Rather than waiting for the government to issue information or capability proposal requests, Lockheed Martin says it will bet more on itself by spending internal research and development dollars on innovative yet scalable systems. “We’re pivoting our company’s approach to that,” CEO Jim Taiclet said during a call with shareholders today to discuss Lockheed’s third quarter earnings results. “We’re going to keep answering [requests for proposals and requests for information], but we are now in the business of self-funding prototypes...
