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Lockheed Martin Wins $1.2B Army Deal for PrSM Increment 2 Missile

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Lockheed Martin Wins $1.2B Army Deal for PrSM Increment 2 Missile

Dallas – September 22, 2026 -- The U.S. Army has awarded Lockheed Martin (NYSE:LMT) an indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity contract worth up to $1.2 billion to produce Increment 2 of the Precision Strike Missile (PrSM), following a second flight test that demonstrated the missile's ability to engage moving maritime targets.

Contract moves PrSM Increment 2 from testing into full production

The IDIQ covers initial procurement, future orders, follow-on production and continued development of PrSM Increment 2. Work will be performed at Lockheed Martin facilities and across the company's U.S. industrial base.

Lockheed Martin Delivers Germany's First F-35A, 35-Jet Order Underway

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Lockheed Martin Delivers Germany's First F-35A, 35-Jet Order Underway

Fort Worth, Texas – September 21, 2026 -- Lockheed Martin handed over Germany's first F-35A Lightning II to the German government at a ceremony held at its production facility here, marking the start of deliveries under a program-of-record order for 35 aircraft.

Germany joins 20-nation F-35 operator base, 13 of them in Europe

The Luftwaffe becomes the latest air force to field the fifth-generation fighter, which is now operated or selected by 20 countries worldwide. German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius said the jet's stealth capabilities and sensor fusion would give the German Air Force "a decisive key capability" for NATO, adding that full operational capability is targeted for 2029.

IBM, Lockheed Martin Bring First Quantum System Two to Switzerland

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IBM, Lockheed Martin Bring First Quantum System Two to Switzerland

ZURICH – September 16, 2026 -- IBM and Lockheed Martin have established a quantum innovation hub at ETH Zurich under an offset agreement with armasuisse, Switzerland's Federal Office for Defence Procurement, bringing the country its first IBM Quantum System Two.

Swiss National Supercomputing Centre to host Switzerland's first Quantum System Two by end of 2026

The system will be installed at the Swiss National Supercomputing Centre (CSCS) in Lugano and powered by IBM's most advanced processor, the Quantum Nighthawk. IBM will operate the machine, while ETH Zurich provides expertise, resources and technologies to Swiss industries, startups and academia, including direct access to the hardware.