make progress through 2019, Lockheed Martin decided to shut down the project to focus on core technology.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Guy Norris
NASA says the problems were uncovered during system checkout tests at Lockheed Martin’s Skunk Works facility in Palmdale, California.
Emerging Technologies

By Chen Chuanren
Lockheed Martin has been selected to deliver the Air6500 phase 1 project, which will develop a sovereign joint air battle management system from Australia.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare

By Garrett Reim
LeoStella and Hera Systems have formed a strategic manufacturing partnership and put forward a proposal for the U.S. Space Development Agency.
Space

By Steve Trimble
The capital investments by Boeing are supporting the company's "future franchise" programs, which possibly include the Next Generation Air Dominance program.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Garrett Reim
Lockheed Martin and Northrop Grumman have been contracted to deliver T2TL Beta satellite variants for the Space Development Agency.
Space

By Chen Chuanren
The Australian Defense Department will spend more than $2 billion on Tomahawk, AARGM-ER, Spike, additional HIMARS and PrSM to boost its missile capabilities.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Steve Trimble, Guy Norris
Several forward fit and retrofit programs will demand potentially thousands of ejection seats in the next few years.
Aircraft & Propulsion

Lunar Vertex (LVx) is a joint lander and rover payload combination that will land at Reiner Gamma on the lunar nearside.
Space

By Sash Tusa
The rotary-wing industry model is fracturing, and a much smaller U.S. civil rotorcraft industry is likely as civil and military requirements diverge.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Garrett Reim
Lockheed Martin has opened a 20,000-ft.2 small satellite assembly facility at its Waterton campus in Littleton, Colorado.
Commercial Space

By Brian Everstine
The company announced Aug. 7 that all elements of its NGI have been validated ahead of another PDR for the entire all-up round.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Steve Trimble, Guy Norris
A new U.S. effort to prove technology for reusable hypersonic flight is inching forward as government scientists seek information on industry-funded projects.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
Airbus, Lockheed Martin and Thales Alenia Space can take part in the first phase of the tender for the UK’s Skynet Enduring Capability Wideband satcoms program.
Space

By Matthew Fulco
If China actively enforces its export controls, the U.S. is certain to step up supply chain efforts with allies to reduce dependency on Beijing.
Supply Chain