12 First Quarter 2022 Achievements
April 19, 2022
2. By Americans, for Americans
We announced production work for the LMXT, America’s next strategic tanker, will take place in Alabama and Georgia.
![We announced production work for America’s next strategic tanker, the LMXT, will take place in Alabama and Georgia.](/content/dam/lockheed-martin/eo/photo/news/features/2022/q1-highlights/Picture4.gif.pc-adaptive.full.medium.gif)
4. Driving 5G.MIL® Forward
We connected two military vehicles and a command center with commercial 5G technology to enable greater situational awareness. We were also selected to build a prototype 5G communications network for the U.S. Marine Corps.
![5G connected Humvees](/content/dam/lockheed-martin/eo/photo/news/features/2022/q1-highlights/Picture2.gif.pc-adaptive.full.medium.gif)
5. Back to the Moon
The Orion spacecraft rolled out to the launchpad at Kennedy Space Center atop NASA’s SLS rocket ahead of the historic Artemis I launch later this spring.
![The Orion spacecraft rolled out to the launchpad at Kennedy Space Center atop NASA’s SLS rocket ahead of the historic Artemis I launch later this spring.](/content/dam/lockheed-martin/eo/photo/news/features/2022/q1-highlights/Picture3.gif.pc-adaptive.full.medium.gif)
6. Triple Threat
Lockheed Martin Sikorsky-Boeing DEFIANT helicopter completed several milestones, proving it’s the best solution for the U.S. Army’s mission today, and the only solution able to adapt to the threats of tomorrow.
![Lockheed Martin Sikorsky-Boeing DEFIANT Helicopter](/content/dam/lockheed-martin/eo/photo/news/features/2022/q1-highlights/Picture5.gif.pc-adaptive.full.medium.gif)
7. Eyes in the Sky
The newest GOES satellite for NOAA launched atop an Atlas V rocket and will soon beam down highly accurate and timely data to weather forecasters.
![The newest GOES satellite for NOAA launched atop an Atlas V rocket and will soon beam down high accurate and timely data to weather forecasters.](/content/dam/lockheed-martin/eo/photo/news/features/2022/q1-highlights/Picture6.gif.pc-adaptive.full.medium.gif)
8. Delivering Readiness
We delivered the first F-16 Fighting Falcon to the U.S. Air Force as part of the sustainment depot program.
![We delivered the first F-16 jet back to the U.S. Air Force as part of the sustainment depot program.](/content/dam/lockheed-martin/eo/photo/news/features/2022/q1-highlights/Picture14.jpg.pc-adaptive.full.medium.jpg)
9. Solving The Challenges of Supersonic Flight
We completed X-59 structural testing, continuing progress with NASA to redesign supersonic flight.
![We completed X-59 structural testing, continuing progress with NASA to redesign supersonic flight.](/content/dam/lockheed-martin/eo/photo/news/features/2022/q1-highlights/Picture13.gif.pc-adaptive.full.medium.gif)
10. Super Herculean Milestone
We delivered the 500th C-130J Super Hercules to the West Virginia National Guard.
![We delivered the 500th C-130J Super Hercules to the West Virginia National Guard.](/content/dam/lockheed-martin/eo/photo/news/features/2022/q1-highlights/Picture15.jpg.pc-adaptive.full.medium.jpg)
11. A New Layered Missile Defense Integration
We demonstrated a new, layered defense capability when the THAAD Weapon System launched PAC-3 MSE and intercepted a tactical ballistic missile target in a flight test.
![We demonstrated a new, layered defense capability when the THAAD Weapon System launched a PAC-3 MSE and intercepted a tactical ballistic missile target in a flight test.](/content/dam/lockheed-martin/eo/photo/news/features/2022/q1-highlights/Picture11.gif.pc-adaptive.full.medium.gif)
12. Operational Acceptance
The SBIRS GEO-5 missile warning satellite exceeded on-orbit testing and was operationally accepted by the U.S. Space Force.
![The SBIRS GEO-5 missile warning satellite exceeded on-orbit testing and was operationally accepted by the U.S. Space Force.](/content/dam/lockheed-martin/eo/photo/news/features/2022/q1-highlights/Picture12.jpg.pc-adaptive.full.medium.jpg)