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C-5M and C-130J Strengthen Global Airlift Capability
WASHINGTON: Lockheed Martin senior leadership briefed members of the media about three growing air mobility business areas at this year’s Air Force Association Air and Space Conference and Technology Exposition. Speakers provided details on how well the C-5M Super Galaxy and C-130J Super Hercules are performing and the company offered insight into future airlift technology [...]
Airborne Lab Demonstrates Advanced Intelligence Collection Capabilities
Denver: The power of one multi-intelligence aircraft collecting, correlating then distributing diverse types of intelligence to those who needed it was demonstrated by Lockheed Martin during the U.S. Army’s C4ISR On-The-Move exercise. Lockheed Martin’s Airborne Multi-intelligence Laboratory (AML) demonstrated how its onboard sensors, interacting with the Army’s intelligence and battle command enterprises can dramatically improve [...]
C-5 RERP Production Begins
MARIETTA, Ga.: The first Lockheed Martin C-5 Galaxy strategic transport was inducted into the Reliability Enhancement and Re-engining Program (RERP) production line in ceremonies at the Lockheed Martin facility here August 18. The RERP modifications consist of more than 70 improvements and upgrades to the C-5 airframe and aircraft systems, and include the installation of [...]
Modernized GPS IIR Spacecraft Launched Successfully for USAF
CAPE CANAVERAL AIR FORCE STATION: A modernized Global Positioning System Block IIR (GPS IIR-M) satellite, designed and built by Lockheed Martin for the U.S. Air Force, was successfully launched today from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station aboard a United Launch Alliance (ULA) Delta II rocket. Designated GPS IIR-21(M), the satellite is the final in a [...]
F-35 Successful in First Probe-and-Drogue Aerial Refueling
FORT WORTH, Texas: A short takeoff/vertical landing (STOVL) variant of the Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II stealth fighter has become the first F-35 to complete an aerial refueling test using the Navy- and Marine Corps-style probe-and-drogue refueling system. Thursday’s successful mission is the first in a short series of tests that will clear the STOVL [...]
RFID Tracking Tags Aboard DoD Transport Aircraft
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Ca: The U.S. Air Force (USAF) has approved usage of Savi Technology’s RFID asset tracking and security devices aboard all sizes and classifications of fixed-wing and rotary-wing aircraft – government, commercial, passenger or cargo – that transport supplies for the U.S. Department of Defense. Certification of Savi’s Radio Frequency Identification devices followed extensive [...]
Testing Begins on Australia’s First Aegis Weapon System
Moorestown NJ: The Aegis Weapon System destined for Australia’s first Air Warfare Destroyer began a four month testing program at the Lockheed Martin Aegis Production Test Center. When testing concludes, the full Aegis Weapon System will be ready for installation in HMAS Hobart, the first of three Australian Air Warfare Destroyers under contract. Lockheed Martin’s [...]
Lockheed Martin Demonstrates Tactical Smartphone Applications
SUFFOLK, Va: Warfighters operating in theatre may soon have greater situational awareness with the added ability to download high-value tactical data anywhere in the field on smartphones loaded with new applications from Lockheed Martin. Smartphones are mobile phones offering advanced capabilities, often with personal computer-like functionality. In a recent joint forces live exercise, the company [...]
Aegis Open Architecture Tested In Combat
MOORESTOWN, N.J.: The guided missile cruiser USS Bunker Hill (CG 52), recently modernized with Lockheed Martin open architecture Aegis Weapon System, completed an operational trial of its full combat system. The Combat System Ship Qualification Trials (CSSQT) evaluated the ship’s Aegis Combat Systems for combat readiness through comprehensive surface and anti-air warfare exercises, including manned [...]
