NASA has decommissioned its Lockheed Martin-built Spitzer Space Telescope after over 16 years of observatory operations.
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Army Demos Integrated Air Defense With F-35 Jets
A U.S. Army-owned system demonstrated the use of U.S. Air Force F-35 aircraft as sensors for air and missile defense in multi-domain operations. Two F-35 units provided a situational awareness boost to the Integrated Air and Missile Defense Battle Command System against multiple flying targets during a test in White Sands Missile Range, Lockheed Martin said Tuesday.
Read More »U.S. Navy Commissions Littoral Combat Ship 17 (USS Indianapolis); Joe DePietro Quoted
The U.S. Navy has commissioned Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) 17, USS Indianapolis in Burns Harbor, Lockheed Martin announced on Monday. The ship, built by Lockheed Martin, is the nation's ninth Freedom-variant LCS.
Read More »NASA Gathers Gateway Design Input From Industry Prototypes; Mike Gernhardt Quoted
NASA is evaluating five mockups representative of proposed designs for facilities of Gateway, the space agency's future outpost for manned lunar missions, Reuters reported Thursday. Northrop Grumman, Lockheed Martin, Boeing, Sierra Nevada Corp. and Bigelow Aerospace each submitted outpost prototypes with funds from a $65M allotment.
Read More »VA Introduces Scheduling Tool for Veteran Appointments
The Department of Veterans Affairs unveiled a new scheduling capability in support of the agency's plans to modernize its appointment system, Nextgov reported Thursday. Jointly built by Lockheed Martin's Systems Made Simple subsidiary and Epic, the Medical Appointment Scheduling System has been fielded at the Chalmers. P. Wylie Ambulatory Care Center in Ohio until June 2020.
Read More »Sikorsky-Built VH-92A Presidential Helicopter to Undergo Initial Operational Testing in 2020
A transport helicopter built by Lockheed Martin’s Sikorsky subsidiary to replace the aging Marine One presidential aircraft is on track to achieve inital operational capability next year, National Defense Magazine reported Monday.
Read More »NASA Identifies Potential Sites for Asteroid Bennu Material Sampling Mission
NASA has chosen four candidate areas on asteroid Bennu that may serve as sample collection sites for the Lockheed Martin-built Origins, Spectral Interpretation, Resource Identification, Security-Regolith Explorer spacecraft. The selected sites measure 16 to 33 feet in radius and contain "ponds" of fine grain material that may work as samples for high-resolution observation procedures, the agency said Tuesday.
Read More »Navy to Commission Newest Freedom-Variant Littoral Combat Ship
The U.S. Navy will commission its newest Freedom-class littoral combat ship into service on Saturday at the Naval Air Station in Key West, Fl. The Lockheed Martin-build USS Billings, named after the largest city in Montana, to support the Navy's missions in near-shore and open-ocean environments, the Department of Defense said Wednesday.
Read More »Dr. Andrew Jenkins, Chief Data Scientist of Data 2 Insights for Maxar Technologies, Announced as Panelist for Potomac Officers Club’s 2019 Intel Summit on July 31st
Dr. Andrew Jenkins, the chief data scientists of Data 2 Insights for Maxar Technologies, will be featured as an expert panelist during for Potomac Officers Club’s 6th Annual Intel Summit on July 31st. He will be joined by Linda Foster of Lockheed Martin and Alexander Miller of the U.S. Army. Don’t wait to register for tomorrow’s summit. Click here to register for the 2019 Intel Summit.
Read More »US Marines Log 1M Flight Hours With CH-53E Heavy Lift Helicopter
The U.S. Marine Corps has recorded 1 million flight hours for its CH-53E Super Stallion fleet since the heavy-lift helicopter platform, manufactured by Lockheed Martin's Sikorsky subsidiary, entered service in 1981. Marines have used the aircraft to transport personnel, vehicles and equipment during amphibious assault and long-range insertion missions. Naval Air Systems Command said Wednesday.
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