Lockheed Martin

By Vivienne Machi
When the U.S. Space Force recently announced it had awarded nine base contracts for one of its marquee new programs, it opted to disclose only one provider: SpaceX.
Budget, Policy & Regulation

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

Aviation Week Staff
LOCKHEED gets $8.4b PrSM award... SCORPIUS SPACE LAUNCH tie up with EXOS AEROSPACE.. New COO for CACI INTERNATIONAL...
Aerospace_Daily_departments

By Steve Trimble
Lockheed Martin unveiled a concept for a hypersonic glide body designed for lower costs and high rates of production on June 24.
Missile Defense & Weapons

Aviation Week Staff
LIG ties up with RHEINMETALL... QUANTUM COMPUTING acquires NHANCED SEMICONDUCTORS... LOCKHEED gets Conventional Prompt Strike award...
Aerospace_Daily_departments

By Garrett Reim
Divergent Technologies has unveiled a large laser powder bed fusion 3D printer that it developed in-house and plans for a second factory in Long Beach, California.
Supply Chain

Aviation Week Staff
THALES teams on new MALE drone project... RAYTHEON gets F/A-18 repair order... New VP of product at MATRIXSPACE...
Aerospace_Daily_departments

By Brian Everstine
The move by Lockheed Martin and General Motors to come together and explore ways to join on expanding defense production capacity was largely done independently of direct Pentagon involvement.
Supply Chain

By Steve Trimble
nLight confirms 1-MW laser demo on track for year-end test as Pentagon eyes transition to production.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare

By Graham Warwick
Lockheed’s printed attack drone; flying on solid-state batteries; Embraer tests hydrogen; and SAF from cow manure.
Emerging Technologies

Aviation Week Staff
LOCKHEED gets $2.3b F-35 sustainment award... HONEYWELL’s board approves spinoff... New CEO for PIAGGIO AEROSPACE...
Aerospace_Daily_departments

By Guy Norris
NASA’s X-59 Quesst low-boom supersonic demonstrator achieved Mach 1.4 at 55,000 ft. on June 12.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Garrett Reim
Robotic arm maker Standard Bots has raised a $200 million Series C round of funding that it plans to use to increase its manufacturing capacity.
Supply Chain

By Brian Everstine
Boeing has decided not to bid on the U.S. Navy’s next-generation trainer competition, a surprise move by the company that was seen as a favorite.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
Lockheed Martin’s Skunk Works has revealed a one-way attack drone entirely additively manufactured and robotically assembled by partner Divergent Technologies.
Aircraft & Propulsion

Aviation Week Staff
LOCKHEED gets F-35 long-lead FMS F-35 award... DRONE SWARM comms simulated... ELBIT unveils new software-defined radio...
Aerospace_Daily_departments

By Steve Trimble
Lockheed Martin said June 4 that it completed a final ground test of a U.S. Army surface-to-surface missile project before the government sent a stop-work order.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Bill Carey
Gogo says its SD Government business has received a $7.5 million contract from the NOAA to provide comms services for the agency’s Lockheed WP-3D “hurricane hunter” aircraft.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Brian Everstine
Lockheed Martin is ready to begin production of the future interceptor, with design review and full test expected this year.
Missile Defense & Weapons

Aviation Week Staff
RAYTHEON Air and Missile Defense Radar award ... GD declares quarterly dividend ... New CIO at KARMAN ...
Aerospace_Daily_departments

By Brian Everstine
The U.S. Navy has dramatically raised the cost ceiling for its next-generation trainer after a request for proposals spurred doubts.
Light Attack and Advanced Training

By Brian Everstine
Lockheed Martin has unveiled a purpose-built production facility for the U.S. Missile Defense Agency’s Next-Generation Interceptor program.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Steve Trimble
Lockheed Martin’s Skunk Works has named Ron Fehlen as general manager, marking its third new top executive in four years.
Budget, Policy & Operations

Aviation Week Staff
LOCKHEED gets AEGIS training award ... ZEROAVIA CEO steps down ... LUNAR MINING company receives first Chinese patent ...
Aerospace_Daily_departments

Aviation Week Staff
RAYTHEON gets $1b NASAMS award ... APPLIED AEROSPACE & DEFENSE launches IPO roadshow... USRA welcomes Catholic University...
Aerospace_Daily_departments