Lockheed Martin Corp. has turned the 32nd C-5M Super Galaxy airlifter over to the U.S. Air Force to complete the aircraft’s round of deliveries for 2015. The aircraft was transported to Stewart Air National Guard Base in New York from Lockheed’s Marietta, Georgia-based facility, Lockheed said Monday. The Air Force is set to perform internal paint restoration […] More

Lockheed Martin’s mission systems and training business has achieved the maturity level 5 rating from the CMMI Institute, the highest rating of its kind. Lockheed said Nov. 16 a third-party Capability Maturity Model Integration appraisal was performed on the company’s large-scale development and operations programs in the fall as part of the certification process. “Achieving […] More

U.S. Air Force pilots have begun to train with new Lockheed Martin-made simulators for the F-35 Lightning II aircraft at Hill Air Force Base. The simulators are designed to create virtual environments for pilots to develop tactics and incorporate the F-35 into their operations, Lockheed Martin said Tuesday. “All the pieces of the technology puzzle are coming […] More

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 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

Lockheed Martin has commenced the production of lasers with commercial fiber components for the U.S. Army based on a modular design that supports varied laser power as per mission requirement. The company said Monday the first laser will have a power of 60 kilowatts, which the Army can extend to 120 kilowatts due to its modularity. “With modular lasers, […] More

Christopher Kearns serves as vice president of enterprise information technology solutions at Lockheed Martin. In this capacity, he oversees the operation of private data centers, enterprise application management, cyber defense programs as well as the migration of data infrastructure to cloud computing platforms for clients at the Defense Department. Prior to his current position, he […] More

Lockheed Martin is set to complete the production of its standalone launcher in October that is built to launch MBDA‘s common anti-air modular missile. The three-cell ExLS launcher is scheduled for qualification testing in late 2016, Lockheed Martin said Tuesday. Jennifer Houston-Manchester, Lockheed Martin ExLS engineering program manager, said the ExLS works to “reuse already […] More

Lockheed Martin has received a $10,071,486 contract modification from the U.S. Air Force to further the service’s common ground architecture implementation work. Lockheed Martin will assist the Air Force in surveillance tasking and space-based infrared systems refactoring to help extend the capabilities of the Naval Research Laboratory’s Neptune CGA, the Defense Department said Thursday. The company […] More

Lockheed Martin has been awarded a $21.7 million contract to modernize the targeting and pilotage systems of the U.S. Army’s AH-64E Apache helicopter. Lockheed will install new laser rangefinder designator kits for targeting in Apache’s day sensor assembly, the company said Wednesday. “We are currently fielding laser kits as part of the M-DSA phase 1 upgrade and are […] More

Airbus and Lockheed Martin have been selected to update eight of the German navy’s warfare airplanes. The companies will perform re-winging services on the P-3C Orion maritime patrol and anti-submarine fleet under an eight-year contract, Airbus said Wednesday. “Once installed, these new wings will extend the life of each German Navy P-3 by 15,000 hours […] More

Lockheed Martin has been awarded a six-year, $28 million logistics contract extension to handle the U.K. armed forces’ military parts. The British Army, Royal Navy and Royal Air Force will continue to use Lockheed’s Joint Asset Management and Engineering Solutions to monitor the status and location of military equipment, the company said Wednesday. “The system […] More