Once fielded, the Boeing-made MQ-25 Stingray will be the Navy's first operational aircraft carrier-based drone.

Under the OTA agreements, the 12 firms will develop and demonstrate space-based interceptor prototypes by 2028.

As of January 2026, the OCX program had reached a staggering cost of around $6.27 billion, according to the Space Force.

The first delivery under the Andromeda contract vehicle will be for the RG-XX constellation.

The Army's request comes amid concerns over the Pentagon draining its weapon stockpiles during Operation Epic Fury.

Along with the deal with Lockheed Martin, the Pentagon has made agreements with BAE Systems and Honeywell Aerospace to ramp up production of munitions components.

“We were asked to procure some additional space capabilities. So we are at $185 billion for the objective architecture, which delivers way out into the 2035 timeframe,”…

Lockheed and GE are developing a liquid-fueled rotating detonation ramjet engine that could allow missiles to fly farther and reach speeds of at least Mach 5.

The Tranche 3 tracking layer will comprise 72 satellites to provide near-continuous global coverage, with half featuring payloads able to create fire-control data.

The collaboration will integrate Google’s generative AI tools — including Gemini — into Lockheed Martin’s AI Factory.