Lockheed Martin has subcontracted a Materion Corp. subsidiary to deliver aluminum-beryllium casting products that Lockheed intends to use to assemble the electro-optical targeting system of F-35 fighter jets. Materion Brush Beryllium & Composites will supply its AlBeMet metal composites to Lockheed through the agreement, of which value was not disclosed, Materion said Tuesday. “We have […] More

Lockheed Martin and NASA have completed installation of a heat shield to the Orion‘s crew module in preparation for Exploration Flight Test-1, where researchers will determine possible design improvements based on test performance data. NASA said Thursday the heat shield, manufactured by Lockheed and made of a material called Avcoat, is designed to protect the spacecraft and its […] More

Lockheed Martin has been certified by the National Security Agency to offer incident management services designed to help government agencies respond to attacks at the network layer. The company received the accreditation from NSA’s information assurance directorate through the agency-run Cyber Incident Response Assistance program, Lockheed said Tuesday. “Our intelligence driven defense approach to securing […] More

Huntington Ingalls Industries has awarded Lockheed Martin a $69 million subcontract to provide a C4ISR system for the U.S. Coast Guard‘s USCGC Kimball, the seventh vessel in the agency’s National Security Cutter fleet. Lockheed said Wednesday it has also supplied the C4ISR system for the six previous NSCs to help users gather and exchange maritime data, detect potential sea threats and facilitate […] More

Lockheed Martin has designed a ground-based system that aims to collect images of objects near geosynchronous orbit by using three 1-meter telescopes, Defense News reported Tuesday. Aaron Mehta writes that the Space Object Tracking platform is designed with a Lockheed-made software, which is meant to operate through remote control and can capture space objects as […] More

Lockheed Martin has won a position to compete for potential task orders in all service pools under the General Services Administration‘s One Acquisition Solution for Integrated Services contract vehicle. OASIS is a five-year, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for engineering, logistics, finance, science, program management and consulting services, with an option for an additional five years, Lockheed said Wednesday. The award is […] More

A joint venture of Lockheed Martin and MBDA has obtained federal certification for a technology that works to identify non-hostile aircraft during combat operations. The Defense Department‘s International AIMS Program Office has certified the MEADS International-built Mode 5 Identification Friend or Foe tool for the Medium Extended Air Defense System, Lockheed said Wednesday. Dave Berganini, president […] More

Lockheed Martin has invested in 3D printing technology as it aims to decrease the time it takes to build and manufacture commercial satellites, Defense News reported Monday. Aaron Mehta writes that Lockheed executives discussed how the company is using 3D printing methods and nanotechnology to help improve its technology development activities at a recent National […] More

Lockheed Martin officially welcomed Romania to the group of countries that utilize the F-16 4th generation multi-role fighter, Lockheed said Wednesday. The Romanian Air Force will become the 28th F-16 customer when it receives 12 aircraft from Portugal in a third-party transfer. “We look forward to supporting Romania’s aircraft fleet modernization and establishing an enduring relationship as […] More

Lockheed Martin recently flew the first of 36 F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft that the Iraqi air force procured through the Defense Department‘s Foreign Military Sales program. The aerospace company said Wednesday it has sold more than 4,540 F-16 Block 52 multi-role fighter jets, including the recent sale to Iraq. All versions of the aircraft are due for upgrades, […] More

The U.S. Air Force could award a contract by the end of May to either Lockheed Martin or Raytheon for a radar to track debris in low-Earth orbit, a Lockheed vice president told Defense News in a story published Sunday. “The (operational) date would be in 2018 for site 1,” Steve Bruce, VP for advanced systems in Lockheed’s mission systems […] More

Lockheed Martin President and CEO Marillyn Hewson and MBDA Germany Managing Director Thomas Homberg spoke at a German Council on Foreign Relations event Monday to discuss an air and missile defense system program. “For Germany as well as its co-operation partners, the MEADS technology development results create the prerequisites for building sustainable air and missile defense tailored to current and […] More