In a surprising change of tack, Lockheed Martin has announced they will not be submitting the Freedom-class LCS derivative to the final phase of the FFG(X) competition later this summer,… Continue reading "Lockheed Martin Pulls Freedom-class Derivative out of FFG(X) Competition"
Lockheed Martin has begun work on a new factory for the production of the JASSM family of cruise missiles. This factory will enable the company to build the large ongoing… Continue reading "Lockheed Martin Building Dedicated Factory for JASSM and LRASM"
Rafael Advanced Defense Systems has partnered with Lockheed Martin to develop, support, and market the SPICE, a JDAM-like bolt-on precision guidance kit. Standing for Smart, Precise Impact, Cost-Effective—a somewhat labored… Continue reading "Lockheed Martin and Rafael Partner to Further Develop SPICE Precision Munition Kits"
The US Army has opted for two missiles to be used in its Mid-Range Capability (MRC) program. The SM-6 and famous BGM-109 Tomahawk missile currently used by the US Navy,… Continue reading "Lockheed-Martin To Integrate MS-6 and Tomahawk Into Medium-Range Missle System"
Lockheed Martin’s Skunk Works has announced that it has conducted a series of flight tests where a human “battle manager” was able to direct two AI-controlled aircraft during a simulated… Continue reading "Lockheed’s Skunk Works Demonstrates Airborne Battle Management Of AI-Controlled Aircraft"
On 16 December, the British Ministry of Defence (MoD) announced that it has awarded a £129 million ($156.5 million USD) contract for 254 “‘portable’ and ‘packable’ mini drones” to Lockheed… Continue reading "UK Purchases 254 Lockheed Drones for £129 Million"
In two contracts, the Lockheed Martin – Raytheon joint venture has been awarded a total of $309 million to produce 1,300 Javelin anti-tank guided missile systems. The new weapons are… Continue reading "Lockheed-Raytheon Awarded Contracts to Produce 1,300 new Javelins ATGMs"
Lockheed Martin has stated that it expects F-35 production to peak at 156 aircraft delivered a year in 2023, with that rate of aircraft deliveries expected to persist for the… Continue reading "Lockheed: F-35 Production Expected To Peak At 156 Aircraft A Year"
The rapid modernization of the Polish Air Force, which began in the early 2020s, faces a setback as deliveries of the FA-50PL stall. An original ambitious initial delivery date of… Continue reading "FA-50PL Project Stalls Amid Ambitious Delivery Schedule"
In early June, the Philippine Department of National Defense signed a contract with Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) to buy 12 more FA-50PH light attack aircraft. The government-to-government deal worth about… Continue reading "Philippines Signs $700 Million Deal for 12 More FA-50PH Jets from South Korea"