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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Jul 17, 2006
Just 24 months after receiving the low-rate initial production contract, Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) delivered its first T-50 Golden Eagle supersonic trainers to the Republic of Korea Air...
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Jul 17, 2006
Lockheed Martin was awarded approximately $1.5 million by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to validate and investigate focal plane array technology that will improve the size,...
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Jul 17, 2006
Lockheed Martin officials today briefed reporters attending the Farnborough International Air Show on how the C-130J Super Hercules transport aircraft is both delivering capability to meet modern...
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Jul 17, 2006
With the F-22 Raptor reaching U.S. Air Force Initial Operational Capability last December and the scheduled first flight of the F-35 Lightning II later this year, the 5TH Generation of fighter...
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Jul 17, 2006
Lockheed Martin and the United States Air Force's Electronic Systems Center (ESC) have signed a Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA) to develop advanced tactical and airborne...
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Jul 17, 2006
Lockheed Martin and Alliant Techsystems announced today that they have successfully test fired a first-stage booster motor under the Submarine Launched Intermediate Range Ballistic Missile...
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Jul 17, 2006
The Lockheed Martin A2100 communications satellite fleet recently achieved a major milestone by accumulating 150 years of successful in-orbit operations. The A2100 satellite series, designed and...
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Jul 12, 2006
The following downlink times for THAAD video are all Eastern Daylight time: Satellite imagery will be available at two times. The first will be from 12:30 to 3 p.m. from Galaxy 10R/24K, downlink...
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Jul 12, 2006
The Solar X-ray Imager (SXI) instrument, designed and built by Lockheed Martin at its Space Systems Advanced Technology Center (ATC) has produced its first image. The remarkable view of the Sun,...
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Jul 12, 2006First Integrated Weapon System Intercept of a Live Target
Lockheed Martin and the U.S. Missile Defense Agency (MDA) today successfully conducted a seeker characterization test of the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) Weapon System at White...
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Jul 10, 2006
In the news release, Lockheed Martin 2006 Farnborough Air Show Media Briefing Schedule Released, issued on Thursday, July 6, by Lockheed Martin Corporation over PR Newswire, we are advised by the...
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Jul 10, 2006
Lockheed Martin's Sea TALON (Tactical Littoral Ocean Network) system successfully completed several significant testing milestones in its development as an Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW) mission...
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Jul 8, 2006
NASCAR announced today that it would be picking up the sponsorship of the number 12 car of Jason Keller. Blah, blah, blah, blah, blah
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Jul 7, 2006
The Lockheed Martin F-35 Joint Strike Fighter was officially named Lightning II, in a ceremony held today in Fort Worth, Texas. The name echoes those of two formidable fighters from the past: the...
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Jul 6, 2006
Lockheed Martin today released its media briefing schedule for the 2006 Farnborough Air Show. Briefings will take place at the Lockheed Martin Partnership Pavilion, Row D, #10, unless otherwise...
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Jul 6, 2006
The U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) has approved Lockheed Martin as capable of offering federal agencies a complete end-to-end solution for timely compliance with Homeland Security...
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Jul 5, 2006
At 11 a.m. CDT on Friday, July 7, senior government, military and industrial representatives from around the world will gather at Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Co. in Fort Worth, Texas, for the...
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Jun 30, 2006
The U.S. Navy today awarded Lockheed Martin $85 million for long-lead material items and critical work center efforts to support the production of three Aegis Weapon Systems for Australia's Air...
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Jun 30, 2006Purchase Strengthens Information Technology Capabilities
Lockheed Martin Corporation has completed its acquisition of ISX Corporation (ISX). ISX is a provider of military decision systems and other information technology solutions for government...
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Jun 30, 2006Company to Perform Work in Three Functional Areas
Lockheed Martin , the top provider of information technology to the Federal Government for more than a decade, has been selected by the Department of Homeland Security to compete in three areas...
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Jun 29, 2006
Lockheed Martin has received a $17.1 million contract to produce Close Combat Tactical Trainer Reconfigurable Vehicle Simulators (CCTT-RVS) for the U.S. Army. CCTT-RVS complements the traditional...
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Jun 27, 2006
Lockheed Martin has launched a new AFSS Pilot Information Web Portal, http://www.afss.com/ for General Aviation pilots that provides a feedback mechanism for pilots who use Automated Flight...
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Jun 27, 2006
Engineers at the Lockheed Martin Advanced Technology Center (ATC) have designed and built a prototype nine-aperture wide-field imaging telescope that overcomes the increase in mass, volume and...
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Jun 27, 2006
The U.S. Navy awarded a Lockheed Martin -led team nearly $198 million for construction of the Navy's third Littoral Combat Ship (LCS). This is the second LCS awarded to the Lockheed Martin team....
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Jun 26, 2006
The U.S. Army Aviation and Missile Command has awarded Lockheed Martin the Lot 3 follow- on production contract for Arrowhead(R), the "eyes of the Apache." Developed by Lockheed Martin, Arrowhead...
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Jun 23, 2006Innovative Solutions Make Transportation Systems Safer, More Secure and Efficient
Lockheed Martin is developing and integrating new technologies that are enhancing transportation systems today, and promise to make them dramatically different tomorrow, said Judy Marks,...
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Jun 22, 2006
During a test today the Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense (BMD) Weapon System with its Standard Missile (SM)-3 successfully intercepted a ballistic missile target with a separating reentry vehicle...
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Jun 22, 2006
In the news release, U.S. Marine Corps KC-130J Sets Record Performance Levels, issued earlier today by Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company over PR Newswire, we are advised by the company that the...
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Jun 22, 2006
A team led by U.S. Government employees and supported by Lockheed Martin has been notified that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers intends to award the team the contract to manage Information...
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Jun 22, 2006
The Lockheed Martin KC-130J Super Hercules transport tankers operated by the United States Marine Corps in Iraq reported a record level of performance for the month of May. With over 4,275 sorties...
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Jun 22, 2006
The Lockheed Martin Corporation Board of Directors today declared a regular quarterly dividend on the Corporation's common stock of 30 cents per share. The dividend is payable Sept. 29, 2006 to...
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Jun 21, 2006Company Hosts 22 Teachers for Summer Session In Support of Key Classroom Initiative
Lockheed Martin announced today that it will host 22 elementary school, middle school, high school and community college teachers over the summer as part of the company's increased support of the...
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Jun 19, 2006
The newly modernized Lockheed Martin C-5M Super Galaxy took to the skies for the first time today from Dobbins Air Reserve Base, Ga. This modernized C-5M safeguards the U.S. government's...
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Jun 18, 2006
ACME will sponsor the biggest marathon in the World starting in 2007. Blah, blah, blah, blah
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Jun 14, 2006
Lockheed Martin Corporation today named Mark Valerio vice president and general manager, special programs for its Space Systems Company. Valerio succeeds Thomas J. Scanlan, who is retiring June...
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Jun 12, 2006Purchase Strengthens Information Technology Capabilities
Lockheed Martin Corporation , today announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire ISX Corporation (ISX), a privately owned, California- based provider of military decision...
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Jun 12, 2006
A U.S. Air Force F-22 Raptor air dominance fighter, flying at a speed of Mach 1.5 and an altitude of 50,000 feet, released a GPS-aided Joint Direct Attack Munition (JDAM) from a range of 24...
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Jun 12, 2006
Lockheed Martin announced the successful completion of a four-year program to integrate its precision-strike HELLFIRE(R) II missile system -- including the M299 "smart launcher" -- with its first...
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Jun 9, 2006
The Lockheed Martin-led team has been selected by the Department of Justice to compete in the final phase of the multi-billion dollar Integrated Wireless Network (IWN) competition. During this...
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Jun 9, 2006
Lockheed Martin today marked the completion of factory acceptance testing for the fifth, and final, SPY-1F Aegis Weapon System for the Royal Norwegian Navy with a "pull-the-plug" ceremony at its...
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Jun 8, 2006Purchase of Active RFID Supplier Enhances Capabilities In Global Focused Logistics
Lockheed Martin Corporation has completed its acquisition of Savi Technology, Inc. (Savi), a proven leader in active radio frequency identification (RFID) solutions. Savi, based in Sunnyvale,...
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Jun 7, 2006Nighthawk Program Will Transform NGA Education and Training
Lockheed Martin has been awarded a $176 million contract to provide learning management services for the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA). Dubbed "Nighthawk" by the Lockheed Martin...
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Jun 7, 2006
Lockheed Martin officials said today that they have proposed their in-production short-fuselage variant of the combat tested C-130J for the Joint Cargo Aircraft (JCA) program. JCA requirements...
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Jun 7, 2006More Than 46 U.S. Air Force Locations Worldwide Now Use TBMCS
Lockheed Martin has delivered the latest Theater Battle Management Core System (TBMCS) Unit Level upgrade to U.S. Air Force bases worldwide. TBMCS provides air commanders with an integrated,...
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Jun 6, 2006MSL Mission Will Interact With Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, Also Launched on Atlas V
Lockheed Martin's Atlas V rocket has been selected by NASA to launch the Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) mission in 2009 from Cape Canaveral, Fla. The mission will fly on a powerful Atlas V 541...
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Jun 6, 2006
The Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense (BMD) Weapon System with a prototype signal processor successfully tracked several advanced ballistic missile targets in separate tests off the coast of Hawaii...
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Jun 5, 2006Experimentation Facility to Study Network Enabled Capabilities
Lockheed Martin today opened a new state-of-the-art laboratory in Farnborough. The new reconfigurable experimentation facility -- called "Swift" because it will rapidly develop solutions to...
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Jun 5, 2006
Lockheed Martin recently received Prince William County's "2006 Technology Achievement Award" for developing the Integrated Submarine Imaging System (ISIS), an advanced, digital imaging and...
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Jun 3, 2006
Lockheed Martin lanzó Líder, la primera de dos Embarcaciones de Transporte de Tripulación (SCTV), SLICE(R), que la empresa está ensamblando para Hotelería y Servicios Petroleros, S. A. de...
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Jun 2, 2006
A team of Lockheed Martin , Marshall Aerospace and Rolls-Royce has been awarded a contract for the long term support of the United Kingdom's fleet of C-130 aircraft. The initial value of the...
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Jun 1, 2006
A U.S. Navy missile telemetry tracking antenna developed by Lockheed Martin supported the U.S. Air Force's recent extended range flight test of a Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile,...
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May 31, 2006Latest Spiral of TBMCS Transforming Air Operations Worldwide
Lockheed Martin has completed the latest upgrades to the Theater Battle Management Core Systems (TBMCS), the military's premier joint air battle management system, at the third Falconer Air Force...
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May 31, 2006Corporation's Maritime Surveillance Enterprise Focuses on Continued P-3 Program Integration, Customer Service and Expanding Opportunities With International Customers
Lockheed Martin today delivered the 10th upgraded P-3C maritime surveillance aircraft originally contracted by the U.S. Navy's Naval Air Systems Command as part of a foreign military sale to the...
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May 30, 2006
Lockheed Martin delivered a proposal today to bid on the Secure Border Initiative program (SBInet). The proposal addresses the Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) request for a comprehensive...
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May 25, 2006
Lockheed Martin Corporation will webcast live a presentation by Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer, Bob Stevens, at the Sanford C. Bernstein & Co., LLC, 22nd Annual Strategic...
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May 25, 2006
Lockheed Martin and EADS Astrium announced today that they have signed a teaming agreement to ensure interoperability of the Global Positioning System (GPS) III and the European Galileo Satellite...
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May 24, 2006
Lockheed Martin has developed and demonstrated a new lightweight, low-cost tactical vehicle armor that promises exceptional multi-hit survivability against armor-piercing rifle bullets and...
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May 23, 2006
The U.S. Air Force Rome Laboratory awarded Lockheed Martin a $300,000, eight-month contract to develop an Integrated Modeling Manager that will improve decision-support for the Joint Force...
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May 22, 2006
Lockheed Martin has received two production contracts from the U.S. Navy to complete the integration of sensor and avionics systems on 12 MH-60R multi-mission helicopters and to begin integration...
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May 19, 2006
The U.S. Coast Guard today announced the continuation to January 2011 of its Integrated Deepwater System program which is being implemented by Integrated Coast Guard Systems (ICGS). ICGS, a joint...
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May 19, 2006
The Solar X-ray Imager (SXI) instrument, designed and built by Lockheed Martin at its Space Systems Advanced Technology Center (ATC) is ready for flight. Built for the NASA Goddard Space Flight...
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May 17, 2006
Lockheed Martin has named Richard F. Ambrose to be the lead executive of a newly formed Surveillance and Navigation Systems line of business within its Space Systems Company. In his new role,...
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May 17, 2006
Lockheed Martin announced today that it has received a $28 million contract modification from Northrop Grumman Corporation to provide hardware components for the full-rate production phase of the...
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May 16, 2006
Lockheed Martin showcased the first C-5M Super Galaxy transport aircraft today in a ceremony marking the completion of the first of 111 aircraft to be modernized by the company. The massive cargo...
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May 16, 2006
Lockheed Martin delivered the third C-130J airlifter of 2006 last week. The aircraft was flown to the Rhode Island Air National Guard, 143rd Airlift Wing home base at Quonset State Airport. The...
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May 16, 2006New Capability Expedites Processing of Missile Warning and Technical Intelligence Data
Lockheed Martin today announced that it has successfully completed development of the Highly Elliptical Orbit (HEO) Interim Operations software for the Space Based Infrared System (SBIRS). This is...
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May 15, 2006
Lockheed Martin has been ranked by undergraduate engineering students as their most "ideal" employer, according to the 2006 Universum Ideal Employer Survey. The Universum study, conducted annually...
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May 15, 2006
Lockheed Martin engineers were part of an industry team that recently received the U.S. Navy's "Program Executive Office Integrated Warfare Systems (PEO IWS) Excellence in Engineering Award" for...
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May 12, 2006
Lockheed Martin has been awarded a contract by Vietnam Posts and Telecommunications Group (VNPT) of Vietnam to provide a turnkey telecommunications satellite system with operations slated to begin...
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May 11, 2006
The following is a description of video imagery of today's flight test of the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) missile system. Video will be available via satellite downlink at the time...
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May 11, 2006
Lockheed Martin and the U.S. Missile Defense Agency (MDA) successfully conducted an integrated Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) flight test at White Sands Missile Range (WSMR), NM,...
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May 10, 2006In the news release, Lockheed Martin to Mentor Small Business Teammates for Role on DISA 'Encore II' IT Services Contract, issued yesterday, May 9, by Lockheed Martin over PR Newswire, we are advised by the company that the second paragraph, first sentence, should read "Killeen, Texas" rather than "El Paso, Texas"; the third paragraph, first sentence, should read "Proactive Communications is an 8(a) small disadvantage minority-owned (Hispanic) company" rather than "Proactive Communications is a small disadvantaged, woman-owned company"; and the eighth paragraph, fifth sentence, should read "Lockheed Martin Enterprise Information Systems" rather than "Lockheed Martin Enterprise Information Services (EIS)" as originally issued inadvertently. Complete, corrected release follows:
Lockheed Martin Corporation will begin mentoring two small businesses recently selected as teammates in its pursuit of a role on the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) Encore II information...
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May 9, 2006Lockheed Martin to Mentor Small Business Teammates for Role on DISA 'Encore II' IT Services Contract
Lockheed Martin Corporation will begin mentoring two small businesses recently selected as teammates in its pursuit of a role on the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) Encore II information...
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May 9, 2006
Lockheed Martin has been awarded a five-year contract estimated at $120 million to provide call center services for the Department of Homeland Security's U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services....
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May 9, 2006
Lockheed Martin executive Robert A. Drolet has received the 2006 Medaris Award, the highest recognition bestowed by the Tennessee Valley Chapter of the National Defense Industrial Association...
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May 9, 2006
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) awarded Lockheed Martin a $22 million, 48-month contract to develop the Generalized Integrated Learning Architecture (GILA). GILA will help...
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May 8, 2006
Lockheed Martin has been awarded a $2.5 million contract by the U.S. Air Force for the Hybrid Launch Vehicle (HLV) Studies and Analysis program. Part of the Operationally Responsive Space...
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May 6, 2006
The U.S. Air Force retired the last Lockheed Martin C-141 StarLifter airlifter to the National Museum of the United States Air Force in ceremonies here this morning, closing out the transport's...
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May 6, 2006High-tech Defense and Technology Contractor Growing in Hawaii
Lockheed Martin executives and employees joined with Hawaii's political, business and military leaders in a traditional Hawaiian blessing ceremony to officially open a new 31,000 square foot...
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May 5, 2006
Ground-vibration testing for the first Lockheed Martin F-35 Joint Strike Fighter finished early on April 30, continuing a string of testing milestones completed ahead of schedule. "Completion of...
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May 4, 2006Purchase of Active RFID Supplier Enhances Capabilities in Global Focused Logistics
Lockheed Martin Corporation today announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Savi Technology, Inc. (Savi), a provider of active radio frequency identification (RFID)...
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May 4, 2006
High-tech Defense and Technology Contractor Growing in Hawaii WHO: Congressman Neil Abercrombie, Honolulu Mayor Mufi Hannemann and Lockheed Martin Vice President Terry Magee are scheduled to...
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May 4, 2006
Lockheed Martin received a $379 million contract from the U.S. Army Aviation and Missile Command (AMCOM) for the production of 112 Patriot Advanced Capability-3 (PAC- 3) Missiles. The contract...
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May 1, 2006Extensive Test Phase of First SBIRS GEO Spacecraft Underway
The Lockheed Martin team developing the Space-Based Infrared System (SBIRS) has successfully delivered a critical payload subsystem and associated software integral to the program's first...
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Apr 28, 2006Lockheed Martin Team Launches Second Payload for MDA's Critical Measurements/Countermeasures Program
A Lockheed Martin team today successfully launched a scientific payload for the U.S. Missile Defense Agency's (MDA's) Critical Measurements/Countermeasures Program to study measurements from...
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Apr 28, 2006Joanne M. Maguire to Succeed Retiring Executive G. Thomas Marsh
Lockheed Martin Corporation today announced that Joanne M. Maguire will succeed G. Thomas Marsh as executive vice president of Lockheed Martin Space Systems when Marsh retires July 1. Reporting...
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Apr 28, 2006
More than 2,800 Lockheed Martin employees will receive President George W. Bush's prestigious Volunteer Service Award during National Volunteer Week, April 23-29. The award recipients are among...
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Apr 27, 2006
The Lockheed Martin Corporation Board of Directors today declared a regular quarterly dividend on the Corporation's common stock of 30 cents per share. The dividend is payable June 30, 2006 to...
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Apr 27, 2006
More than 110 Lockheed Martin employees will participate in this year's Bright House MS- 150 Bike Tour, with a goal of raising more than $70,000 for the National Multiple Sclerosis Society. On...
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Apr 27, 2006
Lockheed Martin employees throughout the Central Florida area will bring their sons and daughters to work today in an effort to spark their interest in engineering and inspire them to believe in...
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Apr 26, 2006
Lockheed Martin Corporation will webcast live its Annual Meeting of Stockholders on Thursday, April 27, 2006 at 10:30 a.m. EDT. The live audio webcast will be available on the Lockheed Martin...
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Apr 26, 2006
Lockheed Martin's Courtland, Ala., production facility has received the first two Orbus 1A motor assemblies from Alliant Techsystems for the Boost Vehicle-Plus program. ATK shipped the assemblies...
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Apr 25, 2006
More than 2,000 children are expected to participate in "Young Minds at Work Day" Thursday at Lockheed Martin Space Systems Company -- which gives them a chance to experience the career excitement...
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Apr 25, 2006* First Quarter Net Earnings Up 60% to $591 Million
Lockheed Martin Corporation today reported first quarter 2006 net earnings of $591 million ($1.34 per diluted share) compared to $369 million ($0.83 per diluted share) in 2005. Net sales were $9.2...
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Apr 24, 2006Event Marks Center for Innovation's 1-year Anniversary
Lockheed Martin's Center for Innovation, which celebrated its one-year anniversary this April, is hosting the Joint Forces Command (JFCOM) Global Cell activities as part of the Unified Quest '06...
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Apr 21, 2006
Lockheed Martin announced it has achieved a significant production milestone with the delivery of its 4,300th F-16 aircraft yesterday. "This marks another significant milestone for the F-16...
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Apr 20, 2006
The ASTRA-1KR telecommunications satellite, designed and built by Lockheed Martin for SES ASTRA of Betzdorf, Luxembourg, was launched successfully today from Cape Canaveral, Fla., aboard an Atlas...
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Apr 20, 2006
Lockheed Martin is proud to announce that Joseph (Joe) Grosson has been awarded this year's National Defense Industrial Association (NDIA) Edward M. Greer Award for his contributions to the...
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Apr 19, 2006
The ASTRA-1KR telecommunications satellite, designed and built by Lockheed Martin for SES ASTRA of Betzdorf, Luxembourg, is ready for launch April 20 from Cape Canaveral, Fla., aboard an Atlas V...
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Apr 19, 2006
Lockheed Martin announced today that it has successfully completed a critical structural test of the Advanced Extremely High Frequency (EHF) spacecraft. The Advanced EHF system will provide...