A Lockheed Martin led industry team held a keel-laying ceremony at Marinette Marine’s shipyard for the future USS Milwaukee, the U.S. Navy’s fifth Littoral Combat Ship (LCS).
The first Mobile User Objective System (MUOS) military communications satellite built by Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] for the U.S. Navy has successfully completed a major end-to-end system test, validating satellite performance and functionality with user ground terminals. Completion of this key milestone confirms the system meets requirements and allows the satellite to proceed to final factory test activities prior to launch.
A wireless sensor network system developed by Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] can revolutionize the way users obtain discreet persistent situational awareness and characterization of their surroundings. The Self-Powered Ad-hoc Network (SPAN) system, a network of “Field-and Forget” ground sensors, provides unobtrusive, continuous surveillance supporting multiple missions and applications.
“SPAN is a mesh network of self-organizing, self-healing sensors,” said Macy W. Summers, vice president with Lockheed Martin
Lockheed Martin’s cooled seeker technology is a primary discriminator in its pursuit of the U.S. Army’s JAGM competition. The cooled seeker design provides longer range targeting than an uncooled seeker, which is critical to aircrew safety in the presence of air defense systems. Additionally, a cooled seeker delivers