Lockheed Martin

By Steve Trimble
The troubled stories of the L-1011, C-5A and Lockheed from over 49 years ago and today’s headlines about the 737 MAX, KC-46 and Boeing are converging
Supply Chain

By Jen DiMascio, Steve Trimble
The Pentagon will pay up to 90% of billed work immediately for large contractors and 95% for small businesses.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Steve Trimble
Lockheed wants BAE to design and manufacture a new generation of infrared seekers for THAAD.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Steve Trimble
The AGM-183A Air-launched Rapid Response Weapon (ARRW) is the U.S. military’s most technologically ambitious hypersonic weapon.
Air Warfare Symposium

By Steve Trimble
The U.S. Air Force’s fiscal 2021 budget submission shows plans to integrate Northrop Grumman APG-83 AESA radars on 330 more F-16s.
Defense and Space

By Steve Trimble
Poland becomes the first NATO country bordering Russian territory to adopt the stealth fighter.
Defense and Space

By Steve Trimble
The dedicated final assembly line for the F-35C is intended to overcome production delays that emerged in 2019.
Defense and Space

日本の防衛省は、Lockheed Martin社製F-35ライトニングのパイロットを訓練するために、明らかになっていない情報を求めています。
Aerospace & Defense

By Bradley Perrett
The Japanese Ministry of Defense is seeking information on an unspecified training system for Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning pilots.
Defense and Space

By Steve Trimble
Lockheed Martin has won a sixth prime contractor role in a U.S. hypersonic missile program.
Defense and Space

By Tony Osborne
The Swiss government has issued a second request for quotations for new combat aircraft and ground-based air defense systems.
Defense and Space

By Lee Hudson
The U.S. Army is grappling with a $34 million reduction to its Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft Competitive Prototype effort.
Defense and Space

By Steve Trimble
The F-35 Joint Program Office awarded Lockheed Martin a $1.9 billion contract on Jan. 6 to maintain the global Lightning II fleet, support training and expand capacity for producing spares and repairing components.
Defense and Space

By Michael Bruno
Publicly traded shares of aerospace and defense companies around most of the Western world ended 2019 about 34% above where they began a year ago, and 6% better off than major stock market indices, Wall Street analysts said in year-end reports.
Air Transport

By Mark Carreau
NATO has taken the first steps toward replacing its fleet of Boeing E-3 Sentry airborne early warning platforms.
Defense and Space

By Tony Osborne
Contenders for Finland’s fighter competition will be put through their paces in January and February in the Nordic nation’s challenging climate. The
Defense and Space

By Steve Trimble
Lockheed Martin delivered 134 F-35s overall in 2019 to slightly exceed expectations.
Defense and Space

By Bradley Perrett
For its next fighter Japan should choose an adaptation of the F-22 with a larger wing and avionics from the F-35, the U.S. Mitchell Institute argues.
Defense and Space

By Bradley Perrett
Japan’s defense ministry has proposed to start working with a foreign partner on the country’s Next Generation Fighter.
Defense and Space

By Steve Trimble
The U.S. Navy has formed an F-35 maintenance team that can respond to a crisis at a moment’s notice.
Defense and Space

By Tony Osborne
Leonardo has carried out the first flight of a Eurofighter Typhoon destined for the Kuwait Air Force.
Defense and Space

By Lee Hudson
The acting U.S. Navy secretary is holding a “Make Ford Ready” summit Jan. 9 that will feature all government and industry stakeholders who will focus on achieving four tasks to ensure the USS Gerald R. Ford deploys on time.
Defense and Space

By Steve Trimble
A powered target simulating a cruise missile was shot down by a guided 2.75-in. rocket fired by a Lockheed Martin F-16 to demonstrate a relatively affordable capability to defend bases from attacks by waves of cheap cruise missiles.
Defense and Space

By Bradley Perrett
Japan will extended local assembly of Lockheed Martin F-35s by at least two years.
Defense and Space

By Steve Trimble
Argentina will purchase four Lockheed P-3Cs retired by the U.S. Navy.
Defense and Space