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U.S. Air Force Awards Contract to Lockheed Martin for GPS III Launch and Checkout Capability
The U.S. Air Force has awarded Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] a $21.5 million contract to provide a Launch and Checkout Capability (LCC) to command and control all GPS IIIsatellites from launch through early on-orbit testing.
The LCC, which will be… Continue reading
Lockheed Martin Awarded $24 Million to Upgrade U.S. Air Force C-130 Training Devices
The U.S. Air Force awarded Lockheed Martin a $24 million contract to upgrade weapons systems trainers used in the C-130 Aircrew Training System (ATS) II.
The C-130 ATS II program provides a comprehensive academic and simulation training program for C-130… Continue reading
U.S. Air Force and Lockheed Martin Complete Environmental Testing of the Nation’s Next Missile Warning Satellite
Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] has successfully completed thermal vacuum testing of the U.S. Air Force’s second Space Based Infrared System (SBIRS) geosynchronous (GEO-2) satellite. The milestone represents the spacecraft’s most significant achievement to-date on the path to launch.
SBIRS satellites… Continue reading
Lockheed Martin Delivers GPS III Pathfinder Satellite to Denver on Schedule
The Lockheed Martin [NYSE : LMT] team developing the U.S. Air Force’s next generation Global Positioning System has delivered the program’s pathfinder spacecraft to the company’s Denver-area facility. The pathfinder, known as the GPS III Non-Flight Satellite Testbed (GNST), will… Continue reading
Lockheed Martin Delivers Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance System to U.S. Air Force
Palletized Shelter Configured For C-130J Supports Signals Intelligence Collecting
An airborne signals intelligence system configured specifically for the newest C-130J aircraft has been delivered to the U.S. Air Force by Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT]. The system, which is part of… Continue reading
RAF Red Arrows Incident on 8th November 2011
MARTIN BAKER:
On 8th November, there was a fatal accident involving the Red Arrows Hawk aircraft XX177 following the ejection of a Mk10B seat.
We have had the opportunity to examine the seat and, while not wishing to pre-empt the… Continue reading
Lockheed Martin Completes Assembly Of The First International F-35 For The United Kingdom
The first international Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II rolled out of the factory Sunday evening. The United Kingdom Ministry of Defence will use the short takeoff/vertical landing (STOVL) jet, known as BK-1, for training and operational tests.
BK-1 will undergo… Continue reading
Lockheed Martin Awarded U.S. Navy F/A-18 E/F IRST™ Sensor System EMD Contract
Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] received a contract to complete the development of the Infrared Search and Track (IRST™) sensor system for the U.S. Navy F/A-18E/F, marking the start of the Engineering, Manufacturing and Development phase of the program.
“IRST is… Continue reading
Lockheed Martin Demonstrates Advanced Airborne Border Surveillance in Europe
Intelligence & Surveillance Capabilities Showcased at FRONTEX
During a recent European exercise, Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] demonstrated advanced border surveillance capabilities from an optionally piloted vehicle. Lockheed Martin and its team showcased how traditional defense focused integrated airborne intelligence, surveillance… Continue reading
F-35C completes initial catapult testing
F-35 integrated test force personnel and F-35C test aircraft CF-3 returned to NAS Patuxent River last week after completing two major catapult test events.
Starting this past summer, the test team put the carrier variant of the Joint Strike Fighter… Continue reading
Lockheed Martin Delivers First F-35 Weapons Load Training System to Eglin Air Force Base
Lockheed Martin delivered and installed the first weapons load training device at the F-35 integrated pilot-and-maintenance training center (ITC) at Eglin Air Force Base’s 33rd Fighter Wing.
Configured in all three variants of the F-35 Lightning II, the system allows… Continue reading
Egypt Becomes 13th International Customer for Sniper® Advanced Targeting Pod
Egypt is now the 13th international customer for Lockheed Martin’s [NYSE: LMT] Sniper Advanced Targeting Pod (ATP), which provides precision targeting and non-traditional intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (NTISR) in a single lightweight system.
The Egyptian Air Force (EAF)… Continue reading