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Firefly’s rocket suffers one of the strangest launch failures we’ve ever seen
Another update from Firefly early Tuesday afternoon confirmed the launch failed. The company said the rocket "experienced a ...
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Firefly Aerospace's Alpha rocket fails during launch, falls into the sea near Antarctica
Alpha suffered an anomaly shortly after its two stages separated, which led to the loss of the nozzle extension for the upper stage's single Lightning ... partners at Lockheed Martin for their ...
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Lockheed Martin Develops a “Fifth-Gen Plus” F-35 Lightning II
Lockheed Martin is pivoting to upgrade the F-35 after losing major sixth-generation fighter jet contracts. It promises near-NGAD capabilities at half the cost. Last month, the United States Air ...
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Lockheed Martin's CEO wants the F-35 to be 'fifth-generation plus,' an upgraded fighter that can almost rival the F-47
Lockheed Martin's CEO, James Taiclet, said he wants to improve the F-35 so it can match 80% of sixth-generation aircraft capabilities.JOHN THYS / AFP via Getty Images James Taiclet hopes to ...
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Lockheed Martin to Incorporate NGAD Upgrades Into F-22 and F-35
“We think we can get most of the way to sixth-gen at half the cost,” Lockheed Martin CEO Jim Caiclet said. Can the F-22 Raptor and F-35 Lightning II—commonly regarded as two of the greatest ...
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Lockheed Martin Plans ‘Supercharged’ F-35 to Compete Against Boeing F-47
As news of Boeing’s victory in the Next Generation Air Dominance (NGAD) contract sinks in, Lockheed Martin President and Chief Executive Officer hosted company investors in a video conference on ...
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Lockheed Martin anticipates sooner-than-expected F-35 award
(Reuters) -Lockheed Martin expects to be awarded a finalized contract on its F-35 jets, which have been beset by delays in a technology upgrade, sooner than it previously anticipated, the U.S ...