More than 110 Canadian companies have contributed high-value capabilities to the global F-35 program, according to Lockheed Martin, including engineering firm Aversan.
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For decades, Lockheed Martin Skunk Works has been associated with major aerospace advances. The company is now applying that approach to tactical artificial intelligence designed to decide, act, and adapt alongside human pilots.
Lockheed Martin has flight tested an artificial intelligence-enhanced Combat Identification capability integrated into the F-35 Lightning II’s information fusion system.
Lockheed Martin has spotlighted the contribution of Canadian industry to the F-35 program, highlighting the role of ASCO Aerospace Canada in producing complex machined parts.
Germany is considering ordering additional U.S.-made F-35 fighter jets, two sources told Reuters, in a move that could deepen Berlin’s reliance on American military technology as its joint next-generation fighter program with France falters.
Lockheed Martin and the Finnish company Insta have signed a memorandum of understanding to deepen defence innovation and strengthen industrial resilience and capacity.
The Finnish Air Force announced that the second Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning II multirole combat aircraft built for Finland has been formally accepted from the manufacturer and transferred to Ebbing Air Base in Fort Smith.
Lockheed Martin announced it has been awarded a foreign military sale contract through Wright-Patterson Air Force Base to deliver C-130J training devices and upgrades to the Royal Australian Air Force.
Israel has modified its F-35I fighter jets with additional fuel tanks to extend their range “without compromising stealth,” Israel’s ambassador to the United States, Yechiel Leiter, said in an interview with the Israel Hayom daily.
L3Harris has received a contract valued at nearly $400 million to produce additional solid rocket boost motors and Liquid Divert and Attitude Control Systems as a supplier to the prime contract for the Missile Defense Agency’s THAAD system.
On 15 February, Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico announced discussions with Washington on the purchase of four additional Lockheed Martin F-16 Block 70 multirole fighter aircraft.
Lockheed Martin said it conducted a successful 112-km flight test of its ER GMLRS at White Sands Missile Range, marking the first time an M270A2 launcher fired the Alternative Warhead rocket variant and completing system qualification testing for that configuration.
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