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Military Aviation News January 8, 2014

U.S. Navy Awards Lockheed Martin $84 Million Contract for Production of Paveway II Enhanced Laser Guided Training Rounds

Lockheed Martin received an $84.5 million contract on Dec. 23 from the U.S. Navy to produce paveway II Enhanced Laser Guided Training Rounds (ELGTR). Under…

Military Aviation News December 18, 2013

First Dutch solo-flight on F-35 Lightning II

Major Laurens Jan Vijge became the first Dutch Air Force pilot to fly the F-35 Lightning II solo earlier today. Vijge took off at Eglin…

Military Aviation News October 9, 2013

The Netherlands will start flying the F-35 in December

Dutch minister of defense Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert informed the Dutch parliament that the Royal Dutch Air Force will start flying the F-35 Lightning II next December…

Military Aviation News October 9, 2013

F-35 Lightning II Program Surpasses 10,000 Flight Hours

The Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II program continues its operational maturation, surpassing 10,000 flight hours in September. More than half of the total hours were…

Military Aviation News September 26, 2013

AFSOC Receives Additional MC-130J Commando II

A U.S. Air Force crew ferried an MC-130J Commando II Special Operations Forces tanker from the Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] facilities here yesterday. The Super…

Military Aviation News September 17, 2013

The Netherlands decided to buy 37 F-35A Lightning II

The Netherlands will purchase 37 F-35 Joint Strike Fighter planes. Defense Minister Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert was due to announce the decision later on Tuesday in…

Military Aviation News September 4, 2013

Lockheed Martin’s paveway II Dual Mode Laser Guided Bomb Successfully Employed in Navy Exercises

Lockheed Martin’s Paveway II Dual Mode Laser Guided Bomb (DMLGB) was successfully employed in recent U.S. Navy Tactics Development exercises at the Naval Strike and…

Military Aviation News August 22, 2013

Pentagon cuts F-35 operating estimate below $1 trillion

(Reuters) – The U.S. government has slashed its estimate for the long-term operating costs of Lockheed Martin Corp F-35 fighter jets by more than 20…

Military Aviation News August 19, 2013

US Navy/Marine Corps Team: Testing F-35B Lightning II Aircraft Aboard USS Wasp

Two F-35B Lightning II jets (BF-01 and BF-05) touched down aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1) Aug. 12, kicking off week of…

Military Aviation News August 16, 2013

Moody AFB Receives Second HC-130J

MARIETTA, Ga., Aug. 16, 2013 – The second Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] HC-130J Combat King II to be assigned to Air Combat Command’s (ACC) 347th…

Military Aviation News July 18, 2013

Dambusters To Be Next Lightning II Squadron

The Royal Air Force has today announced that 617 Squadron, the famous ‘Dambusters’, will be the first operational squadron using Lightning II aircraft. Chief of…

Military Aviation News May 30, 2013

Raytheon books $106 million Paveway™ II contract

Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) booked a $106 million contract for its combat-proven Paveway™ II family of precision-guided munitions. The company was awarded the direct commercial sale…