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    Lockheed Unveils ‘Space Fence’ Radar Hardware, Software Testing Hub in New Jersey

    Lockheed Martin has opened a facility in Moorestown, New Jersey, to evaluate hardware and software of a ground-based space debris monitoring infrastructure for the U.S. Air Force. The company said Monday it built the Space Fence test center for verification of the S-band radar’s tools that are designed to help the Air Force track, detect and catalog orbital objects. Lockheed is constructing the radar system on Kwajalein […] More

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    Lockheed Unveils Updated Production Line for MK 41 Missile Launching System

    Lockheed Martin has revealed its upgraded MK 41 Vertical Launching System production line that seeks to build on a U.S. Navy contract awarded in December 2014 requiring the company to continue its delivery of MK 41 systems. The company said Thursday the VLS production line at its Middle River, Maryland, facility has added 80 tools in an effort to boost production flow and modernize […] More

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    Executive Profile: Bill Bennett, Director for DoD IT Services at AECOM

    Bill Bennett serves as Director of AECOM‘s Defense Department and Intelligence Community information technology services programs. Bennett worked at Engility‘s TASC subsidiary as director of the defense business unit before he joined AECOM in April 2015. He has also led the U.S. Army and defense intelligence group at CGI Federal and was a principal systems engineer with Lockheed […] More

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    Custom Market Insights Forecasts Military Drone Market Growth at $11B by 2021

    A Custom Market Insights report predicts the military unmanned aerial vehicle market will reach $11 billion in value by 2021 from $3 billion in 2014. “Quantities of fielded military and commercial systems of every size and description are set to increase,” Custom Market Insights said Feb. 3. According to the report, persistent military drones will account […] More

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    Reuters: Japan Meets With Western Defense Contractors for New Fighter Jet Program

    Japan has met with Western defense contractors including Boeing and Lockheed Martin for a potential “next generation” of fighter jets in an effort to enhance the country’s air presence, Reuters reported Tuesday. Siva Govindasamy writes that Mitsubishi Heavy Industries partnered with Japan’s defense ministry to develop the ATD-X experimental aircraft, whose stealth fighter technologies the country […] More

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    Kay Sears Named Lockheed Space Systems VP for Strategy & Business Devt; Rick Ambrose Comments

    Kay Sears, former president of Intelsat General and a 28-year satellite communications industry veteran, has been named vice president of strategy and business development at Lockheed Martin‘s space systems segment. Her appointment takes effect April 4 and she will oversee the organization’s strategic planning, expansion initiatives, advanced technology development and work with commercial and government customers in her […] More

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    Report: Lockheed in Talks to House Some F-16 Production in India

    Lockheed Martin is in talks with the U.S. and Indian governments to transfer at least some production of F-16 aircraft to India in a bid to address the latter country’s recapitalization requirements for fighter jets, The Hindu newspaper reported Monday. Phil Shaw, head of Lockheed’s Indian unit, confirmed the company’s discussions with both governments and India-based industry partners […] More

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    MBDA, Boeing Eyes Brimstone Missile/Apache Helicopter Integration Under UK Defense Contract

    MBDA and Boeing have partnered to study the potential integration of MBDA’s Brimstone air-to-surface missile with Boeing’s AH-64E Apache helicopter under a U.K. defense ministry contract, Flightglobal reported Friday. Beth Stevenson writes MBDA U.K. Managing Director David Armstrong said the one-year contract requires a live test fire by the third quarter of 2016. The U.K. army air corps seeks […] More

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    Lockheed’s Rob Weiss: US Military Should Develop Fighter Aircraft Modernization Roadmap

    Rob Weiss, executive vice president and general manager of Lockheed Martin‘s Skunk Works business, believes that the Defense Department should explore strategies to accelerate the pace of upgrades to the U.S. military’s F-22 and F-35 fleets, Flightglobal reported Friday. James Drew writes Weiss made the remarks as the U.S. Air Force and the U.S. Navy eye a next-generation air dominance program. “As we look at F-22s and […] More

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    Research and Markets: 51% CAGR for Exoskeleton Robots Market By 2020

    Research and Markets has predicted a 50-percent compound annual growth rate for the global exoskeleton robots market over a four-year period ending 2020. The market research firm said Friday the market has seen increased commercial sale of exoskeleton robots built for the military and industry beyond the use of the technology for physical rehabilitation. A new Research and Markets report indicated that the […] More

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    3D-Printed Lockheed Martin Trident Missile Components Complete Test Flights

    Lockheed Martin-built ballistic missiles with 3D-printed components have completed U.S. Navy-led test flights in support of efforts to accelerate the missile manufacturing process. Lockheed Martin engineers built the connector backshell component with an aluminum alloy that works to protect cable connectors in the Trident II D5 fleet ballistic missiles, Lockheed said Friday. Eric Scherff, vice president of fleet […] More

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    Sikorsky Completes Flight Test of Second CH-53K Helicopter for Marine Corps

    Lockheed Martin-owned Sikorsky has completed the flight test of its second CH-53K King Stallion helicopter for the U.S. Marine Corps heavy-lift rotorcraft program. Lockheed said March 14 the second helicopter first flew on Jan. 22 while the initial CH-53K carried out its flight on Oct. 27 to account for 35 flight hours combined. Sikorsky will add two more CH-53K units during the projected three-year flight test program in […] More