A screengrab from Google Earth showing the Darkstar movie prop outside a hangar in Palmdale. (Image credit: Google) The famous Darkstar of “Top Gun: Maverick” can be seen on Google Earth at Lockheed’s Skunk Works facility in Palmdale. More or less...
RAIDER X is Sikorsky’s prototype for the US Army FARA program (Photo Lockheed Martin) The RAIDER X prototype was unveiled at the annual AUSA 2023 conference. The annual Association of the United States Army (AUSA) 2023 conference became the venue where...
Monessa “Siren” Balzhiser. (All images credit: Lockheed Martin, unless otherwise stated) We talked about the F-35’s current and future capabilities; differences with the F-16 in the SEAD and CAS missions; and much more, with Lockheed Martin’s test pilot Monessa “Siren” Balzhiser....
The silhouette of the LM’s next generation aircraft and the logo associated with the program. (TheAviationist using LM images) The mysterious silhouette of a next generation aircraft featured in an Instagram story earlier this month is associated with a new logo...
On the right, the mysterious silhouette included in LM’s Instagram story; on the left, a rendering showing what the aircraft might look like (@aviationdesigns_mg) The aircraft might be the Lockheed Martin’s design for the NGAD (Next Generation Air Dominance) or some...
Artist’s concept of the Hypersonic Air-breathing Weapons Concept (HAWC) vehicle after booster separation. (Image: Lockheed Martin) The data acquired will be used for the More Opportunities HAWC program and other hypersonic technologies. The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) recently announced...
An F-35A, in flight above the Mojave Desert in California, January 6, 2023. A developmental test team from the 461st Flight Test Squadron conducted the first flight of an F-35 in the Technology Refresh 3 (TR-3) configuration at Edwards Air Force...
File photo of an F-35A (Lockheed Martin) As part of the largest investment in the Royal Canadian Air Force in 30 years, Canada is purchasing the Lockheed Martin F-35 Lighting II. On Jan. 9, 2023, Canada announced the finalisation of an...
A U.S. Air Force F-35A of the 493rd Fighter Squadron during the recent Falcon Strike 2022 exercise in Italy. (Photo: Stefano D’Urso/The Aviationist) The new APG-85 radar will replace the older APG-81 on the upcoming Block 4 fighters. Last year, the...
