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Lockheed Martin Sikorsky-Boeing adds to Team DEFIANT

Air April 5, 2022

Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin company, and Boeing have announced six new members of Team DEFIANT. These supplier teammates will join the team to support DEFIANT X, the advanced helicopter for the US Army’s Future Long-Range Assault Aircraft (FLRAA) competition. Joining the team are: ATI, Cudahy, Wisconsin: gearbox forgings Collins Aerospace, Windsor Locks, Connecticut: Perigon ...

Lockheed Martin demonstrates new layered missile defence Integration

Air April 4, 2022

Lockheed Martin, the Missile Defense Agency (MDA)  and the US Army successfully further integrated the PAC-3 Missile Segment Enhancement (MSE) interceptor into the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) Weapon System – resulting in a more tightly integrated, layered missile defence system. During a recent test, the THAAD system successfully launched a ...

Lockheed Martin to prototype next-gen US Marine Corps 5G comms

Air February 25, 2022

The US Department of Defense (DOD) has awarded Lockheed Martin a $19.3 million Prototype Project Agreement (PPA) to create a 5G communications network infrastructure testbed for expeditionary operations experimentation for the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering (OUSD R&E) and the US Marine Corps. The testbed, ...

Honeywell’s new engine to power Lockheed Martin Sikorsky-Boeing DEFIANT X

Air February 14, 2022

Honeywell has been selected to provide its new HTS7500 turboshaft engine as the power behind the Lockheed Martin Sikorsky-Boeing DEFIANT X helicopter, currently a contender to win the US Army’s Future Long-Range Assault Aircraft (FLRAA) competition. The HTS7500 enhances mission readiness and exceeds mission power and fuel consumption requirements. The new engine ...