Lockheed Martin
NASA, Lockheed revive supersonic travel dreams with X-59 QueSST aircraft
15 Jan 2024
US space agency NASA and defence aircraft maker Lockheed Martin on Friday jointly unveiled a prototype of the agency’s experimental aircraft X-59
Lockheed Martin to acquire Aerojet Rocketdyne for $4.4 billion
29 Dec 2020
Te acquisition of Aerojet Rocketdyne will help Lockheed Martin achieve substantial growth in Hypersonics, Tactical Missiles, Integrated Air and Missile Defence, Strategic Systems and Space Exploration
Lockheed Martin reports $1.5 bn Q4 net profit on $15.9 bn net sales
29 Jan 2020
Lokheed Martin ended 2019 with net sales of $59.8 billion, net earnings of $6.2 billion, and a record order backlog of $144.0 billion, and expects 2020 financial outlook to be even better
Lockheed to start supply of Made-in-India’ F-16 wings in 2020: report
27 Sep 2019
Lockheed had offered to locally manufacture the more advanced F-21 fighter jets specifically configured for the Indian Air Force’s requirements, while bidding for the $15 billion contract, besides proposing to shift its F-16 production line from the United States to India
Nasa picks Lockheed Martin to build low-noise supersonic plane
04 Apr 2018
The experimental aircraft that is expected to take to the skies in 2021 will have a top velocity of 1.5 times the speed of sound, or about 1,600 kilometers at an altitude of 55,000 feet
Lockheed offers to make India F-16 export hub if it bags IAF order
30 Aug 2017
Lockheed is offering to make India the sole F-16 production centre, so eventually it will make the planes not just for India, but also for other countries
Lockheed Martin, Tata in pact to make F-16 fighter jets in India
19 Jun 2017
For Tata Advanced Systems, a deal with Lokheed Martin to produce the F16s would be a game changer as it elevates the company from an aircraft parts supplier to a full-fledged manufacturer
Lockheed set to shift F-16 production to India – if Trump permits
10 Feb 2017
With no more orders for the F-16 from the Pentagon, Lockheed is prepared to switch F-16 production to India - as long as the Indian government agrees to order hundreds of the planes
Trump pits Boeing against Lokheed in move to cut defence costs
23 Dec 2016
Donald Trump had criticised Boeing in early December for the high cost of the new Air Force, and is, now criticising Lokheed for the high cost of the F-35 contract in a bid to bring costs down
Lockheed bags $6.1bn US contract for F-35s, but ‘not happy’
03 Nov 2016
It was “not a mutually agreed-upon” contract, Lockheed said in an email soon after the Defence Department announced late Wednesday that it had awarded the ninth F-35 production contract, the biggest to date
Lockheed Martin offers to shift F-16 production line to India
05 Aug 2016
Lockheed Martin has offered to shift its production line for F16s to India on condition that the Indian Air Force brings in enough orders to sustain production of the aircraft
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