Our team members play a key role in delivering this vital technology. But with aging satellites, it's crucial to ensure GPS continues to serve us for years to come.
🔗Click the link to learn more about what our world would look like without GPS:
Every day, GPS satellites work thousands of miles above Earth, keeping our lives on track.
Without GPS, life as we know it would change in a matter of days. What exactly would happen? Click the link below to find out 👇🔗
Have you ever wondered how our capabilities all work together?
Our 21st Century Security® strategy connects systems and drives innovation with the mission in mind, ensuring new defense tech developments are purpose-built to deliver the right outcomes.
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The C-130J’s advanced Head Up Display system delivers critical flight data in real time—because when minutes matter, precision is everything.
Go Into the Cockpit of the Super Herc 🔗:
Our Skunk Works® SAFE system was recently tested on the X-62A VISTA! This flight control technology makes real-time adjustments, revolutionizing testing with an efficient and cost-effective approach. Click for more: 🔗👇
Herc hard at work gathering critical data about
#HurricaneMilton
. Thank you
@53rdWRS
for gathering and sharing valuable updates on the path of the storm to help keep people safe.
AI is transforming the modern battlefield. Learn how we're helping the
@USArmy
take advantage of new capabilities to prevent future conflicts. Click for more. 👇🔗
Welcome to the Super Herc fleet,
@NOAA
! 🎉 The C-130J continues the P-3’s legacy as the next generation of Hurricane Hunter aircraft, offering increased:
📏 Range
⚡️Power
🛰️ Situational awareness
⛽️ Fuel efficiency
💻 Tech integration
✈️ Versatility
Continuing to blaze the trail!
@NASA
's Lunar Trailblazer, a smallsat our engineers designed and built, recently wrapped up environmental testing to ensure it can endure extreme temperatures, intense radiation and the physical stress of a launch.
We asked our Instagram followers what they wanted to know about the C-130J Super Hercules and a former
@usairforce
Herc pilot answered. Check out part two. ⬇️
The WC-130J Weatherbird is the world’s most powerful meteorologist, equipped with weather instrumentation to track the movement, size and intensity of storms. Thank you
@53rdWRS
for working around the clock to gather critical data for those in the path of dangerous weather.
Teal 73 returned at 1 p.m. today from a reconnaissance mission into Tropical Storm Helene, and Teal 71 departed at 4 p.m. today to fly another. Aircrews work around the clock to collect data for NHC forecasts and will continue to fly missions until Helene makes landfall.
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Javelin®️ supports more than 25 international customers worldwide, providing its fire-and-forget capability to users across the globe.
Read more about Javelin here 🔗:
Skunk Works® is advancing AI and autonomy to transform how defense systems operate—faster, smarter and more collaboratively, enabling our 21st Century Security® vision.
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Final Round! The
@Sikorsky
Black Hawk is a finalist for the Coolest Thing Made in Connecticut.
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We have a rich heritage on Mars, having supported all 22 of NASA’s missions to the Red Planet. The data gleaned from these samples could reveal crucial information about the planet’s history, its potential for past life and its suitability for future human exploration.
The Mars Sample Return program is a unique mission with a lot of moving parts. Returning Martian regolith and rock samples back to Earth will require a complex, coordinated effort, but we are up to the task!
Read how we'll make this mission a success:
As mission requirements evolve, the C-130J Super Hercules is ready for what's next, delivering unmatched versatility and reliability to air forces around the world.
Go Into the Cockpit of the Super Herc to learn more. Watch now 🔗:
Why the F-35 is Essential to Allied Airpower ⬇️
#AFANational
🤝 19 allies and partners
✈️ 10 nations with pilots and/or maintainers in training with the F-35 training system
🌎 1,020+ aircraft safeguarding skies worldwide