Lockheed Martin's DRACO Nuclear Spacecraft Will Be Insane, Set To Orbit By 2027
2 Aug 2023, 17:17 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / Reducing transit time is vital for human missions to Mars to limit a crew's exposure to radiation," declared Kirk Shireman.
NASA Moves Supersonic Test Plane in Position for Ground Trials, Flights to Come Soon After
6 Jul 2023, 08:07 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / NASA and Lockheed Martin move the X-59 QueSST supersonic test aircraft to the flight line, they're getting ready to start ground tests
America's Next-Gen Aerial Tanker Will Be Powered by General Electric Engines
7 Jun 2023, 15:11 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Lockheed Martin announced this week it decided which of the available engines will power America's next aerial tanker, the LMXT
U.S. Navy Getting Hypersonic Strike Capability, Zumwalt-Class Destroyers Front and Center
20 Feb 2023, 10:34 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The U.S. Navy selected Lockheed Martin to supply hypersonic weapons system for the Zumwalt-class destroyers, they should become operational in 2025
AI Smarter Than Google’s Bard Flies Modified F-16 Fighting Falcon Aircraft for Hours
14 Feb 2023, 13:24 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Defense contractor Lockheed Martin announced a test flight that marked the first time AI engaged on a tactical aircraft, more to follow this year
Apache Helicopter Fires Two Spike NLOS Missiles, Will Start Using Them From 2024
3 Feb 2023, 09:28 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The U.S. Army and Lockheed Martin tested Spike Non-Line-of-Sight missiles fired from an Apache helicopter, V6 fleet to get these weapons next year
Brand New F-16 Fighting Falcon Block 70 Takes to the Sky First Time, Not in U.S. Colors
25 Jan 2023, 11:38 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Defense contractor Lockheed Martin announced the maiden flight of the first brand new F-16 Fighting Falcon Block 70 for the Kingdom of Bahrain
This Is the 5,000th Black Hawk Helicopter Ever Made, Will Serve With the U.S. Army
23 Jan 2023, 10:23 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The U.S. Army, the largest Black Hawk helicopter operator in the world, just got delivery of the 5,000th unit of the breed
Fresh McLaren and Skunk Works Partnership Will Mix the Worlds of Aviation and Automotive
12 Dec 2022, 17:17 UTC · By: Mircea Mazuru / The companies are collaborating to explore futuristic design using Skunk Works' cutting-edge technologies and McLaren's expertise
Artemis I Is Still on Earth, NASA to Pay $2 Billion for Artemis VI-VIII Orion Spacecraft
21 Oct 2022, 09:50 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Lockheed Martin said this week it was awarded a $1.9 billion contract from NASA to make Orion spacecraft for Artemis VI-VIII missions
American HIMARS Fires New Extended Range Guided Rocket, Almost Ready for the Battlefield
11 Oct 2022, 09:48 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Lockheed Martin once more tested the Extended-Range Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System, successful tests means production can begin
F-35 Gets Deadlier With Next-Gen War Drones: Speed Racer, a $100M Lockheed Martin Project
18 Sep 2022, 14:12 UTC · By: Razvan Calin / The next military drone is an AI-operated, multiple-scenario ability aircraft that can partner with piloted fighters and provide various mission support
High-Power Tactical Laser to Make Short Work of Future Threats to America
16 Sep 2022, 12:55 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Defense contractor Lockheed Martin announced the delivery of its most powerful laser to date, to be included in a new weapons system
F-22 Raptor: How To Deliver Democracy at Mach 2 and 6,000 Rounds per Minute
7 Sep 2022, 20:40 UTC · By: Razvan Calin / The absolute expression of U.S. Air Force dominance, the F/A-22 Raptor had its first flight on this day, at the closing of the past millennium
Interview: Apollo vs Orion, The Key Differences Explained by Lockheed Martin Personnel
28 Aug 2022, 01:28 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / Say hello to Jacquline Acuna, Electrical Test Engineer for Lockheed Martin's Orion Spacecraft, and Gary Napier, spokesperson for Lockheed Martin.
US Navy Puts Lasers on Its Ships for Lighting-Speed Tactical Defense Warfare
19 Aug 2022, 15:33 UTC · By: Razvan Calin / HELIOS is a light, compact, and powerful laser aiming at close-range small targets that are too fast for conventional countermeasure weapons
Shooting Down a Cruise Missile With a Laser Is Nothing Like in the Movies, Here's Proof
12 Aug 2022, 09:44 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Lockheed Martin released a video of a February test of a cruise missile-disabling laser system, entire procedure far less spectacular than expected
New Ballistic Missile Killer Comms System Works in Harsh Conditions, Tests Show
10 Aug 2022, 07:36 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Lockheed Martin announced it has successfully tested the prototype communications radio technology for the Next Generation Interceptor, and it works
Goodyear and Lockheed Martin Join Forces To Commercialize Lunar Mobility
22 Jul 2022, 07:30 UTC · By: Alexandru Boghiu / It’s been more than 50 years since Goodyear’s non-pneumatic XLTs (Experimental Lunar Tires) left their mark on the moon’s surface during the Apollo 14 mission
Sikorsky Delivers Another Unit of Its Heavy-Lift CH-53K Helicopter to the Marines
15 Jul 2022, 07:58 UTC · By: Cristina Mircea / Sikorsky announced recently that it delivered the third LRIP (low-rate initial production) CH-53K heavy-lift helicopter to the U.S. Marine Corps