Raytheon and Norwegian defense contractor Kongsberg Gruppen have completed a series of flight tests of a missile system designed for integration with Lockheed Martin‘s F-35A fighter jets. An F-16 aircraft was used to launch the Joint Strike Missile at an altitude of 22,000 feet over the training and test range in Utah, Kongsberg said Tuesday. Mike […] More

Lockheed Martin has awarded a a five-year, $300 million contract to a Reliance Steel & Aluminum subsidiary to produce aluminum flat rolled materials for the F-35 fighter jet. Brentwood, Tennessee-based AMI Metals will supply aluminum plates to Lockheed partner and subcontractor facilities for F-35, Reliance Steel said Monday. AMI Metals will build the materials between Jan. 1, 2017 and Dec. 31, 2021. “AMI […] More

Lockheed Martin has selected Avcorp Industries to produce the outboard wing for the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter aircraft. Avcorp will kick off production of the F-35 carrier variant outboard wing assembly in the second quarter of 2016 and deliver the products in the third quarter, Avcorp said Thursday. “The F-35 program is an important part […] More

Tim Winter has served as vice president of the market development organization within Northrop Grumman‘s electronic systems sector since November 2006 and oversees the organization’s strategic initiatives and capture activities. Prior to this role, he directed the company’s naval and missile defense business. The 34-year company veteran has held technology research, systems development, program management, strategic planning and marketing roles throughout […] More

The U.S. Navy will conduct at-sea trials of Lockheed Martin‘s F-35C jet aboard the USS Eisenhower aircraft carrier in October as part of the program’s second development testing phase, Defense News reported Thursday. Lara Seligman writes that the tests will verify the carrier-variant joint strike fighter’s launch and recovery functions and performance under nighttime and suboptimal conditions. […] More

Raytheon has been awarded a $52 million contract to extend the company’s testing and analysis work for the U.S. Navy’s joint precision approach landing systems program. The goal is to approve the integration of JPALS with the F-35 joint strike fighter, Raytheon said Wednesday. JPALS is designed to guide fixed and rotary-wing aircraft in coordination with […] More

Raytheon has agreed to extend for another 10 years its partnership with Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace AS to develop medium-range National Advanced Surface-to-Air Missile System. The agreement, signed at the Paris Air Show, will work to incorporate new medium-range air-to-air missiles and sensors as part of efforts to improve optimal system functions for NASAMS clients worldwide, Raytheon […] More

Northrop Grumman has ordered a $2 million test program set from Kitron AS to evaluate the avionics system of the Lockheed Martin-built F-35 Lightning II joint strike fighter. Kitron will develop interface test assemblies that work with Lockheed Martin’s LM-STAR test system under the four-year contract, Kitron said Monday. Northrop will use the test suite […] More

Charles Davis, a retired lieutenant general from the U.S. Air Force, has joined Seabury Advisory Group as executive vice president of the company’s aerospace and defense consulting business. He will report directly to President and CEO Christopher Kubasik and work to help the company expand operations and offerings in the A&D market in his new […] More

Lockheed Martin‘s F-35 carrier variant performed an arrested landing on the USS Nimitz aircraft carrier Monday as part of an estimated two-week initial at-sea development test of the F-35C Joint Strike Fighter. The Navy said Monday that Cmdr. Tony Wilson, a U.S. Navy test pilot, landed one of two F-35C planes onto the carrier’s flight deck under the DT-I test phase. “With the first traps of […] More

Lockheed Martin is working with the Defense Department and F-35 suppliers to lower operation and maintenance costs for the fighter program over the next 50 years, Reuters reported Thursday. Andrea Shalal writes that Lockheed officials recently met with representatives from DoD and 90 key F-35 suppliers in Fort Worth, Texas to brainstorm cost reduction ideas. […] More

Lockheed Martin has completed the 10th year of its F-35 internship program and technology partnership with Technical University Delft and Fokker. Steve O’Bryan, Lockheed vice president of F-35 program integration and business development, said Thursday the company has been working with TU Delft and Fokker to develop programs to help educate the future technology workforce. “Success […] More