BYDGOSZCZ, Poland. The Polish Ministry of National Defence finalized a Letter of Offer and Acceptance with the U.S. government to upgrade its 48 F-16 Block 52+ aircraft to the F-16 Viper (F-16V) configuration, Lockheed Martin announced in a statement.

MANILA, Philippines. Lockheed Martin will expand their industrial collaboration in the Philippines’ Multi-Role Fighter program that includes a partnership with Southern Methodist University (SMU) to advance digital innovation, intellectual property creation, and workforce development, the company announced in a statement.

POWAY, Calif. Rugged-computing company Core Systems reports that it is supporting Lockheed Martin in building a next-generation missile-defense strategy for the U.S., as Lockheed Martin vies for involvement in the U.S. Defense Department's "Golden Dome" layered defense initiative, a proposed multilayer defense system for the U.S. intended to detect and destroy various airborne threats before they launch or during their flight. 

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.