China's latest supersonic spy drone looks a lot like the Lockheed D-21 that crashed there in 1971
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Business Insider ^
| 4/20/2024 | Benjamin Brimelow)
On March 20, 1971, a specially modified US Air Force B-52 bomber from the 4200th Support Squadron took off from Andersen Air Force Base in Guam carrying a unique aircraft mounted under its wing. The
aircraft, shaped like a dart and painted black, was a D-21 supersonic reconnaissance drone. It was to be the fourth such drone to conduct aerial reconnaissance of China's Lop Nor nuclear test site in northwestern China, and despite its sophistication, it would crash into the very country it was intended to spy on. Created by the renowned Lockheed Corporation, the D-21 was the most advanced...
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NASA, Lockheed Martin Reveal X-59 Quiet Supersonic Aircraft
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nasa.gov ^
| Jan 12, 2024 | Abbey A. Donaldson
NASA and Lockheed Martin formally debuted the agency’s X-59 quiet supersonic aircraft Friday. Using this one-of-a-kind experimental airplane, NASA aims to gather data that could revolutionize air travel, paving the way for a new generation of commercial aircraft that can travel faster than the speed of sound. “This
is a major accomplishment made possible only through the hard work and ingenuity from NASA and the entire X-59 team,” said NASA Deputy Administrator Pam Melroy. “In just a few short years we’ve gone from an ambitious concept to reality. NASA’s X-59 will help change the way we travel, bringing us closer...
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Disney Awarded Defense Contract After Producing More Bombs Than Lockheed Martin
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Babylon Bee ^
| 11/28/2023 | Babylon Bee
BURBANK, CA — In what the United States Government hopes will be the start of a long and fruitful partnership, The Walt Disney Company has been awarded a lucrative Department of Defense contract after overtaking Lockheed Martin in the production of bombs. "This
is a momentous day for our company," said Disney CEO Bob Iger. "We now have a useful channel to funnel our bomb-making efforts. Though the fact that we have been producing bombs of immense scale for the last decade has previously only resulted in losing hundreds of millions of dollars, we can now actually make money with...
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In Incredible Black Friday Sale, Lockheed Martin Offering 2 Wars For Price Of 1
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The Bee ^
| November 24, 2023 | Staff
BETHESDA, MD — In an astonishing Black Friday sale, Lockheed Martin is now offering to equip 2 wars for the price of 1. "We've
NEVER slashed our prices this low!" said Lockheed CEO James Taiclet in a public press conference announcing the once-in-a-lifetime event. "War in Ukraine! War in Israel! War in China! It doesn't matter! For today only, we will provide two wars-worth of death-dealing equipment to the government for the price of only one! We could fund 2 wars! 4 wars! Even 6 wars! With prices this low, we'd be foolish not to!" Sources confirmed defense contractors Raytheon,...
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Lockheed Martin Boasts to Investors: Ukraine War Fueling "$10 Billion of Opportunities ... Now to the End of the Decade
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Leefang ^
The defense industry is bullish about military contracts to supply the Ukraine-Russia war, and replenish U.S. military stockpiles depleted by weapons transfers Just switching gears to Ukraine,” said Morgan Stanley analyst Kristine Liwag, during an investor town hall with the firm. “What’s
the opportunity?” Jay Malave, the chief financial officer for Lockheed Martin, noted that his company is supplying Javelin anti-tank missiles, HIMARS mobile artillery rockets, and PAC-3 air defense missiles, among other missiles and munitions for the war. Lockheed Martin has “visibility” of orders that include “$10 billion of opportunity,” Malave said. The surging growth, including orders to replenish...
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SHOCK: RFK Jr Reveals REAL Killer of His Father, Thane Eugene Cesar, Lockheed Martin/CIA Operative (8 MIN VIDEO)
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TheLibertyDaily ^
| 7/1/2023 | TheLibertyDaily
SHOCK: RFK Jr Reveals REAL Killer of His Father, Thane Eugene Cesar, Lockheed Martin/CIA Operative (8 MIN VIDEO)
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Pratt Blasts Lockheed’s ‘Confusing and Misleading’ Adaptive Engine Advocacy
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Breaking Defense ^
| June 22, 2023 at 7:17 AM | Michael Marrow and Aaron Mehta
In a high-profile public spat with little precedence between the airframe and engine giants, Pratt & Whitney executives are formally accusing Lockheed Martin of prioritizing its own bottom line by seeking an adaptive engine solution for the Joint Strike Fighter.
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More HIMARS For Ukraine! US Awards $500M Contract To Lockheed Martin To Replenish Kyiv’s G-MLRS Stock
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Eurasian Times ^
| 11/15/22 | Ashish Dangwal
On November 14, the US Army announced that it had awarded a $521 million contract to Lockheed Martin for Guided Multiple Launch Rocket Systems to replenish GMLRS provided from the Department of Defense (DoD) inventory to Ukraine.
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US Navy takes delivery of tactical Lockheed Martin laser weapon
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https://newatlas.com ^
| August 20, 2022 | By David Szondy
The age of the ray gun is almost upon us after the US Navy took delivery of a near-operational high-energy tactical laser weapon called the High Energy Laser with Integrated Optical-dazzler and Surveillance (HELIOS) system from Lockheed Martin that can be installed in existing warships. When
the first laser was invented by Theodore Maiman at the Hughes Research Lab in Malibu, California, in 1960, it was almost immediately seen as a potential superweapon – the death-ray of science fiction come to life. While the ability to generate beams of coherent light provided scientists and engineers with a unique tool that...
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Lockheed delivers new airborne laser to Air Force Research Lab
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https://insidedefense.com ^
| July 11, 2022 | By Jason Sherman
The Air Force Research Laboratory took delivery earlier this year of a compact, ruggedized laser developed for potential use as a defensive weapon on fighter aircraft, according to Lockheed Martin which claims the new airborne laser is the smallest, lightest, high-energy laser of its power level built to date. The
company, in an announcement timed to generate interest in advance of the Farnborough Air Show, said it had completed factory acceptance testing and delivered its low-SWaP (size, weight and power) airborne laser to the government during the first quarter of 2022. “It is the smallest lightest, high-energy laser of its...
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Lockheed Martin to ramp up javelin missile production amid Ukraine war
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The Hill ^
| 05/08/22 11:13 PM ET | MONIQUE BEALS
Lockheed Martin CEO Jim Taiclet said on Sunday that his company would nearly double production of their javelin missiles as the U.S. has sent hundreds of the weapons to aid Ukraine’s resistance to Russia’s invasion. “Right
now, our capacity is 2,100 Javelin missiles per year. We’re endeavoring to take that up to 4,000 per year, and that will take a number of months, maybe even a couple of years to get there because we have to get our supply chain to also crank up,” Taiclet said on CBS’s “Face the Nation.” “We’re starting now to ramp it up because...
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Joe Biden in Speech at Lockheed Martin: “Before Russia attacked, we made sure Russia had javelins and other weapons...”
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Rumble ^
| May 3, 2022 | Rumble
Joe Biden: “Before Russia attacked, we made sure Russia had javelins and other weapons...”
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Loud Cheering Heard From Lockheed Martin Board Room
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Babylon Bee ^
| 02/24/2022 | Babylon Bee
BETHESDA, MD—Sources within Lockheed Martin confirmed today that loud cheering was heard coming from the defense contractor's executive board room. The
cheers coincided with the invasion of Ukraine by Russia, as multiple voices within the U.S. condemned the attack and suggested that America intervene in the dispute. "YEEEEEAH!!!!" came a cry echoing through the building. The sounds of high-fives, pounding on the conference table, and a loud, thumping chest bump were also heard. At one point, a chant erupted of, "WAR! WAR! WAR!" Some employees claim they heard the sound of a champagne bottle being opened, while others say confetti...
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China Sanctions Raytheon, Lockheed Over Taiwan Deal To “Safeguard Its Sovereignty”
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Nation and State ^
| 02/21/2022 | Tyler Durden
The big wildcard in today's dramatic escalation in tensions over east Ukraine, is how and when Beijing will react to Putin's announcement recognizing the Donbass region as independent and immediately deploying "peacekeeping" forces to Donetsk and Lugansk. A hint as to what may be coming, came earlier on Monday when China said
it would impose new sanctions on U.S. defense contractors Raytheon Technologies and Lockheed Martin due to their arms sales to Taiwan, stepping up a feud with Washington over security and Beijing’s strategic ambitions.Foreign Ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin announced the move at a daily press briefing, citing a newly...
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China sanctions Raytheon, Lockheed over Taiwan deal
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The Associated Press ^
| February 21, 2022
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — China said Monday it will impose new sanctions on U.S. defense contractors Raytheon Technologies and Lockheed Martin due to their arms sales to Taiwan, stepping up a feud with Washington over security and Beijing’s strategic ambitions. Foreign
Ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin announced the move at a daily press briefing, citing a newly passed Anti-Foreign Sanctions Law that took effect in 2021. It was in response to a $100 million deal approved by the U.S. for maintenance of Taiwan’s missile defense systems by the two companies. “China once again urges the U.S. government and relevant parties to...
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Lockheed Martin wins contract to build rocket for Mars Sample Return
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SpaceNews.com ^
| February 8, 2022 | Jeff Foust —
The agency said Feb. 7 it awarded a contract valued at up to $194 million to Lockheed to develop the Mars Ascent Vehicle (MAV), an essential element of the overall Mars Sample Return campaign being developed by NASA and the European Space Agency. The MAV will be transported to Mars on a
NASA-led Sample Retrieval Lander, which will also carry an ESA-developed rover. That rover will pick up samples of Martian rock and regolith cached by Perseverance and return them to the lander. Perseverance may also return some samples to the lander on its own. Those samples will be loaded...
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Finland orders 64 Lockheed F-35 fighter jets for $9.4 billion
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arctictoday ^
| December 10, 2021 | Essi Lehto, Mike Stone
HELSINKI/WASHINGTON — Finland has chosen U.S. defense giant Lockheed Martin’s F-35 fighters to replace aging F/A-18 combat jets and plans to order 64 planes with weapons systems in a $9.4 billion deal, the government said on Friday. Lockheed Martin competed in a tender for the deal with Sweden’s Saab, U.S. rival Boeing,
France’s Dassault and Britain’s BAE Systems. The procurement from Lockheed, including weapons as well as service and maintenance until 2030, is estimated to cost 8.378 billion euros ($9.44 billion), the government said. The construction of hangars and other equipment will add a further 777 million euros, and 824...
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Finland orders 64 Lockheed F-35 fighter jets for $9.4 bln
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rueters ^
| December 10, 2021 | Essi Lehto and Mike Stone
The procurement from Lockheed, including weapons as well as service and maintenance until 2030, is estimated to cost 8.378 billion euros ($9.44 billion), the government said. The
construction of hangars and other equipment will add a further 777 million euros, and 824 million euros will be reserved for the final optimised weapons package and to control future contract amendments, it added. Finland is the 14th nation to opt for the F-35. It will begin phasing in the F-35 from 2027 onwards, said Airforce Commander Pasi Jokinen. Boeing said it still sees significant international interest in its F/A-18 Block III Super...
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Pentagon awards hypersonic missile defense contracts to Raytheon, Lockheed Martin and Northrop Grumman
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FOXBusiness ^
| By Thomas Barrabi
The companies will "complete an accelerated concept design" of a glide phase interceptor capable of tracking and targeting hypersonic missiles as they travel toward their target. The
interceptors will be designed to integrate with the Pentagon’s existing Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense system. Further details on the contract were not made public, but Reuters reported the companies received separate contracts with a total value of $60 million. "Multiple awards allow us to execute a risk reduction phase to explore industry concepts and maximize the benefits of a competitive environment to demonstrate the most effective and reliable Glide Phase Interceptor for regional...
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NOTHING TO SEE! Secretive Lockheed Martin boss says he ‘can’t comment’ on shock footage of UFO-like object ‘at secret research base’
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The Sun UK ^
| 01 October 2021 | Patrick KnoxM.L. Nestel
A Lockheed Martin honcho refuses to explain a video splashed on social media showing a UFO saucer-like aircraft being wheeled into a top-secret US military base. "I
can't [speak about it]," said a grinning Jeff Babione, Lockheed Martin's Skunk Works Vice President and General Manager when asked about the extraterrestrial tech... ..Babione was asked about security protocols at Skunk Works' facility. "We're good," Babione said, according to The Drive. Another chat between Defense One's Tara Copp and Air Force Chief of Staff General Charles Q. Brown tried to get answers about the object. But Brown only said that he was...
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