Lockheed Martin

By Chen Chuanren
The Australian Defense Department will spend more than $2 billion on Tomahawk, AARGM-ER, Spike, additional HIMARS and PrSM to boost its missile capabilities.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Steve Trimble, Guy Norris
Several forward fit and retrofit programs will demand potentially thousands of ejection seats in the next few years.
Aircraft & Propulsion

Lunar Vertex (LVx) is a joint lander and rover payload combination that will land at Reiner Gamma on the lunar nearside.
Space

By Sash Tusa
The rotary-wing industry model is fracturing, and a much smaller U.S. civil rotorcraft industry is likely as civil and military requirements diverge.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Garrett Reim
Lockheed Martin has opened a 20,000-ft.2 small satellite assembly facility at its Waterton campus in Littleton, Colorado.
Commercial Space

By Brian Everstine
The company announced Aug. 7 that all elements of its NGI have been validated ahead of another PDR for the entire all-up round.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Steve Trimble, Guy Norris
A new U.S. effort to prove technology for reusable hypersonic flight is inching forward as government scientists seek information on industry-funded projects.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
Airbus, Lockheed Martin and Thales Alenia Space can take part in the first phase of the tender for the UK’s Skynet Enduring Capability Wideband satcoms program.
Space

By Matthew Fulco
If China actively enforces its export controls, the U.S. is certain to step up supply chain efforts with allies to reduce dependency on Beijing.
Supply Chain

By Bill Carey, Molly McMillin
A mix of old and new brought thousands of aviation enthusiasts to the annual fly-in and convention in Oshkosh.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Guy Norris
Launch risks, cryogenic and uranium fuel are among the challenges facing the agencies’ ambitious DRACO space nuclear thermal propulsion orbital demonstration.
Space

By Chen Chuanren
The U.S and Australian governments have agreed to advance cooperation on Australia's Guided Weapons and Explosive Ordnance (GWEO) Enterprise.
Supply Chain

By Matthew Fulco
L3Harris reported revenue of $4.69 billion in the second quarter, up 13.5% annually, while its earnings per share (EPS) of $2.97 beat analysts’ estimates.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Steve Trimble
Northrop's move leaves Boeing and Lockheed Martin as the likely surviving bidders for the fighter at the heart of the Next Generation Air Dominance program.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Guy Norris
The contract award is targeted at tests of a nuclear thermal rocket engine vehicle in space by 2027.
Space

By Garrett Reim
NASA has selected 11 U.S. companies to develop advanced technologies for long-term exploration of the Moon and space.
Space

By Tony Osborne
India’s hunt for a new medium transport aircraft (MTA) has attracted interest from Airbus, Embraer and Lockheed Martin.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
Eurofighter upgrades are being paced by the four nations’ future combat air programs and national needs.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
Leonardo Helicopters and Lockheed Martin won £1.86 million ($2.43 million) contracts for an initial phase of the Merlin Out of Service Date Extension Program.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Matthew Fulco
With a net profit of $1.7 billion, Lockheed posted earnings per share of $6.63, up sharply from $1.16 a share in the second quarter of 2022.
Budget, Policy & Operations

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

By Matthew Fulco
The letter urges the Pentagon to weigh in on the merger, citing its considerable influence with the antitrust agencies on military-related deals.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Tony Osborne
The Slovakia defense ministry wants to buy AH-1Z Viper attack helicopters from the U.S. and has made a formal request to do so.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Tony Osborne
BAE Systems has established a new division to lead the company’s rapid and agile technology developments in the air domain.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Mark Carreau
Lockheed Martin has declared a second successful burst test of technologies it is developing for inflatable space habitats.
Space