Paris Air Show 2019
Lockheed Joins Satellite ‘Sustainability’ Rating System « Breaking Defense
Space debris in orbit around Earth PARIS AIR SHOW: Lockheed is playing guinea pig for a new ‘space sustainability’ rating scheme designed to show how well satellites comply with best operational practices such as debris mitigation. “It’s a real serious issue with debris,” Rick Ambrose, executive vice president for Lockheed Martin Space told reporters here …
Euro Tanker Program Plans To Expand « Breaking Defense
Israeli firm Elbit’s J-MUSIC self-protection suite equipping the NATO/European five-nation Multilateral Multi-National Tanker Transport Fleet PARIS AIR SHOW: Having successfully completed a major milestone test at the end of May, the five-nation Tanker fleet (MMF) is actively seeking new partners to expand its current fleet of eight Airbus A330 MMRT aircraft to 11. “We are …
Lockheed WILL Force Down F-35 Flight Costs: Ulmer « Breaking Defense
PARIS AIR SHOW: It’s a mantra: 25 by 25. Lockheed Martin recites it to ward off the criticism that the F-35 is too expensive to operate. What’s it mean? That the costs of operating the F-35 each hour will fall to $25,000 per hour from its current $44,000. The JSF Joint Program Office is targeting $34,000 …
