Lockheed Martin has unveiled a new tanker designed to meet the requirements of the U.S. Air Force’s KC-Y program. The company said Friday its LMXT strategic tanker comes with a fly-by-wire boom capability, air-to-air refueling system, advanced camera and vision system, open system architecture and a multidomain operations node to improve onboard situational awareness and […] More

Lt. Gen. Eric Fick, head of the F-35 joint program office at the Department of Defense, said DOD could be ready to enter into a performance-based logistics contract with Lockheed Martin for the fighter jet program once the recently signed agreement for F-35 sustainment support services expires in fiscal year 2023, Defense News reported Thursday. […] More

The Lockheed Martin-built TPY-4 ground-based radar for air defense surveillance has received the AN/TPY-4(V)1 designation from the U.S. government. TPY-4 is a multimission radar that could provide warfighters situational awareness, early warning and tactical ballistic missile surveillance capabilities even in contested radio frequency environments and features Gallium Nitride technology and a digital, software-defined sensor architecture. […] More

Orbit Fab has received investments from Northrop Grumman, Lockheed Martin and other companies to help commercialize its on-orbit refueling systems and services. Orbit Fab said Tuesday it raised over $10 million in its most recent funding round led by Asymmetry Ventures, alongside Lockheed’s venture arm and Northrop. SpaceFund, Marubeni Ventures and Audacious Venture Partners participated […] More

The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency has awarded Lockheed Martin a $25.4 million modification to a contract for the Blackjack satellite constellation. The company will contue integrating Blackjack surveillance satellites under the option 3 action, which raises the contract’s value from $40.5 million to $65.8 million, the Department of Defense said Tuesday. Eighty-two percent of […] More

Lockheed Martin plans to use its facility in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, to manufacture parts for new F-16 aircraft in response to global customer demands, and early work at the site is expected to begin this year. The aerospace and defense company said Thursday the facility will produce F-16 engine components, F-1 fuel tank, inlet and other […] More

The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency has given Boeing‘s  Aurora Flight Sciences subsidiary and Lockheed Martin the green light to develop technology for an active flow control X-plane development project. DARPA said Thursday the first phase of its Control of Revolutionary Aircraft with Novel Effectors will focus on software and system requirements development, initial designs […] More

Lisa Callahan, vice president and general manager of commercial civil space at Lockheed Martin’s space business, said she believes accelerated digital modernization efforts meant to improve spacecraft manufacturing processes could also benefit deep space missions, SpaceNews reported Tuesday. She noted that the COVID-19 pandemic prompted the company to speed up its digital transformation roadmap and […] More

Lockheed Martin has developed a satellite antenna that could be used in remote sensing, radar and 5G communications. The company said Monday the Wide Angle ESA Fed Reflector antenna is part of its investment in the research and development of 5G.MIL technologies to link warfighting platforms in support of the Department of Defense’s Joint All-Domain […] More

General Atomics‘ aeronautical systems business flew an Avenger unmanned aircraft to demonstrate autonomous target tracking with help from a Lockheed Martin-made infrared sensor. During the industry-funded demonstration, Avenger used the infrared search and track capability of Lockheed’s Legion Pod to detect multiple aircraft that were flying at fast speeds, General Atomics said Wednesday. Avenger’s autonomy […] More

Lockheed Martin has finished constructing a new 215,000-square foot advanced manufacturing facility at the headquarters of its aerospace company Skunk Works in Palmdale, California. The new factory combines robotics, artificial intelligence and augmented reality to enable fast and agile manufacturing processes in support of the U.S. and its allies, Lockheed said Tuesday. The facility, which […] More

Lockheed Martin has tested hardware and software updates of a PAC-3 missile interceptor at White Sands Missile Range in preparation for future production and in support of activities to ensure it meets requirements to address increasing threats. The PAC-3 Missile Segment Enhancement interceptor disrupted a ballistic missile target during the test, demonstrating the performance of […] More