First Two Australian F-35s Roll Out Of Factory

Fort Worth, Texas, July 24, 2014 – A ceremony was held today at Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT], commemorating the official roll out of the first two F-35 Lightning II aircraft for the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF). “Today, we celebrate a milestone in the U.S.-Australia partnership, a partnership built on strength, friendship, and technological innovation,” … Dowiedz się więcej

ASL Aviation Group Signs Letter of Intent to Procure Lockheed Martin LM-100J Freighters

ASL Aviation Group signed a Letter of Intent with Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] to order up to 10 LM-100J commercial freighters during a ceremony here today. The LM-100J is the civil-certified version of Lockheed Martin’s proven C-130J Super Hercules and is an updated version of the L-100 (or L-382) cargo aircraft. Safair — an ASL … Dowiedz się więcej

Lockheed Martin Receives $212 Million Contract for PAC-3 Missile Support

Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] received a contract award recently totaling $212 million from the U.S. Army Aviation and Missile Command for Patriot Advanced Capability-3 (PAC-3) Maintenance & Surveillance services to U.S. and international PAC-3 customers from the Missile Support Center. Lockheed Martin is the prime contractor on the PAC-3 Missile Segment of the Patriot air … Dowiedz się więcej

Code one: Cold Stops

With the exception of serial numbers and other surface markings, one F-35A tends to look like the next F-35A. Soon, however, a small, aerodynamically clean bump on the upper surface between the two vertical tails will distinguish Norwegian F-35As from other F-35s. The bump, more accurately called a pod, will contain a drag chute system … Dowiedz się więcej

Another C-5M Goes West

A U.S. Air Force crew ferried the 20th C-5M Super Galaxy to Travis Air Force Base, California, from the Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] facilities here on June 30. Travis’ second Super Galaxy, Aircraft 85-0010 was delivered 28 days ahead of the contracted schedule. A total of 52 Super Galaxy aircraft are scheduled to be delivered … Dowiedz się więcej

Super Galaxy Lot 6

The US government awarded Lockheed Martin a series of contracts in May and June 2014 totaling $842 million to modify the next eleven legacy US Air Force C-5 Galaxy strategic transports to the C-5M Super Galaxy standard. These contracts fully fund Lot 6 of the C-5M program of record. The contract awards authorize procurement of … Dowiedz się więcej