Lockheed Martin plans to unveil a $9.8 million research laboratory in Melbourne, Australia, to focus on the development of software platforms that will work to direct attacks against hostile targets, The Age reported Monday. Daniel Flitton writes the company will open the research center by late 2016 and expects the facility to advance technology development […] More

Lockheed Martin has invested $3 million into a new submarine combat system laboratory in South Australia that will work to support sustainment efforts for the country’s submarine forces. Lockheed said Friday the facility will also serve as a hub for collaboration between industry, government and academia to develop and design systems that address Australian national security and […] More

Lockheed Martin Australia and the country’s defense and science technology organization have formed a 10-year alliance to collaborate on research and development work into technology. “We have agreed to undertake joint research in a range of areas including predictive logistics, trusted assurance, the Aegis combat system, over the horizon radar, hypersonics and operational analysis,” Alex Zelinsky, the […] More

Lockheed Martin and Pilatus Aircraft have conducted an initial production test flight of the first PC-21 training aircraft as part of the estimated $896.8 million AIR 5428 Pilot Training System Program contract signed in 2015. Lockheed said Thursday it will supply integrated ground-based training technologies and pilot training system project management to support future pilots in Australia’s air force, navy and army under […] More

Lockheed Martin‘s Australian arm plans to open a submarine combat system laboratory in Mawson Lakes as part of efforts to secure work for the Australian navy’s SEA 1000 Future Submarine Project. The company said Friday construction on the facility’s first phase began in July and is scheduled to be complete by November. “The lab is all about […] More

A Lockheed Martin-led team will provide support for the Australian defense forces’ Air 5428 Pilot Training System as the preferred tenderer on the project. Lockheed said Sunday the Team 21 consortium will work to help the Australian air force develop future pilots from flight screening to flight training. “We look forward to working with the [Australia’s] capability acquisition and sustainment […] More