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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Sep 3, 2009
The last in a series of eight modernized Global Positioning System IIR (GPS IIR-M) satellites built by Lockheed Martin has been declared operational by the U.S. Air Force for military and civilian...
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Sep 2, 2009
With a unanimous vote by NASA's Constellation and Orion Project managers, the Lockheed Martin-led industry team building the Orion crew exploration vehicle successfully passed a significant...
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Sep 1, 2009
A SkyLine automated air traffic management (ATM) system supplied by Lockheed Martin has gone into full operation at the Aktobe Area Control Center (ACC) and three remote towers in Kazakhstan. The...
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Aug 31, 2009F-16 Provides Innovative Way to Increase Tactical ISR Persistence
Existing on-board sensor capability of tactical fighter aircraft can be leveraged to provide near real-time intelligence and enhanced situational awareness, as demonstrated by Lockheed Martin...
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Aug 31, 2009
United States Secretary of Defense Robert Gates visited Lockheed Martin's final assembly operation for the F-35 Lightning II stealth fighter today, conveying optimism for the program's future and...
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Aug 31, 2009
Lockheed Martin Corporation has completed its acquisition of Gyrocam Systems LLC (Gyrocam). Gyrocam develops and supplies gyrostabilized optical surveillance systems and sustainment field...
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Aug 31, 2009Work Begins to Incorporate Advanced Fingerprint Identification Solutions into NGI System
The Lockheed Martin -led Next Generation Identification (NGI) team has successfully completed Critical Design Review (CDR) for the system's fingerprint identification capability, clearing the way...
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Aug 31, 2009
**Satellite feed, video news release available today U.S. Secretary of Defense Dr. Robert M. Gates is on site today, Aug. 31, at Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Co. in Fort Worth, Texas, to receive a...
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Aug 26, 2009Operational System Providing Outstanding Surveillance Capabilities for the Nation
Lockheed Martin announced today that the second Space Based Infrared System (SBIRS) Highly Elliptical Orbit (HEO-2) payload and associated ground systems have been certified for missile warning...
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Aug 26, 2009
Lockheed Martin Corporation will webcast a live presentation by Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer, Bob Stevens at the Morgan Stanley Global Industrials CEOs Unplugged Conference on...
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Aug 26, 2009
The Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) has presented a Commander's National Award to Lockheed Martin and other members of the Maritime Patrol and Reconnaissance Aircraft (MPRA) Acoustic...
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Aug 25, 2009
Lockheed Martin delivered the 50th C-5B Galaxy strategic transport modified under the Avionics Modernization Program (AMP) back to the Air Force in ceremonies here today. This completes the AMP...
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Aug 25, 2009Flying Laboratory Will Accelerate Delivery of C4ISR Capabilities
Warfighters will receive critical intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) capabilities sooner, now that the airborne test-bed developed by Lockheed Martin has received its Experimental...
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Aug 25, 2009
Lockheed Martin Space Systems Company has established a new Missile Defense Systems operating unit based in Huntsville, Ala. Retired Army Major General John W. Holly will lead the new operating...
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Aug 21, 2009
The JCSAT-12 communications satellite, designed and built by Lockheed Martin for SKY Perfect JSAT Corporation (SKY Perfect JSAT) of Japan, was successfully launched today from Kourou, French...
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Aug 19, 2009Companies Working Together to Help Utilities Secure Smart Grid Project Funding
Lockheed Martin and Black & Veatch today announced they have teamed to help utility clients improve the reliability, efficiency and interoperability of the electric power grid and protect it...
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Aug 19, 2009
The first Lockheed Martin C-5 Galaxy strategic transport was inducted into the Reliability Enhancement and Re-engining Program (RERP) production line in ceremonies at the Lockheed Martin facility...
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Aug 18, 2009
The JCSAT-12 communications satellite, designed and built by Lockheed Martin for SKY Perfect JSAT Corporation (SKY Perfect JSAT) of Japan, is ready for its scheduled launch on Aug. 21 aboard an...
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Aug 17, 2009
Lockheed Martin Space Systems Company, a major business area of the Lockheed Martin Corporation , today announced employment reductions aimed at improving its competitive posture. Space Systems...
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Aug 17, 2009Contract with Army Medical Command Valued at $193 Million
The Department of Defense consolidation of military medical facilities will receive logistics support from Lockheed Martin under a new contract with the U.S. Army Medical Command. The total value...
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Aug 17, 2009Contract Adds to Lockheed Martin's Growing Energy Portfolio
Lockheed Martin announced today that it was awarded a three-year contract by Pepco Holdings, Inc., to implement energy efficiency and conservation programs and services for its Pepco...
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Aug 17, 2009
The U.S. Navy awarded Lockheed Martin a contract valued at almost $93 million for engineering services and support of the AN/BVY-1 Integrated Submarine Imaging System (ISIS) and for production of...
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Aug 17, 2009Next-Generation GPS III System Progressing on-schedule in Critical Design Review Phase
A modernized Global Positioning System Block IIR (GPS IIR-M) satellite, designed and built by Lockheed Martin for the U.S. Air Force was successfully launched today from Cape Canaveral Air Force...
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Aug 14, 2009
A short takeoff/vertical landing (STOVL) variant of the Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II stealth fighter has become the first F-35 to complete an aerial refueling test using the Navy- and Marine...
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Aug 13, 2009
Lockheed Martin announced today that the Beam Control/Fire Control system for the U.S. Missile Defense Agency's Airborne Laser (ABL) has focused and directed a low-power laser beam in an...
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Aug 13, 2009
Lockheed Martin's first four operational Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV) prototypes, featuring at least one prototype in each vehicle category and including two variants of the Category B...
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Aug 13, 2009Former Space Shuttle Commander Assumes Key Role on SEI Program
Lockheed Martin announced that Pam Melroy has joined the Exploration and Science team as Director and Deputy Program Manager of the Space Exploration Initiatives (SEI) Program Office. (Photo:...
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Aug 13, 2009Effort designed to ensure essential communications continue through cyber attacks
Military operations threatened by persistent cyber attacks will benefit from mission assurance and resilience through cyber security solutions being developed by Lockheed Martin . The "Mission...
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Aug 12, 2009
The Aegis Weapon System destined for Australia's first Air Warfare Destroyer began a four month testing program today at Lockheed Martin 's Aegis Production Test Center. When testing concludes,...
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Aug 11, 2009
Lockheed Martin broke ground today on two new facilities at its Space Systems Company operations in Newtown, Pennsylvania, that will support spacecraft programs for government and commercial...
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Aug 11, 2009
Roger Rose has been named Chief Executive - Lockheed Martin India, with responsibility for coordinating the Corporation's relationship and ongoing program execution in India. Rose succeeds Douglas...
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Aug 10, 2009
The last in a series of eight modernized Global Positioning System Block IIR (GPS IIR-M) satellites built by Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] for the U.S. Air Force is set to launch aboard a Delta II...
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Aug 7, 2009New technology provides greater situational awareness for warfighters operating in the field
Warfighters operating in theatre may soon have greater situational awareness with the added ability to download high-value tactical data anywhere in the field on smartphones loaded with new...
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Aug 5, 2009
The Medium Extended Air Defense System (MEADS) program has successfully completed Critical Design Reviews (CDRs) for all major components, clearing the way for production of radars, launchers,...
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Aug 4, 2009
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has recognized Lockheed Martin as one of the country's top green power purchasers. The corporation is a member of the EPA's Green Power Partnership....
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Aug 4, 2009
The guided missile cruiser USS Bunker Hill (CG 52), recently modernized with Lockheed Martin 's open architecture Aegis Weapon System, completed an operational trial of its full combat system. The...
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Aug 3, 2009Personnel Moves Strengthen IS&GS Business Area
Lockheed Martin today announced that Vice President and Controller Martin T. Stanislav has been named Vice President, Finance & Business Operations for the Corporation's Information Systems &...
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Aug 3, 2009
Charles "Willy" Moore has been named Chief Executive - United Arab Emirates for Lockheed Martin Global, Inc., with responsibility for coordinating the corporation's relationship and ongoing...
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Aug 3, 2009
The Lockheed Martin -led industry team submitted its proposal for the Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) fiscal year 2010 contract to the U.S. Navy on July 31. The Program Executive Office, Ships, is...
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Jul 31, 2009
Lockheed Martin Corporation today announced that it is conducting an online survey of stockholders to obtain feedback on its executive compensation practices. The survey results will be reviewed...
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Jul 31, 2009
Lockheed Martin's Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense (BMD) System today destroyed a ballistic missile target in an at-sea firing under operationally realistic conditions. The event also successfully...
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Jul 30, 2009Cutting-Edge Intelligence Systems Play Key Role in Major Joint and Coalition Demonstration
Warfighters at Empire Challenge 09 are test-driving next-generation capabilities for managing and analyzing full-motion video feeds, thanks to a set of advanced video and geospatial intelligence...
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Jul 30, 2009Royal Navy Fleet Ballistic Missile Launched in Test in the Atlantic
The U.S. Navy supported the May 26 launch of a U.K. Royal Navy Trident II D5 Fleet Ballistic Missile (FBM) built by Lockheed Martin . The unarmed missile was launched from the submerged Royal Navy...
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Jul 29, 2009
Lockheed Martin has been awarded an $821 million maintenance, repair, and overhaul contract for the Customs and Border Protection (CBP) P-3 Orion fleet. The contract is for a base period of one...
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Jul 28, 2009
A ceremony today at Lockheed Martin's Fort Worth plant marked the rollout of the U.S. Navy's first-ever stealth fighter, the F-35C Lightning II. The aircraft will enable the Navy to possess 5th...
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Jul 27, 2009
The U.S. Army has awarded Lockheed Martin a $142 million follow-on production contract for the Apache Arrowhead system, the combat-proven, Modernized Target Acquisition Designation Sight/Pilot...
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Jul 24, 2009
The Lockheed Martin -led team developing the Space Based Infrared System (SBIRS) announced today that the second Highly Elliptical Orbit (HEO-2) payload and ground system modifications have been...
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Jul 23, 2009
Lockheed Martin is a major corporate sponsor of Forum on Earth Observations III: The Environmental Information Revolution, which will convene in Washington, D.C. on July 30, 2009. The Forum is...
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Jul 23, 2009
Lockheed Martin's team developing a Communications at Speed and Depth (CSD) capability for U.S. Navy submarines has successfully completed the system requirements review. The capability will...
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Jul 22, 2009
Lockheed Martin Corporation has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Gyrocam Systems LLC (Gyrocam). Gyrocam develops and supplies gyrostabalized optical surveillance systems and...
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Jul 21, 2009- Second quarter net sales of $11.2 billion; Year-to-date net sales of $21.6 billion - Second quarter earnings per share of $1.88; Year-to-date earnings per share of $3.55 - Second quarter net earnings of $734 million; Year-to-date net earnings of $1.4 billion - Generated $1.1 billion in cash from operations for the quarter; $2.4 billion year-to-date - Reaffirms outlook for 2009 net sales, earnings per share, cash from operations, and return on invested capital (ROIC)
Lockheed Martin Corporation today reported second quarter 2009 net earnings of $734 million ($1.88 per diluted share), compared to $882 million ($2.15 per diluted share) in 2008. Net earnings in...
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Jul 20, 2009
The first of a new generation of military communications satellites built by Lockheed Martin for the U.S. Air Force has successfully completed final thermal vacuum testing at the company's...
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Jul 16, 2009Continuous Innovation in GPS Navigation Accuracy, Integrity, and Mission Effects
Lockheed Martin Corporation submitted its proposal to provide advanced navigation accuracy, integrity and mission effects solutions for the Global Positioning System (GPS) Advanced Control Segment...
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Jul 15, 2009
Lockheed Martin , in a joint venture with Granite State Manufacturing (GSM), received a $6.9 million contract from the U.S. Navy to design, test and manufacture an upgraded Multifunction Mast...
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Jul 14, 2009Radiant Mercury Provides Cyber Security For More Than 480 Systems
The U.S. Navy has awarded Lockheed Martin an indefinite-delivery indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contract to continue the development of Radiant Mercury, a secure Multi-National Information Sharing...
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Jul 14, 2009
Lockheed Martin will webcast live its Second Quarter 2009 Earnings Conference Call on Tuesday, July 21, 2009, at 11 a.m. EDT. Bruce Tanner, Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer and...
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Jul 14, 2009
The U.S. Army awarded Lockheed Martin a follow-on Performance Based Logistics (PBL) contract to support the Target Acquisition Designation Sight/Pilot Night Vision Sensor (TADS/PNVS) and...
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Jul 14, 2009
The U.S. Navy has awarded Lockheed Martin a $10 million firm-fixed-price contract to perform concept studies for the Air and Missile Defense Radar (AMDR), a scalable solid-state radar suite for...
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Jul 11, 2009Rep. Kay Granger (R-12-Texas), the Ship's Sponsor, Authenticated the Construction Milestone
A Lockheed Martin -led industry team held a keel-laying ceremony at Marinette Marine's shipyard today for Fort Worth, the U.S. Navy's third Littoral Combat Ship (LCS). The LCS is an agile warship...
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Jul 10, 2009Rating Reflects Disciplined, Proven Processes for Developing Complex Systems
A Lockheed Martin business unit has earned a top rating for the quality and maturity of its processes for developing and managing highly-complex technology systems. The company's Information Systems &
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Jul 9, 2009
Lockheed Martin was awarded the Weapons System Support Contract (WSSC) by the U.S. Air Force's Air Education Training Command (AETC) and the Weapons Systems Simulator Training & Support Contract...
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Jul 8, 2009
Lockheed Martin yesterday delivered the 14th of 16 C-130J Super Hercules to Little Rock Air Force Base, Ark. The aircraft will be assigned to the 41st Airlift Squadron, the first active-duty...
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Jul 8, 2009
The U.S. Air Force has awarded Lockheed Martin a five-year, $60 million contract to continue depot maintenance support for LANTIRN navigation and targeting pods at the Lockheed Martin Warner...
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Jul 7, 2009EQ-36 Radar Delivered After Live-fire Testing at Yuma Proving Ground
Lockheed Martin has delivered the first Non-Recurring Engineering Enhanced AN/TPQ-36 Counterfire Target Acquisition (EQ-36) Radar System to the U.S. Army. The EQ-36 radar's delivery on July 2...
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Jul 7, 2009
Lockheed Martin announced today that it will release a proprietary social media tool under an open source software license. The announcement, made at the Enterprise 2.0 conference in Boston, is...
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Jul 6, 2009
Lockheed Martin was awarded a $23 million contract for production of 12 Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile-Extended Range (JASSM-ER) test missiles to be used in flights tests. Six of the...
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Jul 6, 2009
Lockheed Martin recently marked the production and delivery of the 1,000th Vertical Launch ASROC (VLA) missile during a ceremony at the company's Akron, OH, facility. The milestone VLA missile is...
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Jul 2, 2009
Lockheed Martin Corporation has been selected to compete for future task orders under the U.S. Air Forces Europe Advisory and Assistance Services contract. The Corporation is one of two awardees...
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Jun 30, 2009
Lockheed Martin marked the delivery of the first Target Sight System (TSS) production unit at a ceremony held at its Orlando, FL, facility today. The TSS is the multi-sensor fire control system...
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Jun 30, 2009
The U.S. Air Force has awarded Lockheed Martin a $30 million contract to begin concept development for Space Fence, a system of land-based S-Band radars and supporting operations centers that will...
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Jun 29, 2009CSC-operated facility will offer more than 2,500 local jobs in 2010
The U.S. Census Bureau and Lockheed Martin today unveiled a new facility in Baltimore County, Md., to support the data processing efforts required for the 2010 Census. The 236,500-square-foot...
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Jun 25, 2009
Lockheed Martin has won a new contract to manage the Field Logistics Readiness Center (FLRC) at Fort Bragg, North Carolina. The contract is valued at $203 million over a five year period of...
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Jun 25, 2009
Lockheed Martin Corporation today announced that its Board of Directors has authorized a third quarter 2009 dividend of $0.57 per-share. The dividend is payable Sept. 25, 2009 to holders of record...
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Jun 25, 2009Company Recognized for Service and Support Excellence
Lockheed Martin has achieved HDI Support Center Certification for the Air Force National Capital Region (AFNCR) Information Technology Support Call Center, supporting the U.S. Air Force's 844th...
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Jun 23, 2009
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 develop a new...
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Jun 23, 2009
Lockheed Martin installed the latest evolution of the Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense (BMD) System -- which includes a new ballistic missile defense signal processor, Aegis BSP -- on the cruiser...
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Jun 23, 2009New Architecture Will Deliver Content to Warfighters Worldwide
Lockheed Martin announced today that it has been awarded the Global Broadcast Service (GBS) Satellite Broadcast Management (SBM) Defense Enterprise Computing Center (DECC) Transition contract by...
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Jun 22, 2009
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has awarded Lockheed Martin a five-year, $47 million contract to continue managing the FBI Criminal Justice Information Services (CJIS) Division's Card...
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Jun 18, 2009
The Department of Defense Security Service has awarded Lockheed Martin the highest honor it can present to a government contractor, the 2009 James S. Cogswell Outstanding Industrial Security...
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Jun 18, 2009
PARIS AIR SHOW -- 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...
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Jun 17, 2009
International participants in the Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II program have begun purchasing aircraft and making long-range commitments to integrate the fighter into their fleets, a Lockheed...
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Jun 17, 2009
PARIS AIR SHOW -- The US Air Force's fleet of Global Positioning System (GPS) Block IIR and IIR-M satellites, designed and built by Lockheed Martin , has accumulated 100 years of successful...
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Jun 16, 2009Steady Progress Continues on Second and Third Advanced EHF Spacecraft
PARIS AIR SHOW -- Lockheed Martin announced today that the first Advanced Extremely High Frequency (Advanced EHF) military communications satellite is now undergoing final thermal vacuum testing...
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Jun 16, 2009Lockheed Martin to Provide Mission and Business Sustainment Services Support to Joint Forces Command
Lockheed Martin has won a new contract for mission and business sustainment services with the U.S. Joint Forces Command's (JFCOM) Joint Concept Development and Experimentation Directorate (J9)....
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Jun 16, 2009
PARIS AIR SHOW -- Lockheed Martin has completed production and testing of the heatshield for NASA's Mars Science Laboratory (MSL). The heatshield is half of the large and sophisticated two-part...
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Jun 16, 2009
Lockheed Martin's vice president and general manager of F-16 Programs, John Larson, told reporters attending the Paris Air Show today that the F-16 continues to be the most advanced 4th Generation...
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Jun 16, 2009
Lockheed Martin officials briefed reporters today at the Paris Air Show about the proven capabilities of the C-130J Super Hercules, all of which are key components in aiding global security....
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Jun 16, 2009
Responding to aging weapons systems, rising operations and maintenance costs, and struggling international economies, Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Global Sustainment is critical in keeping military...
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Jun 16, 2009
PARIS AIR SHOW -- Lockheed Martin announced today that two launch abort system (LAS) motors for NASA's Orion crew exploration vehicle are now in place at White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico for...
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Jun 15, 2009
A detailed, full-scale representation of the Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II stealth fighter rolled out of the Fort Worth factory today, with production-representative Very Low Observable...
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Jun 15, 2009
The nation's first Littoral Combat Ship, USS Freedom (LCS 1), successfully conducted its second and final round of U.S. Navy acceptance trials May 18-22, 2009. The agile 378-foot Freedom, designed...
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Jun 15, 2009
Lockheed Martin announced today that it is hosting 25 elementary school, middle school, and high school teachers over the summer as part of the company's on going partnership with the Bay...
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Jun 15, 2009
Lockheed Martin has signed a foreign military sales contract to deliver Sniper Advanced Targeting Pods (ATPs) to the Royal Saudi Air Force. This is the first phase of a multi-year $100 million...
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Jun 15, 2009
At the Paris Air Show today, Lockheed Martin officials discussed the role of air power in global security and the effects of the company's technologies, products and programs in assuring security...
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Jun 15, 2009Testbed Will Accelerate Delivery of Critical Capabilities to the Warfighter
Lockheed Martin today announced the development of an Airborne Multi-INT Laboratory (AML), which will be used for operational testing and experimentation of C4ISR capabilities. The AML provides a...
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Jun 15, 2009
Lockheed Martin is celebrating the 25th anniversary of the world's first hit-to-kill intercept of a ballistic missile target outside the earth's atmosphere. The U.S. Army's Homing Overlay...
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Jun 14, 2009As Paris Air Show Opens, Bob Stevens Calls For Open Markets, Healthy Partnerships
Lockheed Martin Chairman, President and CEO Bob Stevens today told a group of journalists that as the global security environment becomes more complex, and the definition of "security" evolves,...
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Jun 14, 2009
PARIS AIR SHOW -- Lockheed Martin announced today that it has delivered the final block of a new flight software architecture that will provide highly reliable spacecraft command and control...
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Jun 14, 2009
Paris Air Show -- The Lockheed Martin team developing the U.S. Air Force's Global Positioning System (GPS) III program has entered the Critical Design Review (CDR) stage on-schedule, an extensive...
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Jun 13, 2009
Members of the Security, Police and Fire Professionals of America (SPFPA) union, including about 80 security officers at the Lockheed Martin facility in Fort Worth, have approved a new three-year...