LOCKHEED MARTIN

Lockheed Martin’s second T-50A jet trainer has made its maiden flight. The trainer, based on the T-50, has been designed to bridge the gap between fourth- and fifth-generation fighter jet technologies and is being entered into the USAF’s T-X trainer competition to replace the service’s fleet of ageing Northrop Grumman T-38 Talon aircraft.

Lockheed Martin has introduced their latest direct attack, Dual Mode Plus laser-guided bomb. Dubbed Paragon, the munition integrates an inertial navigation system and GPS all-weather moving-target capability while maintaining the same dimensions, mass properties and outer mold line of Lockheed’s LGB and has already been integrated on the F/A-18 Super Hornet and flight testing is expected to continue on the F-16 scheduled for later this year.