HawkEye 360 raised an additional $10 million in the second and final close of its Series D-1 funding round. The radio frequency data analytics company said Wednesday that investments from Lockheed Martin Ventures and company insiders brought the Series D-1 total to $68 million.

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Lockheed Martin has completed a captive carry test of a prototype missile communication device, demonstrating its ability to provide in-flight target updates to a surface-to-surface rocket launcher system. The Remote Interceptor Guidance – 360 prototype communicated target updates to a data link flown inside a surrogate Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System, Lockheed said Wednesday.

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The venture arm of Lockheed Martin has made an investment in goTenna, which is currently undergoing its series 1 fundraiser. The mesh networking technology developer said Friday it will use the new funding to provide the U.S. government with improved capabilities, including those for situational awareness and connectivity.

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Erik Miller, who has over 15 years of experience at Lockheed Martin, has been elevated to the role of vice president of security and emergency services from security director at the company. As VP, he has oversight of security management for a global workforce exceeding 30,000 employees and a team comprising more than 1,150 personnel who handle various aspects of security and emergency services.

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The U.S. Navy recently conducted Demonstration and Shakedown Operation-32 off the coast of California, whose purpose was to determine the readiness of the crew and weapon systems of the USS Louisiana, an Ohio-class nuclear ballistic missile submarine that had just completed an engineering refueling overhaul. During DASO-32, the Navy test launched an unarmed Trident II D5 life extension fleet ballistic missile, a weapon used aboard Ohio-class subs and Vanguard-class subs of the U.K. Royal Navy.

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AI company Vayu Robotics announced the closing of its seed financing round of $12.7 million led by Khosla Ventures, with participation from the investment arm of Lockheed Martin, ReMY Investors and others. Vayu said the funding round will enable the scaling of product development for AI robotics across markets.

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The research and development center of Lockheed Martin's space business unit has secured a contract from Space Systems Command to develop data exploitation technology for the U.S. Space Force's missile warning satellite constellation. Lockheed's Advanced Technology Center will build typing and characterization algorithms to help SSC's Tools Applications Processing Lab analyze and interpret incoming data from the next-generation Overhead Persistent Infrared sensors that track ballistic and hypersonic missile threats.

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A team featuring Lockheed Martin’s Skunk Works advanced development arm and the U.S. Air Force has demonstrated new avionics capabilities as part of the U-2 Dragon Lady aircraft modernization effort. The aerospace company said Wednesday that a low-altitude functional check flight test was conducted to test three capabilities in support of the military branch's Avionics Tech Refresh program for the reconnaissance aircraft.

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BAE Systems has secured a five-year contract from Lockheed Martin to continue maintenance of the AN/ALR-94 advanced digital electronic warfare system used in the U.S. Air Force's F-22 Raptor fighter aircraft. The contract covers managing EW system repairs and upgrades, supplier logistics and test equipment maintenance as well as providing depot-level spares and engineering support, BAE said Tuesday.

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A sample return capsule carrying specimens from the carbon-rich asteroid Bennu has landed on Earth. The capsule, released by the OSIRIS-REx spacecraft from space, was recovered at the Department of Defense-owned Utah Test and Training Range, seven years after it left the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.

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Lockheed Martin unveiled a new technology test bed that uses artificial intelligence, cloud computing and automation to manage multiple satellite operations in space. The Operations Center of the Future, which was built at Lockheed’s campus in Denver, Colorado, is equipped with its proprietary Horizon and Compass satellite software, the company said Monday. Compass is a […] More

Lockheed Martin unveiled a new technology test bed that uses artificial intelligence, cloud computing and automation to manage multiple satellite operations in space. The Operations Center of the Future, which was built at Lockheed's campus in Denver, Colorado, is equipped with its proprietary Horizon and Compass satellite software. More