Connecticut-based Sikorsky has announced the successful flight testing and delivery of the US Army’s experimental UH‑60MX Black Hawk helicopter, fully integrated with the company’s MATRIX autonomy suite. The delivery of the UH-60MX aircraft, owned and operated by the Army, marks…
Lockheed Martin has flight tested an AI-enhanced Combat Identification (Combat ID) capability integrated into the F-35 Lightning II’s information fusion system. The successful demonstration, known as Project Overwatch, marks the first time a tactical AI model has been used in…
Sydney based Quickstep, a wholly owned subsidiary of ASDAM, has completed the 300th ship-set of composite wing flaps for the Lockheed Martin C-130J Super Hercules aircraft. Manufactured at Quickstep’s Bankstown Airport facility in Sydney, the 300th ship-set will be delivered…
US defence contractor Lockheed Martin has unveiled its new Lamprey Multi‑Mission Autonomous Undersea Vehicle (MMAUV), which the company describes as a breakthrough “plug-and‑play” submersible designed to give US and allied war fighters technological and strategic advantage in today’s contested maritime arena.…
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…