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31 July

California Tech Firm Joins Lockheed Martin’s Golden Dome Missile Bid

Core Systems is teaming up with Lockheed Martin to support its bid for the Golden Dome missile project, an ambitious US initiative aimed at countering advanced aerial threats.

30 July

Americas

Lockheed Martin delivers its 250th guidance system for the MK 48 torpedo.

Giulia Bernacchi

Lockheed Delivers 250th MK 48 Guidance Section for US Navy Torpedo

Lockheed Martin has delivered the 250th MK 48 Guidance and Control Section, a key component of the MK 48 torpedo used by the US Navy and allied forces.

29 July

Americas

Terminal High Altitude Area Defense, or THAAD interceptor

Christine Casimiro

US Awards Lockheed Martin $2 Billion for THAAD Interceptors

The US Missile Defense Agency has awarded Lockheed Martin a $2-billion contract to produce Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) interceptors.

25 July

Air

An MC-130J taxis out for its first flight with new aerodynamic Finlets attached to the aircraft at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida.

Giulia Bernacchi

US Air Force Tests Aerodynamic Enhancements on MC-130J Aircraft

The US Air Force is testing new aerodynamic devices called finlets on MC-130J aircraft to evaluate their impact on drag reduction and fuel efficiency.

22 July

Americas

Giulia Bernacchi

Lockheed Wins $999M Pentagon Deal for Cruise, Anti-Ship Missiles Support

Lockheed Martin will support production and sustainment of the Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile and the Long-Range Anti-Ship Missile for the US.

18 July

Americas

Lockheed Martin successfully demonstrated technology to automatically recognize targets using an AI-powered Synthetic Aperture Radar

Giulia Bernacchi

AI-Powered Radar Brings Instant Threat Detection to the Sea

Lockheed Martin is using AI to boost targeting accuracy and accelerate threat detection, testing an AI-powered Synthetic Aperture Radar system that can automatically spot maritime targets.

11 July

Sea

Joe Saballa

Warfare Without Sailors? Lockheed and HavocAI Are Betting on It

Lockheed Martin Ventures is teaming up with HavocAI to accelerate the development of medium unmanned surface vehicles for the US military.

8 July

Americas

SPY-7 radar antenna seamlessly integrated into PTC-2.

Christine Casimiro

Japan Accepts First SPY-7 Radar Antennas From Lockheed

The Japanese Ministry of Defense has accepted its first shipset of four AN/SPY-7(V)1 radar antennas from Lockheed Martin, which will be fitted on Tokyo’s first Aegis System Equipped Vessel.

3 July

Arms

A target missile was launched from the Pacific Missile Range Facility at Kauai, Hawaii during Flight Test Standard Missile-45. The USS JOHN FINN (DDG-113) detected and tracked the target missile with its onboard AN/SPY-1 radar using the Aegis Baseline 9.C2 weapon system. Upon acquiring and tracking the target, the ship launched an SM-3 Block IIA guided missile which intercepted the target.

Rojoef Manuel

Lockheed Secures Up to $3B for Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense Program

Lockheed Martin has been awarded a contract worth up to $2.97 billion to extend its role as the Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense Combat Systems Engineering Agent.

1 July

Americas

A United States Army M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) fires a MGM-140 Army Tactical Missile System (ATACMS) at Delamere Air Weapons Range, Northern Territory.

Mahir Zeynalov

The Long Arm of Precision: Ultimate Guide to ATACMS and Its Successor

Learn how the ATACMS missile system enhances battlefield precision with long-range, high-impact strikes. Discover its key features, tactical uses, and role in modern warfare.

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