Lockheed Martin plans to propose a hybrid of the company’s F-35 Lightning II and F-22 Raptor jets to compete for Japan’s potential $40 billion stealth fighter aircraft program, Reuters reported Friday. Sources told Reuters that Lockheed will formally offer its fighter jet design once it gets U.S. government approval to propose …
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Lockheed Martin Chairman, President and CEO Marillyn Hewson has said her company and its partner Mitsubishi Heavy Industries have jointly responded to Japan’s request for information on stealth fighter aircraft in August, Nikkei reported Saturday. Sam Nussey writes that Japan is considering whether to develop new aircraft domestically, tap foreign defense companies or just procure additional …
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Lockheed Martin has been awarded a contract to produce and install Sniper Advanced Targeting Pods onboard the Japanese air force’s F-2 fighter planes. The company said Monday the Sniper ATP platform works to detect and track tactical small targets at extended ranges and is designed to aid pilots during surveillance, …
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