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In collaboration with the US Air Force, Lockheed Martin has successfully completed the inaugural flight for the U-2 Dragon Lady's Avionics Tech Refresh (ATR) program.

Lockheed Martin Skunk WorksÆ in Palmdale, Calif., in partnership with the U.S. Air Force, completed the first flight of the U-2 Dragon Lady's

Kongsberg has won a NOK1 billion ($94 million) order from the US Army for an additional 409 US Army Commonly Remotely Operated Weapon Station (CROWS) remote weapon stations, spares and support as part of an indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contract signed last year.

Kongsberg to deliver 409 additional CROWS remote weapon stations to US Army

Lockheed CEO Jim Taiclet also said that TR-3 upgrade delays for the Joint Strike Fighter stemmed from late hardware, compressing the schedule for software testing.

The defense giant previously expected to deliver the first in a new series of upgraded F-35s by the end of this year, a schedule that has now slipped to April 2024 at the earliest.

The Pentagon and aerospace giant Lockheed Martin have been working on the TR-3 upgrade, which is short for Tech Refresh 3 — an advanced software system that gives the F-35 fighter jets more combat weapons capability and electronic warfare advancements.

According to local media, the Belgian MOD "refused" the delivery of the F-35 destined to the Belgian Air Component, but there's more to it.

LMT earnings call for the period ending June 30, 2023.

After a bit of a corporate dust-up in Paris, Lockheed CEO Jim Taiclet told investors his firm has no "formal" position on how the F-35 engines should be modernized.