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 30, 2005Company Will Hire 100 More Information Technology Specialists, Expanding Local Operations to 1,100 Employees
Lockheed Martin has opened a new Information Technology facility in Baltimore County, Md., to support its federal IT contract work in the Baltimore area. The new offices at 7152 Windsor Blvd., in...
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Jun 30, 2005
Lockheed Martin has signed an agreement with Zebra Technologies Corporation to jointly market products relating to the U.S. Department of Defense's (DoD) unique identification (UID) initiative....
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Jun 28, 2005
Lockheed Martin has signed an agreement with Cognex Corporation to jointly promote each others' products to help Department of Defense (DoD) contractors meet new government requirements for unique...
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Jun 28, 2005
Lockheed Martin has successfully performed the first test flight of the Joint Common Missile (JCM) Controlled Test Vehicle (CTV-1) at China Lake, CA, marking the first time the JCM has flown using...
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Jun 24, 2005
Lockheed Martin today opened a new facility for the precision alignment of high- technology radar, such as the Volume Surveillance Radar under development for the U.S. Navy's DD(X) next-generation...
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Jun 23, 2005Also Elected Corporate Vice President
Lockheed Martin has announced that Kenneth J. Disken will assume the role of Senior Vice President of Human Resources, effective immediately. Additionally, the Corporation's Board of Directors...
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Jun 23, 2005
Lockheed Martin successfully completed the first in a series of tests verifying the ability of the Joint Common Missile (JCM) to destroy urban structures. The test, performed recently at Redstone...
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Jun 23, 2005
Air traffic controllers in New York today are using the Federal Aviation Administration's new system to manage oceanic air traffic. Designed and integrated by Lockheed Martin , the Advanced...
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Jun 22, 2005
Lockheed Martin has received a $61 million plus-up to the Multifunction Utility/Logistics and Equipment (MULE) System Development and Demonstration (SDD) contract as a result of the recent Future...
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Jun 21, 2005
Lockheed Martin has been awarded a $3.7 million contract to develop the Close Combat Tactical Trainer (CCTT) Reconfigurable Vehicle Simulator (RVS) for the U.S. Army. The U.S. Army Program...
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Jun 21, 2005
The tri-mode seeker and guidance software that represent the "eyes and brains" of the Lockheed Martin Joint Common Missile (JCM) reached a significant milestone in passing sub-system Preliminary...
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Jun 16, 2005
Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI), Hellenic Aerospace Industry (HAI) and Lockheed Martin will jointly study and evaluate the advanced jet training needs of the Hellenic Air Force (HAF) and the...
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Jun 16, 2005
Representatives of the nine nations partnering on the Lockheed Martin Joint Strike Fighter program took part in a unique ceremony at the Paris Air Show -- assembling a scale model of the...
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Jun 16, 2005
The U.S. Army today introduced its first unit equipped with the Lockheed Martin High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS), helping the service meet its goal of fielding a lighter, more mobile...
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Jun 16, 2005
Lockheed Martin Corporation and The University of Texas System have signed an agreement that officially teams the two in the Department of Energy's (DOE) competition to manage the Los Alamos...
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Jun 16, 2005
The U.S. Naval Air Systems Command has selected Lockheed Martin to provide a variety of aircraft maintenance and modification services for the P-3 Orion under the Sustainment Modification...
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Jun 14, 2005
The Lockheed Martin Raptor industry team has reached a new level of program maturity with reliable production, solid performance and expanding capabilities, according to Orville Prins, vice...
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Jun 14, 2005
The T-50 Golden Eagle advanced jet trainer program is rapidly transitioning from the Full Scale Development (FSD) phase into the production phase, according to international marketing directors...
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Jun 14, 2005Company Anticipates Sales of 100-200 Additional Aircraft
The two versions of the F-16 being delivered to customers now are the most advanced multi-role fighter aircraft types currently available on the international market and are building on the F-16's...
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Jun 14, 2005
Lockheed Martin is developing unprecedented technologies for the next generation of unmanned systems. "We began our unmanned system work in 1964 with the Mach 4+ D-21. Since that time we have...
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Jun 13, 2005
Lockheed Martin today joined with the Royal Air Force (RAF) at the Paris Air Show to give details of the outstanding combat performance of the C-130J. The C-130Js, which have been operating...
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Jun 13, 2005
A transition is under way at Lockheed Martin F-35 sites around the world, as the heart of the program migrates from engineering development to aircraft production. All four major subassemblies of...
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Jun 13, 2005
Fifth generation fighters -- namely the F/A-22 and F-35 -- will have a profound impact on how military forces conduct missions and fight wars, predicts Ralph D. Heath, executive vice president of...
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Jun 13, 2005
The Defense Meteorological Satellite Program (DMSP) F-17 Block 5D-3 spacecraft, built under contract for the U.S. Air Force by Lockheed Martin Space Systems Company, Sunnyvale, Calif., has been...
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Jun 13, 2005
Lockheed Martin received a $36.4 million contract to deliver and install two additional P-3C Anti-Surface Warfare Improvement Program (AIP) kits and install three previously-ordered kits for the...
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Jun 8, 2005
MEADS International (MI) will host a media opportunity at 3 p.m. EDT (15.00) on Tuesday, June 14, at the Paris Air Show, in Paris, France. Jim Cravens, president of MEADS International, along with...
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Jun 8, 2005
Lockheed Martin successfully completed additional flight tests of its Dual Mode Guided Bomb (DMGB) at the U.S. Navy's China Lake test range recently. The weapons were released from Navy aircraft...
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Jun 7, 2005
Lockheed Martin has signed a distribution agreement with Wireless Facilities, Inc. (WFI), authorizing WFI to distribute Lockheed Martin's I-GUIDES(TM) Compliancy software. I-GUIDES(TM) is a...
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Jun 7, 2005AMF JTRS Team is on Schedule, on Budget with an Innovative, Mature Solution
Lockheed Martin has successfully completed a major system design review on the Airborne, Maritime and Fixed Station (AMF) component of the military's Joint Tactical Radio Systems (JTRS) program....
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Jun 7, 2005
Lockheed Martin has been awarded $22.8 million in contracts by the Marine Corps Systems Command to upgrade and provide field support for tactical missile defense radar systems used to protect...
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Jun 6, 2005Tanking Test Is Major Milestone Leading to First Launch in 2006
Lockheed Martin's new West Coast Atlas V facility passed its first major operational event with a successful propellant loading test June 2. During this final test of the "pathfinder" phase of...
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Jun 3, 2005Lockheed Martin to Build Spacecraft
NASA has announced the second mission in its New Frontiers Program: a mission -- called Juno to fly to Jupiter -- that now will proceed to a preliminary design phase. At the end of the preliminary...
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Jun 2, 2005
Today the keel was laid for FREEDOM (LCS 1), marking a significant milestone in production of the U.S. Navy's first Littoral Combat Ship (LCS). LCS is a new class of surface combatant, designed to...
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Jun 2, 2005
During its Paris Air Show press briefings, Lockheed Martin will highlight the importance of international partnerships in winning and executing global programs for global defense and civil...
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Jun 2, 2005
The aft fuselage -- the last major subassembly of the first F-35 Joint Strike Fighter -- has arrived at Lockheed Martin in Fort Worth and is being readied for attachment to the aircraft's center...
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Jun 1, 2005
MEADS International (MI) formally signed a definitized contract to design and develop the tri-national Medium Extended Air Defense System (MEADS). The contract value is approximately $2 billion...
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May 31, 2005
Defence Minister Robert Hill today announced that ASC Shipbuilder Pty Ltd will join the Royal Australian Navy's Air Warfare Destroyer (AWD) program as the in-country shipbuilder. Lockheed Martin ,...
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May 31, 2005
Lockheed Martin received a contract valued at approximately $40 million from the Air Material Command (AMC) of the Royal Danish Air Force for two long-range AN/TPS-77 transportable radar systems...
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May 27, 2005
Lockheed Martin Corporation will webcast live a presentation by Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer, Bob Stevens, at the Sanford C. Bernstein & Co., LLC 21st Annual Strategic Decisions...
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May 26, 2005
Lockheed Martin's Transportation and Security Solutions (TSS) unit achieved the Software Engineering Institute's top rating using the Capability Maturity Model(R) Integration (CMMI(R)), ranking...
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May 26, 2005
Lockheed Martin has delivered the first 72 Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System (GMLRS) Unitary rockets to the U.S. Army, satisfying a request for an immediate capability as part of an Urgent Need...
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May 26, 2005
Lockheed Martin today announced that Lockheed Martin Space Operations' (LMSO) Cargo Mission Contract (CMC) has received recommendation for AS9100 certification from Det Norske Veritas, or DNV, an...
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May 26, 2005Lockheed Martin, Responding to U.S. Marine Corps Needs, Converts Anti-Tank Missile for Urban Assault
Responding to an urgent request from warfighters, Lockheed Martin expanded the capabilities of its Predator anti-tank weapon and delivered 400 rounds to the U.S. Marine Corps. The U.S. Marine...
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May 25, 2005
Lockheed Martin Aircrew Training System (ATS) C-130E simulators at Little Rock AFB, AR, have received a Level C certification from the United States Air Force Air Mobility Command. The...
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May 25, 2005
Lockheed Martin was awarded a contract valued at approximately $212 million for Arrowhead(TM), the Army's Modernized Target Acquisition and Designation Sight/Pilot Night Vision Sensor...
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May 24, 2005
Lockheed Martin has delivered the U.S. Navy's 65th P-3C aircraft modified under the Anti- Surface Warfare Improvement Program (AIP). This aircraft represents the second of five P-3C aircraft...
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May 24, 2005
The most intense burst of solar radiation in five decades accompanied a large solar flare on January 20. It shook space weather theory and highlighted the need for new forecasting techniques,...
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May 20, 2005
The NOAA-N spacecraft, a Polar Operational Environmental Satellite (POES), was launched successfully this morning at 3:22 a.m. PDT from Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif. Lockheed Martin Space...
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May 19, 2005
Lockheed Martin was awarded $52.9 million in a firm-fixed-price contract to produce 1,655 Wind Corrected Munitions Dispenser (WCMD) tail kits and 100 WCMD-Extended Range (ER) wing kits for the...
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May 18, 2005
Lockheed Martin has signed a contract with the Broadcasting Satellite System Corporation (B-SAT) of Japan to build its next geostationary telecommunications satellite. Designated BSAT-3a, the...
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May 16, 2005
Workers at Lockheed Martin joined the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter's 35-foot-wide carbon- fiber composite skinned and metal structure wing to the aircraft's fuselage on Monday, uniting three of the...
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May 16, 2005
The Australian Army has taken delivery of its first two Tiger armed reconnaissance helicopters (ARHs), equipped with Lockheed Martin's HELLFIRE II missiles and M299 "smart" launchers. The...
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May 13, 2005
CHI Systems, Inc. awarded Lockheed Martin a $600,000, two-year follow-on contract to continue development of the Debriefing Distributed Simulation-Based Exercises (DDSBE) program. This brings...
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May 12, 2005
The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has certified an explosives detection system (EDS) upgrade kit developed by Lockheed Martin as prime contractor and Analogic Corporation . The...
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May 12, 2005
U.S. Air Force Aeronautical Systems Center Commander Lt. Gen. William R. Looney praised Lockheed Martin's Sniper(R) Advanced Targeting Pod, recognizing the system's recent successful deployment in...
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May 11, 2005
The U.S. Navy this week begins Operational Evaluation of the MH-60R Weapons System, the next generation submarine hunter and surface attack helicopter that will replace the fleet's legacy SH-60B...
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May 10, 2005
The T-50 Full Scale Development (FSD) team celebrated completion of the 1,000th flight of their new advanced jet trainer today at Korea Aerospace Industries' facilities at Sacheon, South Korea....
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May 10, 2005
A Lockheed Martin-led team has submitted a comprehensive proposal to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) for the next generation Geostationary Operational Environmental...
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May 10, 2005
On behalf of Team Apache Systems LLC, Lockheed Martin ceremonially delivered its first Modernized Target Acquisition and Designation Sight/Pilot Night Vision Sensor (M-TADS/PNVS), also known as...
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May 9, 2005
The NOAA-N spacecraft, a Polar Operational Environmental Satellite (POES), is being prepared for launch from Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif. on May 11, 2005. Lockheed Martin Space Systems...
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May 9, 2005
Lockheed Martin recently completed a series of successful tests verifying the maturity of the multi-purpose warhead for the Joint Common Missile (JCM). "The warhead tests, which began with...
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May 5, 2005
Lockheed Martin today delivered a third C-130J Super Hercules to Little Rock Air Force Base, Ark. At the controls was Gen. John W. Handy, commander, U.S. Transportation Command, and commander, Air...
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May 5, 2005
Lockheed Martin is taking the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex out of this world! Space enthusiasts of all ages will celebrate science on May 5 and May 6 in recognition of Space Day. Hands-on...
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May 5, 2005
Lockheed Martin said today it had been selected by General Atomics as weapon system integrator for the High Energy Liquid Laser Area Defense System (HELLADS). General Atomics' Photonics Division...
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May 5, 2005
Lockheed Martin successfully tested Dual Mode Guided Bombs (DMGB) at the U.S. Navy's China Lake test range. The weapons were released from Navy aircraft and maneuvered through controlled flight...
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May 5, 2005Lockheed Martin and Australian Rail Track Corporation Partner on $62.3 Million High Tech Rail System
ARTC and Lockheed Martin have entered into an agreement to develop a blueprint for a new Advanced Train Management System (ATMS) which will provide new communications and control technology for...
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May 4, 2005
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) celebrated arrival of its first Lockheed Martin F-16E/F aircraft on May 3. The first "Desert Falcon" F-16s to be based in the UAE were received by the Crown Prince,...
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May 4, 2005
Lockheed Martin has successfully completed a crucial "jitter" test of the Space- Based Infrared System High (SBIRS High) geosynchronous orbit (GEO) satellite, an important step in meeting the...
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May 4, 2005
Lockheed Martin and its Joint Common Missile (JCM) rocket motor supplier, Aerojet, a GenCorp Inc. company , recently completed a series of successful tests of the rocket motor for the JCM, paving...
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May 3, 2005
Lockheed Martin has received a contract valued at approximately $26 million to deliver laser- guided training rounds (LGTRs) to the U.S. Navy next year. The contract includes four one-year options...
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May 3, 2005
The U.S. Navy recently completed initial testing of Lockheed Martin's Millennium Gun as part of its effort to validate and qualify new naval cannon technology for fleet self protection. The gun's...
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Apr 29, 2005End of a Proud Era for Air Force and Lockheed Martin Titan IV Team at Launch Complex 40
The United States Air Force and Lockheed Martin wrote the final chapter in a five-decade history at Cape Canaveral tonight with the final launch of a Titan IV B heavy-lift rocket carrying a...
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Apr 29, 2005
Lockheed Martin and Pratt & Whitney have successfully performed the first start of an F-35 aircraft test engine using a revolutionary integrated power package and engine-mounted starter/generator....
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Apr 28, 2005
The Lockheed Martin Corporation board of directors has elected Robert J. Stevens as Chairman of the Board, effective today. This action follows an announcement on Nov. 23, 2004 regarding Vance...
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Apr 28, 2005
The Lockheed Martin Corporation Board of Directors today declared a regular quarterly dividend on the Corporation's common stock of 25 cents per share. The dividend is payable June 30, 2005 to...
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Apr 28, 2005
Lockheed Martin , Aerosonde North America, Inc., and Aerosonde Pty Limited today announced the establishment of a multinational strategic alliance to provide Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS)...
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Apr 27, 2005
Lockheed Martin was awarded a contract valued at $101 million over five years to produce AN/USQ-78B Acoustic Processing and Display Systems for the U.S. Navy's P-3C maritime patrol aircraft. The...
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Apr 27, 2005
Lockheed Martin has been granted an authorization to proceed (ATP) by the Broadcasting Satellite System Corporation (B-SAT) of Japan to build its next geostationary telecommunications satellite....
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Apr 27, 2005
Lockheed Martin successfully completed the first live shipboard tracking exercise with its new SPY-1F multifunction phased array radar system aboard the Norwegian frigate Fridtjof Nansen (F-310)....
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Apr 26, 2005
The governments of the United States and Turkey signed a Letter of Offer and Acceptance (LOA) for the systems upgrade of Turkish F-16 aircraft at an estimated total value of $1.1 billion. Lockheed...
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Apr 26, 2005* FIRST QUARTER NET EARNINGS UP 27% TO $369 MILLION
Lockheed Martin Corporation today reported first quarter 2005 net earnings of $369 million ($0.83 per diluted share) compared to $291 million ($0.65 per diluted share) in 2004. Net sales were $8.5...
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Apr 25, 2005
Lockheed Martin Corporation will webcast live its Annual Meeting of Stockholders on Thursday, April 28, 2005 at 12:30 p.m. EDT (10:30 a.m. MDT). The live audio webcast and relevant charts will be...
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Apr 25, 2005
Lockheed Martin Corporation will webcast live a presentation by President and Chief Executive Officer, Bob Stevens, at the Bear Stearns 12th Annual Commercial Aerospace & Defense Conference on...
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Apr 22, 2005
Lockheed Martin received a two-year, $1.1-million follow-on contract to further develop the Time-Sensitive-Target, Dynamic-Decision Enabler (TDDE). The program seeks to reduce to two minutes or...
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Apr 21, 2005
Defence Minister Robert Hill today announced that Raytheon Australia will join Lockheed Martin on the Royal Australian Navy's Air Warfare Destroyer (AWD) program as the in-country Combat...
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Apr 20, 2005
Lockheed Martin employees in 2004 donated more than 680,000 volunteer hours to community- service activities ranging from student mentoring to helping animals, fighting diseases and participating...
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Apr 20, 2005
MEADS International (MI) announced that Germany has approved entry into the Design and Development (D&D) phase for the tri-national Medium Extended Air Defense System (MEADS). "We are very pleased...
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Apr 20, 2005
Lockheed Martin has been selected by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) to pursue information technology task orders worth approximately $554 million for up to 10 years. The company...
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Apr 20, 2005
Lockheed Martin Corporation will webcast live its first quarter 2005 financial results conference call on Tuesday, April 26 beginning at 11:00 a.m. EDT. Chris Kubasik, Executive Vice President &...
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Apr 20, 2005
The U.S. Army awarded a $90 million contract to Lockheed Martin for continued production of the combat-proven HELLFIRE air-to-ground missile. More than 1,000 HELLFIRE II and Longbow HELLFIRE...
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Apr 19, 2005
The Lockheed Martin F/A-22 Raptor fighter aircraft has been given the green light by Department of Defense acquisition officials to enter into full-rate production. An acquisition decision...
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Apr 18, 2005Latest Spiral of TBMCS - Unit Level Delivered; Next Spiral Passes Operational Testing
Lockheed Martin is delivering two significant upgrades of the military's premier joint air battle management system to the U.S. Air Force. The newest spirals of the Theater Battle Management Core...
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Apr 18, 2005
Lockheed Martin has successfully completed initial F/A-18 E/F integration wind tunnel tests of its Joint Common Missile (JCM). The JCM will provide pilots a precision, all-weather, low-collateral...
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Apr 18, 2005Effective Date Eliminates Previously Projected 8-10 Cent Negative Impact on 2005 EPS Outlook
Lockheed Martin Corporation announced today that it intends to adopt Financial Accounting Standard 123R, Share-Based Payments, effective as of January 1, 2006, consistent with the SEC's recent...
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Apr 15, 2005
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) awarded Lockheed Martin a two-year, $1.4-million follow-on contract to develop a Distributed Interactive Command Element (DICE). DICE is an...
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Apr 14, 2005
Chile's Minister of National Defense, Mr. Jaime Ravinet, joined other Chilean and U.S. officials today in celebrating completion of the first F-16 produced for the Chilean Air Force, or Fuerza...
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Apr 11, 2005
Lockheed Martin employees in 2004 donated more than 680,000 volunteer hours to community- service activities ranging from student mentoring to collection drives for U.S. troops. The Corporation is...
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Apr 11, 2005New operational concepts and advanced technologies to be developed here will be significant in nation's global war on terrorism and homeland defense
Lockheed Martin Corporation today formally opened its Center for Innovation -- a unique, collaborative laboratory that will serve as a critical new asset in the nation's global war on terrorism,...
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Apr 8, 2005
New Operational Concepts and Advanced Technologies to Be Developed Here Will Be Significant in Nation's Global War on Terrorism and Homeland Defense Virginia Governor Mark R. Warner; Senator John...
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Apr 7, 2005
Lockheed Martin received a contract from Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (OTC Pink Sheets: MHVYF) (MHI) on March 31 valued at over $125 million to manufacture components for five additional F-2...