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For example, Lockheed Martin has applied the term "fifth generation" to its F-22 and F-35 aircraft, but this has been challenged by its competitors Eurofighter GmbH and Boeing IDS. [10] [11] It has been suggested that Lockheed Martin "labeled the F-35 a 'fifth-generation' fighter in 2005, a term it borrowed from Russia in 2004 to describe the F ...
This is a list of aircraft produced or proposed by the Lockheed Aircraft Corporation from its founding as the Lockheed Aircraft Company in 1926 to its merging with Martin Marietta to form the Lockheed Martin Corporation in 1995. Ordered by model number, Lockheed gave most of its aircraft astronomical names, from the first Vega to the C-5 Galaxy.
Multirole fighter: Lockheed Martin From the Lockheed Martin X-35, which in 2001 beat the Boeing X-32 to win the Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) program. USMC use F-35B; USN use F-35C. 2006 (F-35B) 2015 [114] (F-35C) 2019 [115] 1,000+ [87] (in total) F/A-XX: Program/project None Built for as part of Next Generation Air Dominance (NGAD) program Not yet
The NGAD originated from Defense Advanced Research Project Agency studies initiated in 2014 to explore concepts for air superiority systems of the 2030s for the U.S. Air Force and U.S. Navy. DARPA completed its Air Dominance Initiative study in March 2014 and based on the results, the Department of Defense acquisition chief Frank Kendall launched the Aerospace Innovation Initiative (AII) in ...
Lockheed Martin USA Propeller Tactical airlifter: Manned c. 1974 [15] 126 [2] The C-130J is replacing the C-130H on a one-for-one basis. The Air Force has Congressionally mandated floor of 271 C-130 aircraft. 6 to be divested in FY2025. [16] C-130J Super Hercules/J-30 Super Hercules Lockheed Martin USA Propeller Tactical airlifter: Manned 2006 ...
In the US Air Force the naming convention for fighter aircraft is a prefix "F-", followed by a number, ground attack aircraft are prefixed with “A-” and bombers with “B-”. Fighter aircraft from the second world war onwards are sorted into generations , from 1 to 5, based on technological level.
Lockheed Martin E-130J: Airborne command post: Navy: To enter service after 2027. Boeing VC-25B: Presidential Transport: Air Force: To enter service between 2027-2028 [5] F/A-XX program: Multirole combat aircraft: Navy: To enter service around 2030. [6] Next Generation Air Dominance: Air superiority fighter: Air Force: To enter service around ...
The F-35 was the product of the Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) program, which was the merger of various combat aircraft programs from the 1980s and 1990s. One progenitor program was the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) Advanced Short Take-Off/Vertical Landing (ASTOVL) which ran from 1983 to 1994; ASTOVL aimed to develop a Harrier jump jet replacement for the U.S. Marine Corps ...