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Washington DC (SPX) Mar 24, 2023 To help future developers of commercial satellite constellations plan missions and operate their systems, Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) is now offering commercial licenses to [...]

El Segundo CA (SPX) Aug 27, 2021 The U.S. Space Force's Space Systems Command recently declared the eighth GPS III satellite as 'Available for Launch.' This significant accomplishment officially marks [...]

Byline: Staff Writers Denver CO (SPX) May 06, 2019, 2019 Protecting against the extremes of space travel is critical to the success of any mission. Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) has [...]

Byline: Staff Writers Sunnyvale (SPX) Apr 30, 2019, 2019 Lockheed Martin is excited to announce the successful completion of AEHF-4 spacecraft on-orbit test and available for Satellite Control Availability (SCA). [...]

The tale used to go like this: It's a dark and stormy night. You've spent the last 500 miles bouncing around the inside of an unbroken cloud, living in a [...]

For those of you who haven't been following our little IFR soap opera with Lockheed Martin over Flight Service, here's the nutshell summary: We visited the under-construction Virginia hub of [...]

Byline: Dan Thisdell âResearchers at Lockheed Martin Skunk Works claim they may have opened a technology channel that could finally realise the Cold War dream of nuclear-powered aircraft with essentially [...]

Byline: Dan Parsons âThe most recent version of the Lockheed Martin F-16s has passed critical design review, making way for upgrades to Taiwan's fleet of the single-engined fighter. The most [...]

Byline: PROGRAMME DAVE MAJUMDAR WASHINGTON DC First operational flyer for RAF gets airborne in JSF ahead of future role as instructor, as third test aircraft nears delivery A first operational [...]

Byline: combat aircraft dave majumdar washington DCLOGISTICS Arizona-based squadron will train conversion pilots on new fighter to form core of additional units while testing continues The US Marine Corps has [...]

Byline: Staff Writers Newtown PA (SPX) Jul 11, 2012, 2012 The JCSAT-13 telecommunications satellite, designed and built by Lockheed Martin for SKY Perfect JSAT of Japan, is now ready for [...]

combat aircraft STEPHEN TRIMBLE WASHINGTON DC Sweeping review into cost of F-35 Joint programme office launches activity to drive down logistics burden linked with stealth fighter Understanding the drivers behind [...]

transports Newly arrived C-130J takes starring role Among the high-profile debutants at the show was the first US-produced aircraft to enter Indian air force use in more than two decades. [...]

Byline: Staff Writers Newtown PA (SPX) Dec 10, 2010, 2010 The BSAT-3b broadcasting satellite is now operational following successful on-orbit deployment and checkout of all spacecraft systems. The spacecraft is [...]

Lockheed Martin could secure new European customers affected by delays to the Airbus Military A400M programme, and is 'indetailed discussions with several', says Jim Grant, vice-president C-130J business development. 'A [...]

Cropduster-turned-gunship makes first appearanceTexas-based Air Tractor unveiled the prototype of an AT-802U gunship version of its Air Truck design, seeking to capitalise on rising global demand for anti-insurgent weapon systems.With [...]

The seventh and final Harrier GR9 replacement rear fuselage has been delivered by BAE Systems as part of a three-year, [pounds sterling]20 million ($40.6 million) UK Ministry of Defence programme [...]

joint strike fighter stephen trimble washington dc Lockheed strengthens JSF multi-year sales pitch Lockheed Martin may implement a new financing scheme to help international F-35 Joint Strike Fighter customers afford [...]

Lockheed Martin, developer of NASA's new manned spacecraft, the Orion crew exploration vehicle, will not develop a capsule for space tourism before 2015 at least. The company has been in [...]

The F-35 programme has overcome a number of hurdles during 2006, but production is finally in full flow As Lockheed Martin's first F-35 Lightning II accelerated down the Fort Worth, [...]

Israel could field an improved version of Lockheed Martin's SkyShield radar controlled gun as an immediate means of intercepting Kassam rockets launched from the Gaza Strip, while also seeking more [...]

Lockheed Martin Missiles and Fire Control has offered its surveilling miniature attack cruise missile (SMACM) for the UK's selected precision effects at range (SPEAR) programme. The proposed weapon would be [...]

The three consortia bidding to win the UK Military Flying Training System (MFTS) contest have held concluding discussions with the Defence Procurement Agency to clarify any issues arising from their [...]

Lockheed Martin has formally offered the C-130J for the US Army/Air Force Joint Cargo Aircraft (JCA) requirement, claiming the four-engine transport offers 40% lower life-cycle costs than its smaller, two-engine [...]

Australian contracts for the system development and demonstration phase of the Lockheed Martin F-35 Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) programme have reached only $82 million, despite around 100 projects being offered [...]

Lockheed Martin has gained a much-needed confidence boost after successfully conducting the first flight test of the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) system following a six-year hiatus caused by [...]

Taiwan has again delayed its planned purchase of 12 ex-US Navy Lockheed Martin P-3C Orion anti-submarine warfare aircraft and three Raytheon/Lockheed Patriot PAC-3 air-defence missile systems. Industry sources say the [...]

Lockheed Martin has revealed new details of the forthcoming F-35 Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) flight-test programme as the first flight of the conventional take-off and landing (CTOL) F-35A variant approaches [...]

Engine redesign aimed at increasing performance in STOVL mode and addressing overheating and weight issues As the first flight-test engine enters assembly, the Lockheed Martin F-35 Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) [...]

Anti-submarine warfare (ASW) as practised by the US Navy is adapting with new weapons and strategies that could make better use of the future Boeing P-8A Multi-mission Maritime Aircraft (MMA). [...]

Australia could establish an international pilot training school for future Lockheed Martin F-35 Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) operators under an initiative announced last week. Launched by the Australian government, BAE [...]

The 23-aircraft US Navy order for the next presidential helicopter fleet - awarded to the Lockheed Martin-led US101 team - is bigger than its quantity may suggest. First, there is [...]

Indonesia has re-established ties with Lockheed Martin to help with reactivating several C-130 transports required for rehabilitation efforts in areas of the country devastated by last month's tsunami. Industry sources [...]

The Lockheed Martin F/A-22 fleet was returned to flight status on 6 January after a 17-day grounding following the first crash of a production aircraft (Flight International, 4-10 January). US [...]

Fourth-generation combat aircraft are entering service and air forces struggling with budgets are having to make cuts to pay for them TIM RIPLEY / LONDON Maintaining advanced air power in [...]

NASA investigators believe the Genesis solar sample-return capsule plunged to Earth on 8 September due to 'upside down' engineering drawings at spacecraft manufacturer Lockheed Martin. This resulted in the incorrect [...]

Two distinctly different designs for supersonic business jets were unveiled at NBAA - both needing the backing of at least one major manufacturer before they can become reality. Airframers from [...]

TheLockheed Martin-led team bidding to meet the USNavy's VXXpresidential transport helicopter requirement has test flown a US101 demonstrator equipped with new engines and an improved cockpit specification. The modified EH101 [...]

The US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has released new details on Lockheed Martin's and Northrop Grumman's candidates for the Unmanned Combat Armed Rotorcraft (UCAR) programme. A downselect is [...]

Lockheed Martin was late last week expected to announce the first flight of its morphing aircraft structures (MAS) demonstrator unmanned air vehicle at NASA Dryden in California. Meanwhile, rival MAS [...]

Lockheed Martin is preparing to start weapons-systems tests on the F-16E/F Block 60 Desert Falcon destined for the United Arab Emirates (UAE) following a successful nine-month flight-test programme at the [...]

Four companies have been selected to continue work on small launch vehicles under the US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency's (DARPA) Falcon programme to demonstrate a system capable of striking [...]

Advanced simulation has become a vital adjunct to flight test safety Faced with unique, difficult and sometimes perilous targets, the integrated test teams for the Bell Boeing V-22 Osprey tiltrotor [...]

Lockheed Martin hopes to stage the first flight of its morphing structures unmanned air vehicle concept demonstrator at Edwards AFB, California shortly. Initial tests will use an unmorphed, full-span configuration, [...]

Lockheed Martin plans to adapt the Rolls-Royce Allison Advanced Development YJ102R engine, first tested on the SR-71, to provide a Mach 4-plus propulsion system for an expendable, air-launched vehicle. The [...]