La NASA y Lockheed Martin revelaron el avión supersónico X-59. El avión está diseñado para volar a velocidad supersónica sin producir el estallido característico de los aviones supersónicos tradicionales. Tal como publica Fayer Wayer, esto se debe a un motivo muy concreto, ya que el X-59 es parte...
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Lockheed Martin performed a successful test of its PAC-3 missile interceptor with a virtual Aegis system, the company announced this week.
The PAC-3 system was launched from an Mk 70 containerized launching system and successfully intercepted a cruise missile, according to a company news release. The test took place at the Army’s White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico.
“These systems could deliver...
https://news.usni.org/2024/05/21/lockheed-test-fires-army-patriot-missile-using-aegis-combat-system
The US and Russian navies commission new surface combatants into service as a UK builder lays the keel of the second in a new class of Royal Navy frigates. A Danish design firm meanwhile unveils a multi-role naval vessel capable of operating in Arctic waters. US Navy commissions littoral combat ship Marinette The US Navy […]
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The US Navy commissions its newest littoral combat ship while new patrol vessels are delivered to the Falkland Islands government and a sheriff’s office in Louisiana. T ..
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Ship sponsor Robyn Modly christens USS Cleveland (LCS-31), launches into the Menominee River. Lockheed Martin Photo
MARINETTE, Wis. – Three ships moored on the Wisconsin side of the Menominee River mark the end of a 20-year-long era of shipbuilding for the United States Navy.
The trio of Lockheed Martin Freedom-class Littoral Combat Ships will leave Fincantieri Marinette Marine and travel through the narrow waterway leading to the Green Bay that feeds Lake Michigan so the yard can make room for...
The US Navy gradually expands its surface warship fleet with new deliveries while testing continues on a naval patrol vessel for Australia. A Pakistani yard lays the keel ..
USS Marinette (LCS-27) Photo by Lockheed Martin
Lockheed Martin delivered the future USS Marinette (LCS-25) to the Navy at Fincantieri Marinette Marine shipyard, in Marinette, Wisc., the service announced in a Friday news release.
Marinette is the Navy’s 25th Littoral Combat Ship and is a Freedom-class variant. The ship is the second to be named after the Wisconsin city – the first a former tugboat (YTB-7910).
The ship is expected to be commissioned in June 2023, according to the Navy release....
https://news.usni.org/2023/02/06/freedom-class-littoral-combat-ship-marinette-delivers-to-navy
F-35 following crash. Image via NBC5
An F-35B Lighting II Joint Strike Fighter crashed on the runaway at Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base in Fort Worth, Texas, Lockheed Martin said in a statement Thursday.
The pilot ejected safely, according to the statement. It is unclear if the pilot was a service member or a Lockheed employee. Lockheed manufactures the F-35B for the Marines.
“We are aware of the F-35B crash on the shared runway at Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base in Fort Worth and...
https://news.usni.org/2022/12/15/f-35b-joint-strike-fighter-crashes-in-texas
The following is the Dec. 2, 2022, Congressional Research Service In Focus report, F-35 Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) Engine Options.
From the report
The Department of Defense (DOD) is considering whether to upgrade the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter’s (JSF’s) existing F135 engine—the Engine Enhancement Package (EEP)—or to develop and procure a new engine for the aircraft—the Adaptive Engine Technology Program (AETP). Congress has long expressed interest in issues relating to the F-35’s engine. Section...
https://news.usni.org/2022/12/08/report-to-congress-on-f-35-joint-strike-fighter-engine