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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Apr 21, 2004
Lockheed Martin today announced it has completed factory testing of the optical benches for the Airborne Laser's Beam Control/Fire Control (BC/FC) system. The Airborne Laser (ABL) is the first...
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Apr 21, 2004Horizontal Integration Lab Enables Connectivity to AOC, DCGS Architectures
The Lockheed Martin led team competing for the E-10A Battle Management Command and Control (BMC2) system this week demonstrated advanced capabilities for cruise missile defense and time-critical...
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Apr 21, 2004
The first-ever airlift competition involving only Lockheed Martin C-130J Super Hercules airlifters began April 19 at this Royal Air Force base in England. "Exercise Combined Strength has been in...
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Apr 20, 2004
Lockheed Martin was awarded a $220 million contract by the U.S. Air Force for the concept development phase of the Space Based Radar (SBR) program. The Air Force Space and Missile Systems Center...
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Apr 20, 2004
NASA's Gravity Probe B (GP-B) space vehicle, built, integrated and tested by Lockheed Martin , roared into space this morning from Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif. Stanford University is the GP-B...
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Apr 20, 2004
Lockheed Martin has been awarded a contract by JSAT Corporation of Japan to build its next geostationary telecommunications satellite, designated JCSAT-10, which will provide communications...
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Apr 20, 2004
Lockheed Martin will webcast live its Annual Meeting of Stockholders on Thursday, April 22, 2004 at 11:30 a.m. EDT (10:30 a.m. CDT). The live audio webcast and relevant charts will be available on...
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Apr 19, 2004
Lockheed Martin was awarded a $7.8 million research and development contract from the U.S. Army to develop software to aid the survivability of manned and unmanned rotorcraft in combat situations....
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Apr 19, 2004
The Lockheed Martin Unmanned Combat Armed Rotorcraft (UCAR) development team is strengthening its technical diversity and sensor systems capabilities by adding Raytheon Company . Raytheon, based...
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Apr 19, 2004
More than 1,100 Lockheed Martin employees will receive President George W. Bush's prestigious Volunteer Service Award during National Volunteer Week (April 18-24). The award recipients are among...
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Apr 19, 2004
Lockheed Martin and Custom Manufacturing & Engineering, Inc., (CME) announced a two-year agreement April 16 under which Lockheed Martin will mentor CME, a small woman-owned business, in the...
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Apr 16, 2004
Lockheed Martin issued a broad industry announcement today seeking proposals in connection with the Norwegian New Frigate Offset Program. Lockheed Martin is under contract to the Spanish...
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Apr 16, 2004
The U.S. Air Force formally accepted its first Lockheed Martin C-130J Super Hercules here today marking the beginning of a new generation of cargo and personnel transport for the active-duty Air...
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Apr 15, 2004
The Landsat-7 spacecraft, built, integrated and tested by the Lockheed Martin Corporation , today marked five highly successful years in space. It was launched from Vandenberg Air Force Base,...
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Apr 15, 2004
Lockheed Martin has been awarded a $13.8 million contract by the Marine Corps Systems Command to provide post-production support for its tactical missile defense radar systems that supported both...
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Apr 8, 2004
Lockheed Martin will host a rollout ceremony on Thursday, April 15, 2004, at its facility in Camden, AR, for the newest members of the Multiple Launch Rocket System (MLRS) family: the High...
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Apr 8, 2004
Lockheed Martin's 75th Aegis Weapon System was successfully tested during extensive sea trials on the soon-to-be-commissioned U.S. Navy destroyer Momsen (DDG 92). During the trials, Navy and...
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Apr 7, 2004
Lockheed Martin has successfully migrated key elements of the Aegis Weapon System to an open architecture environment, a move that will significantly enhance the capabilities and service life of...
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Apr 7, 2004
Lockheed Martin has signed a contract valued at more than $73 million to provide three KC-130J Weapon Systems Trainers (WSTs) to the U.S. Marine Corps. The simulators will support training...
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Apr 7, 2004Titan Anticipates June 7, 2004 Stockholder Meeting
Lockheed Martin Corporation and The Titan Corporation announced today that they have amended their merger agreement. Under the terms of the amended agreement, Titan stockholders will receive $20...
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Apr 6, 2004
A U.S. Air Force/Lockheed Martin team has completed on-orbit checkout of the upgraded Global Positioning System (GPS) satellite launched successfully March 20 from Cape Canaveral. The spacecraft,...
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Apr 6, 2004Enables Network-Centric Operations; Redefines Military Communications
Lockheed Martin's team competing for the Airborne and Maritime/Fixed Station Joint Tactical Radio System (AMF JTRS) has submitted its proposal for the program's first competitive phase to develop...
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Apr 6, 2004Ship is Optimized for Maneuverability, Agility and Speed
The Lockheed Martin-led Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) team today unveiled the latest version of its semi- planing monohull design at the Navy League's Sea-Air-Space exposition in Washington, DC. The...
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Apr 6, 2004
A multi-disciplinary team, including representatives from Lockheed Martin , has successfully completed developmental testing of the Integrated Self-Defense (ISD) system on the MH-60R helicopter...
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Apr 6, 2004
Lockheed Martin Corporation and Sikorsky Aircraft, a subsidiary of United Technologies Corp. , have received contracts totaling $152.2 million to complete production of four MH-60R maritime...
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Apr 6, 2004
Lockheed Martin , with teammates Aerojet and Roxel UK, today announced the successful demonstration of insensitive munitions capability in the Lockheed Martin tactical Joint Common Missile (JCM)...
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Apr 5, 2004
Lockheed Martin today unveiled its offering for the Navy's Multi-mission Maritime Aircraft (MMA) program at the Navy League of the United States trade show. Designated Orion21, the company's...
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Apr 5, 2004
Lockheed Martin received a contract from Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) on March 31 valued at over $130 million to manufacture components for six additional F-2 production aircraft. MHI is the...
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Apr 2, 2004
NASA's Gravity Probe B (GP-B) space vehicle, built, integrated and tested by Lockheed Martin , is undergoing final preparations for launch, scheduled for April 17, 2004, from Vandenberg Air Force...
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Mar 29, 2004
Lockheed Martin and EDO Corporation successfully conducted additional Joint Common Missile (JCM) launcher and missile integration tests on the F/A- 18 E/F and F/A-18 C/D aircraft earlier this...
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Mar 25, 2004Up to 100 jobs projected for St. Mary's County, MD
Lockheed Martin, prime contractor for Team US101 competing to build the next-generation fleet of helicopters for the president of the United States, has opened a program office adjacent to Naval...
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Mar 24, 2004
Flight testing with external stores began recently for the T-50 Golden Eagle supersonic trainer. Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) is the prime contractor for the T-50 Full Scale Development (FSD)...
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Mar 23, 2004
The following is a statement from Stephen D. Ramsey, Lockheed Martin's US101 vice president and general manager: "Team US101 understands the Government's decision to delay the award on the Marine...
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Mar 22, 2004
NetFires LLC, a limited liability company established by Lockheed Martin and Raytheon Company , has received a $1.1 billion contract for System Design and Development (SDD) for the Non...
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Mar 20, 2004
A Global Positioning System (GPS) satellite built by Lockheed Martin for the U.S. Air Force was successfully launched today from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla. The satellite features...
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Mar 19, 2004Launch will be 50th GPS Mission for the Nation
The U.S. Air Force is ready to launch an upgraded Global Positioning System (GPS) satellite built by Lockheed Martin aboard a Delta II rocket on March 20, from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station,...
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Mar 18, 2004
Lockheed Martin joined with state and local government partners today to break ground for the company's new presidential helicopter facility in Owego, NY. Lockheed Martin leads Team US101 that is...
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Mar 18, 2004
Lockheed Martin today announced it successfully demonstrated a series of launcher and integration tests of its precision-strike Hellfire II missile and digital M299 launcher system during the...
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Mar 15, 2004
The Republic of Korea Air Force (ROKAF) has begun engine air start flight testing of the F404- GE-102 jet engine that powers the T-50 Golden Eagle supersonic trainer. The T-50 is being developed...
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Mar 12, 2004
Lockheed Martin Corporation and The Titan Corporation announced today that Titan has agreed to delay until Monday, April 12, 2004, the vote of its stockholders on the pending merger with Lockheed...
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Mar 11, 2004
The seventh generation of the Lockheed Martin-developed Aegis Weapon System -- offering enhanced capabilities in electronic warfare, littoral operations and remote mine reconnaissance --...
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Mar 11, 2004Contract Valued at $17.1 Million for First Three Years
Lockheed Martin was awarded an extension on its Performance Based Logistics contract for the MK 41 Vertical Launching System (VLS) on March 5 from the Naval Inventory Control Point (NAVICP) in...
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Mar 11, 2004100 jobs planned for facility at Patuxent River, MD
Team US101 today announced it has selected more than 200 companies in 41 states to supply components and systems for the US101 helicopter, the next-generation aircraft competing to fly the...
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Mar 10, 2004
-- Reporters are invited to hear U.S. Rep. Sherwood Boehlert (R-NY) and Maryland Lt. Gov. Michael S. Steele on Thursday, March 11, 2004 at 9 a.m. address supplier companies attending the US101...
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Mar 10, 2004Support Cost Savings Could Exceed Hundreds of Millions of Dollars
Lockheed Martin has made great strides in preparing to introduce a system of paperless technical manuals for the worldwide F-16 fleet. These computer- accessible electronic guides will eventually...
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Mar 8, 2004
The first of three new Lockheed Martin C-130J transports for the Royal Danish Air Force (RDAF) was delivered to its new home base in northern Jutland on March 1. Denmark is the first Scandinavian...
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Mar 8, 2004
Lockheed Martin Corporation will webcast live presentations by Robert J. Stevens, President and Chief Operating Officer, and Christopher E. Kubasik, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial...
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Mar 5, 2004
Lockheed Martin Corporation said today that it has learned of allegations that improper payments were made, or items of value were provided, by consultants for The Titan Corporation or its...
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Mar 4, 2004
Lockheed Martin's Patriot Advanced Capability-3 (PAC-3) Missile successfully intercepted and destroyed an incoming tactical ballistic missile (TBM) in a test today at White Sands Missile Range,...
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Mar 4, 2004
Lockheed Martin highlighted its C-27J Spartan airlifter at a press briefing held today during the Association of the United States Army Winter Symposium here. The C-27J is designed to meet current...
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Mar 4, 2004
A U.S. Air Force/Lockheed Martin-led team has been selected as the winner of the 2004 National Air and Space Museum Trophy for Current Achievement for the successful development, deployment, and...
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Mar 4, 2004
MEADS International (MI) has received a contract modification, valued at nearly $41 million, allowing the MEADS industry team to continue to work on the next-generation international air and...
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Mar 3, 2004
The Lockheed Martin F-35 Joint Strike Fighter team successfully launched the first phase of the F-35 Electro-Optical Distributed Aperture System (EO DAS) early risk-reduction flight-test program,...
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Mar 3, 2004
Lockheed Martin and EDO Corporation , in conjunction with the U.S. Navy's F/A-18 Advanced Weapons Laboratory, China Lake, CA, successfully completed a series of launcher and Joint Common Missile...
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Mar 2, 2004
S.K. Gupta, a vice president for Lockheed Martin , has received one of 14 Asian American Engineer of the Year Awards for 2004, presented by the Chinese Institute of Engineers/USA in conjunction...
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Mar 2, 2004
During an intensive series of flight tests at Little Rock Air Force Base in Arkansas, Air Mobility Command (AMC) took the Lockheed Martin C-130J Super Hercules closer to full operational...
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Mar 1, 2004Robert Stevens Named CEO Effective August 6, 2004
Lockheed Martin Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Vance Coffman announced today that he will retire after 37 years with the company, including seven years as CEO. Lockheed Martin's Board of...
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Dec 30, 2003Ends Year With Five Orders From New and Long-Time Customers
Lockheed Martin has been awarded a contract to build an A2100 geosynchronous satellite, marking the fifth new commercial satellite order received by its Commercial Space Systems business during 2003.
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Dec 23, 2003
Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) has received a production contract for 25 T-50 Golden Eagle supersonic advanced jet trainers. The T-50 is being developed by KAI with the assistance of Lockheed Martin
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Dec 22, 2003
A U.S. Air Force/Lockheed Martin team has successfully completed on-orbit checkout and testing of the Defense Satellite Communications System (DSCS) spacecraft launched on Aug. 29, 2003 from Cape...
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Dec 21, 2003
A Global Positioning System (GPS) satellite built by Lockheed Martin for the U.S. Air Force, was successfully launched today from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla. This mission, designated...
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Dec 19, 2003
Lockheed Martin recently delivered the first MK 41 Vertical Launching System (VLS) module for installation aboard the Royal Norwegian Navy's Fridtjof Nansen frigate, the first of five ships in its...
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Dec 18, 2003
Lockheed Martin has been awarded a $60 million subcontract by Northrop Grumman to design and manufacture Lightweight Wide Aperture Array (LWWAA) acoustic sensor systems for the fifth and sixth...
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Dec 18, 2003First Images Released
NASA has renamed the Space Infrared Telescope Facility, its newest space observatory, for the late astronomer Dr. Lyman Spitzer, Jr. The official name is now the Spitzer Space Telescope. The...
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Dec 18, 2003
The Lockheed Martin Unmanned Combat Armed Rotorcraft (UCAR) development team is strengthening its technical diversity and communication systems capabilities by adding Harris Corporation and DRS...
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Dec 18, 2003
The U.S. Air Force is preparing to launch an upgraded Global Positioning Systems (GPS) satellite built by Lockheed Martin aboard a Delta II rocket scheduled on Dec. 21, from Cape Canaveral Air...
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Dec 16, 2003
Lockheed Martin has chosen Pratt & Whitney and Hamilton Sundstrand to provide the propulsion system for its entry in the U.S. Navy's Multi-mission Maritime Aircraft (MMA) competition. The Lockheed...
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Dec 15, 2003
Lockheed Martin and the U.S. Air Force have begun flight testing the latest block of software developed for the C-5 Avionics Modernization Program (AMP). Testing began on Dec. 12 with a 4.8-hour...
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Dec 15, 2003
Lockheed Martin and teammate PerkinElmer Optoelectronics successfully demonstrated the cold, ambient and hot-temperature penetration capability of its Joint Common Missile (JCM) multi-target...
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Dec 11, 2003
Lockheed Martin's vice president for F-16 programs, John Bean, told reporters yesterday at the Dubai International Aerospace Exhibition that the company contributes to the world's modern defense...
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Dec 11, 2003
The Lockheed Martin- developed Aegis Weapon System successfully intercepted a ballistic missile target outside the earth's atmosphere during its descent phase of flight today. The Aegis Weapon...
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Dec 11, 2003
The Lockheed Martin- developed Aegis Weapon System successfully intercepted a ballistic missile target outside the earth's atmosphere during its descent phase of flight today. The Aegis Weapon...
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Dec 10, 2003
The Republic of Korea Air Force (ROKAF) recently began flight testing the multimode control radar of the Lead-In Fighter Trainer (LIFT) version of the T-50 Golden Eagle, a supersonic jet trainer...
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Dec 9, 2003
The Missile Defense Agency (MDA) has awarded Lockheed Martin a prime contract to manage the overall missile defense targets and countermeasures portfolio. The ten-year potential contract value is...
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Dec 8, 2003
Team Apache Systems, a Limited Liability Company (LLC) composed of The Boeing Company and Lockheed Martin , reached agreement with the U.S. Army Aviation and Missile Command and PM Apache, for the...
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Dec 8, 2003
Lockheed Martin Corporation announced today that its planned acquisition of The Titan Corporation has cleared the mandatory waiting period required under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust...
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Dec 6, 2003
The newest, most advanced Lockheed Martin F-16 completed a successful first flight today. The aircraft is the first of the Block 60 line, which has been designated the F-16E/F version. It is the...
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Dec 4, 2003
The U.S. Air Force recently further extended the phase maintenance interval for its Block 40/42/50/52 F-16C/Ds to 400 flight hours. This is a strong indicator of the F-16's inherent reliability...
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Dec 4, 2003Transformational Capability Integrates Operational, Tactical Battle Management
Lockheed Martin today demonstrated a revolutionary new system for air battle management -- one that enables warfighters at all levels to react and respond in real time to the constantly changing...
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Dec 4, 2003
A Lockheed Martin Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile (JASSM) was successfully launched from a B-1B bomber Oct. 30 over China Lake, California, making it the first conventional guided missile...
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Dec 4, 2003
The Spanish Navy commissioned its second F100-class frigate equipped with the Lockheed Martin- developed Aegis Weapon System on Dec. 3 during a ceremony at the IZAR shipyard in Ferrol, Spain. The...
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Dec 3, 2003
Lockheed Martin UK Ltd. , Rolls-Royce plc and VT Group plc today formally announced the name of their consortium team bidding for the UK Ministry of Defence's Military Flying Training System (UK...
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Dec 3, 2003Maturity Rating Affirms Global Systems Integrator's Best-in-Class Credentials
Lockheed Martin has achieved a record-setting fourth Level 5 capability maturity rating against the Software Engineering Institute's (SEI) Capability Maturity Model(R) Integration model, or CMMI....
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Dec 2, 2003
Lockheed Martin marked the completion of the first Aegis Integrated Weapon System (IWS) with the SPY-1F radar for the Royal Norwegian Navy today with a pull- the-plug ceremony at its Moorestown...
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Dec 2, 2003
U.S.-based Lockheed Martin and Elbit Systems Ltd, based in Israel, will jointly pursue helicopter modernization opportunities in Bulgaria as well as in Poland, the Czech Republic, Slovakia and...
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Dec 1, 2003
TriQuint Semiconductor and Lockheed Martin today announced breakthrough results for power density, power added efficiency and radio frequency (RF) lifetime for gallium nitride High Electron...
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Dec 1, 2003
Lockheed Martin will webcast live presentations by Christopher E. Kubasik, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Lockheed Martin Corporation, and Linda Gooden, President, Lockheed...
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Dec 1, 2003
The US101 Team competing to provide the president of the United States with a new Marine One helicopter fleet has selected GE Aircraft Engines (GEAE) to supply the power plant for the three-engine...
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Nov 25, 2003
Lockheed Martin has won a contract valued up to $600 million to support U.S. Air Force information technology requirements in the National Capital Region of Washington, D.C. The new contract will...
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Nov 25, 2003
Lockheed Martin announced the closing of its acquisition of the federal government information technology businesses of Affiliated Computer Services, Inc. (ACS). The transaction also includes the...
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Nov 24, 2003System Successful in Ground and Flight Tests
Lockheed Martin's High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) completed two Production Qualification Tests (PQTs) on November 19, successfully demonstrating performance in an operational...
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Nov 24, 2003
Lockheed Martin completed key milestones for the U.S. Coast Guard's Ports and Waterways Safety System (PAWSS), enhancing safety in New York Harbor and other major waterways. The five milestones...
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Nov 21, 2003IS&S Reorganization Will Leverage Resources to Help Customers Achieve Transformation Objectives
Lockheed Martin today announced a reorganization of its Integrated Systems & Solutions business area to more closely align competencies and resources to address customer needs for...
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Nov 20, 2003
Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi recently presented the Aeronautica Militare Italiana's (AMI, the Italian Air Force) C-130 unit with the Knight's Cross of the Military Order of Italy. The...
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Nov 19, 2003Ensures Access to Data Critical for Military Operations
A Defense Meteorological Satellite Program (DMSP) Block 5D-3 spacecraft, built under contract for the U.S. Air Force by Lockheed Martin , completed on- orbit checkout, was declared operational and...
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Nov 19, 2003
The U.S. Air Force's Warner Robins Air Logistics Center (WRALC) and Lockheed Martin have signed a partnership agreement to provide for depot maintenance and other long-term sustainment activities...
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Nov 19, 2003
Lockheed Martin delivered the first of 10 upgraded P-3C aircraft to the Royal Netherlands Navy today as part of Capabilities Upkeep Program (CUP). The CUP aircraft provides significant improvement...
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Nov 18, 2003
Lockheed Martin Corporation has received the 2003 Award for Excellence from INROADS, Inc., the nation's most successful leadership training, development and placement organization for minorities....
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Nov 18, 2003
The Latvian Ministry of Defense recently took formal possession of a Lockheed Martin long-range radar system, the first air surveillance system in the country. The TPS-117 radar system, contracted...
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Nov 18, 2003Center Will Feature Operational Concepts and Cockpit Simulator for NASA's Next Space Transportation System
Lockheed Martin will unveil a new Orbital Space Plane Demonstration Center this week in the Washington, D.C. area. Dedicated to the accomplishments of human spaceflight, the Center will showcase...