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Switzerland Cuts F-35 Jet Order Amid Rising Costs 0

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Switzerland Cuts F-35 Jet Order Amid Rising Costs

Government limits purchase to 6 billion franc budget, leaves door open for future expansion: Switzerland trims its F-35A purchase to fit the 6 billion CHF voter-approved cap, prioritizing budget discipline while keeping options open...

2026 01 05 Turkey F-16 Block 70 and Viper upgrades 0

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Turkey F-16 Block 70 and Viper upgrades

F-16 Block 70 and Viper Upgrades: Strengthening the Future of Turkey’s Air Defense Lockheed Martin’s long-standing partnership with the Turkish Air Force advances with Block 70 deliveries and Viper modernization kits, ensuring NATO’s second-largest...

Lockheed Martin HIMARS-PrSM 0

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US Army Awards Lockheed Martin $615M Production Contract for Domestic and International HIMARS

The U.S. Army has awarded Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) a $615 million full-rate production contract to manufacture additional HIMARS launchers and associated equipment. Lockheed Martin’s HIMARS launcher fires the next-generation Precision Strike Missile (PrSM)...

2023 04 11 Cobras Give Bahrain Extra Bite 0

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Cobras Give Bahrain Extra Bite

Helicopters play a major role in the defence and security of Bahrain. Alan Warnes has been looking at the Royal Bahraini Air Force and the background to its capabilities. Helicopters at the Core of...

2023 04 01 Netherlands Seeks Long-Range JASSM-ER Missiles for F-35 Fleet 0

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Netherlands Seeks Long-Range JASSM-ER Missiles for F-35 Fleet

The Netherlands Ministry of Defence (MoD) announced on 3 April that it has formally requested the purchase of the Lockheed Martin Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile-Extended Range (JASSM-ER) system to equip its F-35 fighter aircraft....

2023 03 10 Why Bloated US Military Spending Can't Ensure Its Dominance Over Russia, China 0

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Why Bloated US Military Spending Can’t Ensure Its Dominance Over Russia, China

The White House has requested a whopping $842 billion for the Pentagon for fiscal year 2024, which is $69 billion more than the Department of Defense received for FY2023. What’s behind the hike and...

2023 03 10 First C-130J-30 for Indonesia arrives in country 0

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First C-130J-30 for Indonesia arrives in country

Indonesia receives first C-130J-30 Super Hercules aircraft from Lockheed Martin A Lockheed Martin C-130J-30 Super Hercules aircraft ordered by Indonesia has arrived in the country and has been handed over to the Indonesian Air...

Lockheed Martin and Northrop Grumman Sign LOI with Rheinmetall 0

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Lockheed Martin and Northrop Grumman Sign LOI with Rheinmetall

Lockheed Martin and Northrop Grumman have signed a letter of intent with Rheinmetall AG as a promising strategic source of supply for the F-35 center fuselage. This potential partnership would establish a second F-35...

2023 01 25 F-16 Block 70 makes maiden flight, first aircraft destined for Bahrain 0

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F-16 Block 70 makes maiden flight, first aircraft destined for Bahrain

The first Lockheed Martin F-16 Block 70 Fighting Falcon made its maiden flight on 24 January, ahead of its delivery to Bahrain. The twin-seat F-16D conducted its first test flight out of Lockheed Martin’s...

US Army 50 kW-class laser architecture designed 0

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Lockheed Martin Achieves First Light in Latest Laser Lab Demonstration

Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) achieved first light from the Directed Energy Interceptor for Maneuver Short-Range Air Defense System (DEIMOS) system, which verifies that the laser’s optical performance parameters align with the system design parameters....