Curated ContentLockheed Martin CEO: Budget Uncertainty Hurts Industry As Much As Military Defense budget cuts and an ongoing series of stopgaps spending measures is hollowing out the U.S. defense industry as much as Pentagon leaders accuse funding uncertainty for threatening military readiness and modernization,…
MilitaryInternational Lockheed Martin F-35 Partners Receive Full Mission Sims Israel, Italy, Japan and Norway are ready to train on Lockheed Martin F-35 full mission simulators. Lockheed Martin said these are the “first-ever deliveries to international F-35 operators.” According to the manufacturer,…
MilitaryItalian-Built Lockheed Martin F-35B Reaches Critical Milestone in Recent ‘First’ Italy’s Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II final assembly and check out (FACO) facility in Cameri has delivered eight F-35As. Lockheed Martin said four currently reside at Luke Air Force Base in Arizona…
MilitaryLockheed Martin F-35 Sustainment Woes Hurting Readiness The U.S. Defense Department's new fleet of Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning IIs is experiencing spare parts shortages and other sustainment problems that are hurting the readiness of the fighter jets, according to…
MilitaryGreek Navy P-3s to Get Rockwell Collins Upgrade Lockheed Martin has tapped Rockwell Collins for its Flight2 integrated avionics system, Rockwell Collins said. The system is to be used to upgrade the Greek navy’s Lockheed Martin P-3 aircraft. The Hellenic…
MilitaryUS Army Gives Lockheed Martin $12M for Sensor Fusion Work The U.S. Army has tapped Lockheed Martin to develop a multi-modal sensor fusion (MMSF) testbed for rotorcraft, Lockheed Martin said. Worth $12 million, the contract is under the Army’s Night Vision and…
MilitaryLockheed Martin Gets $337M in Contracts for Modernized Sensors Lockheed Martin has received orders worth $337 million to modernize Boeing Apaches, Lockheed Martin said. The company is to provide modernized target acquisition designation sight/pilot night-vision sensor (M-TADS/PNVS) systems and services to…
MilitaryT-50A Flies 100th Flight Lockheed Martin’s T-50A flew its 100th sortie at its Greenville, South Carolina, facility, the manufacturer said. Operations began at the site November 2016. The T-50A is the company’s offering in the U.S.…
MilitaryLockheed Martin’s Receiver Reaches ‘Key Milestone’ a Year Before Aircraft’s First Flight Lockheed Martin’s tactical mission system for the U.S. Air Force Combat Rescue Helicopter has achieved a “key milestone,” the manufacturer said. The AN/APR-52 Radar Warning Receiver (RWR) recently achieved technical readiness level…
MilitaryNavair Awards Service Support Contract for F-35s U.S. Naval Air Systems Command (Navair) has awarded Lockheed Martin $24.1 million for recurring F-35 work, the Defense Dept. said. The award is a modification to a previously awarded contract for recurring logistics…