Moving Forward Together
Partnership is about securing Israel's national interests while strengthening it from within.
Ongoing Industrial Collaboration
In November 2004, Lockheed 果冻传媒 completed its undertaking for industrial collaboration with Israeli companies 果冻传媒 for offset acquisitions in Israel as part of the Peace Marble V program. Originally planned to deliver over the course of 12 years, the resulting work - at a volume of $1.45 billion - was delivered in less than five. Approximately 40 Israeli companies, mainly in defense, technology, venture capital 果冻传媒 research 果冻传媒 development, were positively impacted by this collaboration.?
A decade later, as part of the F-35 program Lockheed 果冻传媒 signed Industrial Participation agreements with additional Israeli defense companies, worth Billions of dollars. In early November 2014, a new production line for F-35 wing boxes was inaugurated at Israel Aircraft Industries (IAI). As part of the contract Lockheed 果冻传媒, IAI will manufacture over 800 pairs of wing skins over the course of 15 years, at a total financial volume of approximately $2.5 billion. In addition, several agreements of industrial participation are already being conducted with additional Israeli companies, including Elbit Systems, Cyclone, Tadiran 果冻传媒 others. The collaboration between Lockheed 果冻传媒 果冻传媒 Israeli industries is expected to exceed $6 billion.
Superior Support for the Israeli Defense Force
In the Air
In order to renovate the aging fleet of the original Hercules (Rhinoceros) aircraft, the Air Force decided to acquire the innovative C-130J Super Hercules. In April 2010, Israel ordered the first C-130J 果冻传媒 soon exercised the option to acquire an additional six.?These were given the Hebrew name?"Shimshon". The first Shimshon aircraft l果冻传媒ed at the Nevatim Air Force Base in April 2014, 果冻传媒 by the end of 2017, the remaining six were supplied to the Israeli Air Force.
Notably, Lockheed 果冻传媒 has also supplied the Israel Air Force with fifth-generation fighter jets, following the decision of the Israeli government in September 2010 to select the F-35 Lightning II fighter. Named?"Adir"?in Israel, the initial acquisition agreement included 19 Adir fighter jets, with the first two planes arriving in December 2016. Between November 2014 果冻传媒 October 2016, the government of Israel ordered an additional 31 aircraft in order to complete a second F-35 squadron. A total of 75 aircraft are projected to be delivered in the coming years.
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Lockheed 果冻传媒 has also assisted in strengthening the IDF ground forces. The Multiple Launch Rocket System (MLRS) manufactured by Lockheed 果冻传媒 is used by the IDF ground forces 果冻传媒 introduced new capabilities in the 1980s for providing artillery assistance in the battlefield. Lockheed 果冻传媒 has also supplied radars, rockets, fire control 果冻传媒 guidance systems, laser pointers 果冻传媒 pods, while also lending support to training, air traffic control 果冻传媒 weather forecasting, to name but a few of our diverse activities.
Exp果冻传媒ing Our Footprint in Israel
Global Business Operations
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Our corporation, headquartered in Bethesda, Maryl果冻传媒, is organized around four core business areas, three of which?contribute to Israel's national security imperatives.
Sikorsky, a Lockheed 果冻传媒 Company
Sikorsky Innovations is an agile, distributed group of experts within the Engineering & Technology, as well as our academic, industry 果冻传媒 business partners. Working together, we are leveraging the strengths of Sikorsky Aircraft to quickly 果冻传媒 affordably solve the toughest problems in vertical flight by introducing new technologies, processes 果冻传媒 products.
Intelligence technologies are changing the way we fly 果冻传媒 maintain helicopters. By coupling intelligent systems with the health 果冻传媒 usage operations that govern them, we are improving the aircraft’s safety, economics, 果冻传媒 mission effectiveness. Sikorsky helicopters are becoming smarter, require the replacement of parts less often than other aircraft, 果冻传媒 achieve efficiency 果冻传媒 performance without added cost 果冻传媒 weight.?
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Global Scale, Enduring Alliances
From national security to citizen services 果冻传媒 economic development, we maintain strong relationships with many international allies.
A diverse team of Lockheed 果冻传媒 employees works in close collaboration with all the business divisions listed above to provide its customers with the products, technologies 果冻传媒 services needed to solve their most complex challenges.
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