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The generalized comments by Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin are in keeping with the tight security controls around the stealth bomber program.

Propulsion-related test and development contracts have been awarded to engine-makers General Electric and Pratt & Whitney as well as Boeing, Lockheed Martin and

The U.S. Defense Department has proposed launching a large-scale prototyping effort for a blended wing body aircraft that will be evaluated as a future tanker, airlifter and bomber.

Just under two years after joining Aerojet Rocketdyne as chief operating officer (COO), Amy Gowder is leaving the embattled rocket and propulsion supplier “to accept another business opportunity.”

Fast-growing Sierra Space has named former Lockheed Martin Skunk Works leader Jeff Babione as its chief operating officer.

Lockheed Martin is set to begin using advanced filament material from polymer 3D printing specialist Stratasys for additional aerospace parts, including flight structures for space vehicles

The European Union has said it will provide fighter jets to Ukraine as part of a €450 million ($502.3 million) support package of lethal aid.

The decision leaves the Lockheed Martin F-35A Block 4 and Saab Gripen E in the competition for the Future Fighter Capability contract.

The F-35 Mission Rehearsal Trainer-Lightning Integrated Training Environment (MRT LITE) is about one-eighth the size of the full-mission simulator.

Switzerland has put contracts in place in place for its Lockheed Martin F-35 procurement, but the price tag is almost 1 billion Swiss francs ($1.1 billion) higher than when the type was selected.

A NASA spacecraft has begun a 12-year, 4 billion-mi. mission to explore an unusual population of asteroids that became locked in Jupiter’s orbit during the early days of the Solar System’s formation.

BAE Systems and MBDA have been contracted to finalize te development and integration of the Meteor BVOS AAM and Spear 3 onto the JSF.

Air Force expects to demonstrate amphibious takeoff-and-landing capability for MC-130J Commando II in less than 1.5 years.

NASA has awarded five companies $146 million in contracts to develop and evaluate lunar Human Landing System concepts beyond the planned Artemis III landing.

Finland’s HX fighter contest is on track for a selection before the year-end, the program director for the procurement has said.

Leonardo and Babcock have formally team to combine their offers to provide Canada’s Future Aircrew Training program.

The ER GMLRS is designed to more than double the 70 km.-range of the baseline GMLRS, but the first flight met test objectives with an 80 km. flight.

The pair of F-117As seen over Southern California are believed to be two of the cadre of four stealth aircraft resurrected from a small number that have been retained in flyable storage.

Lockheed Martin is to use a launcher provided by ABL Space Systems for its planned Pathfinder launch from the UK.

Lockheed Martin CEO and president Jim Taiclet will complete his leadership takeover of the Pentagon’s leading contractor by annual sales with the additional role of becoming chairman of the board of directors effective March 1.

The agreement on the all-cash transaction includes a $5 per share, pre-closing special dividends to Aerojet’s shareholders, reducing the post-dividend value of the deal to $4.6 billion.

A Japanese minister charged with improving efficiency will hold a public review of the F-X program for a new Japanese fighter on Nov. 14.

Two U.S. Army missile programs led by Lockheed Martin are set to enter another round of critical flight tests.

The combined 40-ft.-plus structure includes the Blue Origin lander and the Lockheed Martin ascent module that is expected to house NASA’s Artemis astronaut crews during their initial, weeklong lunar sorties.

The F-35A’s onboard sensor fusion prevents the Air Force right now from widely implementing a live, virtual and constructed training format, a top US Air Force commander says.