Lockheed Martin

By Vivienne Machi
With more than 80 satellites aloft, the U.S. Space Development Agency faces an integration challenge as future users count on the forthcoming mesh network.
Budget, Policy & Regulation

Aviation Week Staff
XCOM SPACE joins Space ISAC... BELL TEXTRON signs fiber-optic agreement... LOCKHEED gets F-35 core processor award...
Aerospace_Daily_departments

Aviation Week Staff
LEONARDO’s C-UAS award... HOWMET declares dividend... New aerospace chief at ADS...
Aerospace_Daily_departments

By Brian Everstine
Lockheed Martin and Avio announce an agreement to produce solid rocket motors for the U.S. Army's ER GMLRS and PrSM long-range munitions.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Steve Trimble
Lockheed Martin unveiled a new, longer-range variant of the Patriot Advanced Capability (PAC)-3 interceptor.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Steve Trimble
A secretive DOD program funding prototypes for next-generation hypersonic tech has selected three companies for initial contract awards: Anduril, Lockheed Martin and Ursa Major.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Brian Everstine
The U.S. Air Force’s venerable B-52 bomber will soon be able to carry the stealthy maritime strike cruise missile, according to a new announcement.
Aircraft & Propulsion

Aviation Week Staff
LOCKHEED gets SEWIP award... SAFRAN progresses with European Southern Observatory mirror... New president for KEPLER COMMUNICATIONS US...
Aerospace_Daily_departments

By Tony Osborne
As fighter manufacturers circle a potential €5 billion contest, Portugal wants its largest defense deal to deliver an industrial legacy.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Steve Trimble
As the Army fields a full lineup of exquisite munitions, a parallel effort is creating a complementary inventory of affordable long-range alternatives.
Missile Defense & Weapons

Aviation Week Staff
BAE’s new IFF gets Pentagon nod... L3HARRIS gets executive airlift satcom award... WES BUSH gets new GE board title...
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Aviation Week Staff
HII gets CVN 73 RCOH award... FIREFLY signs payload customer for lunar mission... New board member for BOMBARDIER...
Aerospace_Daily_departments

By Brian Everstine
Five companies will create prototypes as part of the U.S. Army’s Precision Strike Missile (PrSM) Increment 4 under new other transaction authority agreements.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Steve Trimble
Nearly 27 years after the final Blackbird flight, NASA quietly launched a project last summer to return an SR-71A to flight.
Aircraft & Propulsion

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

By Vivienne Machi
L3Harris Technologies has completed the PDR for 18 new satellites in development for the SDA's missile warning, tracking and defense-centric sat constellation.
Satellites

By Brian Everstine
The U.S. Navy’s new nuclear warhead and reentry body for its Trident II D5 Life Extension missile has passed into the engineering and manufacturing design (EMD) phase, the service announced Sept. 24.
Missile Defense & Weapons

Aviation Week Staff
SAFRAN invests in AKIRA... FIREFLY opens new cleanroom... RAYTHEON gets V-22 software support award...
Aerospace_Daily_departments

By Brian Everstine
Some industry representatives are raising concerns about the U.S. Navy’s pricing plan and requirements for its next-generation trainer.
Light Attack and Advanced Training

By Steve Trimble
Lockheed Martin will launch production of an anti-ship and moving land target version of the medium-range, surface-to-surface Precision Strike Missile.
Missile Defense & Weapons

Aviation Week Staff
LOCKHEED’s F-35 support contract ceiling raised... HANWHA DEFENSE announces U.S. munitions factory... BELL-BOEING gets V-22 software award...
Aerospace_Daily_departments

By Steve Trimble
A new engine for stealthy U.S. cruise missiles in high demand has entered a ground test campaign, the Kratos/GE Aerospace team said on Sept. 21.
Missile Defense & Weapons

Aviation Week Staff
SIDUS SPACE partners in Slovenia... KIHOMAC announces $25m expansion in Oklahoma City... New COO at NATILUS...
Aerospace_Daily_departments

By Vivienne Machi
SDA expects Northrop Grumman Transport Layer satellites to launch soon, advancing deployment of its delayed proliferated LEO network.
Launch Vehicles & Propulsion

Aviation Week Staff
VULCANFORMS, SPECTER AEROSPACE partner on hypersonic weapons... SES O3b mPOWER constellation complete... New CFO for DRONESHIELD...
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