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Lockheed NGAD Fighter in a 3D Computer Model
Home » Drones » Lockheed NGAD Fighter in a 3D Computer Model Youtuber Pilot Photog has created 3D models of the Lockheed NGAD concept. Lockheed’s Ultimate Secret Projects (Skunkworks) team has just unveiled the silhouette and concept drawing of their next generation air dominance fighter, the NGAD. Pilot Photog has a groundbreaking 3D model and
Lockheed Martin’s ‘Tantrum’ tech could help get satellites up and running without the wait
Lockheed Martin and Firefly Aerospace are combining to launch a demonstrator that aims to slash the time it takes spacecraft payloads to become operational.The unique wideband Electronically Steerable Antenna (ESA) developed by Lockheed Martin will test rapid calibration and could pave the way to payloads becoming operational much quicker. Calibration is the process of fine-tuning
Lockheed, Raytheon to develop ground systems for nuclear-hardened satellite communications
ESS illustration by Northrop Grumman. WASHINGTON — The U.S. Space Force selected Lockheed Martin and Raytheon to develop competing ground systems for a next-generation space communications network that can survive a nuclear attack. Each company won a $30 million contract to develop prototypes of a ground system for the Evolved Strategic Satcom (ESS) program, the
Lockheed Martin makes a big bet on commercial space and the Moon
1.246 × 10^-8 parsecs — "We needed a way to have a compelling commercial services offering." Eric Berger - Apr 11, 2023 12:44 pm UTC Enlarge / Orion, the Moon, and a crescent Earth as seen during the Artemis I mission.NASA For several years NASA has made it clear to the space industry that, wherever
Lockheed Martin plots U.K. satellite manufacturing base
by Jason Rainbow — March 1, 2022 An artist rendition of a Lockheed Martin-built GPS 3F satellite. Credit: Lockheed Martin TAMPA, Fla. — Lockheed Martin is looking to set up a satellite manufacturing base in the United Kingdom to expand its global space business, the U.S.-based aerospace and defense giant said March 1. The facility…
Lockheed Martin terminates agreement to acquire Aerojet Rocketdyne
by Sandra Erwin — February 13, 2022 Aerojet Rocketdyne developed a launch abort engine for Boeing's CST-100 Starliner spacecraft. Credit: Aerojet Rocketdyne CEO James Taiclet: 'We determined that in light of the FTC's actions, terminating the transaction is in the best interest of our stakeholders' WASHINGTON — Lockheed Martin announced Feb. 13 it has decided…
The Saab Gripen E and the Lockheed Martin F-35 are in a dogfight to replace the aging CF-18s, as Canada is finally on track to choose its next fighter plane this year. The Boeing Super Hornet was also in the running, but was officially eliminated in November 2021. Now the bids from Sweden and the…