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Unmanned
Lockheed Martin to build lander for first private unmanned Mars mission - News
December 10, 2013
DENVER. The nonprofit organization Mars One has chosen Lockheed Martin to develop and construct the mission concept study and lander for the first Mars spacecraft to embark on a private launch. The lander will be based on Lockheed Martin’s successful NASA Phoenix spacecraft that launched in 2007.
Comms
Inflight MUOS testing completed for ARC-210 SDR - News
November 21, 2013
SAN DIEGO. Rockwell Collins and Lockheed Martin engineers completed airborne testing of the Mobile User Objective System (MUOS) and the new Wideband Code Divisional Multiple Access (WCDMA) waveform leveraging the latest version of the Rockwell Collins ARC-210 airborne software defined radio (SDR). Rockwell Collins made the announcement at the MILCOM show in San Diego this week.
Cyber
Lockheed Martin Trusted Sentinel allows confidential data to be shared securely among all security levels - News
October 30, 2013
PHOENIX. Lockheed Martin has announced its cyber security solution, called Trusted Sentinel, that allows intelligence to be shared securely among personnel at all security clearances. The data can be automatically or manually shared between two or more differing security domains by using a single consolidated configuration of hardware and software.
Avionics
NSC Crane places follow-on order for U.S. Marine Corps Targeting System - News
October 28, 2013
ORLANDO, Fla. The Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC), Crane Division awarded Lockheed Martin with a $33.9 million follow-on production contract for the Target Sight System (TSS) -- the fire control system -- for the AH-1Z Cobra attack helicopter operated by the U.S. Marine Corps. The system's sensors enable pilots to have enhanced capabilities for acquiring, tracking, and designating targets.
Avionics
Boeing, Lockheed Martin team up for U.S. Air Force Long-Range Strike Bomber program - News
October 25, 2013
ST. LOUIS. Boeing (prime contractor) and Lockheed Martin (primary teammate) have joined forces to compete for the U.S. Air Force’s Long-Range Strike Bomber program. In the past, the team partnered on the development of the F-22 Raptor stealth fighter.
Avionics
F-35 alternate helmet development halted - News
October 14, 2013
FORT WORTH, TX. The F-35 Joint Program Office (JPO) officials halted development of the alternate F-35 helmet and will now focus only on maturing the Vision Systems Generation 2 (Gen 2) helmet from Rockwell Collins Elbit Systems of America that is currently used in F-35 training and testing. The program will recoup about $45 million in funds that it had originally set aside for developing the alternate helmet.
Avionics
Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II surpasses 10,000 flight hours, will replace U.S. Air Force, Marine Corps, and Navy fighters - News
October 11, 2013
FORT WORTH. The Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II 5th generation fighter has surpassed 10,000 flight hours. Three types of F-35s were included in the program milestone: the F-35A Conventional Takeoff and Landing (CTOL), the F-35B Short Takeoff/Vertical Landing (STOVL), and the F-35C Carrier Variant (CV). The F-35s underwent 10,077 flight hours over 6,492 test flights, surpassing the 10,000 flight hours in September 2013. This new milestone doubles the safe flight operations of the F-35s in a year, compared to reaching only 5,000 flight hours in the last six years.
