The U.S. Air Force has awarded Lockheed Martin a potential four-year, $50 million contract and a separate $10.6 million modification for work to sustain and modernize the military service’s intercontinental ballistic missile reentry systems. Lockheed said Thursday it will produce seven reentry field support components and four sets of additional support …
Read More »Lockheed Funds Initiative to House Homeless Veterans in Santa Clara
Lockheed Martin has entered a three-year funding commitment to support the All the Way Home program that aims to house more than 700 homeless veterans in Santa Clara, California by Veterans Day 2018. The company said Thursday it has contributed an initial $10,000 to All the Way Home to supply 70 kits that contain personal care items, clothing, cookware …
Read More »Lockheed Develops Aircraft Laser Turret System; Doug Graham Comments
Lockheed Martin has helped build a laser turret system for high-speed aircraft under a collaborative project between the company, the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory and the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency. The company said Thursday its Aero-adaptive Aero-optic Beam Control turret was integrated onto a business jet during 2014 …
Read More »Lockheed Unveils Silicon Valley Lab for Missile Defense Seeker Tech; Doug Graham Comments
Lockheed Martin has opened a new laboratory at its facility in Sunnyvale, Calif. that will focus on the development of missile seekers for usage with defense interceptors. The company cut the ribbon for the new lab Wednesday with Doug Graham and Marshall Case, both vice presidents for Lockheed’s space systems company, as …
Read More »Lockheed Tests Beam Control Turret’s 360-Degree Coverage; Doug Graham Comments
Lockheed Martin has completed a series of initial flight tests on its new beam control turret designed to provide military aircraft with a 360-degree coverage area to engage missiles or other aircraft with laser weapons. The company said Monday it worked with the University of Notre Dame and the Air Force Research Laboratory to demonstrate the functions of the Aero-adaptive Aero-optic …
Read More »Lockheed Demonstrates Anti-Munitions Ground Laser System; Tory Bruno Comments
Lockheed Martin announced that in the past two months, it has tested its area defense anti-munitions system against free-flying Qassam-like rockets. During the demonstration in March and April, the ADAM system was able to destroy eight small-caliber rockets at 1.5-kilometer ranges, according to a Lockheed statement. “High-energy lasers complement kinetic energy systems …
Read More »Lockheed Martin Tests Missile Defense Laser System; Doug Graham Comments
Lockheed Martin has unveiled a transportable, 10-kilowatt fiber laser designed for short-range defense against rockets and other unmanned aerial systems. According to a company statement, the Area Defense Anti-Munitions system can seek out a UAS target within a range of 1.5 to 2 kilometers. The Bethesda, Md., global security and aerospace …
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