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Apr- 2025 -

3 April

Air

Bulgarian Air Force's first F-16 Viper combat aircraft

Rojoef Manuel

Bulgarian Air Force Welcomes First F-16 Viper

Lockheed Martin has handed over the Bulgarian Air Force’s first F-16 Viper in Graf Ignatievo, Maritsa.

2 April

Americas

Artificial intelligence helps soldiers learn faster

Giulia Bernacchi

Lockheed, Google Cloud to Collaborate in Advance Generative AI

Lockheed Martin will integrate Google Cloud’s Vertex AI platform into its AI Factory to enhance the development of generative AI models.

2 April

Air

Rojoef Manuel

Norway First to Complete F-35 Fleet Under Joint Strike Fighter Program

Lockheed Martin has handed over the last three F-35 Lightning II combat aircraft ordered by Norway as part of the global Joint Strike Fighter Program.

Mar- 2025 -

31 March

Americas

Joe Saballa

Lockheed Wins $4.9B Precision Strike Missile Deal From US Army

Lockheed Martin has been awarded a $4.9 billion contract to deliver its long-range Precision Strike Missile to the US Army under Increment One.

27 March

Air

The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Pinckney.

Giulia Bernacchi

Lockheed’s Aegis Combat System Counters Hypersonic Threat in US Navy Test

Lockheed Martin has demonstrated the hypersonic defense capabilities of its Aegis Combat System in a US Navy test.

26 March

Americas

AN/TPQ-53 multi-mission radar integration with the US Joint Task Force-Southern Border’s systems.

Giulia Bernacchi

Lockheed Integrates AN/TPQ-53 Radar With US Joint Task Force Systems

Lockheed Martin has integrated its AN/TPQ-53 multi-mission radar with the US Joint Task Force-Southern Border’s command and control systems.

25 March

Air

A single CH-53K helicopter flying in between mountains

Christine Casimiro

Sikorsky to Customize Israeli Air Force CH-53K Choppers

Israel’s Ministry of Defense has signed a contract with Sikorsky to customize the 12 incoming CH-53K "Pere" helicopters for the Israeli Air Force (IAF).

20 March

Air

Joe Saballa

Pentagon Dismisses Claims of Remote ‘Kill Switch’ in Exported F-35s

The Pentagon has firmly refuted rumors that a “kill switch” has been installed on exported F-35 fighter jets, which could allow the US to remotely deactivate them at any time.

17 March

Air

Joe Saballa

Lockheed Builds Russian Pantsir-S1 Mock-Up to Train F-16s and F-18s

Lockheed Martin has created a replica of the Russian Pantsir-S1 air defense system to evaluate the effectiveness of the targeting pods installed on F-16 and F/A-18 fighter jets.

16 March

Air