Releases
Releases
In this section of the Lockheed Martin Newsroom, you'll find our news releases. The releases are listed in chronological order and are archived by year.
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Jun 4, 2008Freedom (LCS 1) Turbines The Largest Ever Installed On A U.S. Navy Ship
The nation's first Littoral Combat Ship, Freedom (LCS 1), has successfully completed another testing milestone with the "light off" of the new warship's twin gas turbine propulsion engines as it...
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Jun 3, 2008
The Lockheed Martin Space Systems Company, the NASA Ames Research Center in Mountain View, and a national and international team of co-investigators have been selected by NASA to undertake a $750...
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Jun 3, 2008Says Two-Way Transatlantic Collaboration Critical in Globalized World
Lockheed Martin Chairman, President and CEO Bob Stevens today told a European defense conference that protectionism has never been a substitute for competitive strength. Stevens said that...
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Jun 2, 2008
Lockheed Martin Corporation today announced that the conversion rate for its $1 billion principal amount of outstanding Floating Rate Convertible Senior Debentures due 2033 will be adjusted from...
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Jun 2, 2008
Ascent, a joint venture of Lockheed Martin and VT Group, has today signed the contract which will see it provide military flying training to the UK Armed Forces for the next 25 years. The initial...
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May 29, 2008
The shaft-driven lift fan propulsion system that will enable the Lockheed Martin F-35B Lightning II stealth fighter to perform short takeoffs and vertical landings (STOVL) operated for the first...
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May 29, 2008Lockheed Martin Team Demonstrates Engagement Management Algorithms for MDA's Multiple Kill Vehicle-L
Lockheed Martin announced today that it has achieved a key milestone for the U.S. Missile Defense Agency's Multiple Kill Vehicle-L (MKV-L) payload by successfully demonstrating engagement...
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May 28, 2008
The U.S. Army today activated the first battery of the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) Weapon System, developed by the U.S. Missile Defense Agency and produced by Lockheed Martin , in...
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May 28, 2008
The Japan Ground Self Defense Force recently exercised an option on an existing contract with Lockheed Martin and its trading partner Itochu, of Tokyo, for the delivery of two additional...
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May 27, 2008
Lockheed Martin announced today that it has successfully delivered the first of two major blocks of flight software designed to provide highly reliable command and control of the Space Based...
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May 27, 2008
Lockheed Martin successfully conducted the first SCALPEL(R) weapon system release in a recent flight test at the Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons Division China Lake test range in California. This...
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May 27, 2008New 360-Degree Radar Contracted By the U.S. Army Ready to Move into Production Phase
Lockheed Martin recently completed a successful Critical Design Review (CDR) for the Enhanced AN/TPQ-36 counter-fire target acquisition (EQ-36) radar. The completion of this final design step, on...
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May 25, 2008NASA Spacecraft will Study Water-Ice on the Northern Plans of Mars
NASA has a new spacecraft operating on the surface of Mars. This afternoon, the Phoenix Mars Lander, built by Lockheed Martin , navigated a dramatic blazing descent through the planet's...
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May 23, 2008Purchase will Strengthen Company's Military Logistics and Health Care Service Offerings
Lockheed Martin has completed its acquisition of Atlanta, Georgia based Eagle Group International, LLC. Eagle Group provides logistics, information technology, training and healthcare services to...
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May 23, 2008
As the Phoenix Mars Lander nears its final destination -- the planet Mars -- Lockheed Martin and NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory are in final preparations to land the spacecraft on the surface....
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May 22, 2008One Year $36.8 million Award May Reach $189 million Over Five Years
Lockheed Martin has been selected by the Space and Naval Warfare (SPAWAR) Systems Center - Charleston to provide information assurance technical support services for the Joint Medical Information...
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May 22, 2008
Lockheed Martin Corporation will webcast live a presentation by Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer, Bob Stevens, at Sanford C. Bernstein's Twenty-fourth Annual Strategic Decisions...
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May 22, 2008
The United States Department of Defense has authorized the release of funds to buy six conventional takeoff and landing (CTOL) F-35A Lightning IIs for the U.S. Air Force, with provisional approval...
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May 21, 2008
The U.S. Army successfully conducted a Controlled Flight Test of the PATRIOT Advanced Capability-3 (PAC-3) Missile Segment Enhancement (MSE) interceptor at White Sands Missile Range, NM, today at...
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May 21, 2008
Lockheed Martin Corporation will webcast live a presentation by Judy Marks, President, Lockheed Martin Transportation and Security Solutions, at the 2008 FBR 12th Annual Spring Investor Conference...
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May 21, 2008Two D5 Fleet Ballistic Missiles Launched in Navy Test in the Pacific
The U.S. Navy conducted a successful test launch this month of two Trident II D5 Fleet Ballistic Missiles (FBMs) built by Lockheed Martin . The Navy launched the unarmed missiles from the...
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May 20, 2008
Lockheed Martin announced today that its team has completed an important milestone for a key element of the U.S. Missile Defense Agency's Multiple Kill Vehicle-L (MKV-L) payload by successfully...
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May 15, 2008
The U.S. Air Force today announced that a team led by Lockheed Martin has won the competition to build the next-generation Global Positioning System (GPS) Space System program, known as GPS III....
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May 13, 2008
Lockheed Martin today announced that it has submitted its proposal to the U.S. Air Force for the Self-Awareness Space Situational Awareness (SASSA) program. Under a $30-million contract scheduled...
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May 9, 2008
DENVER, May 9, 2008 - NASA, Lockheed Martin and the University of Arizona are ready to take the next giant leap in NASA's Mars exploration program. A team of engineers at Lockheed Martin Space...
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May 6, 2008
Lockheed Martin will host a ceremony on Thursday, May 8, at its facility in Camden, AR, to celebrate the delivery of the 5,000th Guided MLRS Rocket. Media members are invited to attend. (R.S.V.P....
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May 5, 2008
Following a series of successful reliability characterization tests, Lockheed Martin received U.S. Government approval to continue development and production of the Joint Air-To-Surface Standoff...
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May 2, 2008
Two Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptors successfully sent classified sensor data to ground stations in the U.S. Air Force's Joint Expeditionary Force Experiment 2008 (JEFX 08) conducted April 15-25 at...
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May 2, 2008
The first group of maintenance crews for the F-35 Lightning II have successfully completed classroom instruction and certification training in preparation for F-35 test-site stand up at Edwards...
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Apr 30, 2008GEO-1 Spacecraft Ready for Environmental Test Phase
Lockheed Martin announced today that it has achieved a major integrated test milestone on the first Space-Based Infrared System (SBIRS) geosynchronous orbit (GEO-1) spacecraft that enables the...
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Apr 30, 2008Freedom (LCS 1) Demonstrates Excellent Performance During Initial Tests of Propulsion System
The Lockheed Martin -led LCS team recently completed another successful milestone in the production of the nation's first Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) with the light off and testing of Freedom (LCS...
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Apr 30, 2008
The U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) awarded Lockheed Martin a $2.25-million, 36- month contract to build and initially operate a collaboration and experimentation environment to support...
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Apr 29, 2008
After more than 12 years of collecting valuable data on how Earth's space environment is affected by continual bombardment from radiation and particles from the Sun, NASA has decommissioned its...
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Apr 28, 2008
Lockheed Martin yesterday delivered the 100th C-130J Super Hercules to the U.S. Government. The C-130J was delivered to Little Rock Air Force Base, Ark., where it is assigned to the 41st Airlift...
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Apr 28, 2008Purchase will Strengthen Company's Military Logistics and Health Care Service Offerings
Lockheed Martin Corporation has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Atlanta, Georgia based Eagle Group International, LLC. Eagle Group provides logistics, information technology,...
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Apr 28, 2008Will Introduce New Employee Certification for Software Developers to Assure Secure Coding
Lockheed Martin is partnering with the SANS Institute to reduce cyber security vulnerabilities that may be introduced during software development. Through a new certification program and training...
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Apr 25, 2008
The British pilot who will be the first person to fly the short takeoff/vertical landing (STOVL) Lockheed Martin F-35B Lightning II started and ran the aircraft's engine for the first time on...
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Apr 24, 2008NSA Experts Face Off Against Cyber Security Teams from Military Service Academies
Lockheed Martin is providing key support to this week's Cyber Defense Exercise (CDX), a National Security Agency-led cyber "war game" that pits security teams from the nation's service academies...
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Apr 24, 2008
David B. Burritt has been elected to the Lockheed Martin board of directors. Mr. Burritt is Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Caterpillar Inc. Stockholders approved the nomination...
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Apr 24, 2008
Lockheed Martin today opened its doors in Huntsville and Courtland, Ala., to students, aged six to 18 years, for the company's annual Young Minds at Work Day. Approximately 150 students in...
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Apr 24, 2008
The Lockheed Martin Corporation Board of Directors today declared a regular quarterly dividend on the Corporation's common stock of 42 cents per share. The dividend is payable June 27, 2008 to...
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Apr 23, 2008
Lockheed Martin has submitted a series of innovative proposals to the Department of Defense designed to advance state-of-the-art technologies in support of fielding rapid and responsive space...
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Apr 23, 2008
Lockheed Martin paid tribute to the thousands of employees who have contributed to the success of the F-117 Nighthawk since the aircraft's beginning 30 years ago during a tribute to excellence...
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Apr 22, 2008* First quarter earnings per share up 9% to $1.75
Lockheed Martin Corporation today reported first quarter 2008 net earnings of $730 million ($1.75 per diluted share), compared to $690 million ($1.60 per diluted share) in 2007. Net sales were...
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Apr 21, 2008
Lockheed Martin and Rice University today announced the creation of an innovative, strategic partnership to develop new technologies for a broad range of applications in electronics, energy and...
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Apr 20, 2008
Most people don't go to auto races to see cars parade around the track in single file at 30 miles an hour. Then again, most race cars include drivers. Lockheed Martin Racing Team's autonomous car...
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Apr 18, 2008
The VINASAT-1 communications satellite, designed and built by Lockheed Martin for Vietnam Posts and Telecommunications Group (VNPT) of Vietnam, was successfully launched today from Kourou, French...
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Apr 16, 2008
What: Media teleconference to announce a unique partnership between Lockheed Martin and Rice University to pursue technology applications in the emerging field of nanotechnology. Who: Wade Adams,...
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Apr 16, 2008State-of-the-Art Facility Enables Testing of Classified Data Over Wireless Networks
Lockheed Martin recently opened a new Wireless Cyber Security Center, one of only a handful of technology labs capable of testing wireless communications systems in a classified environment. The...
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Apr 16, 2008
The VINASAT-1 communications satellite, designed and built by Lockheed Martin for Vietnam Posts and Telecommunications Group (VNPT) of Vietnam, is ready for launch on April 18 aboard an Ariane...
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Apr 15, 2008
Lockheed Martin will webcast live its First Quarter 2008 Earnings Conference Call on Tuesday, April 22, 2008, at 11 a.m. EDT. Bruce Tanner, Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer, and...
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Apr 15, 2008
The U.S. Navy has awarded Lockheed Martin a one-year, $15.5-million contract for continued program management and engineering services for the United Kingdom's Trident II D5 Fleet Ballistic...
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Apr 15, 2008
Lockheed Martin has been awarded a contract by the Broadcasting Satellite System Corporation (B-SAT) of Japan to build its next geostationary telecommunications satellite. Designated BSAT-3b, the...
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Apr 14, 2008
Lockheed Martin successfully delivered a telecommunications satellite into orbit this afternoon aboard an Atlas V rocket manufactured by United Launch Alliance. Liftoff on the Atlas V 421...
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Apr 14, 2008
Lockheed Martin submitted its proposal for the Technology Development phase of the competition to build the next-generation Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV) for the U.S. Army and Marine Corps....
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Apr 11, 2008
Lockheed Martin today named Ronald T. Rand as the Corporation's Senior Vice President, Communications. Rand succeeds Dennis R. Boxx who retired earlier this month. Rand currently serves as Pratt &...
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Apr 10, 2008
Lockheed Martin is completing final preparations for Monday's launch of a commercial telecommunications satellite aboard an Atlas V booster provided by United Launch Alliance. The launch window...
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Apr 9, 2008
The U.S. Army has awarded Lockheed Martin a Performance Based Logistics (PBL) follow-on contract to support the Target Acquisition Designation Sight/Pilot Night Vision Sensor (TADS/PNVS) and...
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Apr 9, 2008
Syracuse Research Corporation (SRC)'s radar that is the prototype for Lockheed Martin's Enhanced AN/TPQ-36 counter-fire target acquisition (EQ-36) radar recently completed successful performance...
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Apr 8, 2008
A newly released report from the U.S. Department of Defense shows that estimated acquisition costs dropped by nearly $1 billion from 2006 to 2007 for the Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II program....
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Apr 8, 2008
Lockheed Martin has received a contract from Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) valued at approximately $250 million to manufacture components for eight additional F-2 production aircraft. MHI is...
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Apr 8, 2008
Lockheed Martin today announced the successful completion of a comprehensive review of improved flight software designed to provide highly reliable command and control of the Space Based Infrared...
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Apr 7, 2008Next Launch to Include Demonstration Payload for New Third Civil Signal
A combined U.S. Air Force/Lockheed Martin team has completed a rapid on-orbit deployment of the modernized Global Positioning System Block IIR (GPS IIR-M) satellite launched on March 15 from Cape...
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Apr 7, 2008
The U.S. Army has awarded Lockheed Martin a $172 million follow-on production contract for Arrowhead(R), the combat-proven, modernized electro-optical system for AH-64 Apache attack helicopter...
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Apr 3, 2008Company to partner with the Air Force to automate and transform personnel services
A Lockheed Martin team was selected by the United States Air Force to serve as its strategic partner for personnel service delivery transformation. The contract calls for the development of a...
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Apr 3, 2008Satellite Includes Demonstration Payload for New Third Civil Signal
In a ceremony heralding the success of the U.S. Air Force's Global Positioning System Block IIR modernization effort (GPS IIR-M), Lockheed Martin today announced it has completed work on the last...
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Apr 3, 2008
The Office of Naval Research awarded Lockheed Martin Advanced Technology Laboratories (ATL) a $2.4-million, 18-month contract to develop and validate a framework to help small teams of naval...
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Apr 2, 2008Five-year IT operation and maintenance support contract worth up to $53 million
United States Department of the Treasury, United States Mint has awarded Lockheed Martin the Office of the Chief Information Officer (OCIO) Information Technology Support Services contract. The...
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Apr 2, 2008
Lockheed Martin UK-led Team Athena has signed a contract with the Ministry of Defence (MoD) for the Land Environment Air Picture Provision (LEAPP) programme which will provide troops on the ground...
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Apr 2, 2008
The third VH-71 helicopter built for the Presidential Helicopter Program, Test Vehicle 3 (TV-3), has arrived in the U.S. and will be the first VH-71 to receive final assembly and mission systems...
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Mar 28, 2008System Capabilities to Provide Networked Communications for On-The-Move Tactical Platforms for Joint Forces, Aircraft, Maritime and Fixed-Sites
Lockheed Martin announced today that it has been selected by the Joint Tactical Radio System (JTRS) Joint Program Executive Office to provide the tactical communications and networking solutions...
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Mar 26, 2008First satellite on schedule for on-orbit hand over in 2010
Lockheed Martin has achieved a key milestone in the development of the Mobile User Objective System (MUOS) with the successful completion of static loads testing of the first satellite in the...
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Mar 21, 2008
Lockheed Martin today delivered another C-130J Super Hercules to Little Rock Air Force Base, Ark. The aircraft is assigned to the 41st Airlift Squadron, which is currently scheduled to receive 16...
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Mar 21, 2008
Lockheed Martin has been awarded the Next Generation Technical Services contract by the Department of Defense. Valued at an anticipated $344 million, the contract calls for operation and...
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Mar 20, 2008
Lockheed Martin announced today that it has received a $23.9 million contract modification from Northrop Grumman Corporation to provide hardware components for the next phase of full-rate...
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Mar 20, 2008
A critical design review by the U.S. Marine Corps earlier this month confirmed that the Embedded Platform Logistics System is on track for delivery this summer -- just nine months after contract...
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Mar 19, 2008
Lockheed Martin announced today that the first Space-Based Infrared System (SBIRS) geosynchronous orbit (GEO-1) spacecraft is progressing through a series of key tests that will demonstrate the...
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Mar 18, 2008
The U.S. Navy's version of the Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II is scheduled to make its first flight next year, but technicians have spent the last decade perfecting the aircraft's stealth...
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Mar 17, 2008Freedom (LCS 1) Successfully Completes Operational Test of Vessel's Electrical System
The nation's first Littoral Combat Ship, Freedom (LCS 1), has successfully completed another testing milestone with the "light off" and test of the new warship's electric plant. The first ship in...
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Mar 15, 2008
A U.S. Air Force modernized Global Positioning System Block IIR (GPS IIR-M) satellite, built by Lockheed Martin , was successfully launched today from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station aboard a...
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Mar 14, 2008Program on track for first production deliveries in 2010
The Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II successfully completed the first stage of its airborne refueling tests during the aircraft's 34th flight Wednesday. Aerial refueling capability will expand...
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Mar 13, 2008
Lockheed Martin opened its new P-3 Orion wing production line today, marking production kickoff at its Marietta, Ga., facilities with a brief ceremony attended by Royal Norwegian Air Force (RNoAF)...
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Mar 13, 2008Program on track for first production deliveries in 2010
The Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II successfully completed the first stage of its airborne refueling tests during the aircraft's 34th flight yesterday. Aerial refueling capability will expand...
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Mar 13, 2008
A U.S. Air Force modernized Global Positioning System Block IIR (GPS IIR-M) satellite built by Lockheed Martin is ready for launch aboard a Delta II rocket on March 15 from Cape Canaveral Air...
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Mar 13, 2008
Lockheed Martin has delivered a sixth C-130J Super Hercules to the 41st Airlift Squadron, a unit of the 463rd Airlift Group, at Little Rock Air Force Base, Ark. The 41st, also known as the "Black...
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Mar 13, 2008
Lockheed Martin named Henry Mendenhall and Carl Hein a Lockheed Martin Senior Fellow and Fellow, respectively. The distinctions honor technologists who demonstrate technical excellence, support...
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Mar 13, 2008
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) awarded Lockheed Martin a $1.2-million contract to develop control software for semi-autonomous, mobile, robotic communications routers called...
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Mar 12, 2008
Lockheed Martin selected 10 employees from its Advanced Technology Laboratories (ATL) to receive that unit's highest award for superior performance in management, technology leadership,...
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Mar 12, 2008
The AMC-14 communications satellite, designed and built by Lockheed Martin for SES AMERICOM, an SES company (Euronext Paris and Luxembourg Stock Exchange: SESG), is ready for launch on March 15...
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Mar 11, 2008Laser Radar System Detects Low-Level Wind Shear, Improves Flight Safety in Tokyo
Lockheed Martin announced the Japan Meteorological Agency has purchased a second WindTracer(R) lidar system, which will operate at the Narita International Airport in Tokyo. Developed and produced...
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Mar 11, 2008
Lockheed Martin Overseas Corporation and the Romania Ministry of Defense (MoD) have signed a contract for the co-production of 17 TPS-79(R) Multi-Mission Surveillance Radar systems for Romania's...
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Mar 10, 2008Proposal Continues Five Decades of Partnership with NASA & NOAA
Lockheed Martin today submitted its proposal to the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to design and build the spacecraft for the Geostationary Operational Environmental...
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Mar 10, 2008
Lockheed Martin has signed a five-year, 24.5 million pounds Sterling partnering contract with the Ministry of Defence to operate and maintain the Combined Arms Tactical Trainer (CATT). A team...
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Mar 6, 2008
Lockheed Martin has received an $8.6 million Science and Technology contract from the U.S. Army Research and Development Command (RDECOM) Missiles and Aviation Research and Development Center...
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Mar 5, 2008
Lockheed Martin Coherent Technologies, a supplier of laser-based remote-sensing systems, was recently certified to the AS9100 standard by British Standards Institution (BSI) Management Systems....
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Mar 5, 2008
A team headed by Lockheed Martin Space Systems Company (LMSSC) has received a $5.7 million contract from DARPA to compete in Phase 1 development of their System F6 space technology and...
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Mar 5, 2008
Last Friday, Lockheed Martin delivered the first missionized HC-130J long-range surveillance maritime patrol aircraft to the U.S. Coast Guard. The aircraft's new mission equipment and sensor...
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Feb 29, 2008New call center opens at Bolling Air Force Base
Lockheed Martin and the U.S. Air Force today officially announced the opening of a new Air Force National Capital Region (AFNCR) Call Center at Bolling Air Force Base, D.C. This morning's...
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Feb 29, 2008
Lockheed Martin and Karem Aircraft Incorporated have signed a teaming agreement to jointly develop Karem Aircraft's Optimum Speed Tilt-Rotor (OSTR) design. The OSTR concept is one of three...
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Feb 28, 2008
The Lockheed Martin board of directors has nominated David B. Burritt to its board. Mr. Burritt is Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Caterpillar Inc. The nomination will be submitted...