{"id":13927,"date":"2025-08-23T14:12:22","date_gmt":"2025-08-23T08:42:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/trending.niftytrader.in\/?p=13927"},"modified":"2025-08-23T14:43:47","modified_gmt":"2025-08-23T09:13:47","slug":"us-air-force-navy-aim260-lockheed-missile","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.niftytrader.in\/markets\/us-air-force-navy-aim260-lockheed-missile\/","title":{"rendered":"US Air Force and Navy Eye $1 Billion for Lockheed Martin\u2019s AIM-260 Missile"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-start=\"634\" data-end=\"952\">The US Air Force and Navy have formally requested $1 billion for the 2026 fiscal year to begin producing the AIM-260 Joint Advanced Tactical Missile, developed by Lockheed Martin. The classified system has been under development for eight years and is expected to replace the long-serving AIM-120 AMRAAM.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"954\" data-end=\"1177\">The Air Force, which is leading the program, has asked for $368 million for initial production and an additional $300 million on its \u201cUnfunded Priorities List.\u201d The Navy, meanwhile, has requested $301 million.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1179\" data-end=\"1468\">Analysts estimate the missile could become a $30 billion program, depending on production volumes. For Lockheed Martin, this project represents a crucial growth opportunity after reporting $1.6 billion in charges and a potential $4.6 billion tax liability in its recent earnings.<\/p>\n<p>Also Read:<a href=\"https:\/\/www.niftytrader.in\/content\/jaishankar-india-us-trade-talks-red-lines\/\"> S Jaishankar Stresses India\u2019s \u2018Red Lines\u2019 in Ongoing US Trade Talks<\/a><\/p>\n<h2 data-start=\"1470\" data-end=\"1501\">Market Insights &amp; Updates<\/h2>\n<ul data-start=\"1502\" data-end=\"2014\">\n<li data-start=\"1502\" data-end=\"1722\">\n<p data-start=\"1504\" data-end=\"1722\">Lockheed Martin\u2019s Missiles and Fire Control (MFC) division is seen as its most profitable and fastest-growing segment. The AIM-260 will strengthen this position amid rising global demand for advanced weapons.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1723\" data-end=\"1877\">\n<p data-start=\"1725\" data-end=\"1877\">With the F-35 at peak production and recent program losses to competitors, the AIM-260 offers Lockheed a much-needed pipeline for future revenues.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1878\" data-end=\"2014\">\n<p data-start=\"1880\" data-end=\"2014\">Defense analysts caution that avoiding future cost overruns will be key to maintaining profitability on this classified program.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p data-start=\"2016\" data-end=\"2298\">The AIM-260 is designed for F-22 and F-35 fighters but will also integrate with F-15s, F-16s, and potentially unmanned combat aircraft. Once deployed, it will become the most advanced US air-to-air missile, extending America\u2019s air superiority against evolving threats.<\/p>\n<p><i>Click here to explore: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.niftytrader.in\/gift-nifty-live\">Gift nifty Live<\/a><\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The US Air Force and Navy have formally requested $1 billion for the 2026 fiscal year to begin producing the AIM-260 Joint Advanced Tactical Missile, developed by Lockheed Martin. The classified system has been under development for eight years and is expected to replace the long-serving AIM-120 AMRAAM. The Air Force, which is leading the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1365],"tags":[],"ppma_author":[1384],"class_list":{"0":"post-13927","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-business-news"}," _eael_post_view_count":0,"authors":[{"term_id":1384,"user_id":7,"is_guest":0,"slug":"jitesh-kanwariya","display_name":"Jitesh Kanwariya","avatar_url":{"url":"https:\/\/trending.niftytrader.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Jitesh-Kanwriya.jpeg","url2x":"https:\/\/trending.niftytrader.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Jitesh-Kanwriya.jpeg"},"0":null,"1":"","2":"","3":"","4":"","5":"","6":"","7":""}],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.niftytrader.in\/markets\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13927","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.niftytrader.in\/markets\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.niftytrader.in\/markets\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.niftytrader.in\/markets\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.niftytrader.in\/markets\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=13927"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.niftytrader.in\/markets\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13927\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":13944,"href":"https:\/\/www.niftytrader.in\/markets\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13927\/revisions\/13944"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.niftytrader.in\/markets\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/13930"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.niftytrader.in\/markets\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13927"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.niftytrader.in\/markets\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=13927"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.niftytrader.in\/markets\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=13927"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.niftytrader.in\/markets\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ppma_author?post=13927"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}