Lockheed Martin

By Michael Bruno
Astra Space and Terran Orbital are the latest public space startups to bow out.
Commercial Space

By Brian Everstine
The U.S. Navy appears set to begin buying replacements for its aging T-45 Goshawk training aircraft, with budget documents showing procurement to begin in 2026 after a contract has been awarded.
Light Attack and Advanced Training

By Brian Everstine
The U.S. Navy is pushing back much of its research and development spending for its next-generation F/A-XX fighter.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Brian Everstine
The U.S. Air Force wants to spend $2.81 billion for development of its Next Generation Air Dominance manned aircraft.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Graham Warwick
Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.
Aircraft & Propulsion

The U.S. Air Force wants the Raytheon Hypersonic Attack Cruise Missile (HACM) to transition to production ahead of any tests of the missile.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Steve Trimble
Saudi Arabia and India will test the new appeal of the Embraer tanker-transport in a tactical airlift market long monopolized by Lockheed Martin.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Christine Boynton, Steve Trimble, Guy Norris
On the 60th anniversary of an LBJ press conference, Aviation Week editors revisit the moment Lockheed’s YF-12 was revealed for the very first time.
Check 6

By Steve Trimble
A forthcoming launch will test Lockheed Martin Space’s concept for advancing internet-like communications in orbit for military users.
Commercial Space

By Michael Bruno
The move would secure Lockheed’s new-space supplier while putting an end to a dramatic couple of years for the space upstart.
Supply Chain

By William Garvey
With pandemic delays, production halts and divestitures over, the Schweizer 300C/CBi will “start growing.”
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Garrett Reim
Lockheed Martin Ventures participated in a $15 million Series A funding round for Elve Inc., a startup developing millimeter wave amplifiers.
Commercial Space

By Kevin Michaels
Every dollar of aircraft production underpins at least another dollar of supplier activity in all tiers.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Steve Trimble
Lockheed Martin’s team has passed another milestone in a competitive design process with Northrop Grumman for the MDA's Next Generation Interceptor program.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Tony Osborne
The UK defense ministry has opened negotiations to find a new fleet of medium helicopters for the country’s armed services.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Antoine Fafard
Boeing was the top revenue generator among the major aerospace companies in 2023 but was also the only Top 10 company to report a net loss.
AWIN Knowledge Center

By Brian Everstine
The tenure of Frank Calvelli as the Department of the U.S. Air Force’s space acquisition boss has been defined by a few key tenets.
Space

By Steve Trimble
Collaboration defines the operational role of a new class of autonomous combat systems as well a new model for foreign industry partners.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Matthew Fulco
GlobalFoundries (GF) has been awarded $1.5 billion through the U.S. CHIPS and Science Act that will be used to manufacture secure chips.
Supply Chain

By Graham Warwick
After speed, autonomy and intelligence, Sikorsky Innovations shifts its focus to new technology challenges.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Brian Everstine
The service will select two companies to begin building CCAs, though with a cost-sharing agreement to bring along a third.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Byron Callan
Politics, historical context and the workings of the U.S. defense industrial complex are among the reasons.
Supply Chain

By Tony Osborne
Lockheed Martin and Rhea have been awarded contracts to develop software to control the UK’s future constellation of ISR satellites.
Space

By Chen Chuanren
Lockheed Martin is positioning its TPY-4 AESA radar for the Republic of Singapore Air Force’s future air surveillance radar requirement.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare

By Brian Everstine, Steve Trimble
The downselect will reduce the five bidders for the Collaborative Combat Aircraft to two or three, depending on funding.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare