Last week, SOFREP reported on Boeing joining the competition to field a worthy successor to the legendary SR-71 Blackbird, a Mach 3-capable military reconnaissance aircraft that saw its last operational flight in 1999. Lockheed Martin and Boeing have both expressed their intent to build a hypersonic capable aircraft that could carry the moniker “SR-72,” and […]
Has Lockheed Martin’s Skunk Works already produced the mysterious SR-72 and is it a drone? Did VP of Skunk Works Jack O’Bannion, slip up when his recent comments suggest it may have already been built? Jack O’Bannion, VP of Strategy at Skunk Works, is speaking today at SciTech conference. He showed a slide of the […]
The Lockheed Martin C-130 has a storied history and may be the versatile aircraft in the US inventory. The C-130J Super Hercules is the world’s most advanced tactical airlifter. Designed and developed with mission flexibility in mind, the C-130J has a unique mix of agility and performance to complete any mission, anytime, anywhere. The C-130J […]
Last year, SOFREP reported on Lockheed Martin’s plans to develop a hypersonic successor to the legendary SR-71 Blackbird, a military reconnaissance aircraft that retains the title of fastest winged craft ever to take to the skies despite having been retired for nearly two decades. Now, Boeing has announced that Lockheed isn’t the only company with […]
The United States has long relied on its arsenal of advanced and powerful cruise and ballistic missile platforms to serve as force multipliers, enforcers of American foreign policy, and of course, a nuclear deterrent. The American military boasts a massive stockpile of such missiles, deployable from land, sea, and air assets, and is able to […]
The Lockheed Martin F-35 Joint Strike Fighter has made headlines for years now, though very rarely for anything other than set backs, cost overruns, and subsequent orders for more of the troubled air-frame. The fighter, which the United States and its allies tout at the most advanced military aircraft on the planet, has yet to […]
Throughout the past 16 years of combat operations, drones have played a significant role in the American military strategy employed in multiple theaters around the world. From the early days of unarmed surveillance drones to the modern MQ-9 Reaper, the role of drones in warfare has grown to envelope an ever-increasing segment of aerial operations, and […]
The US Air Force has awarded a contract worth $26 million to Lockheed Martin for the development and production of a high powered laser weapon that possibly could be mounted on fighter aircraft in the near future. “Lockheed Martin continues to rapidly advance laser weapon systems and the technologies that make them possible,” said Dr. Rob Afzal, […]
Lockheed Martin was awarded a $26.3 million contract to develop a laser weapon for US fighter jets. The US Air Force plans to test the weapon by 2021. The laser will be used for self-defense against ground-to-air and air-to-air weapons — and possibly more. Lockheed Martin announced on Monday that it received a $26.3 million […]
On Friday, Lockheed Martin and the Pentagon announced that the security and aerospace company has successfully secured an $8 billion U.S. Defense contract to serve as global logistics support for America’s Special Operations Forces. It is not uncommon for the U.S. military to rely on contracts with private sector organizations for support services like warehouse […]
What could be more fun on a Friday night than watching a low pass of a P-3 Orion? Enjoy! The Argentine Navy reportedly has four Lockheed P-3 Orion aircraft that were purchased in 1983. Featured image from video screen capture This article is courtesy of Fighter Sweep.
An executive vice president at Lockheed Martin said this week that he is ‘confident’ that Canada will decided to purchase F-35 aircraft to replace its aging fleet of CF-18 Hornets. There had been some suggestions that the Canadian government was considering F/A-18 Super Hornets instead of the F-35. Jeff Babione, executive vice president and general manager […]
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