Australia has committed to purchase 100 Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) F-35 jets and will buy 12 Boeing (NYSE: BA) EA-18G Growler planes as part of a new defense strategy, Reuters reports. James Grubel writes the Australian Defence Ministry announced its acquisition in a white paper, saying the country aims to shift its focus into the Indo-Pacific region... 

A Finmeccanica subsidiary has won a $141 million contract to build wings and related components for Lockheed Martin‘s (NYSE: LMT) F-35 fighter jet. Alenia Aermacchi is responsible for the Joint Strike Fighter program’s second wing production line, Finmeccanica said Thursday. The contract also includes $60 million, covering non-recurring activities... 

Jeff Babione, Lockheed Martin‘s (NYSE: LMT) former vice president and general manager of the F-16 and F-22 integrated fighter group, has been appointed vice president and deputy program manager of the F-35 program. Bridget Lauderdale, VP and GM of aeronautics operations, has succeeded Babione in his former roles on an acting basis and both appointments... 

Jonathan Rambeau, recently vice president of F-35 international programs at Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT), has been appointed VP and general manager of the training and logistics solutions business. The Orlando Sentinel reports Rambeau will lead a unit comprising of 4,500 workers across the U.S. that make training simulators and provide mission logistics... 

Defense Department photo The Defense Department has outlined how potential sales of new fighter jets to South Korea would occur depending on which jet the country selects, Defense News reports. Aaron Mehta reports Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) is offering its F-35 Joint Strike Fighter, Boeing (NYSE: BA) is proposing its F-15SE Silent Eagle and Eurofighter... 

Singapore will announce within the next 10 days that itInformation Technology plans to buy its first 12 Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) F-35 jets out of 75 planes the country plans to purchase. Colin Clark writes Singapore could be choosing the short takeoff and vertical landing variant to operate with the U.S. Marine Corps‘ fleet of F-35Bs and the... 

Orlando Carvalho Orlando Carvalho, Lockheed Martin’s (NYSE: LMT) former executive vice president and general manager of the F-35 program, has been promoted to EVP of the aeronautics business area. Carvalho’s appointment is effective immediately and he succeeds Larry Lawson, will retire from the company April 5, Lockheed said Monday. Lorraine... 

Lockheed Martin’s [NYSE: LMT] aeronautics company has won a $333,786,000 advanced acquisition contract to provide F-35 long lead-time parts, materials and components to the U.S. Navy. The Defense Department’s Thursday announcement said the order is required for the delivery of 35 low rate initial production F-35 aircraft. Nineteen conventional takeoff... 

A United Technologies Corp. (NYSE: UTX) subsidiary has won a $64,999,589 contract modificationTypes: Administrative Change : A unilateral contract change that does not affect the contractual rights of the parties. Change order: A written order, signed byBudget Year the CO, directing that the contractor to make a change authorized byBudget Year... 

Alion Science and Technology has won a $183,441,738 U.S. Air Force contract modificationTypes: Administrative Change : A unilateral contract change that does not affect the contractual rights of the parties. Change order: A written order, signed byBudget Year the CO, directing that the contractor to make a change authorized byBudget Year the "changes"...