Lockheed Martin Archives

Anduril, General Atomics move into next phase of Air Force CCA drone program

The Air Force plans to make a production decision for CCA Increment 1 by fiscal 2026.

Apr 24, 2024 By Mikayla Easley

Illustration of a the DRACO spacecraft being developed by Lockheed Martin for DARPA that will demonstrate thermal nuclear engine technology. (Credit: Lockheed Martin)

Lockheed Martin pitching nuclear propulsion portfolio for defense space mobility, logistics

The company says its portfolio of nuclear-powered space capabilities could reach IOC by 2030.

Apr 15, 2024 By Mikayla Easley

B-52 Stratofortress crews from the 23rd Expeditionary Bomb Squadron, Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota and the 49th Test and Evaluation Squadron, Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana, participated in hypersonic weapon familiarization training at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Feb. 27, 2024. Hypersonics is an attribute being pursued for advanced munitions. The Department of Defense is developing hypersonic science and technology to ensure the U.S. can rapidly transition operational hypersonic systems. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Pedro Tenorio)

Air Force not planning to buy any ARRW hypersonic missiles in fiscal 2025

Meanwhile, the Air Force is requesting $517 million for another weapon known as the Hypersonic Attack Cruise Missile (HACM).

Mar 11, 2024 By Mikayla Easley

Rendering of Pony Express 2 tech demonstrator spacecraft (Lockheed Martin image)

Lockheed Martin readies next tech demo of space-based JADC2 capabilities

Robert Lightfoot, executive VP of Lockheed Martin Space, told DefenseScoop that the upcoming mission is part of a larger effort to drive space innovation through company investments.

Feb 21, 2024 By Mikayla Easley

Rendering of a L3Harris missile warning satellite (L3Harris image)

Space Development Agency picks 3 vendors to build next layer of missile tracking satellites

Six of the satellites in the Tranche 2 tracking layer will provide fire control-quality data to warfighters, an SDA official said.

Jan 16, 2024 By Mikayla Easley

Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman score awards for Army’s ‘launched effects’ initiative

The companies won other transaction agreements for the first phase of the Launched Effects program to mature payloads for infrared and electronic warfare.

Nov 29, 2023 By Mark Pomerleau

Space Development Agency awards $1.5B for future tranche of global communications satellites

Lockheed Martin and Northrop Grumman will each build and operate 36 satellites for SDA's Tranche 2 transport layer.

Aug 21, 2023 By Mikayla Easley

DOD tests airborne microwave weapon’s ability to defeat kamikaze drones

Lockheed Martin's MORFIUS system can fly close to small drones and attack them with high-powered microwave pulses.

Jul 13, 2023 By Jon Harper

Rendering of the Terrestrial Layer System, the Army’s next-generation tactical vehicle based system that delivers an integrated suite of signals intelligence, electronic warfare, and cyberspace operations capabilities. (Photo by John Higgins)

Lockheed Martin wins contract for Army’s long-range electronic warfare program

Lockheed has won the Army's Phase 2 competition for the Terrestrial Layer System-Echelons Above Brigade, designed to collect and detect signals at extended ranges.

Jun 27, 2023 By Mark Pomerleau

Lockheed Martin was awarded a contract to prototype the Terrestrial Layer System-Brigade Combat Team system on Strykers. (Lockheed Martin photo)

Army issues first award to integrate cyber, EW and intelligence system on armored platform

The Army awarded Lockheed Martin a $72.8 million award as part of the TLS-BCT program, in part, to begin design work on the Army Multi-Purpose Vehicle (AMPV).

Apr 14, 2023 By Mark Pomerleau