Featured in Lockheed MartinBYJoseph TrevithickSep 20, 2018ShareLockheed Martin Is Crafting New Stealth and Drone Tanker Concepts For The USAFThe Air Force knows it needs tankers that can survive in high-risk areas and it might end up flying a mix of manned and unmanned types. BYJoseph TrevithickSep 20, 2018ShareBYJoseph TrevithickSep 4, 2018ShareUkraine Requests To Buy Patriot Missiles As It Delivers A Mobile Radar To The U.S. ArmyWashington has been expanding defense deals with Kiev amid increased threats from Russia, but the cooperation may increasingly go both ways. BYJoseph TrevithickSep 4, 2018ShareBYJoseph Trevithick and Tyler RogowayAug 31, 2018ShareLockheed Pitching U.S. Air Force On F-22-F-35 Hybrid Fighter Intended For JapanThere is an increasing possibility that the United States and Japan may join forces on the project, which could offer big benefits to both countries. BYJoseph Trevithick and Tyler RogowayAug 31, 2018ShareBYTyler Rogoway and Joseph TrevithickAug 30, 2018ShareBoeing Is The Winner Of The Navy’s MQ-25 Stingray Tanker Drone Competition (Updated)There are some happy and proud folks in St. Louis right now as the company further solidifies its portfolio of naval aviation programs. BYTyler Rogoway and Joseph TrevithickAug 30, 2018ShareBYTyler RogowayAug 30, 2018ShareWho Do You Think Will Win The Navy’s MQ-25 Tanker Drone Competition Tomorrow?The contract award is happening tomorrow and the winner could potentially usher in a critical and exciting new era in naval aviation. BYTyler RogowayAug 30, 2018ShareBYJoseph TrevithickAug 23, 2018ShareNASA’s X-59A Quiet Supersonic Test Jet Will Have Zero Forward Visibility For Its PilotThe pilot will use video cameras to see through the plane’s long nose, a feature that could become standard on future supersonic planes. BYJoseph TrevithickAug 23, 2018ShareBYJoseph TrevithickAug 21, 2018ShareForeign F-35 Users Spend Millions To Stop Jet’s Computer From Sharing Their SecretsOperators will now be able to block the F-35’s systems from sending data back to the United States, but other security concerns may remain. BYJoseph TrevithickAug 21, 2018ShareBYJoseph TrevithickAug 15, 2018ShareUSAF Hands Lockheed Billions For New Warning Satellites Amid Rush For More Space SensorsThe service is trying to push up the schedule for deploying its newest space-based sensor system, but it might not be fast enough for Congress. BYJoseph TrevithickAug 15, 2018ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJul 27, 2018ShareUSAF Plans To Test A System Called ‘Symphony’ Inside An ‘Irascible Pod’ On A U-2 Spy PlaneThe Air Force is still exploring expanding the aircraft’s capabilities and mission sets even after more than 60 years of service. BYJoseph TrevithickJul 27, 2018ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJul 16, 2018ShareU.S. Trying to Sell Turkey Patriot Missiles to End Spat Over Russian S-400 PurchaseThe Turkish missile system order has caused a chill in relations between the two countries, but an alternative arms deal might not fix things. BYJoseph TrevithickJul 16, 2018ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJul 9, 2018ShareIsrael Denies It Met With the UAE Over the F-35 Despite Growing Ties Between The CountriesWhether or not there was a specific meeting, the Emiratis are still eager to buy F-35s and assuage Israeli concerns about those potential purchases. BYJoseph TrevithickJul 9, 2018ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJul 6, 2018ShareNorthrop Grumman Wants In On Japan’s Stealth Fighter ProjectJapanese officials have already talked with Lockheed Martin and are hoping a foreign partnership will help push the project forward. BYJoseph TrevithickJul 6, 2018ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJun 26, 2018ShareFor Lockheed Martin’s Skunk Works, It’s All About Getting To The Prototype StageThe famous design division says “skunking” helps it avoid many traditional pitfalls in the development process and build flying examples faster. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 26, 2018ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJun 25, 2018ShareArmy Lays Out Plans For Pilot-Optional ‘Knife Fighter’ Attack Reconnaissance RotorcraftThe service says it wants flying prototypes by 2022 and that it could have the first examples in service six years afterward. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 25, 2018ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJun 15, 2018ShareThis Tiny Missile Smashes Incoming Artillery Rounds, Drones, And Possibly Much MoreLockheed Martin’s Miniature Hit-to-Kill interceptor is small and cheap, which could make it an attractive option to defend various platforms. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 15, 2018ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJun 15, 2018ShareThe Marines Are Still Trying To Figure Out When Their F-35Bs Might Literally Fall ApartFatigue tests have gone smoothly for the F-35A and C variants so far, but they have come screeching to a halt with regards to the B model. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 15, 2018ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJun 13, 2018ShareF-35′s X-Ray Vision System Is Getting An Upgrade, But Will It Actually Save Money?Lockheed Martin and Raytheon say the update will improve the jet’s capability and save money, but it could exacerbate existing sustainment issues. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 13, 2018ShareBYJoseph TrevithickMay 31, 2018ShareGeneral Atomics Shows Off Engine That Will Power Its Proposed MQ-25 Drone TankerThe company doesn’t plan to build a full-scale prototype unless it wins the competition, but is testing critical components of the design. BYJoseph TrevithickMay 31, 2018ShareBYJoseph TrevithickMay 16, 2018ShareThe Marines Have Finally Received Their First Monster CH-53K King Stallion HelicopterNow the service is looking for ways to trim back the massively expensive helicopter’s costs as it works to get its first unit operational in 2019. BYJoseph TrevithickMay 16, 2018ShareBYJoseph TrevithickMay 8, 2018ShareGermany, France Move Ahead With Joint C-130J Unit Amid Budget Woes and A400M DelaysThe two countries are sharing costs to expand a French air base to handle a mix of five C-130J-30 airlifters and five KC-130J tankers. BYJoseph TrevithickMay 8, 2018ShareBYJoseph TrevithickApr 20, 2018ShareChina Touts Fusion Progress As New Details On Lockheed Martin’s Reactor EmergeChinese state researchers and the multi-national corporation are both aiming to be first to develop practical fusion power sometime in the 2020s. BYJoseph TrevithickApr 20, 2018ShareBYJoseph TrevithickApr 12, 2018ShareThe F-35 Hits A Key Developmental Milestone, But With Watered-Down RequirementsThe F-35 program has finished development flight tests, but serious deficiencies remain unsolved and won’t be for the foreseeable future. BYJoseph TrevithickApr 12, 2018ShareBYJoseph TrevithickApr 11, 2018ShareThis Is Our First Glimpse of a DARPA Gremlins Drone Being Launched or Recovered From A C-130The short clip shows a contractor-operated Hercules reeling out a single tethered prototype drone from its cargo bay. BYJoseph TrevithickApr 11, 2018ShareBYJoseph TrevithickMar 27, 2018ShareLockheed Martin Now Has a Patent For Its Potentially World Changing Fusion ReactorWhen it first announced the project, the company said it could have a working prototype of the revolutionary power source as early as 2019. BYJoseph TrevithickMar 27, 2018ShareBYJoseph TrevithickMar 22, 2018Share‘Marillyn Lockheed’ Tells President Trump The F-35 ‘Absolutely’ Is InvisibleYet again, Lockheed Martin’s CEO Marillyn Hewson told the president exactly what he wanted to hear and that’s not a good thing. BYJoseph TrevithickMar 22, 2018ShareBYTyler RogowayFeb 17, 2018ShareOne Of These Five Ships Will Become The U.S. Navy’s Next FrigateThe FFG(X) program is well underway as the Navy selects five vendors to fully conceptualize their designs before making a final pick in 2019. BYTyler RogowayFeb 17, 2018ShareBYTyler RogowayDec 28, 2017ShareLockheed Touts Non-Existent “Beast Mode” F-35 Configuration With 16 Air-To-Air MissilesThe graphic is disingenuous, but that doesn’t mean that such a capability shouldn’t be pursued. BYTyler RogowayDec 28, 2017ShareBYTyler RogowayOct 5, 2017ShareUSAF May Dump Its E-8C JSTARS Replacement Program For A Shadowy “Distributed” SolutionA Lockheed exec’s super slick pitch for the company’s E-8C JSTARS replacement jet hints at the use of technologies from top secret programs. BYTyler RogowayOct 5, 2017ShareBYTyler RogowaySep 18, 2017ShareNo, That YF-23 Like Rendering Of The Skunk Works’ Next Gen Fighter Isn’t NewThe concept may be ironic, but it isn’t new. BYTyler RogowaySep 18, 2017ShareBYWill Sabel CourtneyAug 1, 2017ShareWatch This Tesla Model S Help a Lockheed Martin U-2 Take OffThe iconic spy plane needs a fast car friend for takeoffs and landings. BYWill Sabel CourtneyAug 1, 2017ShareBYTyler RogowayMar 22, 2017ShareLockheed to Move F-16 Production From Texas to South CarolinaIt’s a good sign that the F-16 line will live on for years to come. BYTyler RogowayMar 22, 2017ShareBYTyler RogowayFeb 10, 2017ShareFirst Civilian Version of the C-130J Super Hercules Rolls Off the Assembly LineThe Super Hercules is finally available to the public. BYTyler RogowayFeb 10, 2017ShareBYTyler RogowayDec 12, 2016ShareDonald Trump Spanks F-35 Program, Talks Ban On Industry Hiring DoD Decision MakersIn his first sit-down interview since the election, Donald Trump targets the F-35 program, the defense-industrial complex’s “revolving door,” and why he doesn’t need daily intel briefings. BYTyler RogowayDec 12, 2016ShareBYTyler RogowayAug 3, 2016ShareThe USAF Declares Initial Operating Capability For The F-35A, But it Still Has a Long Way to GoA decade after it first flew, the USAF says the F-35 is ready for combat. BYTyler RogowayAug 3, 2016ShareBYJonathon RamseyJul 11, 2016ShareNASCAR’s Roush Is Helping Lockheed and Boeing Build a Rocket EngineNASCAR’s goin’ to the moon, y’all. (Kind of.) BYJonathon RamseyJul 11, 2016ShareBYJonathon RamseyJul 5, 2016ShareLockheed and Boeing Want to Put 1,000 Astronauts in Orbit in 30 Years’ TimeUnited Launch Alliance’s bold plan relies on even bolder plan to mine space boulders. BYJonathon RamseyJul 5, 2016ShareBYTyler RogowayJun 23, 2016ShareIsrael Wants to Buy at Least 75 F-35s, and Some of Those Could be B ModelsIsrael has big plans for the F-35, possibly including the ability to operate some of them away from fixed air bases. BYTyler RogowayJun 23, 2016ShareBYWill Sabel CourtneyMay 19, 2016ShareLockheed Martin Wants to Orbit People Around Mars by 2028Orbital research platform could let astronauts scour the surface using flying robots. BYWill Sabel CourtneyMay 19, 2016ShareBYWill Sabel CourtneyMar 30, 2016ShareLockheed Martin’s New Hypersonic Plane Will Be Airborne by 2018The price is right, the technology is ready. BYWill Sabel CourtneyMar 30, 2016Share1234
BYJoseph TrevithickSep 20, 2018ShareLockheed Martin Is Crafting New Stealth and Drone Tanker Concepts For The USAFThe Air Force knows it needs tankers that can survive in high-risk areas and it might end up flying a mix of manned and unmanned types. BYJoseph TrevithickSep 20, 2018Share
BYJoseph TrevithickSep 4, 2018ShareUkraine Requests To Buy Patriot Missiles As It Delivers A Mobile Radar To The U.S. ArmyWashington has been expanding defense deals with Kiev amid increased threats from Russia, but the cooperation may increasingly go both ways. BYJoseph TrevithickSep 4, 2018Share
BYJoseph Trevithick and Tyler RogowayAug 31, 2018ShareLockheed Pitching U.S. Air Force On F-22-F-35 Hybrid Fighter Intended For JapanThere is an increasing possibility that the United States and Japan may join forces on the project, which could offer big benefits to both countries. BYJoseph Trevithick and Tyler RogowayAug 31, 2018Share
BYTyler Rogoway and Joseph TrevithickAug 30, 2018ShareBoeing Is The Winner Of The Navy’s MQ-25 Stingray Tanker Drone Competition (Updated)There are some happy and proud folks in St. Louis right now as the company further solidifies its portfolio of naval aviation programs. BYTyler Rogoway and Joseph TrevithickAug 30, 2018Share
BYTyler RogowayAug 30, 2018ShareWho Do You Think Will Win The Navy’s MQ-25 Tanker Drone Competition Tomorrow?The contract award is happening tomorrow and the winner could potentially usher in a critical and exciting new era in naval aviation. BYTyler RogowayAug 30, 2018Share
BYJoseph TrevithickAug 23, 2018ShareNASA’s X-59A Quiet Supersonic Test Jet Will Have Zero Forward Visibility For Its PilotThe pilot will use video cameras to see through the plane’s long nose, a feature that could become standard on future supersonic planes. BYJoseph TrevithickAug 23, 2018Share
BYJoseph TrevithickAug 21, 2018ShareForeign F-35 Users Spend Millions To Stop Jet’s Computer From Sharing Their SecretsOperators will now be able to block the F-35’s systems from sending data back to the United States, but other security concerns may remain. BYJoseph TrevithickAug 21, 2018Share
BYJoseph TrevithickAug 15, 2018ShareUSAF Hands Lockheed Billions For New Warning Satellites Amid Rush For More Space SensorsThe service is trying to push up the schedule for deploying its newest space-based sensor system, but it might not be fast enough for Congress. BYJoseph TrevithickAug 15, 2018Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJul 27, 2018ShareUSAF Plans To Test A System Called ‘Symphony’ Inside An ‘Irascible Pod’ On A U-2 Spy PlaneThe Air Force is still exploring expanding the aircraft’s capabilities and mission sets even after more than 60 years of service. BYJoseph TrevithickJul 27, 2018Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJul 16, 2018ShareU.S. Trying to Sell Turkey Patriot Missiles to End Spat Over Russian S-400 PurchaseThe Turkish missile system order has caused a chill in relations between the two countries, but an alternative arms deal might not fix things. BYJoseph TrevithickJul 16, 2018Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJul 9, 2018ShareIsrael Denies It Met With the UAE Over the F-35 Despite Growing Ties Between The CountriesWhether or not there was a specific meeting, the Emiratis are still eager to buy F-35s and assuage Israeli concerns about those potential purchases. BYJoseph TrevithickJul 9, 2018Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJul 6, 2018ShareNorthrop Grumman Wants In On Japan’s Stealth Fighter ProjectJapanese officials have already talked with Lockheed Martin and are hoping a foreign partnership will help push the project forward. BYJoseph TrevithickJul 6, 2018Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJun 26, 2018ShareFor Lockheed Martin’s Skunk Works, It’s All About Getting To The Prototype StageThe famous design division says “skunking” helps it avoid many traditional pitfalls in the development process and build flying examples faster. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 26, 2018Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJun 25, 2018ShareArmy Lays Out Plans For Pilot-Optional ‘Knife Fighter’ Attack Reconnaissance RotorcraftThe service says it wants flying prototypes by 2022 and that it could have the first examples in service six years afterward. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 25, 2018Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJun 15, 2018ShareThis Tiny Missile Smashes Incoming Artillery Rounds, Drones, And Possibly Much MoreLockheed Martin’s Miniature Hit-to-Kill interceptor is small and cheap, which could make it an attractive option to defend various platforms. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 15, 2018Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJun 15, 2018ShareThe Marines Are Still Trying To Figure Out When Their F-35Bs Might Literally Fall ApartFatigue tests have gone smoothly for the F-35A and C variants so far, but they have come screeching to a halt with regards to the B model. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 15, 2018Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJun 13, 2018ShareF-35′s X-Ray Vision System Is Getting An Upgrade, But Will It Actually Save Money?Lockheed Martin and Raytheon say the update will improve the jet’s capability and save money, but it could exacerbate existing sustainment issues. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 13, 2018Share
BYJoseph TrevithickMay 31, 2018ShareGeneral Atomics Shows Off Engine That Will Power Its Proposed MQ-25 Drone TankerThe company doesn’t plan to build a full-scale prototype unless it wins the competition, but is testing critical components of the design. BYJoseph TrevithickMay 31, 2018Share
BYJoseph TrevithickMay 16, 2018ShareThe Marines Have Finally Received Their First Monster CH-53K King Stallion HelicopterNow the service is looking for ways to trim back the massively expensive helicopter’s costs as it works to get its first unit operational in 2019. BYJoseph TrevithickMay 16, 2018Share
BYJoseph TrevithickMay 8, 2018ShareGermany, France Move Ahead With Joint C-130J Unit Amid Budget Woes and A400M DelaysThe two countries are sharing costs to expand a French air base to handle a mix of five C-130J-30 airlifters and five KC-130J tankers. BYJoseph TrevithickMay 8, 2018Share
BYJoseph TrevithickApr 20, 2018ShareChina Touts Fusion Progress As New Details On Lockheed Martin’s Reactor EmergeChinese state researchers and the multi-national corporation are both aiming to be first to develop practical fusion power sometime in the 2020s. BYJoseph TrevithickApr 20, 2018Share
BYJoseph TrevithickApr 12, 2018ShareThe F-35 Hits A Key Developmental Milestone, But With Watered-Down RequirementsThe F-35 program has finished development flight tests, but serious deficiencies remain unsolved and won’t be for the foreseeable future. BYJoseph TrevithickApr 12, 2018Share
BYJoseph TrevithickApr 11, 2018ShareThis Is Our First Glimpse of a DARPA Gremlins Drone Being Launched or Recovered From A C-130The short clip shows a contractor-operated Hercules reeling out a single tethered prototype drone from its cargo bay. BYJoseph TrevithickApr 11, 2018Share
BYJoseph TrevithickMar 27, 2018ShareLockheed Martin Now Has a Patent For Its Potentially World Changing Fusion ReactorWhen it first announced the project, the company said it could have a working prototype of the revolutionary power source as early as 2019. BYJoseph TrevithickMar 27, 2018Share
BYJoseph TrevithickMar 22, 2018Share‘Marillyn Lockheed’ Tells President Trump The F-35 ‘Absolutely’ Is InvisibleYet again, Lockheed Martin’s CEO Marillyn Hewson told the president exactly what he wanted to hear and that’s not a good thing. BYJoseph TrevithickMar 22, 2018Share
BYTyler RogowayFeb 17, 2018ShareOne Of These Five Ships Will Become The U.S. Navy’s Next FrigateThe FFG(X) program is well underway as the Navy selects five vendors to fully conceptualize their designs before making a final pick in 2019. BYTyler RogowayFeb 17, 2018Share
BYTyler RogowayDec 28, 2017ShareLockheed Touts Non-Existent “Beast Mode” F-35 Configuration With 16 Air-To-Air MissilesThe graphic is disingenuous, but that doesn’t mean that such a capability shouldn’t be pursued. BYTyler RogowayDec 28, 2017Share
BYTyler RogowayOct 5, 2017ShareUSAF May Dump Its E-8C JSTARS Replacement Program For A Shadowy “Distributed” SolutionA Lockheed exec’s super slick pitch for the company’s E-8C JSTARS replacement jet hints at the use of technologies from top secret programs. BYTyler RogowayOct 5, 2017Share
BYTyler RogowaySep 18, 2017ShareNo, That YF-23 Like Rendering Of The Skunk Works’ Next Gen Fighter Isn’t NewThe concept may be ironic, but it isn’t new. BYTyler RogowaySep 18, 2017Share
BYWill Sabel CourtneyAug 1, 2017ShareWatch This Tesla Model S Help a Lockheed Martin U-2 Take OffThe iconic spy plane needs a fast car friend for takeoffs and landings. BYWill Sabel CourtneyAug 1, 2017Share
BYTyler RogowayMar 22, 2017ShareLockheed to Move F-16 Production From Texas to South CarolinaIt’s a good sign that the F-16 line will live on for years to come. BYTyler RogowayMar 22, 2017Share
BYTyler RogowayFeb 10, 2017ShareFirst Civilian Version of the C-130J Super Hercules Rolls Off the Assembly LineThe Super Hercules is finally available to the public. BYTyler RogowayFeb 10, 2017Share
BYTyler RogowayDec 12, 2016ShareDonald Trump Spanks F-35 Program, Talks Ban On Industry Hiring DoD Decision MakersIn his first sit-down interview since the election, Donald Trump targets the F-35 program, the defense-industrial complex’s “revolving door,” and why he doesn’t need daily intel briefings. BYTyler RogowayDec 12, 2016Share
BYTyler RogowayAug 3, 2016ShareThe USAF Declares Initial Operating Capability For The F-35A, But it Still Has a Long Way to GoA decade after it first flew, the USAF says the F-35 is ready for combat. BYTyler RogowayAug 3, 2016Share
BYJonathon RamseyJul 11, 2016ShareNASCAR’s Roush Is Helping Lockheed and Boeing Build a Rocket EngineNASCAR’s goin’ to the moon, y’all. (Kind of.) BYJonathon RamseyJul 11, 2016Share
BYJonathon RamseyJul 5, 2016ShareLockheed and Boeing Want to Put 1,000 Astronauts in Orbit in 30 Years’ TimeUnited Launch Alliance’s bold plan relies on even bolder plan to mine space boulders. BYJonathon RamseyJul 5, 2016Share
BYTyler RogowayJun 23, 2016ShareIsrael Wants to Buy at Least 75 F-35s, and Some of Those Could be B ModelsIsrael has big plans for the F-35, possibly including the ability to operate some of them away from fixed air bases. BYTyler RogowayJun 23, 2016Share
BYWill Sabel CourtneyMay 19, 2016ShareLockheed Martin Wants to Orbit People Around Mars by 2028Orbital research platform could let astronauts scour the surface using flying robots. BYWill Sabel CourtneyMay 19, 2016Share
BYWill Sabel CourtneyMar 30, 2016ShareLockheed Martin’s New Hypersonic Plane Will Be Airborne by 2018The price is right, the technology is ready. BYWill Sabel CourtneyMar 30, 2016Share