Lockheed Martin has invested $750K in Canada-based artificial intelligence company DarwinAI to help the latter operationalize a project that seeks to accelerate diagnosis of COVID-19 through chest X-ray scans. Lockheed made the investment in DarwinAI through its Canadian arm and as part of the Industrial Technological Benefits policy.

Kay Sears, vice president and general manager of the military division at Lockheed Martin’s space business and a previous Wash100 awardee, said bringing in nontraditional contractors and partnering with other companies helped Lockheed secure a contract from the Space Development Agency to build satellites for the Transport Layer, SpaceNews reported Monday.

The U.S. government has submitted its Lockheed Martin-built F-35 aircraft package proposal to Switzerland as part of the European nation’s New Fighter Aircraft program.

Lockheed Martin has awarded CAE a subcontract to manufacture sensor technology for integration onto the U.S. Navy's MH-60R Seahawk anti-surface warfare and antisubmarine helicopters.

Two Lockheed Martin officials said the company is working with U.S. military branches to develop directed energy systems to help defend military platforms and troops against various threats, National Defense Magazine reported Monday.

Lockheed Martin will serve as the presenting sponsor for a space-themed program launched by the U.S. Air Force Association in an effort to encourage students to take up careers in science, technology, engineering and mathematics.

The latest Lockheed Martin-built GPS III satellite for the U.S. Space Force has detached from SpaceX’s Falcon 9 launch vehicle and is cruising toward its intended orbit using the spacecraft’s own propulsion system.

Lockheed Martin received a $25M contract to help the U.S. Air force assess the feasibility of deploying weapons through an airlifter under the fourth phase of USAF's Palletized Munitions Experimentation Campaign.

Lockheed Martin CEO James Taiclet said the company plans to forge commercial partnerships in 5G as it works to help the U.S. military and allies adopt and field next-generation mobile networks, Defense One reported Monday.

A NASA space probe built by Lockheed Martin landed on the surface of a near-Earth asteroid Tuesday to take a physical sample using the craft's robotic arm.

A Telesat subsidiary will participate in a Lockheed Martin-led team that won a $187.5M contract from the Space Development Agency to provide 10 space vehicles with communication links to explore interoperability between commercial and government satellites.

Ray Johnson, former senior vice president and chief technology officer at Lockheed Martin, has joined the board of directors of Los Angeles-based drone software maker Auterion Government Solutions. 

The U.S. Marine Corps has conducted an exercise at USMC Air Station in Yuma, Arizona, to test a Lockheed Martin-built prototype system for managing F-35 logistics and sustainment operations.

Lockheed Martin has signed a definitive agreement to acquire a portion of Integration Innovation Inc. (i3), a software and systems engineering company, to advance hypersonic-specific technology platforms for the warfighter. "This business combination not only reinforces our commitment to their missions, but also expands our portfolio in a strategic way,” said Eric Scherff, vice president of Hypersonic Strike Programs at Lockheed Martin.

Michael Werner, former senior program and capture manager at Lockheed Martin, has been named vice president of USfalcon's operations, readiness and engineering division.