Saturday, April 16, 2011

PAK FA

PAK FA. (Photo: Sukhoi)

PAK FA

PAK FA. (Photo: Sukhoi)

PAK FA

PAK FA. (Photo: Sukhoi)

F-35B Lightning II STOVL

A Lockheed Martin F-35B stealth fighter lifts off from Naval Air Station Patuxent River, Md., carrying Block 1 software, the fundamental building block for all future avionics software on the F-35. (Photo: Lockheed Martin)

F-22 Raptor

October 28th, 2010 -- Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] F-22 Raptor 4168 ascends over C-130H aircraft belonging to the 94th Airlift Wing at Dobbins Air Reserve Base, Ga., shortly after taking off from the company’s Marietta facility on its delivery flight to Langley AFB, Va., Tuesday. Raptor 4168 is the 15th F-22 delivered to the U.S. Air Force this year, the 168th overall. Lockheed Martin has delivered 88 consecutive F-22s on or ahead of schedule. (Photo: Lockheed Martin)

Desert Hawk III

Desert Hawk III. (Photo: Lockheed Martin)

F-22 Raptor

The Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] F-22 Raptor showcased its unrivaled maneuverability and aerial prowess for the international crowd attending the Farnborough International Airshow, July 19-20, in the United Kingdom. The Raptor, the world’s only operational 5th generation fighter, made its second straight Farnborough appearance after its popular performance during the 2008 show. The F-22 at the show was deployed from Elmendorf AFB, Alaska, and flown by Maj. David ‘Zeke’ Skalicky of the F-22 Demonstration Team from the U.S. Air Force’s Air Combat Command at Langley Air Force Base, Va. (Photo: Lockheed Martin)

P-3 Orion

The first P-3 Orion to receive the Mid-Life Upgrade (MLU) modifications was flown for the first time on July 19 from the Lockheed Martin facility here. This aircraft, without its familiar radar rotodome, was redelivered to U.S. Customs and Border Protection in ceremonies on July 13, 2010. The P-3 MLU program replaces the outer wings, center wing lower surface, horizontal stabilizer and horizontal stabilizer leading edges. (Photo: Lockheed Martin)

F-35A Lightning II

The Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning II fighter known as AF-3 takes off Tuesday evening, July 6, on its first flight. AF-3 is the second F-35 to carry mission systems aloft, and the first conventional takeoff and landing variant so equipped. (Photo: Lockheed Martin)

C-130J Super Hercules

July 1st, 2010 -- Norway’s fourth C-130J leaves the Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] facility in Marietta. Norway placed a contract in November 2007 for four C-130J Super Hercules through the Foreign Military Sales (FMS) program. The first was delivered in November 2008. The new fleet enables Norway to meet its national airlift mission requirements and missions in support of international organizations like the U.N. and NATO. (Photo: Lockheed Martin)

F-35C Lightning II

F-35C Lightning II. (Photo: Lockheed Martin)

C-130J Super Hercules

C-130J Super Hercules. (Photo: Lockheed Martin)

C-295

C-295. (Photo: Lockheed Martin)

F-35A Lightning II

Two Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning II stealth fighters, known as AF-1 and AF-2, fly together during the fighters’ ferry from Fort Worth, Texas, to Edwards Air Force Base, Calif., on May 17. (Photo:David Drais, Lockheed Martin)

F-35 Lightning II

The seventh Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II flight test aircraft leaves the runway on its first flight April 20, 2010 at Naval Air Station Fort Worth Joint Reserve Base. The primary role of the F-35A conventional takeoff and landing variant, known as AF-2, will be weapons testing. (Photo: Lockheed Martin)

HC-130J

First Lockheed Martin/USAF HC-130J Combat Rescue Tanker Rolls Out, April 19th, 2010. (Photo: Lockheed Martin)

F-35C Lightning II

Lockheed Martin's F-35C Lightning II carrier variant ground-test article, CG-1, undergoes drop testing at Vought Aircraft in Dallas – one of 53 tests planned for CG-1 at Vought. On March 27,CG-1,was dropped 95 inches at 20 feet per second, with an 8.8-degree pitch, 2-degree roll, and 133-knot wheel speed, simulating a carrier-deck landing. During the testing, 500 sensors are monitored, with 2,500 points collected per second. The F-35C will be the Navy's first stealth fighter. In addition to ground testing, flight test continues, with more than 170 test flights logged. During the first quarter of 2010, the three F-35B test aircraft at Naval Air Station Patuxent River, Md., outperformed flight test requirements, completing 33 flights compared to the 29 required. Twenty-eight of the flights took place at Patuxent River, with the remaining five conducted from Lockheed Martin’s Fort Worth plant. (Photo: Lockheed Martin)

HC-130J

The first of a new fleet of combat rescue tankers for the U.S. Air Force’s Air Combat Command left Lockheed Martin’s main assembly building here, April 3.The plane is now in the painting facility, then will enter production flight testing.The aircraft represents a new configuration of the world’s most advanced airlifter and will be formally presented to the Air Force at a ceremony, April 19, then delivered later this year.The HC-130J will undergo flight testing to meet an Initial Operating Capability date in mid-2012. (Photo: Lockheed Martin)

F-35 Lightning II

The first avionics-equipped Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II lifts off on its first flight on Wednesday, April 7, in Fort Worth, Texas. The F-35 will incorporate the most powerful avionics suite ever flown in a fighter. (Photo: Lockheed Martin)

F-35B Lightning II STOVL

The Lockheed Martin F-35B begins descending to its first vertical landing March 18, 2010. (Photo: Lockheed Martin/Damien A. Guarnieri)

F-35B Lightning II STOVL

The first Lockheed Martin [NYSE:LMT] F-35B Lightning II stealth fighter passes overhead at 40 knots (46 mph) prior to a slow landing at Naval Air Station Patuxent River, Md., on Wednesday, March 10. The flight was one of the last missions before the aircraft's first vertical landing, and confirmed the jet's power and controllability at very low speeds. The aircraft's short takeoff/vertical landing (STOVL) propulsion system generates more than 41,000 pounds of vertical thrust, and enables airspeeds from zero to Mach 1.6. The F-35B will be flown by the United States Marine Corps, the United Kingdom's Royal Air Force and Royal Navy, and the Italian Air Force and Navy. It will be capable of operating from small ships and austere bases near front-line combat zones. F-35 Lead STOVL Pilot Graham Tomlinson was at the controls for Wednesday's flight. (Photo: U.S. Navy/Randy Hepp)

CC-130J Super Hercules

First Lockheed Martin CC-130J Super Hercules for Canada completes maiden flight, March 4th, 2010. (Photo: Lockheed Martin)

E-2D Advanced Hawkeye

The AN/APY-9 Airborne Early Warning (AEW) Radar is integrated into the U.S. Navy’s new E-2D Advanced Hawkeye aircraft. Photo courtesy U.S. Navy. (Photo: Lockheed Martin)