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Weather satellite's Solar Ultraviolet Imager payload delivered by Lockheed Martin - News
April 22, 2014
PALO ALTO, CA. Lockheed Martin engineers deployed a new solar analysis payload for scientists to measure and forecast space weather, which can seriously damage satellites, electrical grids, and communications systems back on Earth. Dubbed the Solar Ultraviolet Imager (SUVI) instrument, the payload was integrated with the first flight vehicle for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) next-generation Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite, better known as GOES-R.
Unmanned
James Webb Space Telescope gets its Near Infrared Camera - News
April 14, 2014
PALO ALTO, CA. Lockheed Martin engineers and experts at the University of Arizona deployed the primary imaging instrument for the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) to NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center. The new Near Infrared Camera, or NIRCam, is now integrated within the heart of the telescope, which is known as the Integrated Science Instrument Module (ISIM).
Avionics
New, FACE-compliant airborne autonomy system demonstrated by Navy, Lockheed Martin - News
April 07, 2014
NATIONAL HARBOR, MD. Engineers at Lockheed Martin and the Office of Naval Research (ONR) completed a demonstration of an unmanned rotorcraft completing an autonomous approach and landing in an unprepared environment via the OPTIMUS mission system from Lockheed Martin. The system improves the aircraft's onboard intelligence enabling it to have advanced mission planning capability that can then be applied to current and future unmanned rotary wing aircraft. It does so by using an open architecture set up for Future Airborne Capability Environment (FACE) compliance.
Comms
GPS III communications contract won by General Dynamics - News
March 24, 2014
FAIRFAX, Va. - Lockheed Martin awarded General Dynamics Advanced Information Systems a $26 million contract from Lockheed Martin for the Network Communications Element (NCE) of the U.S. Air Force Global Positioning System (GPS) III.
Unmanned
Lockheed Martin, Warsaw Polytechnic research manned, unmanned aircraft solutions - News
March 21, 2014
WARSAW, POLAND. Lockheed Martin has teamed up with Warsaw Polytechnic to conduct an advanced applied research program in the field of integration between manned and unmanned airborne platform systems.
Radar/EW
Initial operational capability announced for Air Force Sniper targeting pod - News
March 17, 2014
ORLANDO, FL. Air Force officials announced initial operational capability (IOC) for the Sniper® Advanced Targeting Pod - Sensor Enhancement (ATP-SE) -- that was developed by Lockheed Martin engineers. It has since deployed for support of combat operations in theater.
Avionics
First Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II delivered to Luke Air Force Base - News
March 17, 2014
GLENDALE, AZ. The first Lockheed Martin-built F-35 Lightning II has been delivered to Luke Air Force Base in Glendale, AZ. The F-35A Conventional Takeoff and Landing (CTOL) variant, known as LF 5030, is the first of many F-35As scheduled for delivery to the base.
