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  • Lockheed Embarks on Radar Tech Upgrade Effort for Military Customers - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Lockheed Embarks on Radar Tech Upgrade Effort for Military Customers

    Lockheed Martin is updating its radar technology offerings in a push to help military clients to defend against threats from drones and hypersonic weapons, National Defense Magazine reported Thursday. Paul Lemmo, vice president and general manager of Lockheed’s integrated warfare systems and sensors group, told reporters at a media briefing the company works throughout its portfolio as […] More

  • Lockheed Reports $100M in Navy Super Hornet Sensor Upgrade Contracts - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Lockheed Reports $100M in Navy Super Hornet Sensor Upgrade Contracts

    Boeing has awarded Lockheed Martin a pair of contracts worth up to $100 million combined to update an infrared search-and-track sensor technology used on the U.S. Navy‘s fleet of F/A-18E/F Super Hornet fighter aircraft. Lockheed said Thursday it will develop software, update hardware and deliver prototypes in an effort to optimize the detection, tracking and ranging capacity of […] More

  • Lockheed to Develop Multimodal Sensor Fusion Testbed for Army Rotocraft - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Lockheed to Develop Multimodal Sensor Fusion Testbed for Army Rotocraft

    Lockheed Martin aims to build multimodal sensor fusion testbed for rotary-wing aircraft under a potential three-year, $12 million contract from U.S. Army‘s Night Vision and Electronic Sensors Directorate. The company said Tuesday currently develops sensor fusion and integration tools in an effort to help increase the survivability of Army helicopters and restore situational awareness for pilots who operate […] More

  • Air Force F-15C Fleet to Use Lockheed Martin-Built Infrared Search and Track System - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Air Force F-15C Fleet to Use Lockheed Martin-Built Infrared Search and Track System

    A Lockheed Martin-built infrared search and track system has been selected to support the U.S. Air Force‘s fleet of F-15C aircraft. The company said Tuesday that it will produce more than 130 Legion Pod systems which will be integrated on the service branch’s aircraft fleet. Legion Pod is equipped with Lockheed’s IRST21 infrared sensor and […] More

  • Lockheed to Supply Targeting Pods for Bahrain F-16 Fleet - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Lockheed to Supply Targeting Pods for Bahrain F-16 Fleet

    Lockheed Martin has secured a $22.5 million contract to provide targeting pods for integration onto Bahrain’s F-16 aircraft fleet through a direct commercial sale. The order covers Sniper Advanced Targeting Pods, spares and support equipment and delivery of the ATP units is scheduled to begin early next year, Lockheed said Monday. Paul Lemmo, vice president of fire control […] More

  • Lockheed to Supply Targeting Pods to Kuwait via US Air Force Delivery Order - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Lockheed to Supply Targeting Pods to Kuwait via US Air Force Delivery Order

    Lockheed Martin has secured a delivery order to supply Sniper Advanced Targeting Pods to Kuwait under a foreign military sales agreement with the U.S. government. The U.S. Air Force placed the order under a potential $485 million indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract awarded in March 2015, Lockheed said Monday. The order covers 14 Snipers ATPs, support tools, spares and integration support. […] More

  • Lockheed Martin Nabs $67M AF Contract for F-15 Sensor Spares; Paul Lemmo Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Lockheed Martin Nabs $67M AF Contract for F-15 Sensor Spares; Paul Lemmo Comments

    Lockheed Martin has secured a $67.3 million contract from the U.S. Air Force for the delivery of F-15 sensor suite spare parts for Saudi Arabia’s air force. Lockheed said Wednesday it will supply spares for the Infrared Search and Track, Low Altitude Navigation and Targeting Infrared for Night – Extended Range and Sniper Advanced Targeting Pod systems as part […] More

  • Lockheed to Produce Airborne Sensor Spares for Navy's Super Hornet Fleet - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Lockheed to Produce Airborne Sensor Spares for Navy’s Super Hornet Fleet

    Lockheed Martin has been awarded a $23.7 million contract by the Defense Logistics Agency to produce spares for company-built sensor technology installed on the U.S. Navy‘s F/A-18E/F aircraft fleet. The IRST21 sensor works to detect and monitor airborne threats with the use of infrared search and track technology and displays high-resolution imagery of multiple targets visible to pilots, Lockheed said Thursday. Paul […] More

  • Lockheed Installs Optical Sensor on Navy Salvage Ship for NATO Missions - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Lockheed Installs Optical Sensor on Navy Salvage Ship for NATO Missions

    Lockheed Martin has installed a company-built vehicle optical sensor system on the U.S. Navy‘s USNS Grapple rescue and salvage ship to support NATO‘s patrol operations in the Aegean Sea. The company and the military branch chose a first-generation Gyrocam VOSS from the U.S. government’s inventory and completed system installation over a two-week period, Lockheed said Wednesday. “To support NATO’s security mission quickly, the U.S. Navy needed […] More

  • Lockheed Martin to Develop Army Modular Protection System; Paul Lemmo Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Lockheed Martin to Develop Army Modular Protection System; Paul Lemmo Comments

    Lockheed Martin has been selected to continue the development of the U.S. Army‘s open-architecture controller for the Modular Active Protection System under two contracts. The company will develop software for rapid vehicle countermeasures against threats and hardware that comply with the MAPS architecture and safety requirements, Lockheed Martin said Tuesday. “We are developing a controller that enables the […] More

  • Lockheed Tests Infirno Sensor System's Targeting, ISR Functions; Paul Lemmo Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Lockheed Tests Infirno Sensor System’s Targeting, ISR Functions; Paul Lemmo Comments

    Lockheed Martin has completed a series of field tests on its Infirno sensor system to check its target detection and intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance functions. The company said Tuesday the system consists of high-definition optical sensors that work to provide infrared and color video and support precision targeting operations. Lockheed added that Infirno’s nine plug-and-play components also work to […] More

  • Lockheed Unveils New F-35 Electro-Optical Targeting Platform; Paul Lemmo Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Lockheed Unveils New F-35 Electro-Optical Targeting Platform; Paul Lemmo Comments

    Lockheed Martin has launched a new electro-optical targeting platform as a replacement to its current EOTS and designed for the Block 4 configuration of F-35 Lightning II fighter jets. The company said Thursday Advanced EOTS contains an infrared marker, new resolution for image detector, high-definition television and short-wave infrared system that work to provide air-to-surface and air-to-air targeting functions […] More