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26 January

Lockheed Expands PAC‑3 MSE Production With Spanish Firms

Lockheed Martin has awarded Tecnobit‑Grupo Oesía and Sener new contracts to build production lines for key PAC‑3 MSE components.

26 January

Air

Christine Casimiro

Philippines Expands Black Hawk Fleet With Fifth Batch of S-70i Helicopters

The Philippine Air Force has formally accepted five additional S-70i Black Hawk helicopters and eight M134-H "Gatling" heavy machine guns to arm the rotorcraft.

22 January

Americas

Jodesz Gavilan

Lockheed Wins $203M US Army Contract to Restore PAC-3 Missiles

Lockheed Martin has secured a $202.8-million US Army contract to inspect, recertify, and repair PAC-3 interceptor missiles.

22 January

Americas

Jodesz Gavilan

Mexico Gets First C-130J-30 Super Hercules

Mexico has acquired its first C-130J-30 Super Hercules, becoming the first Latin American nation to utilize the transport aircraft.

21 January

Land

Akhsan Erido Elezhar

From 45 to 90 Degrees: JAGM Quad Launcher Unlocks Full Vertical Launch

Lockheed Martin just took the Joint-Air-to-Ground Missile Quad Launcher a big step closer to battlefield reality, proving it can fire missiles straight up, then quickly strike an incoming drone.

16 January

Air

Akhsan Erido Elezhar

Hypersonic Missiles Could Fly Faster, Farther With GE-Lockheed Ramjet Engine

Hypersonic missiles could soon fly faster, farther, and cheaper thanks to a new ramjet engine developed by GE Aerospace and Lockheed Martin.

14 January

Americas

Akhsan Erido Elezhar

Stinger’s Successor: Lockheed Flies NGSRI Interceptor for First Time

NGSRI is Lockheed Martin’s next-gen short-range interceptor, featuring a modular and open systems architecture, advanced technology, artificial intelligence, and machine learning.

14 January

Air

Christine Casimiro

US Navy Accepts 350th MH-60R Helicopter From Lockheed Martin

The US Navy has accepted its 350th MH‑60R Seahawk helicopter from Lockheed Martin’s Owego, New York facility, and delivered it to Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM)-41.

13 January

Air

The F-35C Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter performs the first F-35C weapon separation by releasing the 500-pound inert Guided Bomb Unit (GBU) 12 over an Atlantic test range

Bea Castañeda

GBU-12 Paveway II: Inside the Laser-Guided Precision Bomb

Built to cut collateral damage and costs, the GBU‑12 Paveway II turns a standard bomb into a precision weapon. This guide explains how it works and why it matters.

12 January

Air