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Lockheed Martin joins Firefly Aerospace and Seagate Space to develop sea-based national security launches

Lockheed Martin said it is partnering with Firefly Aerospace and Seagate Space to develop sea-based launch capabilities for national security missions. The three-way collaboration builds on Firefly’s small-launch-vehicle offshore infrastructure concept, adding Lockheed’s strategic and missile defense systems footprint to the effort.

Discovered 2026-05-04T07:24:54.132006-07:00 | 2026-05-04T07:24:54.132006-07:00

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The collaboration signals how major defense primes are positioning for assured launch options tied to national security missions, leveraging maritime launch flexibility rather than relying solely on land-based ranges.
It expands an existing offshore-infrastructure effort involving Seagate Space and Firefly (see Seagate Space, Firefly sign MOU to develop offshore launch infrastructure), now with Lockheed Martin’s missile-defense and targets-and-countermeasures portfolio.
For planners, it adds a new potential supply-chain pathway for future satellite launch demand feeding defense programs—one that can influence contractor roles, timelines, and operational resilience.

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