Defence will invest $508 million in the construction of new explosive ordnance storage and the redevelopment of base facilities at Orchard Hills in Western Sydney. The investment, part of the $21 billion Guided Weapons and Explosive Ordnance (GWEO) plan, supports…
Lockheed Martin has completed the Block 8.1.1 upgrade for the Royal Australian Air Force's (RAAF) C-130J-30 Super Hercules fleet under Project AIR5440. This will be the final upgrade before the current fleet of 12 C-130J-30s is replaced at the end…
Australia will start manufacturing Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System (GMLRS) All Up Rounds and Launch Pod Containers this month after the opening of a new factory near Defence’s Proof and Experimental Establishment at Port Wakefield, South Australia. Lockheed Martin Australia…
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI), Lockheed Martin and L3Harris Technologies have collaborated on a flight test that successfully demonstrated Crewed-Uncrewed Teaming using a single-seat F-22 Raptor fighter jet and a GA-ASI MQ-20 Avenger® unmanned jet. The effort integrated L3Harris’s…
US defence contractor Lockheed Martin has delivered its 750th HiMARS (High Mobility Artillery Rocket System) launcher to the US Army. The achievement comes as part of an urgent production jump, doubling annual production output from 48 to 96 launchers to meet accelerated demand …
Washington DC-based Lockheed Martin has announced a US$50 million ($76.4 million) investment in fellow US company Saildrone, a global leader in maritime autonomous systems. This strategic collaboration will deliver commercially available Unmanned Surface Vehicles (USV) equipped with lethal, combat-proven defence…
The governments of Australia and the United States and Defence prime contractor Lockheed Martin havesigned a Joint Statement of Intent on co-production of guided weapons. The two governments have also opened a new joint office in Huntsville, Alabama, to enhance…
Stratford-based Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin company, has unveiled an Uncrewed Aerial System (UAS) version of the venerable Black Hawk helicopter, the S-70UAS™ U-Hawk™. This is a Group 5 UAS with 25% more cargo space than a typical Black Hawk. Sikorsky…
Lockheed Martin’s storied Skunk Works organisation in Palmdale, California, has launched Vectis, a Group 5 survivable and lethal autonomous Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA). Vectis embodies the company's pedigree in fighter aircraft, autonomous systems and open mission architectures, says Lockheed Martin, and…
Lockheed Martin and BAE Systems have announced a strategic partnership to develop a range of autonomous Uncrewed Aerial Systems (UAS). The collaboration will see their advanced research and development divisions, Lockheed Martin Skunk Works and BAE Systems' FalconWorks, work together…