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September 25, 2018 | International, Aerospace, Naval, Land, C4ISR, Security
INNOVATION CENTER OPENS AT LOCKHEED MARTIN IN ORLANDO
ORLANDO, Fla., Sept. 25, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Necessity sparks invention at the Innovation Center, now open at Lockheed Martin's (NYSE: LMT) Missiles and Fire Control (MFC) facility in Orlando, Florida. In this 6,500-square-foot space, employees are empowered with the technology and tools to develop creative solutions to complex problems.
The company expects it to aid in the creation of new patents and the win of new multimillion-dollar contracts.
Lockheed Martin IC-Opening-Sept 2018
"Innovation is our 'day job' — it is core to who we are and everything we do," said Frank St. John, executive vice president at MFC. "This facility gives employees the means to bring ideas from our unlimited imaginations to life. The result of which will help us invent technologies to solve previously unsolvable problems."
Five specialized labs, a next-generation video conference capability and an interactive lobby serve more than 5,000 employees and counting amidst a hiring surge at the southwest Orlando facility. Virtual reality, robotics, computer-simulated environments, 3-D printing and more are available at workers' fingertips to encourage new ways of thinking and approaching business needs. The space will also host monthly hands-on demonstrations as well as live webcasts across the business.
This is the second of its kind at MFC. In less than a year's time, the Innovation Center in Dallas, Texas, has helped secure millions of dollars' worth of captured programs.
"The Innovation Center is a destination for our program teams to explore what's possible with the use of high technology," said Tom Mirek, vice president deputy of engineering and technology at MFC. "Like we already have in Dallas, we're going to recognize Orlando's Innovation Center for being a vital resource to the success of our company for years to come."
Orlando's Innovation Center is comprised of five unique labs:
- The Application Research Experimentation & Simulation (ARES) facility allows teams to use their own computing environment and applications to conduct events on a rapidly reconfigurable 12-screen hyperwall.
- The Genesis Lab is where ideas are born, and one can incubate and develop concepts in a creative, resourceful environment — 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Employees have access to augmented and virtual reality, small robotics, Arduino, Raspberry Pi, high-powered computing, and 3-D printers.
- The Iris Lab offers an indoor robotics test bay for safe and controlled training, experiments, and research.
- The Engineering Visualization Environment Lab and its animators take complex ideas and bring them to life through feature-film quality renderings.
- The Polaris Lab employs sensor, optics and laser testing that provides rapid response for employees and program development. This is a fire-control-focused lab that can benchmark new technology. Opening early 2019.
Employees in Orlando lead the aerospace and defense industry in their experience with technologies related to electro-optics, millimeter wave radar, image and signal processing, advanced materials, electronic packaging, and large-system integration.
About Lockheed Martin
Headquartered in Bethesda, Maryland, Lockheed Martin is a global security and aerospace company that employs approximately 100,000 people worldwide and is principally engaged in the research, design, development, manufacture, integration and sustainment of advanced technology systems, products and services. This year the company received three Edison Awards for ground-breaking innovations in autonomy, satellite technology and directed energy.
SOURCE Lockheed Martin
https://news.lockheedmartin.com/2018-09-25-Innovation-Center-Opens-at-Lockheed-Martin-in-Orlando
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July 24, 2018 | International, C4ISR
Marines Test New Drone Swarms a Single Operator Can Control
By Gina Harkins One Marine could soon dispatch more than a dozen drones to jam enemy communications and take out targets -- all from a single handheld tablet. The Marine Corps Warfighting Lab has successfully tested the ability to have a single Marine operate six drones in the air simultaneously. The goal is to get that up to 15 and to see the small unmanned systems stay in the air for hours at a time. "What we're looking at is ... minimal operator burden so [a Marine's] face isn't down in a tablet," said Capt. Matt Cornachio, a fires project officer with the Warfighting Lab's science and technology division. "It's sort of having the machines do the work for you, so you give them intent and they operate." That could help ground troops in remote or hotly contested locations augment 60mm mortar fire with precision strikes. Cornachio said they're looking for drones with a host of potentials, including swarming, automatic-target recognition, kinetic-strike and electronic-warfare capabilities. "Your swarm is multifaceted so you have several warheads that hold their own capabilities in that cloud," he said. "... We see the precise nature of loitering munitions to augment company-level fires." In order to carry out a range of missions -- from delivering explosives to jamming communications, the Marine Corps is on the hunt for drone swarms that can stay in the air for hours. The Warfighting Lab held a drone-endurance test in the desert this month, Cornachio said, during which one unmanned aircraft flew for nearly two hours straight. "It's not out of the realm of possibility that these things could be in the air for three or four hours, so the smaller, the better," he added. Getting to the point where one Marine controls a swarm of drones is a big change from unmanned systems like the Switchblade, which required one operator per drone. That kamikaze-style drone delivers a payload equivalent to a 40mm grenade. The Warfighting Lab's efforts are part of a larger Marine Corps strategy called Sea Dragon 2025. Marines are experimenting with drones, self-driving vehicles, robotics and other technology that can limit their exposure in the field. The use of unmanned technology could be especially beneficial in complex urban environments, said Brig. Gen. Christian Wortman, head of the Warfighting Lab. "We can use manned-unmanned teaming and unmanned systems to take on some of the most dangerous tasks that Marines are executing in that kind of an urban environment," he said. https://www.military.com/defensetech/2018/07/23/marines-test-new-drone-swarms-single-operator-can-control.html
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May 22, 2020 | International, Aerospace
Lockheed Martin ralentit la production du F-35
OLIVIER GOSSET 20 mai 2020 10:48 Le constructeur américain a annoncé un ralentissement temporaire de la production de son avion de combat en raison des retards dans la fourniture de pièces par les sous-traitants. Les calendriers de livraison seront adaptés. Lockheed Martin a annoncé mercredi un ralentissement temporaire de la production de son avion de combat F-35, en raison des retards dans la fourniture de pièces par les sous-traitants à cause de la pandémie de coronavirus. Le géant américain de la défense et le syndicat des machinistes IAM (International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers) ont convenu d'un horaire de travail temporaire adapté pour les employés de la chaîne de production de F-35 à l'usine de Fort Worth. Le nouvel horaire, qui débutera le 23 mai, divise chaque équipe en trois groupes. Par rotation, chaque groupe travaillera pendant deux semaines et bénéficiera ensuite d'une semaine de congé. "Cet horaire alternatif permet à Lockheed Martin de doter la chaîne de production en personnel afin de répondre à un flux de travail plus lent suite aux retards des fournisseurs. En outre, il permet d'avoir un rythme de travail qui conserve l'expertise de la main-d'œuvre qualifiée et offre la possibilité d'ajuster le travail pour mieux soutenir la production", a indiqué le constructeur. Quid pour la Belgique? Les calendriers de livraison aux États-Unis et aux forces armées alliées achetant le F-35 "seront ajustés en conséquence", mais Lockheed prévoit un retour aux niveaux de production d'avant la crise du Covid-19 "d'ici la fin de l'été ou le début de l'automne", a commenté à l'agence Bloomberg Gregory Ulmer, directeur du programme F-35. Lockheed s'était engagé à livrer 141 F-35 aux États-Unis et à ses alliés d'ici la fin de l'année, contre 134 l'an dernier. Entre 18 et 24 avions pourraient ne pas être assemblés par rapport à cet objectif, selon Gregory Ulmer. Le constructeur n'a pas précisé quels pays pourraient être concernés par ce ralentissement temporaire de la production. La Belgique a commandé 34 appareils au groupe aéronautique américain. Selon le calendrier prévu, les huit premiers seront livrés en 2023 et 2024, mais resteront aux États-Unis pour servir à la formation des pilotes et des techniciens. Les quatre suivants sont attendus à Florennes l'année suivante. Trump sème le trouble La semaine dernière, le Président américain Donald Trump a semé le trouble parmi les partenaires du programme F-35 et les clients de Lockheed Martin en menaçant de rapatrier sur le territoire des USA les éléments fabriqués à l'étranger. Donald Trump a en effet estimé que la chaîne d'approvisionnement internationale de l'avion de Lockheed Martin posait problème en cas d'arrêt éventuel de la production dans des pays étrangers. https://www.lecho.be/entreprises/defense-aeronautique/lockheed-martin-ralentit-la-production-du-f-35/10228284.html