• Military Logistics

  First C-130J Super Hercules for Qatar

  3rd May 2011

  The first of four C-130J Super Hercules for the Qatar Emiri Air Force has completed production at the Lockheed Martin facility in Marietta. The picture …

• Military Logistics

  Israel acquires additional C-130J Super Hercules

  28th April 2011

  Lockheed Martin has received an Undefinitized Contract Action from the US Government for the Foreign Military Sale of an additional C130J to Israel, with funding …

• Defence Helicopter

  Sikorsky Aircraft produces 300th MH-60 for US Navy

  28th April 2011

  Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation, a subsidiary of United Technologies Corp., and the US Navy have celebrated the production of 100 MH-60R and 200 MH-60S Seahawk multi-mission …

• Military Logistics

  F-22 Depot Activation Team completes milestones

  28th April 2011

  Rockwell Collins, as part of the F-22 Communications, Navigation and Identification (CNI) Depot Partnering Activation team, has successfully achieved two major program milestones that will …

• Land Warfare

  Lockheed Martin battle command system for US Army

  28th April 2011

  A Lockheed Martin developed, web-based capability for US Army readiness reporting, force registration, mobilization, and force projection planning has completely replaced the legacy system that …

• Digital Battlespace

  Lockheed Martin delivers second mid-life upgrade P-3 Orion

  27th April 2011

  Lockheed Martin has delivered the second P-3 Orion with new Mid-Life Upgrade enhancements to US Customs and Border Protection (CBP). This newly re-winged P-3 joins …

• Military Logistics

  A new C-130 shadow in the sky

  25th April 2011

  The first Combat Shadow II for the United States Air Force Special Operations Command has completed its first flight at the Lockheed Martin facility in …

• Digital Battlespace

  Boeing-built GPS Operational Control Segment enters service

  25th April 2011

  Boeing today announced that its GPS Operational Control Segment (OCS) has gained full operational status with the US Air Force 50th Space Wing, Schriever Air …

• Digital Battlespace

  Lockheed Martin demonstrates integration of MONAX with base network

  21st April 2011

  Military commanders may soon have the ability to access the full range of smartphone applications anywhere on their installations with the Lockheed Martin MONAX 3G …

• Digital Battlespace

  Quad A 2011: Raytheon demonstrates ADAS Proof of Concept

  20th April 2011

  The Advanced Distribution Aperture System (ADAS), Raytheon's situation awareness solution for helicopter pilots and crews has been demonstrated in its full configuration, according to company …

• Digital Battlespace

  Quad A 2011: TRACER begins operational evaluation with SOUTHCOM

  19th April 2011

  US Southern Command (SOUTHCOM) has begun an Operational Test & Evaluation (OT&E) of Lockheed Martin's Tactical Reconnaissance and Counter-Concealment-Enabled Radar (TRACER), according to company officials. …

• Uncrewed Vehicles

  Lockheed Martin TRACER completes UAS test flights

  19th April 2011

  Lockheed Martin's Tactical Reconnaissance and Counter-Concealment-Enabled Radar, TRACER, has completed flight testing aboard a Predator B MQ-9 Unmanned Aerial System. TRACER is a dual-band (UHF …

• Digital Battlespace

  BAE Systems enchances RAF training capabilities

  19th April 2011

  UK Royal Air Force (RAF) fast jet pilot training is now more representative of flying front line aircraft than ever before thanks to engineers at …

• Digital Battlespace

  AMF JTRS submitted for NSA certification testing

  19th April 2011

  Lockheed Martin announced today that the National Security Agency (NSA) has conditionally recognized completion of critical design for the Airborne and Maritime/Fixed Station Joint Tactical …

• Uncrewed Vehicles

  Quad A 2011: Second chance for Hummingbird in Belize

  18th April 2011

  Boeing's A160T Hummingbird VTOL UAS is being prepared to continue support of US Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) missions in Belize following an 'incident' last year. …

Programme Results - Defence Insight

• Fighter - multirole

  F-16V [Jordan]

  Background 2022 FMS On 3 February 2022, the US State Department announced that it has approved a potential sale of 12 F-16 C Block 70 aircraft,  ...

• Fighter - multirole

  F-16V Block 70 [Bahrain]

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

• Transport

  C-130J (Replacement) [Italy]

  Background C-130J history Italy originally procured 20 C-130J aircraft between 2002 and 2005. In March 2022, a US$402.8 million (€380 million) contract for technical support ...

• 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 ...

• Military helicopters - multirole

  HH-60W - Combat Rescue Helicopter (CRH)

  Background In 2010, the USAF announced the replacement of the HH-60G with a new Combat Rescue Helicopter (CRH), and in 2012, the request for proposals ...

• Air: Radio and SATCOM

  Air: Radio and SATCOM | C-130J [Vietnam]

  According to a July 2024 Reuters report, the Vietnamese Ministry of National Defence is in advanced discussions with the United States to procure Lockheed Martin’s C-130J ...

• Data links

  Data links | C-130J [Vietnam]

  According to a July 2024 Reuters report, the Vietnamese Ministry of National Defence is in advanced discussions with the United States to procure Lockheed Martin’s C-130J ...

• Transponders and IFF

  Transponders and IFF | C-130J [Vietnam]

  According to a July 2024 Reuters report, the Vietnamese Ministry of National Defence is in advanced discussions with the United States to procure Lockheed Martin’s C-130J ...

• Destroyers

  Canadian Surface Combatant/River Class (1-3) [Canada]

  Background 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 next-generation surface ...

• 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 ...

• Frigates

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

  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 logistical ...

• 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 ...

Equipment Results - Defence Insight

• Military - UUVs

  Lamprey MMAUV

  The Lamprey Multi-Mission Autonomous Underwater Vehicle (MMAUV) is a UUV designed by Lockheed Martin. The UUV is intended as an autonomous companion submersible to a ...

• Sea: sonar systems

  TB-37(U)/AN/SQR-20

  The TB-37(U) is a Multi-Function Towed Array (MFTA) sonar developed by Lockheed Martin as the primary contractor, with L3Harris contributing to the production and providing Towed ...

• 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 ...

• Sea: naval surveillance radar

  AN/SPY-7(V)1

  The AN/SPY-7(V)1 is a solid-state naval surveillance radar produced and manufactured by Lockheed Martin. The system is expected to be fully integrated into programmes for ...

• Military UAS - MALE

  Vectis

  Unveiled in September 2025, the Vectis is an MALE fixed-wing UAV from Lockheed Martin Skunk Works. The UAV is designed to operate alongside 5th and next-generation ...

• Naval: RF/IR/acoustic decoys

  ALEX

  Lockheed Martin’s Automated Launch of Expendables (ALEX) can be integrated into an EW suite or act as a standalone system. Modularity allows a number of ...

• Surface-to-air missiles

  Lockheed Martin Next Generation Short Range Interceptor

  US-based Lockheed Martin is competing for the US Army's Next Generation Short Range Interceptor (NGSRI) programme with its QuadStar missile.  The programme aims to replace ...

• Heavy 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 ...

• 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 ...

• 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 ...

• Submarine-launched torpedoes

  Mk 48 Mod 7AT CBASS

  The MK 48 MOD 7 Common Broadband Advanced Sonar System (CBASS) is the latest variant of the Mk 48 torpedo family manufactured by Lockheed Martin and ...

• 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: 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 ...

• Military UAS - mini

  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 ...

• Directed energy weapons

  TALWS

  Lockheed Martin's Tactical Airborne Laser Weapons System (TALWS) is a podded laser designed to defeat threats with high energy laser power. The TALWS is still ...