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Lockheed Martin (NYSE:LMT) completed production of the initial F-16 Block 70 fleets for Bulgaria and Slovakia on Dec. 15, 2025, with aircraft built at the Greenville, South Carolina final assembly line and accepted via DD250 under the U.S. Foreign Military Sales program.

The Block 70 jets include APG-83 AESA radar (95% software, 70% hardware commonality with F-35), conformal fuel tanks, a modern digital cockpit, 12,000-hour service life, and Auto GCAS. The program leverages a global supply chain of >530 suppliers in 12 countries, supports >1,500 skilled U.S. jobs, and connects Bulgaria and Slovakia into NATO interoperable operations and European sustainment networks.

Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) subsidiary Astris AI announced the Astris AI for Government initiative on December 11, 2025 to accelerate secure, high‑assurance AI adoption across federal agencies. The turnkey offering combines Oracle Cloud Infrastructure sovereign regions, NVIDIA AI Enterprise acceleration, Meta open models, and Astris AI Factory MLOps to enable on‑site data processing, generative AI pipelines, and mission‑ready deployments without vendor lock‑in.

Solutions are available now via Astris AI, Oracle Marketplace, and commercial federal procurement vehicles; next steps include a planned large‑scale simulation environment called PEARL.

Lockheed Martin (NYSE:LMT) is nearing completion of a new 88,000-square-foot Missile Assembly Building-5 (MAB-5) in Courtland, Alabama, with on-track completion by early 2026 and a formal grand opening to follow.

MAB-5 is purpose-built to produce the Next Generation Interceptor (NGI) for the Missile Defense Agency, emphasizing speed, producibility and repeatability using digital engineering tools including digital twins, model-based systems engineering and virtual testing. The Courtland site employs nearly 500 people, with about 100 employees projected for MAB-5 when fully operational; adjacent Troy facilities will support integration and large-scale manufacturing.

Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) on Dec. 4, 2025 completed a live demonstration of AI‑driven mission contingency management (AI/MCM) using a Stalker XE Block 25 UAV and an Alta X 2.0 drone modified by Drone Amplified.

The test simulated fuel contingencies: within seconds the ground C2 system's AI analyzed options, presented re‑plans to an operator, reassigned the Stalker’s tasks to the Alta X and commanded the Stalker to return to base. A unified C2 node also managed an unmanned ground vehicle in Kansas and UAVs provided by Fulcrum, showing multi‑domain UxV control.

The team used STAR.SDK as part of the STAR.OS constellation to connect the contingency app to a chat assistant UI. Lockheed Martin described the demo as advancing autonomous unmanned operations and multi‑domain integration for warfighters.

Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) Chief Financial Officer Evan Scott will participate in a fireside chat at the Goldman Sachs Industrials and Materials 2025 Conference on Wednesday, Dec. 3, 2025, from 1:30–2:05 p.m. ET. A live webcast will be available at the company investor site and a replay will be available for two weeks after the presentation.

Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) announced that on Nov. 19, 2025 an F-22 pilot at Nellis Air Force Base successfully commanded an uncrewed aerial system in flight using a cockpit pilot vehicle interface (PVI).

The test used an open cockpit interface to send control directions and task the drone with a mission profile, demonstrating integration-ready human-machine teaming between 5th‑gen fighters and autonomous UAS. Lockheed Martin said the event advances cockpit command-and-control capability and supports the U.S. Air Force family-of-systems vision for F-22 and F-35 teaming.

Lockheed Martin Skunk Works (NYSE: LMT) introduced Vectis, a Group 5 survivable and lethal collaborative combat aircraft (CCA) framework designed for high-end air dominance.

Key points: multi-role missions (precision strike, ISR, electronic warfare, offensive/defensive counter air), seamless integration with 5th and next-gen aircraft, open systems aligned to Government Reference Architectures, advanced manufacturing for affordability, and a stated goal to design, build and fly within two years.

Lockheed Martin (NYSE:LMT) and Google Public Sector announced a strategic collaboration on Oct 29, 2025 to deploy Google's generative AI, including Gemini models, into Lockheed Martin's secure, on‑premises and air‑gapped environments.

The phased rollout begins with integration into unclassified on‑prem systems via Google Distributed Cloud and aims to extend into classified systems, enabling faster multi‑modal data analysis, accelerated R&D, and optimized logistics for aerospace, space exploration, and cybersecurity applications while emphasizing security and data governance.

Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) and NASA completed the first flight of the X-59 on October 28, 2025, launching from Plant 42 in Palmdale and landing near NASA Armstrong in Edwards, California.

The flight verified initial flying qualities and air data performance and set the program on track for upcoming supersonic test flights to measure a reduced sonic signature intended to enable commercial supersonic flight over land. Skunk Works will lead the initial flight test campaign with NASA to expand the X-59 flight envelope and conduct community acceptance testing for data-driven noise thresholds.