Space Force Awards Early Golden Dome Contracts
Initial recipients will serve as a steppingstone for contractors to compete for larger agreements that could be worth billions.
Lockheed Martin
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Fighter Pilot Controls Drone From Cockpit in Test
Company is experimenting with autonomous and AI-driven drone integration.
Lockheed Nears Record Year for F-35 Deliveries
Company expects to hand over up to 190 jets in 2025.
X-59 Debut Could Launch New Era for Commercial Aviation
NASA and Lockheed Martin’s quiet, supersonic research aircraft makes its inaugural flight.
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Lockheed Martin Delivers First Belgian F-35A
New aircraft is part of a NATO plan to establish a more advanced, streamlined air defense network across Europe.
NASA’s Quiet Supersonic X-59 Nears First Flight
Medium- and high-speed taxiing marks the final phase of ground testing for the experimental design.
NASA’s Quiet Supersonic X-59 Begins Taxi Tests Ahead of First Flight
Agency’s final stage of ground testing will culminate in the experimental model’s inaugural flight, targeted for later this year.
Boeing Announces More Top Leadership Changes
Steve Parker and Jay Malave will be moving to new executive positions at the aerospace giant in August.
Lockheed’s Skunk Works Will Help Develop Electra’s ‘Ultra-STOL’ EL9
Defense contractor’s secretive advanced technology arm could accelerate the timeline for the hybrid-electric aircraft, designed to take off and land in just 150 feet.
Firefly Alpha Rocket Grounded After In-Flight Anomaly
Launch provider says a nozzle extension on the upper engine was lost during stage separation, preventing the rocket from reaching orbit.
