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LRASM has been delivered to B-1B operational units

Posted on December 19, 2018 by alert5

Lockheed Martin has delivered the first Long Range Anti-Ship Missiles (LRASM) to U.S. Air Force B-1B operational units, achieving Early Operational Capability (EOC) status ahead of schedule.

Lockheed Martin successfully tested a production-configuration Long Range Anti-Ship Missile (LRASM) from a U.S. Air Force B-1B bomber. LRASM is a precision-guided, anti-ship standoff missile based on the successful Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile - Extended Range. (PRNewsfoto/Lockheed Martin) — Lockheed Martin successfully tested a production-configuration Long Range Anti-Ship Missile (LRASM) from a U.S. Air Force B-1B bomber. LRASM is a precision-guided, anti-ship standoff missile based on the successful Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile – Extended Range. (PRNewsfoto/Lockheed Martin)

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Lockheed Martin given contract to build Homeland Defense Radar-Hawaii (HDR-H)

Posted on December 19, 2018 by alert5

Lockheed Martin says it has been awarded a $585 million contract by the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) to design, develop and deliver its Homeland Defense Radar-Hawaii (HDR-H) in Oahu, Hawaii.

Rendering of Homeland Defense Radar in Oahu, Hawaii
Image: Lockheed Martin

IAF demonstrates rapid airlift capability by hauling 463 tonnes in one wave

Posted on December 19, 2018December 19, 2018 by alert5

The Indian Air Force activated its strategic transport aircraft to haul 463 tonnes of material from Chandigarh air base to airfields and drop zones in the Ladakh region in a single wave

U.S. Air Force by Jet Fabara [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons