Spain Debates F-35A and F-35Bs
According to the Jane’s, the Spanish Navy and Air Force are interested in the Lockhed Martin's F-35B fighter plane.
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Country
LM Reports sales of $16.0 billion at Third Quarter of 2021
Lockheed Martin reported third-quarter 2021 net sales of $16.0 billion, compared to $16.5 billion in the third quarter of 2020.
Navy / Maritime
Bilateral Relations
Australia gets Sikorsky’s MH-60H Helicopters for $1 Billion
State Department approved a possible FMS to Australia of MH-60R Multi-Mission Helicopters and related equipment for an estimated $985 million.
Air
Bilateral Relations
Turkey Expects to Receive US Approval for F-16 Sale
Turkey expects the Biden administration to respond positively to its request to modernise its F-16 aircraft despite opposition from Armenia and Greece.
Air
Modernisation
Turkey Wants to Buy 40 US F-16 Fighters
Turkey has requested to acquire 40 Lockheed Martin-made F-16 fighter jets and nearly 80 modernisation kits for its existing warplanes.
Air
Pentagon and LM to re-adjust F-35 Delivery Programme
The JPO and Lockheed Martin have agreed on an F-35 production rebaseline that ensures predictability and stability in the production process.
Air
LM introduces the LMXT for the U.S. Air Force's KC-Y Program
Lockheed Martin introduces the LMXT as America’s next strategic tanker, “built-in America by Americans for Americans.”
Navy / Maritime
US Navy Decommissions USS Independence (LCS 2)
US Navy Decommissioned its test and training ship USS Independence (LCS 2) ship. 22 LCS remain in service.
Investment
Two Turkish companies entered the list of Top 100 Defence
Two Turkish companies entered the “Defence News Top 100” list. The list is prepared based on data from a year ago.
Air
Switzerland Prefers F-35 and Patriot
Swiss defence ministry announced that the country would defend its skies with Lockheed Martin’s F-35A aircraft and Raytheon’s Patriot air defence system.
Air
Expo and Air Show
Lockheed Promotes F-16 in Ukraine
The Arms and Security Defence Expo begins today in Kyiv. The US Company Lockheed Martin has a booth for the first time ever.
Weapon / Missile
US Navy prefers longer-range targeting capacity
US Navy cancels AGM-154 JSOW-ER and favours Lockheed Martin’s AGM-158B JASSM-ER (Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile Extended Range).
Land
Navy / Maritime
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Investment
Ukraine's Defence Expo under the shadow of Pandemic
The Arms and Security Expo and the International Aerospace Salon “Aviasvit – XXI will open their doors in Kyiv next Tuesday.
Navy / Maritime
Air
Weapon / Missile
Köse: First I class will have Roketsan’s VLS
Alper Köse, the head of the Naval Platforms Department stated that Roketsan would provide the VLS for I-Class Frigates.
Weapon / Missile
US Navy Tests Hypersonic Rocket Motor
The US Navy’s Strategic Systems Programs (SSP) office tested on May 27th the first-stage solid rocket motor (SRM) in Promontory, Utah.
Weapon / Missile
US Gets Closer to 500 km precision Strike with PrSM rocket
Lockheed Martin announced that the developments of Precision Strike Missile (PrSM) tactical surface-to-surface weapon system are completed.
