MOORESTOWN, New Jersey. Lockheed Martin delivered the first shipset of AN/SPY-7(V)1 radar antennas for Japan’s Aegis System Equipped Vessel (ASEV) program, the company announced in a statement.

CLEAR, Alaska. The Long Range Discrimination Radar (LRDR), built by Lockheed Martin, detected, tracked, and discriminated a live ballistic missile target during Flight Test Other-26a (FTX-26a), the company announced in a statement.

SYRACUSE, New York. The Swedish Defence Materiel Administration chose Lockheed Martin’s TPY-4 ground-based radar to expand the country’s long-range air surveillance capabilities, the company announced in a statement.

BETHESDA, Maryland. Lockheed Martin will launch a new initiative called AI Fight Club later this year, a competitive simulation platform designed to evaluate artificial intelligence (AI) systems for defense applications under Department of Defense (DoD)-aligned conditions, the company announced in a statement.

CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida. Lockheed Martin launched its eighth GPS III space vehicle (SV08) from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, achieving signal acquisition shortly after liftoff, the company announced in a statement.

SKRYDSTRUP, Denmark. The Danish Ministry of Defence and Lockheed Martin Skunk Works completed a live flight demonstration of the F-35’s ability to share classified data across domains using an open systems gateway, the company announced in a statement.

The F-22 Raptor, a cornerstone of American air dominance, has been a symbol of military prowess for decades. The integration of a modular open systems approach (MOSA) – a strategic initiative that emphasizes and enables the rapid integration of advanced software, sensors, and other capabilities – lies at the heart of its continued relevance.

In an exclusive interview, Justin Taylor, Vice President of the F-22 program at Lockheed Martin, shares insights into the journey of implementing MOSA on the Raptor and its implications for future military aviation.