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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Nov 26, 2008
Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] has attained full function capability in all the systems integration laboratories that support the VH-71 presidential helicopter program, after completing the Master...
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Nov 25, 2008
Lockheed Martin Corporation has been selected by the U.S. Navy for a firm fixed price, indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity contract to provide Consolidated Automated Support System (CASS)...
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Nov 21, 2008
Norwegian Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg has formally recommended to his country's Parliament that Lockheed Martin's F-35 Lightning II be selected to fulfill Norway's future air-combat capability...
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Nov 19, 2008
Lockheed Martin has received a $156 million contract to provide the P-3 Aircraft Service Life Extension Program (ASLEP) for the Canadian Forces' CP-140 aircraft fleet. Under this contract, 10...
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Nov 17, 2008F-35 Lightning II Fighter and TMOS Programs Recognized for Program Excellence
Two Lockheed Martin Corporation programs, the F-35 Lightning II Fighter and TSAT Mission Operations System (TMOS), were recently awarded 2008 AVIATION WEEK Program Excellence Awards. The awards...
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Nov 14, 2008Achieves Another Significant Milestone
The Lockheed Martin F-35 Joint Strike Fighter flew supersonic for the first time yesterday, achieving another milestone. The aircraft accelerated to Mach 1.05, or about 680 miles per hour. (Photo:...
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Nov 13, 2008Lockheed Martin Opens Electronics Facility in Georgia For the Navy's Fleet Ballistic Missile Program
U.S. Navy Strategic Systems Programs and Lockheed Martin today formally opened an electronics facility for the Fleet Ballistic Missile (FBM) program at Naval Submarine Base Kings Bay, Ga. Part of...
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Nov 13, 2008
The first Space Based Infrared System (SBIRS) Highly Elliptical Orbit (HEO-1) payload and ground system, built by a Lockheed Martin team, has been accepted for operations by the U.S Air Force....
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Nov 13, 2008
Lockheed Martin Corporation will webcast live a presentation by Bruce Tanner, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer and Ralph Heath, Executive Vice President Aeronautics Company at...
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Nov 12, 2008
Lockheed Martin delivered the first of four C-130Js to the Royal Norwegian Air Force at a ceremony today with U.S. and Norwegian officials at the company's Marietta, Ga, facility. "As the first...
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Nov 10, 2008
NASA has announced that a team led by Lockheed Martin was selected to perform the Facilities Development and Operations Contract (FDOC) at the Johnson Space Center. The contract is scheduled to...
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Nov 8, 2008
The nation's first Littoral Combat Ship -- USS Freedom (LCS 1) -- was commissioned by the U.S. Navy in Milwaukee, WI today, officially placing the Lockheed Martin -designed and constructed vessel...
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Nov 6, 2008Constellation Projected to Provide Critical Weather Data for Years to Come
The Defense Meteorological Satellite Program (DMSP) Flight 16 (F16) Block 5D-3 spacecraft, built by Lockheed Martin , has surpassed five years of on-orbit operations and continues to provide...
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Nov 5, 2008Corporation to Help CFTC Realize Efficiencies in Litigation Preparedness and at Trial
Lockheed Martin announced that the corporation received a Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA) to continue providing litigation support services to the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission...
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Nov 4, 2008
Robert F. Weiss has been named executive vice president of Global Sustainment at Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Co., where he is responsible for ensuring lifetime support and logistical services for...
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Nov 3, 2008Doppler Lidar System Improves Wind Hazard Detection at Las Vegas International Airport
The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has purchased a WindTracer(R) lidar system from Lockheed Martin , which is being tested at the Las Vegas McCarran International Airport. The system...
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Nov 3, 2008
The Lockheed Martin team developing the next-generation Global Positioning System (GPS) spacecraft, known as GPS III, has successfully completed on-schedule an Integrated Baseline Review (IBR)...
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Nov 3, 2008
Lockheed Martin has received a $147 million contract from the U.S. Air Force for additional Sniper(R) Advanced Targeting Pods (ATPs). The Sniper ATP provides critical long-range, positive...
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Oct 31, 2008Corporation to Provide Financial IT Support to Enhance Student Aid Process Efficiency
Lockheed Martin announced that it was among five companies selected by the U.S. Department of Education to provide development services for the Office of Federal Student Aid (FSA). The FSA...
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Oct 29, 2008
The U.S. Army and U.S. Marine Corps today selected Lockheed Martin as one of three companies to continue development on the Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV) program. Lockheed Martin Systems...
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Oct 29, 2008
The U.S. Air Force has awarded Lockheed Martin a $30 million contract for the development phase of the Self-Awareness Space Situational Awareness (SASSA) technology demonstration program. Under...
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Oct 29, 2008
Lockheed Martin and GEM elettronica, of Italy, have reached an agreement that will license GEM elettronica to market and produce Lockheed Martin's Next Generation Workstation (NGW) for customers...
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Oct 28, 2008Companies to Develop Next-Generation Technologies for 3-D Imagery and Visualization
Lockheed Martin and Pictometry International Corp., a leading provider of digital high-resolution aerial imagery for mapping and geographic analysis, have signed a collaboration agreement to...
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Oct 28, 2008
Lockheed Martin has been selected by the Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD) to provide Information Technology support across its Defense Media Activity (DMA) organization. The contract has a...
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Oct 28, 2008Partnership to advance power technology for mobile and embedded electronic devices
Lockheed Martin and Infinite Power Solutions (IPS) announced the signing of a cooperative agreement to apply unique Micro Energy Cell products from IPS to systems and solutions that Lockheed...
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Oct 28, 2008
Representatives of 35 nations that fly variants of C-130 aircraft meet this week in Atlanta for the 20th annual Hercules Operators Conference (HOC) hosted by Lockheed Martin . The four day...
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Oct 28, 2008
Lockheed Martin has completed installation of an air defense and communications network modernization project for the Romanian Air Force. The project, completed by Lockheed Martin and several...
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Oct 27, 2008
Lockheed Martin has successfully completed acoustic testing of the first geosynchronous orbit (GEO-1) spacecraft in the Space Based Infrared System (SBIRS) program. The U.S. Air Force's SBIRS...
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Oct 24, 2008Dahlberg Named Successor
Lockheed Martin Corporation today announced that Brian D. Dailey, 57, Senior Vice President, Washington Operations, plans to retire on April 1, 2009. Gregory R. Dahlberg, 57, currently vice...
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Oct 23, 2008
The first Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II fighter has finished all planned testing at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif., demonstrating that the aircraft, the support crews, and contractor and...
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Oct 23, 2008
Lockheed Martin UK has received a prestigious Supplier Performance Award from NATS. This is the second year in a row that the UK air navigation service provider has honored Lockheed Martin as its...
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Oct 22, 2008
Lockheed Martin has delivered the latest block of flight software for the first geosynchronous orbit (GEO-1) spacecraft in the Space Based Infrared System (SBIRS) program. The U.S. Air Force's...
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Oct 21, 2008* Third quarter earnings per share up 7% to $1.92; Year-to-date earnings per share up 12% to $5.82
Lockheed Martin Corporation today reported third quarter 2008 net earnings of $782 million ($1.92 per diluted share), compared to $766 million ($1.80 per diluted share) in 2007. Net sales were...
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Oct 17, 2008Retired Lt. General Charles E. Croom Jr. to Lead Cyber Security Strategy; Former Senior Executive Service Official Lee Holcomb to Lead Center
Lockheed Martin today announced the establishment of its new Center for Cyber Security Innovation (CCSI). The center of excellence represents an evolution for the company and its cyber security...
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Oct 16, 2008
Lockheed Martin recently delivered the backshell for the Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) to NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, Calif. The backshell is half of the large and sophisticated...
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Oct 16, 2008
Airmen of the German Air Force (Luftwaffe), supported by Lockheed Martin and the U.S. Army Lower Tier Project Office, successfully conducted the second international PAC-3 Missile flight test...
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Oct 16, 2008Controllers in Chicago, Denver, St. Louis and Minneapolis-St. Paul Now Using New Systems
Controllers serving four major U.S. airports are now using terminal air traffic control systems modernized by Lockheed Martin and Raytheon . As part of the Federal Aviation Administration's...
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Oct 16, 2008
Lockheed Martin has been selected as Johnson Space Center's (JSC) Large Business Prime Contractor of the Year for 2008. The selection means that Lockheed Martin will be JSC's candidate for the...
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Oct 15, 2008In the news release, Lockheed Martin C-130J Super Hercules Achieves 75,000 Flight Hours With Italian Air Force, issued earlier today by Lockheed Martin over PR Newswire, we are advised by the company that the second paragraph, first sentence, should read "in August 2000" rather than "in August 2008" as originally issued inadvertently.
The Italian Air Force has achieved 75,000 flight hours with its fleet of Lockheed Martin C-130J Super Hercules transport aircraft, amassing an impressive record that includes the first combat...
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Oct 15, 2008
The Italian Air Force has achieved 75,000 flight hours with its fleet of Lockheed Martin C-130J Super Hercules transport aircraft, amassing an impressive record that includes the first combat...
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Oct 14, 2008
Lockheed Martin will webcast live its Third Quarter 2008 Earnings Conference Call on Tuesday, Oct. 21, 2008, at 11 a.m. EDT. Bruce Tanner, Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer and...
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Oct 13, 2008
Lockheed Martin announced today the successful delivery of the core structure with an integrated propulsion subsystem for the first satellite in the U.S. Navy's Mobile User Objective System (MUOS)...
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Oct 10, 2008
Lockheed Martin announced today that beginning in October registration for private intelligence analysis training courses will be significantly expanded. Intelligence analysis training is now...
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Oct 8, 2008
NASA's Interstellar Boundary Explorer (IBEX) mission -- the first designed to globally image the extreme edge of our solar system -- is ready for launch on a Pegasus rocket from Kwajalein Atoll in...
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Oct 8, 2008
Lockheed Martin has been awarded a cooperative agreement contract with a maximum value of $1.2 million by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to demonstrate innovative technologies to enable ocean...
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Oct 7, 2008
The State of Qatar has signed a $393.6 million contract with Lockheed Martin for the purchase of four C-130J Super Hercules airlifters plus training and spares with deliveries to begin in 2011....
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Oct 7, 2008
Lockheed Martin has been awarded a $30 million contract to lead the U.S. Army's modernization of the M299(TM) launcher family. The modernization program calls for a multi-platform missile launcher...
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Oct 6, 2008Employees, Retirees, Stockholders Eligible for Discounts, Free U.S. Shipping
For the eleventh consecutive year, Lockheed Martin is a leading sponsor of "The Year In Space" Desk Calendar, a 144-page full-color weekly calendar for 2009 featuring images and information from...
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Oct 3, 2008
The Lockheed Martin F-35A successfully flew from Fort Worth, Texas, to Edwards Air Force Base, Calif., on Oct. 1 to begin expanded flight testing and initiate test activities at Edwards. Flying...
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Oct 2, 2008
The Lockheed Martin Coast Guard Systems team participated in the successful power up of the first set of electronic cabinets and consoles of the Command, Control, Communications, Computers,...