Several Lockheed Martin cross-domain cybersecurity products and services have been added to a General Services Administration governmentwide contract vehicle. The products support than 150 data types for automatic exchange and the company regularly adds new data types to support interoperability between the Defense Department, intelligence agencies and coalition partners, Lockheed said Tuesday. Jim Quinn, vice [...]
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Ball Providing NASA, Geological Survey Space-Based Earth Imager; David Taylor Comments
February 12, 2013 No Comment
A Ball Aerospace and Technologies Corp. land imaging instrument launched into space Monday for a NASA-U.S. Geological Survey satellite program to observe spectral data in infrared bands. United Launch Alliance, a 50-50 joint venture of Boeing and Lockheed Martin, launched the eighth Landsat Data Continuity Mission on an Atlas V rocket from Vandenberg Air Force [...]
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Lockheed Entering Mars Spacecraft Environmental Testing Phase; Guy Beutelschies Comments
February 11, 2013 No Comment
Lockheed Martin has assembled and integrated its spacecraft for NASA and is now preparing for environmental testing ahead of its scheduled November launch for a Mars mission. That testing phase for the Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution spacecraft will occur for six months at Lockheed facilities near Denver, the company said Friday. After testing, the [...]
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Lockheed Develops Air Traffic Platform For Civil, Military Aviation; Sandy Samuel Comments
February 11, 2013 No CommentLockheed Martin has launched a new air traffic management platform intended for both the military and civil aviation sectors. The company worked with Australia-based Adacel Technologies Ltd. to develop SkyLine Enterprise, which is intended to search for situations in an airplane’s flight path that could potentially cause a delay or pose danger, Lockheed said Monday. [...]
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BAE Systems has completed a missile defense test for its terminal high altitude area defense infrared imaging seeker, according to the Union Leader. During the test, BAE’s THAAD weapon system engaged a medium-range ballistic missile target from a C-17 aircraft. The Missile Defense Agency and Lockheed Martin conducted the test in 2012. BAE Systems said the THAAD [...]
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Lockheed-Raytheon JV Developing, Testing Anti-Tank Missile; Duane Gooden Comments
February 7, 2013 No CommentA Lockheed Martin-Raytheon joint venture is developing a portable anti-tank missile for the U.S. Army and Marine Corps as well as for the foreign military sales program. The Javelin missile is intended for dismounted gunnery personnel and contains both guided munitions and surveillance systems, Lockheed and Raytheon said Wednesday. During recent Army tests, the companies [...]
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A Lockheed Martin-led team has developed flight software for a U.S. Air Force GPS satellite program scheduled for launch availability in 2014. ATK, General Dynamics, Honeywell, Infinity Systems Engineering and ITT Exelis are among Lockheed’s subcontractors for the Global Position System III program, Lockheed said Wednesday. Lockheed is contracted to build four GPS III satellites [...]
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Raytheon is building a bomb intended for all three U.S. variants of the Lockheed Martin-made F-35 fighter jet, Raytheon said Tuesday. The company said the GBU-53/B Small Diameter Bomb is designed for the Air Force‘s F-35A, Marine Corps‘ F-35B and the Navy‘s F-35C jets. Other aircraft such as the Air Force’s F/A-22, F-15E and F-16C/D [...]
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Lockheed’s Joint Light Tactical Vehicles Ready for Production; Scott Greene Comments
January 18, 2013 No CommentLockheed Martin‘s joint light tactical vehicle family has completed a government design review before the vehicles’ begin production this Spring, according to a company statement. Scott Greene, vice president of ground vehicles for Lockheed Martin missiles and fire control, said the JLTV is ready for production and gives the user the option to upgrade capabilities. [...]
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