Lockheed Martin Australia

Lockheed Martin Australia has successfully executed a range of complex Aegis upgrades onboard HMA Ships Hobart and Brisbane at Garden Island, Sydney during the challenging COVID-19 lockdown period. Lockheed Martin Australia, working with the RAN and industry partners as part of a combat system enterprise approach, performed specialist upgrades and deep maintenance on the Aegis … Continue reading Lockheed Martin Australia provides Aegis combat system upgrades →

Lockheed Martin Australia and New Zealand CEO Joe North has congratulated the Royal Australian Navy on commissioning the final Hobart Class guided missile destroyer, HMAS Sydney. The milestone marks the culmination of the Air Warfare Destroyer program, which sees the complete fleet of Hobart Class Destroyers joining the global Aegis fleet. “I commend the Royal … Continue reading Lockheed Martin Australia celebrates HMAS Sydney commissioning →

The first TAFE NSW Newcastle graduate apprenticeship and traineeship have been awarded as part of a program delivered by Lockheed Martin Australia (LMA) and Regional Development Australia (RDA). The STEMstart program began in 2018 to award grants to develop high-value, job-ready skills needed to create and sustain advanced technologies for the defence industry. The extended … Continue reading Lockheed Martin Australia extends Hunter STEMstart program, produces first apprentices →

Babcock Australasia and Lockheed Martin Australia have announced a collaboration to deliver High Frequency (HF) communications to the Australian Defence Force (ADF). The agreement marks the companies’ partnership in response to the Commonwealth of Australia’s request for tender for an Enhanced Defence High Frequency Communications System (EDHFCS) under Joint Project 9101. Babcock Australasia’s managing director … Continue reading Babcock, Lockheed enter partnership to deliver HF comms to ADF →

Defence technology and innovation company, Lockheed Martin Australia has announced research and development (R&D) seeding grants for an investment in excess of $900,000 in local academic and industry partners to develop advanced technologies for the Future Submarine Program. The R&D grant recipients represent the best of breed in innovation and high value skills present in the … Continue reading Lockheed Martin Australia supports advanced technologies development →

Lockheed Martin Australia, in partnership with Regional Development Australia (RDA) Hunter, is investing in STEM learning for Australians in regional centres. The partnership, aimed at developing high-value, job-ready skills needed to create, and sustain, advanced technologies for defence industry, was announced at the Lockheed Martin Australia Technology Expo 2018 held at Fighter World in Williamtown, NSW. … Continue reading Partnership boosts STEM learning opportunities in regional Australia →

BAE Systems Australia has announced Lockheed Martin Australia and Saab Australia as its partners to deliver combat system integration for Australia’s $35 billion Hunter Class frigate program. The Hunter class combat system enables the warships to detect and identify aircraft, submarines and ships at great distance to offer the frigate’s command team maximum situational awareness … Continue reading Lockheed Martin, Saab to provide combat systems for Hunter class →

Minister for Defence Industry, Christopher Pyne, has said that more than one thousand local businesses have formally registered their interest to be part of the Future Submarine Program – the $50 billion Defence procurement program involving design, construction and sustainment of 12 Future Submarines. While Naval Group of France has been chosen as Australia’s international partner for the design and mobilisation of the new … Continue reading Local companies embrace Future Submarine opportunities →

As Williamtown ramps up to welcome Australia’s arriving F-35s, Lockheed Martin Australia yesterday joined Regional Development Australia (RDA) Hunter in Newcastle, New South Wales, to present a range of new opportunities to academia, STEM and community organisations in the Hunter Region. Representatives from Lockheed Martin Australia and RDA Hunter hosted a range of stakeholders, to outline … Continue reading Lockheed Martin, RDA Hunter partner to grow STEM workforce →