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2021
27 September

ReleasePentagon and Lockheed Martin agree to F-35 production rebaseline

23 September Lockheed Martin’s LMXT strategic tanker is being offered as an American-built solution for the U.S. Air Force’s KC-Y Program.

Lockheed Martin makes its pitch for USAF tanker program

Built in America by Americans, Lockheed Martin's contender for the US Air Force's future tanker requirements is an adaptation of the proven Airbus A330 Multi Role Tanker Transport.

20 September

ReleaseU.S. Air Force, Lockheed Martin select Collins for C-130J wheels, brakes

2 September The F-16 wing production line at the IAI facilities.

IAI restarts the line to meet F-16 wing demand

Continuing demand for the F-16 has led to a resumption in production of wings by IAI, alongside those for the F-35 and T-38. Lockheed Martin is on the lookout for further expanded cooperation with Israel in the future.

9 July

ReleaseUnmanned aircraft destroyed during research test flight

25 May

ReleaseMarotta Controls confirms Lockheed Martin Control Actuation System is moving into high volume production

26 March

ReleaseKongsberg signs agreement worth 1.7 billion NOK for deliveries to F-35 Joint Strike Fighter

24 March L3Harris designed Viper Shield to provide U.S. and global coalition partners with cutting-edge countermeasures against sophisticated, ever-changing threats.

Lockheed Martin selects L3Harris for F-16 countermeasures

The baseline version of the Viper Shield electronic warfare system is integrated into the aircraft fuselage, saving space for additional capability such as a fuel pod that could be attached externally.

23 March

ReleaseGastops celebrates 3,500th engine sensor delivery for F-35 Lightning II

2020
17 December Fastems will continue to collaborate with Lockheed Martin on the production of the F-35.

Lockheed Martin selects Fastems for laser cleaner robot

Fastems' AutoSLC solution is based on a robotised system, which is equipped with a laser ablation scan head, designed to automatically remove primers and other protective coatings from F-35 wing components.

15 December

ReleaseLuna Innovations and Lockheed Martin extend partnership

29 October An artist's impression of BAE Systems' proposed attritable UAVs alongside the controlling aircraft.

USAF selects BAE for prototype attritable systems

Multiple vendors have now been lined up to compete for up to $400 million in orders in support of the Skyborg Vanguard Program. BAE Systems has started work at its Endicott facility.

29 September

ReleaseLockheed Martin extends F-35 supply agreement with Solvay

17 September Elbit Systems- Cyclone will supply Forward Equipment Bay assemblies for the F-35. (Photo: Elbit Systems)

Elbit extends composite assembly work for F35

Elbit is involved in the Lockheed Martin F35's helmet mounted display systems, the development of the panoramic cockpit display, power amplifiers and 22 different structural assemblies.

14 September

ReleaseBAE Systems continues mission-critical F-35 EW system production

9 September

ReleaseStarrag's quality and precision components take F-35 fighting jets to incredible heights

28 July

Avcorp F-35 outboard wing deal extended to 2022

The Carrier Variant of the F-35 needs foldable wings in order to fit into the ship's hangars. Avcorp assembles the outboard section, and reckons these are some of the more complex aircraft assemblies made in Canada.

25 June

ReleaseNorthrop Grumman awards contracts to Kitron

16 June

ReleaseAdlumin awarded F-35 fighter jet contract

15 June Triumph will supply hydraulic utility actuation (HUA) valves to the F-35 program. (Photo: Lockheed Martin)

Lockheed Martin extends Triumph HUA valve contract

The HUA valves Triumph manufactures for the F-35 program provide directional flow control for hydraulic systems that provide critical aircraft functions. Lockheed Martin is happy to continue buying.

3 June

ReleaseKongsberg awarded contract for air-to-air pylons for F-35 program

1 June

ReleaseITT Matrix Composites' HiRPM technology adopted into Lockheed Martin's F-35 Lightning program

19 May

ReleaseLockheed Martin announces proactive measures to mitigate COVID-19 impacts to F-35 production

21 April

ReleaseSNC’s Dream Chaser spaceplane wings arrive in Colorado

2 March

ReleaseAlbany International Corp.'s affiliate, Albany Engineered Composites, qualified to build fibre placed skins for F-35

25 February

ReleaseMarshall signs 5-year C-130 cockpit trim panel contract

7 February

ReleaseLockheed Martin and BEL to explore opportunities in F-21 fighter programme

28 January

ReleaseLockheed Martin celebrates a year of F-35 successes

21 January

ReleaseHarbour Industries Cables approved for use on F-35

8 January

ReleasePV Labs receives investment from Lockheed Martin in fifth-generation advanced stabilisation technology

2019
30 December

ReleaseLockheed Martin delivers 134 F-35s in 2019, exceeding annual commitment

20 November

ReleaseRohde & Schwarz to provide radio communications for F-16 Block 70 aircraft

18 November

ReleaseLockheed Martin LM-100J commercial freighter receives FAA Type Certificate update

7 November

ReleaseNorthrop Grumman delivers 500th AN/APG-81 AESA radar for the F-35 Lightning II

29 October

ReleaseU.S. Pentagon announces its largest-ever contract for Lockheed's F-35 fighters

23 October

ReleaseSolvay and Belgian aerospace companies sign partnership agreement with Lockheed Martin in the presence of the Belgian government

21 October

ReleaseMeggitt selected by Lockheed Martin for multi-million dollar contract to supply fuel cell for the C130J Super Hercules

26 September

ReleaseIAI delivers 100th F-35 wing to Lockheed Martin

29 August

ReleaseLockheed Martin's Meridian, Miss., facility celebrates 50th anniversary

13 August

ReleaseMeggitt wins new orders with Lockheed Martin and the Defense Logistics Agency

24 July

ReleaseLife saving anti-collision software integrated into first F-35s seven years ahead of schedule

6 July

ReleasePremium Aerotec and Lockheed Martin agree on cooperation in the field of additive manufacturing

20 June

ReleaseLockheed Martin and Airbus reaffirm tanker partnership at 2019 Paris Air Show

11 June

ReleaseCubic selected to deliver Video Data Link solution for the F-35 Lightning II

25 April

ReleaseLockheed Martin Aeronautics selects iBASEt for next generation manufacturing execution

4 March

ReleaseEssex Industries to supply control yoke and column assemblies for LM-100J

20 February

ReleaseTLMAL delivers 100th C-130J Super Hercules empennage

1 February

ReleaseGKN Fokker and Lockheed Martin Aeronautics collaborating on future F-35 long term agreement

2018
4 December

ReleaseLockheed Martin and Airbus sign memorandum of agreement on aerial refueling

3 December

ReleaseCPI Aerostructures selected for multi-year F-35 lock assemblies contract by Lockheed Martin