Aviation News – Lockheed Martin has received its first shipment of mission-critical components from GM Defense for the PAC-3 Missile Segment Enhancement (MSE) interceptor. The delivery...
Aviation News – Lockheed Martin and the Air National Guard have successfully tested a new pod-to-pod data link, significantly speeding up target engagement for tactical...
Lockheed Martin has successfully demonstrated the use of a dedicated data link between Legion infrared search-and-track (IRST) pods installed on F-16 fighter aircraft.
The announcement did not include information about the scale or timeline for the production ramp up, nor the dollar amount associated with the agreement.
Breaking Defense•Valerie Insinna17 Sept
The new AGM-158 FLEX architecture is designed to accommodate different sensor packages, airframe lengths and launch configurations while leveraging the existing JASSM/LRASM industrial base. Lockheed Martin has unveiled a new modular airframe concept for its AGM-158 family of cruise missiles, called AGM-158 FLEX. The concept introduces a new architecture intended to provide greater flexibility in […]
The Aviationist•Stefano D'Urso17 SeptAviation News – Rafael Advanced Defense Systems and Lockheed Martin have begun integrating the Israeli-developed SPICE 1000 air-to-surface stand-off munition onto the F-35 Lightning II...
Rafael and Lockheed Martin are integrating the Israeli SPICE 1000 stand-off weapon on the F-35, potentially opening the door for the munition to be offered to other Lightning II operators. Rafael Advanced Defense Systems has announced that it is integrating its SPICE 1000 air-to-surface munition on the F-35 Lightning II. The integration is being conducted […]
The Aviationist•Stefano D'Urso16 Sept
Lockheed Martin Corp., Orlando, Florida, was awarded an undefinitized contract action with a not-to-exceed of $66,759,431 for the AH-64 Apache Modernized Target Acquisition Designation Sight/Pilot Night Vision Sensor (MTADS/PNVS) performance-based logistics program, including all obsolescence, replacement configurations, and redesigns found only on the AH-64 Apache Attack Helicopter, as well as peculiar ground support equipment in
Albany International Corp. (NYSE:AIN) today announced the completion of the strategic review of its Amelia Earhart Drive facility in Salt Lake City, Utah. Following new business wins, a renegotiated Boeing 787 contract for one-piece composite fuselage frames, and new contract terms with Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin Company, on the CH-53K® program, Albany will retain the facility and
Monday’s announcement comes after Lockheed successfully launched its first PrSM Increment 2 missile in February.
Breaking Defense•Carley Welch15 Sept
Skunk Works is moving ahead with four additional Vectis vehicles as the company accelerates development of its Group 5 collaborative combat aircraft toward a planned first flight in 2027. Lockheed Martin is significantly expanding its Vectis Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA) program, with the Skunk Works division now planning to build four additional vehicles beyond the […]
The Aviationist•Stefano D'Urso15 Sept
Lockheed now plans to build five Vectis prototypes, with the first on track to fly in 2027.
Breaking Defense•Valerie Insinna14 Sept
The firm’s top secret research arm shared new Vectis images, but few key details.
Cryptic video offers only a frontal silhouette, with the Vectis collaborative combat aircraft a likely candidate ahead of its planned first flight in 2027
Air Data News•Ricardo Meier14 Sept
A cryptic teaser from Lockheed Martin suggests that the company is preparing to reveal new details on the development of its Vectis Collaborative Combat Aircraft. Lockheed Martin is teasing a new announcement concerning Vectis, its Group 5 Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA) being developed by the Skunk Works division. The announcement comes as the company continues […]
The Aviationist•Stefano D'Urso12 Sept
The F-35’s single-engine design looks surprising until you see how STOVL capability, weight, and commonality drove the decision.
Lockheed Martin Rotary Mission Systems, Stratford, Connecticut, has been awarded a $126,946,760 modification (PZ0368) to a previously awarded contract (FA8629-14-C-2403) for initial spare parts for HH-60W Lot Five. This contract definitizes an undefinitized contract action from previous modification (P00337) and will bring the total cumulative face value of the contract to $6,436,655,078 from $6,455,719,950. Work
The companies’ solutions will move into the developmental phase, an Army spokesperson told Breaking Defense.
Breaking Defense•Carley Welch10 Sept
First of 35 Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning II fighters ordered for the Luftwaffe will be formally presented on September 18
Air Data News•Ricardo Meier9 Sept
Lockheed Martin Rotary and Mission Systems, Owego, New York, is awarded a $33,464,645 cost-plus-fixed-fee order (N0001926F1104) against a previously issued basic ordering agreement (N0001923G0002). This order provides non-recurring engineering for the AN/ARQ-59 Common Data Link to mitigate component obsolescence and integrate the Common Crypto Modernization Compact Multi-Band Data Link 2, replacing the legacy Mini-T modem