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The article focuses on how defense contractors Northrop Grumman and Lockheed Martin have slowed down work on designs for the U.S. Navy's Unmanned Carrier Launched Airborne Surveillance and Strike (Uclass) aircraft. Topics discussed include the U.S. Department of Defense's (DoD) concerns about the aircraft's requirements and the timing of the competition, the program's estimated cost in June 2013, and expectations that Uclass vehicles will not be released earlier than 2022.

The article reports on the continued domination of the Lockheed Martin F-35 project in the global fighter market as of December 2014. Topics include is the U.S. Marine Corps' initial-operational-capability date for its F-35B unit, foreign military sales' interest in how well the F-35's entry into the service goes, and Italy's plan to roll out its first jet built at the Cameri facility. Also mentioned is the progress of Russia's Sukhoi toward its operational debut of the T-50 fighter.

The article reports that the defense firm Lockheed Martin hopes that the U.S. interest in the firm's plan to design an interceptor for the Terminal High-Altitude Area Defense (Thaad) air defense system will increase due to threat being posed by Chinese hypersonic boost glide vehicle. It mentions that Missile Defense Agency's director James Syring expressed his concern over Russia's hypersonic systems. Also presented are views of firm's Doug Graham on development of Thaad system.

The article offers information on the F-35C stealth multirole fighters from Lockheed Martin, which have successfully completed their sea trials conducted by the U.S. Navy as of November 2014.

The article discusses problems with the Pratt & Whitney F135 engine used in the Lockheed Martin F-35 Joint Strike Fighter, focusing on how the issue could cause a delay in the operational debut of the aircraft. Other topics include the redesigning of engine components by the engine builder Pratt & Whitney, response to a fire in one of the F135 engines by defense contractor Lockheed Martin, and the payment for fixes by Pratt & Whitney.

The article discusses various reasons for failure of American global aerospace and defense, Northrop Grumman in the acquisition of contract at Pentagon. Topics discussed include rivals Boeing and Lockheed Martin scored tax incentives for building new bombers for the U.S. Air Force, views of Tim Paynter, spokesman at Northrup on passing of legislation for aerospace workers and views of Maureen Schumann, a Pentagon spokeswoman on decision of Pentagon officials on Northrop's underperformance.

The article reports on aircraft manufacturer Boeing's proposal for the U.S. Air Force's T-38C replacement program which is the largest tender for fast-jet trainers. It mentions the views of Chris Chadwick, president of Boeing Defense, Space and Security, regarding Boeing's partnership with aerospace company Saab for developing a new aircraft for the program. Also mentioned are proposals of other competitors for the tender including Northrop Grumman, Lockheed Martin, and General Dynamics.

The article mentions the discussion among the aircraft manufacturer Lockheed Martin and the U.S. Pentagon officials regarding the military airplane F-35's reliability. It mentins the debut of the airplane at the Farnborough air show in Great Briatin. It includes comments from F-35 program executive officer Christopher Bogdan regarding the reduction in price of the fighter plane.

The article discusses the issues related to the debut of the Lockheed Martin F-35 multirole fighter at the Farnborough International Airshow. It mentions the problems associated with the F-35 engine problems as an embarrassment for engine supplier Pratt & Whitney and adds failure of the Bombardier's CSeries jet. It includes comments from Christopher Bogdan, head of the F-35 Joint Program Office, on reducing its costs.

the article reports on issuance of three concept development contracts for the Multiple Object Kill Vehicle (MOKV) program by the U.S. Missile Defense Agency (MDA). It mentions that the contract has been awarded to airplane manufacturers Lockheed Martin, Raytheon and Boeing. It mentions that MDA Director James Syring refused to outline a specific cost target.

The article reports on strategies of aerospace companies Boeing and Saab to launch the fighter airplane T-X, as of October 2015. It states the possible purchases of fighter aircrafts by the U.S. Air Force from aerospace companies like Lockheed Martin, and mentions features and possible development costs of the T-X fighter plane.

The article reports on the 1 billion-dollar cost avoidance the U.S. Air Force is boasting of through a redesign of the Space-Based Infrared System (Sbirs) early missile warning satellite built by Lockheed Martin. Topics discussed include the modification that was agreed to the June 2014 contract award for Sbirs geosynchronous (GEO) satellites 5-6, the flexibility the refresh design will allow, and the Air Force's Commercially Hosted Infrared Payload program.

The article reports on the collaboration between several aerospace firms including Lockheed Martin Skunk Works and Northrop Grumman in the Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System (STARS) initiative of the U.S. Air Force (USAF). Topics discussed include the sensor system to be contributed by Raytheon to the initiative, remarks from Skunk Works vice president of strategy Jack O'Banion regarding the deal, and the objectives and operations of the Joint STARS project.

The article focuses on the support by the U.S. Defense Department to block buy of F-35 Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) from aerospace company Lockheed Martin. Topics covered include the interest shown by every F-35 partner nation in participating in a block buy of the single-engine jets, the benefit of the block buy to countries choosing to participate according to Pentagon procurement chief Frank Kendall and the country's partners in the Joint Strike Fighter project.

The article reports that according to Matthew Kramer, aerospace firm Lockheed Martin's spokesman, the company is not planning to partner or sell rights related to its Atlas V launcher to rocket manufacturer Aerojet Rocketdyne. Topics discussed include transfer of the launcher to United Launch Alliance (ULA), Lockheed Martin keeping itself open about selling rights and views of Craig Cooning, president of Boeing Network & Space Systems, on the same.

The article reports that the U.S. Air Force will conduct operational assessment on Lockheed Martin's Space-Based Infrared System (Sbirs) infrared scanner and starer in November 2015. It presents views of Lockheed's vice president Jeff Smith on the use of data from Sbirs starter by the National Air and Space Intelligence Center. Air Force Space Command chief John Hyten offers information on establishment of a distribution hub for satellite infrared data.

The article reports on flight testing of F-35 jet planes with a software patch to explore the effectiveness of upgrades designed to improve the fusion within the development of the multi-aircraft F-35. Topics discussed include reduction in pilot workload, analysis of the data collected through the aircraft's electro-optical targeting system, radio-frequency electronic warfare system and scanned array radar by defense contractor Lockheed Martin, and views of Air Force Colonel Roderick Cregier.

The article evaluates the Lockheed Martin's F-35 fighter planes.

The article reports that the U.S. Missile Defense Agency (MDA) has plans to make teams for redesigning of the Kill Vehicle. Topics discussed include waiting for the Redesigned Kill Vehicle (RKV)'s approval; views of MDA director James Syring on contractors for the redesigning which include Lockheed Martin, Raytheon and Boeing; and views of Jen Psaki, U.S. State Department spokesperson, on Iran's missile program.

The article reports that the U.S. Missile Defense Agency (MDA) are searching for options to enhance Terminal High-Altitude Area Defense (Thaad) of aerospace firm Lockheed Martin. Topics discussed include growing concern of the U.S. and its allies regarding the advances in China's hypersonic glide vehicles; views of James Syring, Director of MDA, on growing threat; and the Thaad-ER as a solution from Lockheed Martin.

The article reports that aerospace firms Lockheed Martin and Northrop Grumman have backed from work of developing their own company-funded designs for the U.S. Navy's Unmanned Carrier Launched Airborne Surveillance and Strike (Uclass) aircraft initiative. Topics discussed include decreased federal spending for defense as a reason for backing from the initiative; delay in release of proposals of making unmanned aircraft; and views of Randy Forbes, House Armed Services Committee's member.

The article focuses on the concerns related to proliferation of anti-aircraft weapons and air defense radars. Topics discussed include development of single-engine F-35 by aerospace company Lockheed Martin, issues regarding use of super hornet fighter planes provided by aircraft maker Boeing in the U.S. Navy and, efforts to develop the airline industry by using F-35 engines in aircrafts.

The article mentions that the aviation firm Lockheed Martin is expecting maturing threat of glide vehicles and plans a capable interceptor for the Terminal High-Altitude Area Defense (Thaad) air defense system. Topics disucssed include systems for the protection of ballistic missile threats; views of James Syring from Missile Defense Agency, on Russia's hypersonic systems; development of offensive hypersonic systems; and views of Doug Graham, from Lockheed, on the emerging threats.

The article reports that the U.S. Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD) has ordered the U.S. Air Force to restart funding for the Lockheed Martin U-2 aircraft and to invest in research and development and procurement. It presents the views of Pentagon procurement chief Frank Kendall on providing sustainment costs to the aerospace firm Northrop Grumman for Global Hawk aircraft.

The article reports that due to the improved simulation technology incorporated into the full-mission simulators (FMS) of the F-35 fighterplane from Lockheed Martin, student pilot are able to ride it alone. Topics include the simulators employing the actual F-35 software used by flying aircraft, views of Mike Luntz, Lockheed Martin's F-35 training system director on the same, and F-35 pilot's education 60 percent simulator based.

The article focuses on the advocacy of defense firm Lockheed Martin for high flying U-2 aircraft due to the U.S. Department of Defense shift towards Global Hawk unmanned aircraft upgrade program. Topics include the reduced cost plan of the firm to optionally man U-2 due to the same, the disadvantages of Global Hawk outlined by U-2 advocates like lacking of defense systems, and lower high flying than U-2 , the design of upgraded U-2 which includes a center wingbox and a space behind the cockpit.

The article focuses on disagreement between the U.S. Air Force and the aerospace company BAE Systems over upgradation of F-16 fighter planes for South Korea. It mentions that South Korea expressed frustration over U.S. insistence on higher price as pricing was important for the choice of BAE over the aerospace firm Lockheed Martin. Also presented are views of Pentagon spokesman Joe Sowers on efforts made to develop security cooperation solutions that support mutual interest of both countries.

The article reports that the American defense contractor Raytheon Co. has won the U.S. Air Force's (USAF) Three-Dimensional Expeditionary Long-Range Radar (3DELRR) competition over defense firms Lockheed Martin and Northrop Grumman. Topics discussed include views of lieutenant colonel Kevin Sellers, program manager at the USAF, on need for the requirement for the 3DELRR radar, and importance of the contract on long investment in the gallium nitride (GaN) technology.

The article mentions that the Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor twin-engine fighter aircraft has succeeded in its first strike at a fixed ground target on September 23, 2014, which was expected to be a command-and-control facility for the terrorist group Islamic State in Raqqah, Syria. It informs that the strikes were allowed by Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, who allowed the coalition forces to conduct the raids. It mentions that the operation employed Joint Direct Attack Munition for the attack.

The article reports on the requirement of a next-generation aircraft by the U.S. Air Force (USAF), for which the aerospace firms Lockheed Martin, Boeing and Northrop Grumman are competing. It presents views of U.S. Air Force Chief of Staff General Mark Welsh and U.S. Air Combat Command Chief General Mike Hostage on the same. It highlights the Combat Avionics Programmed Extension Suite which integrates U.S. Air Force F-16 aircrafts with an active electronically scanned array radar.

The article discusses the planned delivery of the Aegis Ashore ballistic missile defense radar system from aerospace company Lockheed Martin to Romania in 2015. Topics include the systems aim to provide protection for European North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) countries, Russian President Vladimir Putin's opposition to U.S. missile defense systems in Eastern Europe, and testing of the Aegis system.

The article, a news brief from aerospace and defense industry daily report focuses on United Launch Alliance's parent companies Lockheed Martin and Boeing, Lockheed- developers of Atlas V under the Air Force Evolved Expendable launch program, owner of substantial rights and refusal to share data rights of Atlas V with Aerojet Rocketdyne.The break in monopoly in the aerospace business, chances of Aerojet/Dynetics/Schafer's entry into U.S.national security market is based on Atlas V launcher bid.

The article focuses on the plan of the team of defense companies such as Aeroject Rocketdyne Holdings Ind., Dynetics Inc. and Shafer Corp. to keep the Atlas V rocket alive with the new AR-1 propulsion system developed by Aerojet in the U.S. The initiative was part of the effort to understand whether the trio can make a business to sell a re-engine Atlas V to the government. It notes that the fleet was originally developed by Lockheed Martin and operated by the United Launch Alliance (ULA).

The article reports on the statement of Rob Weiss, aerospace company Lockheed Martin official, that U.S. Air Force should consider starting an unmanned aircraft program to formally replace the U-2 unit rather than putting more money into the Northrop Grumman Global Hawk. According to Weiss, an unmanned air system should be developed to accomplish the mission that the U-2 does. It notes that Lockheed Martin has become publicly involved in the debate over whether to shift from U-2 to Global Hawk.

The article discusses the United States Air force being confident to achieve its plan to declare Initial Operational Capability(IOC) for the F-35A jet fighter by the end of December 2016. Topics include the problem of getting enough airmen trained to declare IOC, the air force plans at contracting some maintenance services from contractor Lockheed Martin and the air force blaming the United States Congress for the maintainer shortfall.

The article discusses defense companies Northrop Grumman Corp. and Lockheed Martin scaling back work on developing their own company-funded designs for the United States Navy's Unmanned Carrier Launched Airborne Surveillance and Strike (Uclass) aircraft. Topics include the program being punted because of defense spending cuts and preference given to the United States Air force and Central Intelligence Agency's stealth RQ-180 unmanned reconnaissance system.

The article offers information on the procurement and research and development (R&D) planning request made by the U.S. Air Force to the U.S. Congress to increase its fiscal 2016 budget request. Topics discussed include spending made by the Air Force for the development of the Lockheed Martin F-35 fighter airplane, role of the defense budget in paving competition for the global positioning system satellite, and delay in retirement of seven E-3 Airborne Warning and Control Aircraft.

The articles reports that aerospace and defense technologies firms Boeing, Lockheed Martin and Northrop Grumman have formed teams for the sixth-generation fighter competitions to win the contract for U.S. Air Force's long-range strike bomber.It presents views of Tom Vice, president of Northrop Grumman Aerospace Systems, on the issue. It also mentions the bomber contract won by Northrop Grumman for the B-2 bomber.

The article reports on the move of the U.S. Air Force to reassess the bids from defense contractors to build a next-generation air defense radar system. The defense contractors include Raytheon Co., Northrop Grumman Corp.. and Lockheed Martin. Program manager Kevin Sellers agrees to reopen the source selection and negotiation based on technical evaluation and pricing analysis.

The article reports on the product demonstration of aerospace firm Lockheed Martin's Advanced Development Programs to prove its open system architecture (OSA) capabilities. These products include three electronic warfare sensors on the U-2 high-altitude reconnaissance aircraft. It offers information on Lockheed's OSA which was created to comply with the Air Force's open mission system payload standards.

The article discusses the United States Air force plans to buy as many as 350 T-X aircraft to replace aging T-38s. Topics include the need for a new aggressor aircraft to tax the technological and skills of future F-22 and F-35 pilots and technology companies vying for the T-X program includes General Dynamics Corp./Alenia Aermacchi SpA with the M346 and Lockheed Martin/Korea Aerospace Industries with the T-50.

The article discusses the plan of constructing the Redesigned Kill Vehicle by the U.S. Missile Defense Agency. The U.S. Missile Defense Agency Director, James Syring said that an approval has been seeked for government design authority approach where they will be working with Lockheed Martin, Raytheon and Boeing to develop the design. The Ground-Based Midcourse Defense program is also expecting Long-Range Discrimination Radar to refine its capabilities which is depending on the budget request

The article discusses the move of the U.S. Air Force to consider three missions for national security space launches after SpaceX agreed to drop its lawsuit. SpaceX earlier claimed that its Falcon 9 was unfairly shut out of the competitive launches to the United Launch Alliance LLC (ULA). The ULA is a merger to manufacture Atlas V and Delta IV vehicle fleets by Lockheed Martin and Boeing Co.

The article reports on the plan of the U.S. Air Force to increase the number of competitive launches after SpaceX has agreed to drop lawsuit. SpaceX aims to break the monopoly on national security space missions jointly held by Lockheed Martin and Boeing Co. under the United Launch Alliance LLC (ULA). The Air Force pledges to conduct competitions with multiple certified providers.

The article reports on the hopes of the defense and aerospace company Lockheed Martin to claw back to Poland's air defense system competition after its Medium Extended Air Defense System (Meads) is rejected from the 2014 competition. The topics discussed include the challenges experienced by the Meads program, the reasons why the U.S. withdrew its 2014 budget for the production of Meads, and the expected completion of Congressional-directed study on Meads technologies.

The article reports on the hopes of the aerospace and defense company Lockheed Martin on the implications of the China's hypersonic re-entry strike vehicle testing on its dormant plan to create a design for the Terminal High-Altitude Area Defense (Thaad) air defense system. The topics discussed include the amount spent by the U.S. government on diverse missile defenses and the hopes of Lockheed to obtain funding from the U.S. Missile Defense Agency to finance its development program.