Lockheed Martin

By Garrett Reim
Formerly named Starburst Aerospace, the accelerator launched in 2012 with the aim of fostering and investing in aerospace startups.
Commercial Space

By Steve Trimble
To help the FLRAA and its occupants survive, the Army plans an array of passive and active countermeasures.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Robert Wall
Airbus and Lockheed have pulled the plug on their respective efforts to win a UK Defense Ministry competition to introduce a new fleet of medium rotorcraft.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Steve Trimble
Army and Air Force leaders are discussing options for protecting dispersed bases from air and missile attacks.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Tony Osborne
Poland’s first aircraft, AZ-01, was rolled out in front of Polish politicians and senior air force figures at the company’s Fort Worth facility on Aug. 28.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Chen Chuanren
Thailand’s fighter decision shifts focus to the Philippines and Colombia in Saab’s drive to bolster the Gripen E/F orderbook.
Aircraft & Propulsion

Jerrold T. Lundquist
The goals of the U.S. National Defense Industrial Strategy need to be truly implemented to open the market to companies outside the traditional competitors.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Matthew Fulco
Lockheed is both a key investor in Terran, with a 28.3% stake in the company, and its largest customer.
Commercial Space

By Vivienne Machi
The company recently completed environmental testing for its Tactical Satellite (TacSat) spacecraft at its facilities in Littleton, Colorado.
Commercial Space

By Garrett Reim
The removal of that future revenue shrunk the satellite bus manufacturer’s backlog from $2.7 billion to $312.7 million, Terran Orbital says.
Commercial Space

By Chen Chuanren
The U.S. and Sweden are dangling incentives to secure combat aircraft orders in Thailand and the Philippines.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Guy Norris
The start of powered runs of the X-59’s single GE Aerospace F414 will mark a key milestone on the road to first flight.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
Founded in 2020, Denver-based H3X closed the oversubscribed Series A round on Aug. 6.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Brian Everstine
MDA’s push to speed up the program, spurred by congressional influence, includes a fielding date of 2028.
SMD Symposium

By Steve Trimble
Any new vendors face a high-bar for matching the volume of GMLRS production by Lockheed and propulsion supplier Northrop Grumman.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Chen Chuanren
Australia and the U.S. have pledged to enhance cooperation on air and missile defense and gave details on initiatives around the Lockheed Martin GMLRS and PrSM.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Brian Everstine
IFPC currently fires the AIM-9X Sidewinder missile for ground-launched air defense.
SMD Symposium

By Brian Everstine
The U.S. Air Force has pressed “pause” on its Next Generation Air Dominance program as it decides if it should commit for decades to the design it has proposed
Defense

By Steve Trimble
A Lockheed Martin classified contract that involves a “highly complex design and systems integration” project has fallen $45 million deeper into red ink.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Brian Everstine
The Air Force has awarded contracts to five companies to develop the autonomy software to be used to fly its first increment of Collaborative Combat Aircraft,
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Steve Trimble
Defense officials are divided about the U.S. Air Force’s plan for Collaborative Combat Aircraft
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Brian Everstine
The Pentagon is still limiting payments to Lockheed Martin amid upgrade struggles.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Matthew Fulco
From July 2023 until the middle of this month, the Pentagon had refused delivery of the world’s most advanced combat aircraft.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
From uncrewed vertical-takeoff-and-landing aircraft to heavy-lift tiltwings, Sikorsky’s family of systems shares common components.
Farnborough Airshow

By Steve Trimble
The Joint Program Office (JPO) broke the delivery pause by deciding to accept aircraft with “truncated” capabilities for at least several months.
Aircraft & Propulsion