The United States has agreed to sell modern targeting systems for Malaysia’s fleet of F/A-18D fighters. Under a proposed $80 million agreement approved by the Department of State, the U.S. government will supply the Royal Malaysian Air Force with 10 AN/AAQ-33 Sniper advanced targeting pods. As requested by Kuala Lumpur, the deal will also provide...
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Lockheed Martin Australia Secures $327M Missile Defense Contract; Erika Marshall Quoted
Lockheed Martin Australia has won a $327 million contract from the Australian Department of Defence to develop its Joint Air Battle Management System. According to the company, the task calls for delivering an integrated air and missile defense capability, deploying next-gen technologies to repulse high-speed threats and enhance interoperability with allies. Erika Marshall, Lockheed Martin...
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Singapore Adds Eight F-35As to Earlier Order of 12 Stealth Fighters
Singapore’s Ministry of Defence has announced its acquisition of eight F-35A combat aircraft from Lockheed Martin to supplement its existing order of 12 F-35Bs. Posting on the social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter, the ministry said the country’s steady defense spending enabled the “calculated decision.” On Wednesday, Defence Minister Ng Eng Hen informed...
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Lockheed Ships First F-16 Block 70 Jet Fighters for Bahrain
Lockheed Martin announced that the first ferry cell of three F-16 Block 70 jet fighters took off from Greenville, South Carolina, to Bahrain on Wednesday, making the Arab island nation the first Gulf Cooperation Council member armed with the warplane. The aircraft’s features include an active electronically scanned array fire control radar, advanced avionics, and...
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Canada Secures Approval to Access US Military Satcom System
The U.S. Department of State has approved Canada’s request to access the Lockheed Martin-built Mobile User Objective Systems for $138 million to provide Canadian armed forces with satellite connectivity on the battlefield. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency said General Dynamics is the prime contractor for the potential foreign military sale. General Dynamics, which provided the...
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US Approves Sale of RTX, Lockheed Martin Missiles to Poland’s Military
The United States has approved Poland’s request to purchase American-made missiles. On Tuesday, the Defense Security Cooperation Agency announced that the Department of State has given the green light to sell 745 AIM-120C-8 Advanced Medium-range Air-to-Air Missiles and 821 AGM-158B-2 Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile Extended Range all-up-rounds to the government of Poland. The potential acquisition costs about $1.69 billion...
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Lockheed Partners With Singaporean Agency for Enhanced F-16 Maintenance Support
Lockheed Martin and Singapore’s Defence Science and Technology Agency have agreed to create a new data pipeline infrastructure to enable smarter maintenance support for the Singapore Air Force’s F-16 fleet. The infrastructure will use digital technologies allowing both parties to exchange fleet and supply chain datasets and improve data analytics. Lockheed and DSTA expect the...
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US Clears $2.2B Bahrain Purchase of Abrams Main Battle Tanks
The U.S. Department of State has approved the government of Bahrain’s request to purchase Abrams main battle tanks for an estimated $2.2 billion. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency said the procurement includes 50 M1A2 System Enhancement Program version 3 tanks, four M88A2 Hercules combat recovery vehicles and eight M1150 assault breacher vehicles. Other related items...
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Mercury Systems, Lockheed Martin Sign Agreements to Strengthen Swiss Defense Manufacturing
Mercury Mission Systems International SA is working with Lockheed Martin to boost defense technology manufacturing in Switzerland. The companies signed two engineering development agreements, under which Mercury Systems will manufacture embedded computing technologies at its production facility in Geneva. The partnership is the direct result of the Swiss government’s purchase of F-35 Lightning II fighter jets...
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Lockheed Martin, Navatia Extend Partnership to Explore Emerging Ship, Submarine Opportunities; Joe DePietro Quoted
Lockheed Martin will continue collaborating with Spanish shipbuilding company Navatia to explore emerging commercial opportunities in surface ships and submarines. The companies finalized a new deal Friday to extend their partnership for another three years. Joe DePietro, C6ISR vice president at Lockheed Martin, said the agreement will support ongoing joint efforts to equip defense customers...