• Digital Battlespace

  US Navy awards Radiant Mercury support contract

  27th February 2015

  The US Navy has awarded Lockheed Martin two contracts for continued support the Radiant Mercury cross domain solution for five years, the company announced on …

• Digital Battlespace

  DRS Canada awarded NZ ANZAC frigate comms contract

  26th February 2015

  DRS Technologies Canada will provide tactical integrated communications systems for the Royal New Zealand Navy's ANZAC-class frigates, it has been announced. The company was awarded …

• Uncrewed Vehicles

  Avalon 2015: Lockheed Martin goes shark hunting

  26th February 2015

  Trials are planned in the use of Lockheed Martin’s small Indago quad-rotor UAV for shark-spotting, it has emerged. The platform has an endurance of 45 …

• Defence Notes

  Avalon 2015: USAF confident F-35 will meet targets

  25th February 2015

  The re-baselining of the Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter programme has been successful and ongoing improvements in areas such as support and …

• Military Logistics

  RuBee system takes part in pilot programme

  25th February 2015

  Lockheed Martin is hopeful that its new weapons maintenance system, developed with Visible Assets, will be expanded into a full programme following a pilot programme …

• Defence Helicopter

  Thales and Lockheed lock horns over Crowsnest

  23rd February 2015

  The two manufacturers competing for the Royal Navy’s (RN) new helicopter-based early warning radar system have submitted their bids to the UK Ministry of Defence …

• Digital Battlespace

  Maritime Test Bed for sensor capability testing

  23rd February 2015

  Lockheed Martin has recently demonstrated how its Maritime Test Bed can help the US Navy test sensor intelligence capabilities, the company announced on 19 February. …

• Digital Battlespace

  IDEX 2015: Terma launches infrastructure protection

  22nd February 2015

  Terma has launched its new T.react Critical Infrastructure Protection (CIP) system at IDEX 2015 to detect, identify, and track both internal and external perimeter threats. …

• Uncrewed Vehicles

  Aero India: The Eagle has landed

  19th February 2015

  Closer US-India military cooperation in the UAV field kicked up a gear when AeroVironment and Bangalore-based Dynamatic Technologies inaugurated a production facility on 17 February.  The …

• Digital Battlespace

  Lockheed, Esri deploy ArcGIS portal

  18th February 2015

  Lockheed Martin and Esri have deployed a portal for the latter's ArcGIS geographic information system with the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA), as announced by Lockheed …

• Digital Battlespace

  Lockheed introduces Legion Pod sensor system

  16th February 2015

  Lockheed Martin has introduced its new Legion Pod multi-function sensor system for collaborative targeting operations between multiple aircraft, the company announced on 12 February. Ken …

• Military Logistics

  West: USN tests magnetic logistics tracker

  12th February 2015

  A new logistics tracking system that employs magnetic field technology was tested by the US Naval Expeditionary Forces in a pilot programme in December 2014. …

• Digital Battlespace

  West: Lockheed demos new C4ISR Test Bed

  12th February 2015

  The US Navy has recently been shown a demonstration of a new maritime C4ISR test bed to help accelerate the fielding of new capabilities. Speaking …

• Military Logistics

  BAE Systems to support F-35 airframe

  11th February 2015

  BAE Systems Australia has been selected to to support the F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) airframe for the South Pacific region, the company …

• Land Warfare

  Final JLTV proposals submitted

  11th February 2015

  AM General, Oshkosh Defense and Lockheed Martin have submitted final proposals for the US Department of Defense's Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV) programme as the …

Programme Results - Defence Insight

• Fighter - multirole

  F-16V Block 70 (Bahrain)

  Programme Background In 2018, the US government awarded a $1.12 billion contract to Lockheed Martin to produce 16 F-16 Block 70 aircraft for Bahrain, which ...

• Frigates

  Littoral Combat Ship (LCS)

  Programme Background The Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) programme was developed in 2003 as a cheap and fast way to increase the size of the fleet ...

• Destroyers

  Canadian Surface Combatant/River Class [Canada]

  Development and Procurement Requirements Fifteen frigates are being procured to replace the Royal Canadian Navy's 12 ageing Halifax-class frigates and the now-retired Iroquois-class destroyers with ...

• Frigates

  Multi-Mission Surface Combatant (MMSC) [Saudi Arabia]

  Programme Background The US State Department approved a possible $11.25 billion Foreign Military Sale to the KSA for MMCS ships and associated equipment, parts and ...

• Air: Radio and SATCOM

  Air: Radio and SATCOM | C-130J (1-2) [Egypt]

  In September 2024, Egypt confirmed the order of two C-130J-30 Super Hercules aircraft from Lockheed Martin. The announcement follows the US State Department's approval of ...

• Data links

  Data links | C-130J (1-2) [Egypt]

  In September 2024, Egypt confirmed the order of two C-130J-30 Super Hercules aircraft from Lockheed Martin. The announcement follows the US State Department's approval of ...

• Transponders and IFF

  Transponders and IFF | C-130J (1-2) [Egypt]

  In September 2024, Egypt confirmed the order of two C-130J-30 Super Hercules aircraft from Lockheed Martin. The announcement follows the US State Department's approval of ...

• Military helicopters - maritime

  MH-60R Seahawk (India)

  Programme Background On 25 February 2020, a letter of acceptance for 24 MH-60Rs, worth approximately $2.12 billion, was signed by India and the US in Delhi. ...

• Maritime patrol

  Maritime Airborne Warfare System (MAWS) [Germany]

  Programme Background In 2017, Germany and France announced that they would be developing an MPA to replace their current fleets in service. The MAWS programme ...

• Fighter - multirole

  Global Combat Air Programme (GCAP) [Japan]

  Programme Background Shephard notes that GCAP's Japanese, British and Italian components are tracked in separate entries. Programme Timeline 2020: The Acquisition, Technology & Logistics Agency of Japan issued ...

• Naval: Combat Management Systems

  Naval: Combat Management Systems | Submarines Procurement Programme [Saudi Arabia]

  The Royal Saudi Naval Forces (RSNF) is in the process of a fleet transformation plan which, so far, has seen the procurement of corvettes from ...

• Naval: shipboard communication systems

  Naval: shipboard communication systems | Submarines Procurement Programme [Saudi Arabia]

  The Royal Saudi Naval Forces (RSNF) is in the process of a fleet transformation plan which, so far, has seen the procurement of corvettes from ...

• Transport

  C-130J - USAF

  Programme Background The C-130J Super Hercules is a four-engine turboprop transport aircraft developed by Lockheed Martin to replace aging C-130 variants. The US and FMS ...

• Fighter - multirole

  MRCA - Multi Role Combat Aircraft (Fighter)

  Launched years ago, the Medium Multirole Combat Aircraft (MMRCA) programme is notorious internationally of the serpentine nature of Indian military procurements. Under the MMRCA, the ...

• Fighter - multirole, Trainer

  MRCA - Multi Role Combat Aircraft (Trainer)

  Launched years ago, the Medium Multirole Combat Aircraft (MMRCA) programme is notorious internationally of the serpentine nature of Indian military procurements. Under the MMRCA, the ...

Equipment Results - Defence Insight

• Land: battlefield and ground surveillance radar

  AN/TPQ-53

  The AN/TPQ-53 counterfire target acquisition radar can track incoming rounds at a range of 60km when using its 90° search mode or at 20km range ...

• Fighter - air superiority

  F-22A Raptor

  F-22A Raptor is a fifth-generation stealth air superiority fighter with air-to-ground attack capability. It was developed by Lockheed Martin to meet the requirement of the USAF ...

• Military UAS - mini, Military UAS - rotary-wing

  Indago 3/4

  The Indago 3 and Indago 4 are rotary-wing UAVs manufactured by Lockheed Martin. Ruggedised, backpackable, and rapidly deployable, the Indago system fits within a small backpack and ...

• Military UGVs

  AMAS

  The Autonomous Mobility Appliqué System (AMAS) is a multi-platform kit designed to integrate low-cost sensors and control systems onto US Army and USMC tactical vehicles ...

• Naval: Combat Management Systems

  CMS 330

  Lockheed Martin Canada's CMS 330 is a combat management system designed as a modern, affordable solution for mid-life upgrades in particular. Initially developed for the ...

• Air: mission management systems

  ABCCC III

  The Airborne Battlefield Command and Control Centre (ABCCC) is a capsulised, integrated battle management and communications system that is installed in USAF EC-130E Hercules aircraft ...

• Sea: naval surveillance radar

  AN/SPY-7(V)1

  The AN/SPY-7(V)1 is a Solid State Radar (LM SSR) developed and produced by Lockheed Martin. The system will be fully integrated onboard the Royal Canadian Navy's future Surface ...

• Air: fixed-wing flight simulators

  Singapore BWC

  The Singapore Basic Wings Course (BWC) is a 20-year service contract awarded to Lockheed Martin in November 2006 to provide the Republic of Singapore Air ...

• Sea: sonar systems

  TB-37/U MFTA / AN/SQR-20

  The TB-37/U, also known as the AN/SQR-20, is a Multi-Function Towed Array (MFTA) developed and manufactured by Lockheed Martin. The sonar has both active and ...

• Anti-ship missiles

  AGM-158C LRASM

  The Long Range Anti-Ship Missile (LRASM) is a precision-guided, anti-ship standoff missile based on the Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile-Extended Range. It is intended to meet the requirements ...

• Air: Integrated Defensive Systems

  Falcon Edge/IEWS

  Northrop Grumman’s Falcon Edge Integrated Self-Protection System (ISPS) equips the United Arab Emirates Air Force’s (UAEAF) Lockheed Martin F-16E/F Block-60 fighters. 

• Artillery rockets

  GMLRS

  The Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System (GMLRS) is an extended-range guided version of the MLRS.  GMLRS rockets are surface-to-surface artillery rockets fired from the Multiple ...

• Air: COMINT and ELINT systems

  AN/ALQ-217

  Lockheed Martin’s AN/ALQ-217 is an Electronic Support Measure (ESM) designed to equip large, fixed-wing aircraft. Although not mentioned in the company’s official literature, it is ...

• Land: C2 simulators

  JLCCTC

  The Joint Land Component Constructive Training Capability (JLCCTC) integrates seven command and battle staff training tools into a simulation-based system. JLCCTC will support US Army, ...

• EO/IR systems

  IRST

  IRST is a passive, long-range IR search and track (IRST) sensor system that detects and tracks airborne threats in electronic attack and heavy countermeasure environments. ...