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Lockheed Martin

World's largest defence contractor; maker of F-35, THAAD, Patriot, and Orion capsule.

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#13 30 Sept
#13 29 Sept
#12 20 Aug

Launched JAGM rounds with Saildrone

Autonomous Systems: Land & Sea: Saildrone fires two JAGMs at RIMPAC
#14 28 Jun
#14 22 Jun

Fired its 300-kilowatt IFPC-HEL Valkyrie laser in the demonstration.

Drones: Industry & Defence: Hegseth watches five laser weapons fire
#13 17 Jun

Competed in CCA source selection and was not awarded production contract

Drones: Industry & Defence: Air Force hands robot fighter to upstarts
#122 9 Jun
#12 1 Jun
#10 13 May
#10 7 May
#15 30 Apr
#7 28 Apr

Identified as likely JLWS prime contractor by Defense News

Drones: Industry & Defence: Army-Navy commit $676m to JLWS laser
#7 24 Apr

Won share of Golden Dome OTA pool alongside Anduril

Drones: Industry & Defence: Anduril joins Golden Dome OTA pool
#7 23 Apr

Disclosed strategic investment in Fortem Technologies and launched SANC counter-UAS ecosystem

Drones: Industry & Defence: Lockheed launches SANC counter-UAS product line
#11 17 Apr

Claimed 286 reusable Orion components at splashdown without post-mission inspection count

Artemis II Moon Mission: Lockheed reuse claim still waits for evidence
#11 16 Apr
#11 16 Apr
#12 9 Apr
#11 10 Apr
Reported on→OOrion
“disclosed reuse count for”
Artemis II Moon Mission · source event
#9 10 Apr
Published→NNASA
“released data omitted by”
Artemis II Moon Mission · source event
#9 10 Apr
Endorsed by←HHHoward Hu
“repeated disclosure from”
Artemis II Moon Mission · source event
#9 10 Apr
Reported on→OOrion
“disclosed reusability data for”
Artemis II Moon Mission · source event
#12 9 Apr
“stated monthly interceptor requirement to bbc”
Russia-Ukraine War 2026 · source event
#12 9 Apr
Analysed→UUkraine
“production gap widens ukraine stockpile deadline”
Russia-Ukraine War 2026 · source event
#12 9 Apr
Supplied by←UAUS Army
“awarded pac3 mse production contract”
Russia-Ukraine War 2026 · source event
#40 16 Mar

Supplied weapons in conflict burning $900 million per day per CSIS

Iran Conflict 2026: $900 million a day: the war's burn rate
#34 13 Mar

Supplied F-35s aboard ships as 2,200 Marines redeployed from the Pacific

Iran Conflict 2026: 2,200 Marines pulled from Pacific
#3 6 Mar

Priced Patriot at $4 to $6 million versus Ukraine's $1,000 drone round

Russia-Ukraine War 2026: Ukraine $1,000 drone vs $6m Patriot
#25 6 Mar

Faced production demand as a quarter of global THAAD stock was expended

Iran Conflict 2026: A quarter of global THAAD stock expended
#3 5 Mar

Faced pressure as 100 to 150 THAAD rounds expended in first Iran week

Russia-Ukraine War 2026: 150 THAAD rounds expended in Iran week
#3 5 Mar

Priced Patriot at millions per round as Iran ops drained stocks in days

Russia-Ukraine War 2026: Iran used Ukraine Patriots in 3 days