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Investments In AI, Autonomy Position Lockheed Martin Well For Next CCA Round, Taiclet Says

Investments In AI, Autonomy Position Lockheed Martin Well For Next CCA Round, Taiclet Says
James Taiclet, chairman, president and CEO of Lockheed Martin. Photo: Lockheed Martin

Lockheed Martin’s [LMT] investments in artificial intelligence, autonomy, 5G connectivity, and manned and unmanned teaming put the company in a competitive position for the next increment of the Air Force’s Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA) Program, Lockheed Martin’s top executive said on Tuesday. James Taiclet said the first increment of CCA, which was awarded to Anduril Industries and General Atomics, is a “proof of concept” based on the customer’s description, so “more of an experimental kind of approach.” The second increment…

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