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NASA’s experimental X-59 aircraft flew faster than the speed of sound for the first time on June 5, marking a major milestone for the programme.
U.S. Air Force F-35A Lightning II aircraft and Airmen from the 48th Fighter Wing at RAF Lakenheath, England, have arrived in Pirkkala, Finland, for Ramstein Flag 2026.
The U.S. State Department has approved Denmark’s request for a possible purchase of Lockheed Martin AGM-158 JASSM-ER cruise missiles.
Lockheed Martin has released new images from its Fort Worth assembly facility showing the installation of a Pratt & Whitney F135-PW-100 engine in an F-35A Lightning II. The aircraft is the first example of the type being built for Germany and carries the factory designation MG-01.
Lockheed Martin said Canada’s procurement of 26 High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems, associated munitions and a 10-year industrial and economic plan will support a secure and strong North American defence industrial base.
Lockheed Martin, L3Harris and the U.S. Army have successfully completed a key advanced propulsion milestone for Lockheed Martin’s Precision Strike Missile Increment 4 offering.
Lockheed Martin said it successfully intercepted a Group 3 one-way attack test drone using a Joint-Air-to-Ground Missile launched from a GRIZZLY containerized launcher for the first time.
The Government of Canada said it has finalised a government-to-government agreement with the United States for the acquisition of long-range missile capability for the Canadian Armed Forces.
Lockheed Martin has secured several defense contracts worth more than $1 billion, or about 860 million euros, to strengthen air combat capabilities.
Canada is considering the purchase of about 60 Swedish Saab Gripen E/F fighter jets instead of most of the 88 Lockheed Martin F-35 stealth aircraft it had previously planned to acquire.
Lockheed Martin has opened a new 88,000-square-foot missile assembly facility in Courtland, Alabama, to support production of the Next Generation Interceptor for the U.S. Missile Defense Agency.
The Pentagon plans to buy thousands of THAAD and Patriot PAC-3 MSE interceptors in the fiscal 2027 budget to strengthen missile defence in the Indo-Pacific.
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