Tag: Lockheed Martin

President Trump shows off a "Space Policy Directive" after signing it during a meeting of the National Space Council in the East Room of the White House on Monday in Washington.

Beltway Confidential

Trump’s Space Policy Directive No. 3 is good news for nimble Elon Musk, bad news for goliaths like Boeing and Lockheed

Philip Wegmann · June 22, 2018 9:14 pm

Invited guest Robin Lee walks out of the cabin of the SpaceX Dragon V2 spacecraft at the SpaceX headquarters on May 29, 2014, in Hawthorne, California.

Elon Musk’s SpaceX wins $130 million Air Force contract

Joe Williams · June 22, 2018 2:05 pm

In this 2006 photo, the Lockheed Martin F-35 Joint Strike Fighter is shown after it was unveiled in a ceremony in Fort Worth, Texas.

Turkey to receive its first F-35s Thursday as Congress fumes

Jamie McIntyre · June 20, 2018 5:04 pm

Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan left, and Russia's President Vladimir Putin, right, shake hands during a welcome ceremony in Ankara, Turkey.

Turkey hints at buying Russian fighter jets instead of F-35s

Joel Gehrke · June 13, 2018 6:30 pm

Her Majesty's Canadian Ship Calgary, above, a Halifax-class frigate. Lockheed Martin Canada has been awarded a three-year extension to its contract for support services for the ship and 11 other Halifax-class multi-role patrol frigates.

Lockheed wins Canadian Navy deal as tariffs threaten US contractors

James Langford · June 12, 2018 3:50 pm

President Trump on Monday announced to reporters that he had cut the cost of the latest F-35 contract with Lockheed Martin by $600 million.

Senators aim to block F-35 sales to Turkey in defense bill

Travis J. Tritten · June 7, 2018 3:31 pm

Since the election, Trump has met multiple times with Lockheed Martin's CEO Marillyn Hewson over concerns about the cost of the F-35 program. (AP Photo/John Amis, File)

Lockheed wins $928 million missile contract as hypersonic arms race heats up

James Langford · June 6, 2018 8:38 pm

National Security

House eyes major boost in F-35 jet purchases

Travis J. Tritten · June 6, 2018 5:50 pm

The THAAD interceptors will be fired from Alaska. (Kim Jun-beom/Yonhap via AP)

National Security

US eyeing missile defense system in Germany: Report

Travis J. Tritten · June 1, 2018 2:29 pm

In this 2006 photo, the Lockheed Martin F-35 Joint Strike Fighter is shown after it was unveiled in a ceremony in Fort Worth, Texas.

National Security

Lockheed Martin CEO downplays F-35 corrosion issue

Travis J. Tritten · May 30, 2018 4:02 pm

Spies in the Sky

Harvey Klehr · May 25, 2018 7:20 am

Major defense contractor Northrop Grumman wrongly charged the U.S. government more than $100 million, according to a new report from an internal government watchdog.Ã (Sipa/AP Images)

Defense stocks get bump from Trump’s scrapping of Iran deal

Joe Williams · May 8, 2018 8:20 pm