We are a Lockheed Martin company. We are one of the world’s premier manufacturers of intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance systems, electronic countermeasures, and special-operations aviation equipment. And, we produce the only UAVs in the world that can autonomously execute a combat profile and fly over enemy territory at high speeds to conduct combat reconnaissance.
The latest news about Lockheed is that it is now offering the newest version of its UAV, the MQ-9 Reaper, to the U.S. Department of Defense. The Reaper is an autonomous, high-altitude, airborne unmanned aircraft that can carry a variety of lethal payloads—including precision munitions and a large chemical-warfare payload. The Reaper is a UAV that can fly up to 5,000 feet and stay aloft for up to 90 minutes.
The MQ-9 Reaper is the latest in a line of UAVs that Lockheed has been producing for the Department of Defense. The company’s UAVs are made up of a large wing that can carry a large payload, and a smaller wing that is used for targeting. The company is primarily producing drones for the military, but it also makes other drones that are used by the aviation industry.
Lockheed says that it has sold more than 100,000 of its drones to the US government since the Reaper and the Predator began flying for the government. The company says that it expects to sell around 2 million more by the end of this year.
Lockheed is also working to sell its next-generation Predator unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) to the US Air Force as well. The company has also offered the Predator to the Spanish government and the US Navy too, but both government and carrier groups declined the offer, citing concerns about its potential to be too big and too expensive for small-scale operations.
Lockheed is now offering to sell the Predator to the Spanish government. It’s unclear whether the government is interested in the Predator or the RQ-1, but the Spanish government seems interested in both. If the Predator does turn out to be too big and too expensive, the US Navy could be interested in the RQ-1/RQ-2 as well.
Lockheed is also offering a new version of the Predator for sale for $30,000, which is a bit below the $40,000 the Predator currently sells for. The Predator is currently the most expensive military weapon in the world, and if Lockheed’s latest price point doesn’t work, it could seriously set back the Pentagon’s weapons procurement budget.
Lockheed is a well-known defense contractor, so it’s no surprise that they’re trying to get a slice of the Predator pie. But it’s also no surprise that the company has recently been offering the RQ-1RQ-2 to US military buyers with one condition: “It must be as light as possible.” It certainly sounds like that’s what they’re offering.
Its also no surprise that Lockheed is offering a smaller version of the RQ-1RQ-2 called the RQ-1C. This is the more compact version of the RQ-1RQ-2 and is the most commonly used version of the RQ-1RQ-2. Now that the RQ-1RQ-2 is getting a bit more attention, it seems like theyre trying to get ahead of the curve and offer a more affordable version.