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  Flight on the Wild Side (Part 1)

  Posted by Guy Norris 7:52 PM on Jul 30, 2010

  In this week's (Aug 2) edition of Aviation Week & Space Technology is a detailed feature about the development and testing of Auto-GCAS – automatic ground collision avoid... Read More >>

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  Tougher Texan

  Posted by Guy Norris 2:19 AM on Apr 06, 2010

  Hawker Beechcraft has flown the first AT-6 Texan II production representative test vehicle (PRTV) powered by the 1,600 shp Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-68D engine – packin... Read More >>

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  JSF - 13-Month Delay Is Official

  Posted by Bill Sweetman 10:53 PM on Feb 16, 2010

  Two official sources have now confirmed that initial operational test and evaluation of the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter will not be completed before November 2015, 13 months later th... Read More >>

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  New X-Plane - updated

  Posted by Guy Norris 12:59 PM on Oct 13, 2009

  The Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) has allocated the X-Plane designation X-55 to Lockheed Martin’s Advanced Composite Cargo Aircraft (ACCA) proof-of-concept demonstrato... Read More >>

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  F-35B Bombed-Up

  Posted by Guy Norris 3:04 AM on Aug 21, 2009

  The first image of the F-35 looking particularly menacing has been released by Lockheed Martin as the first STOVL F-35, BF-1, is poised to return to flight tests. BF-3, the third F... Read More >>

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  The Army's Latest Radar

  Posted by Bettina Chavanne 1:51 PM on Jul 08, 2009

  The U.S. Army took delivery of its first Non-Recurring Engineering Enhanced AN/TPQ-36 Counterfire Target Acquisition (EQ-36) Radar System, built by Lockheed Martin.(Photo credit: L... Read More >>

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  The Incredible HULC (Now With Video)

  Posted by Bettina Chavanne 4:48 PM on Feb 27, 2009

  Lockheed Martin has come up with a robotic exoskeleton to help soldiers better shoulder the crushing weight they carry in equipment. The Human Universal Load Carrier (HULC) was bui... Read More >>

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  Aussies Getting in on JLTV

  Posted by Paul McLeary 8:51 PM on Feb 25, 2009

  Word has come down that the U.S. Army and the Australian government are set to announce a deal for future JLTV buys. It was reported months ago that the Aussies were interested in ... Read More >>

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  Lockheed Martin Goes Solar

  Posted by Bettina Chavanne 7:12 PM on Dec 19, 2008

  Lockheed Martin broke ground Dec. 2 on a solar power testbed to support its entry into the utility-scale renewable power generation market. The Solar System Test and Engineering Si... Read More >>

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  JLTV's Winners and Losers

  Posted by Paul McLeary 3:38 PM on Oct 30, 2008

  By now, you’ve all likely heard that three companies have been awarded the mythic JLTV contract for the 27-month technology demonstration phase of the program: Lockheed nets ... Read More >>

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