Second Lockheed Martin T-50A Takes Flight in Greenville, South Carolina

Ongoing flight tests highlight established, lowest-risk T-X offering

News provided by

Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company

Feb 20, 2017, 11:56 ET

GREENVILLE, S.C., Feb. 20, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Two Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) T-50A aircraft are now soaring together in the skies over Greenville, South Carolina. The inaugural Feb. 20 flight of the second production-ready T-50A from Lockheed Martin's Advanced Pilot Training (APT) operations center in Greenville further demonstrates the company's established, lowest-risk offering in the U.S. Air Force's T-X competition.

Lockheed Martin's second T-50A accomplished an initial test flight from the Greenville, South Carolina final assembly and check out facility.
Lockheed Martin's second T-50A accomplished an initial test flight from the Greenville, South Carolina final assembly and check out facility.
Lockheed Martin's second T-50A accomplished an initial test flight from the Greenville, South Carolina final assembly and check out facility.
Lockheed Martin's second T-50A accomplished an initial test flight from the Greenville, South Carolina final assembly and check out facility.
Lockheed Martin's second T-50A accomplished an initial test flight from the Greenville, South Carolina final assembly and check out facility. Lockheed Martin's second T-50A accomplished an initial test flight from the Greenville, South Carolina final assembly and check out facility.

In February 2016, Lockheed Martin announced its plan to offer the T-50A in the APT competition and build the aircraft at a final assembly and checkout (FACO) facility in Greenville. Lockheed Martin formally unveiled its T-50A FACO and operations center in August 2016.

The T-50A is ready on day one of contract award and is purpose-built around 5th Generation thinking. It will train the F-22 Raptor and F-35 Lightning II pilots of tomorrow, as well as pilots for frontline 4th Generation aircraft. The low risk T-50A builds upon the proven heritage of the T-50 with more than 150 T-50s flying today – 200,000 flight hours and counting – and more than 1,800 pilots who have trained in this aircraft.

Lockheed Martin's accompanying T-50A Ground-Based Training System features innovative technologies that deliver an immersive, synchronized ground-based training platform. The T-50A team also brings extensive experience in world-class, worldwide logistics support.

About Lockheed Martin
Headquartered in Bethesda, Maryland, Lockheed Martin is a global security and aerospace company that employs approximately 97,000 people worldwide and is principally engaged in the research, design, development, manufacture, integration and sustainment of advanced technology systems, products and services.

SOURCE Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company

Related Links

http://www.lockheedmartin.com

WANT YOUR COMPANY'S NEWS FEATURED ON PRNEWSWIRE.COM?

icon3
440k+
Newsrooms &
Influencers
icon1
9k+
Digital Media
Outlets
icon2
270k+
Journalists
Opted In
GET STARTED