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Israeli Purchase of F-35 Seen as Litmus Test for Continued US Support
Israel is moving ahead with plans to purchase nearly $3 billion in advanced stealth fighter jets from the United States aerospace firm, Lockheed Martin. The purchase would come as Israel considers options including a preemptive strike on Iranian nuclear facilities. Israeli defense officials say the purchase of 20 next-generation F-35 fighter jets is part of [...]
Two Additional C-130J Super Hercules for Oman
MARIETTA, Ga.: Lockheed Martin has signed a contract with the Sultanate of Oman for two additional C-130J Super Hercules. Oman ordered its first C-130J in July 2009, for delivery in 2012. The two additional aircraft will be delivered in late 2013 and early 2014. The first aircraft is of the C130J-30 “long” configuration and the [...]
Persistent Wireless Broadband Communications Network for the Battlefield
Private Military Network Brings Secure Smartphone Technology to Warfighter VALLEY FORGE, Pa.: Warfighters on the battlefield will have a persistent wireless broadband network available for tactical use with a new MONAX™ communications system from Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] that combines the convenience of smartphone technology with the power and flexibility of a secure, highly portable [...]
X-51A Waverider Scramjet Passes Mach 5
Lockheed Martin announced today that its Army Tactical Missile System (ATACMS) rocket motor successfully boosted the experimental X-51A WaveRider beyond Mach 4.5, the speed at which a scramjet will start and begin to provide thrust. The successful boost helped the X-51 hypersonic scramjet engine to accelerate to a historic Mach 5, a first for the [...]
First AN/AAQ-39 Targeting System Production Unit to the US Air Force
ORLANDO, Fla.: Lockheed Martin recently delivered the first AN/AAQ-39 targeting system full production unit to the U.S. Air Force. Q-39 is the electro-optical/infrared fire control system for the U.S. Air Force Special Operations Command AC-130U Gunship. “Q-39 gives us a tremendous increase in capability; our situational awareness has doubled, allowing us to present a clearer [...]
Lockheed Martin Delivers First Mid-Life Upgrade P-3 Orion
GREENVILLE, S.C.: The first Lockheed Martin P-3 Orion with new Mid-Life Upgrade (MLU) enhancements was delivered to U.S. Customs and Border Protection officials in ceremonies here today. The newly re-winged P-3 will soon make its first flight and will immediately be a game-changer for U.S. Customs and Border Protection. This aircraft is the first of [...]
F-35A Becomes Second Variant to Fly With Mission Systems
FORT WORTH, Texas: The ninth Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II stealth fighter entered flight testing on Tuesday, becoming the second test jet to fly with the next-generation avionics package that will populate all operational F-35s. The F-35A conventional takeoff and landing (CTOL) variant, known as AF-3, flew for 42 minutes during its first flight. F-35 [...]
Lockheed Martin’s Scorpion Successful in Flight Test
ORLANDO, Fla.: A Lockheed Martin Scorpion munition was successfully flight tested June 17 from a C-130 aircraft at Yuma Proving Ground, AZ. Ejected at an altitude of 5,000 feet through a Common Launch Tube on the aircraft, Scorpion successfully deployed its fins and wing, allowing it to precisely glide 1.65 nautical miles to the target. [...]
Lockheed Martin F-35 STOVL Variant Flies Supersonic
PATUXENT RIVER, Md.: The Lockheed Martin F-35 Joint Strike Fighter short takeoff/vertical landing (STOVL) variant flew faster than the speed of sound for the first time June 10, achieving a significant milestone. The aircraft accelerated to Mach 1.07 (727 miles per hour) on the first in a long series of planned supersonic flights. “For the [...]
