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Unmanned
USAF awards $22.8 million contract for laser-guided bomb kits - News
December 15, 2017
BETHESDA, Md. The U.S. Air Force -- acting on behalf of the U.S. Navy -- has signed a $22.8 million contract with Lockheed Martin to produce and deliver Paveway II Plus laser guided bomb (LGB) kits.
Comms
U.S. Air Force GPS III satellite completes factory mission readiness test - News
December 14, 2017
DENVER. The U.S. Air Force has finalized a factory mission readiness test (FMRT) on the first Lockheed Martin-built GPS III satellite along with the launch-and-checkout system (LCS) of an accompanying ground control platform built by Raytheon.
Unmanned
NATO purchases laser training rounds from Lockheed Martin - News
December 05, 2017
ARCHBALD, Pa. Officials at the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Support and Procurement Agency (NSPA) selected Lockheed Martin for a five-year agreement to purchase Enhanced Laser Guided Training Rounds (ELGTRs) on behalf of member countries.
Radar/EW
Companies partner to provide AESA radar to Spain, international navies - News
December 04, 2017
BETHESDA, Md. Lockheed Martin and technology company Indra (Alcobendas, Madrid, Spain) recently signed an agreement that extends the companies' exclusive relationship to develop of a state-of-the-art S-band active electronically scanned array (AESA) radar for the Spanish Navy?s F-110 program; the pact also establishes a framework to move ahead with commercialization of this solid-state radar for other anti-air-warfare opportunities worldwide.
Avionics
U.S. military inks $198.4 million worth of C-130 training contracts - News
November 28, 2017
ORLANDO, Fla. Lockheed Martin has signed six contracts with the U.S. military, with awards totaling $198.4 million, to improve training for C-130 aircrews and operators around the world. The C-130J Super Hercules Maintenance and Aircrew Training System (JMATS) program has trained more than 10,000 personnel for missions including cargo transport, special missions, and aerial refueling.
Radar/EW
Ballistic-missile defense radar passes crucial milestone - News
November 17, 2017
MOORESTOWN, N.J. Lockheed Martin has completed the Critical Design Review (CDR) portion of testing with the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) for the Long Range Discrimination Radar (LRDR). Passage of this goal means that the LRDR has demonstrated compliance to all technical performance measures and requirements. The radar system will be part of a layered ballistic-missile defense strategy to protect the U.S. from ballistic-missile attacks.
Unmanned
UAV Fury upgrades engine resulting in increased flight time - News
November 16, 2017
DUBAI. Lockheed Martin engineers updated the engine on the unmanned air vehicle (UAV), Fury, to increase its flight endurance.
