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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Oct 18, 2011Persistent Threat Detection Systems Provide 24/7 Surveillance for Warfighters
The U.S. Army awarded Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) a $383 million contract to maintain, operate and sustain the Persistent Threat Detection Systems (PTDS). (Logo:...
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Oct 17, 2011
Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) is hosting the 23rd Hercules Operators' Conference here, today through Oct. 20. About 800 representatives from 34 nations – as well as 90 supplier companies – are...
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Oct 17, 2011
Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] recently completed early delivery of intra-fire unit communications kits designed for use with the tri-national Medium Extended Air Defense System (MEADS). (Photo:...
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Oct 17, 2011
Joanne M. Maguire, executive vice president of Lockheed Martin Space Systems Company, was formally inducted into the National Academy of Engineering (NAE) in Washington, D.C. ceremonies Sunday....
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Oct 17, 2011
Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) delivered and installed the first weapons load training device at the F-35 integrated pilot-and-maintenance training center (ITC) at Eglin Air Force Base's 33rd Fighter...
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Oct 17, 2011
Members of the media are invited to attend the Second Annual Lockheed Martin Cyber Security Awareness Day, an educational event for top Maryland high school students. In support of National Cyber...
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Oct 14, 2011
STRATFORD, Connecticut - Sikorsky Aircraft Corp. today commissioned a combined heat and power cogeneration facility that produces enough power to supply 84 percent of the company’s...
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Oct 13, 2011DISCOUNTS AND FREE SHIPPING AVAILABLE FOR LOCKHEED MARTIN EMPLOYEES, RETIREES, AND STOCKHOLDERS NATIONWIDE
For the fourteenth consecutive year, Lockheed Martin [NYSE:LMT] is a leading sponsor of "The Year In Space" Desk Calendar, featuring images and information from the past, present and future of...
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Oct 12, 2011
MEADS International (MI) has begun integration testing on the first completed Medium Extended Air Defense System (MEADS) battle manager at the MEADS Verification Facility in Orlando, Fla. (Photo:...
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Oct 12, 2011
The first Mobile User Objective System (MUOS) military communications satellite built by Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) for the U.S. Navy has successfully completed a major end-to-end system test,...
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Oct 12, 2011Unattended Ground Sensors Camouflage Casings Can Resemble Rocks
A wireless sensor network system developed by Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) can revolutionize the way users obtain discreet persistent situational awareness and characterization of their...
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Oct 11, 2011
The U.S. Army awarded Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) a $19 million follow-on production contract for the VNsight low-light-level TV capability for Apache attack helicopters. The VNsight visible/near...
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Oct 11, 2011Command Web Brings Operational Battlefield Data to Soldiers in the Field
Active Army units have been testing a Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) web-based system that combines the power of Google Earth, Command and Control web applications and existing tactical...
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Oct 10, 2011
AUSA, Wash., D.C., Maryland - LifePort, Inc. announced today it has been awarded a commercial Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) to equip the Bell 407 helicopter with lightweight Ballistic...
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Oct 10, 2011
NBAA, LAS VEGAS, Nevada - Enflite, Inc., the interior and galley products division of LifePort, Inc., today announced the signing of an agreement to provide customized interior cabin mechanisms...
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Oct 10, 2011
NBAA, LAS VEGAS, Nevada - Associated Aircraft Group (AAG), a subsidiary of Sikorsky Aircraft Corp., has announced the addition of the Total Eclipse Twin-Engine Jet to its fleet of Sikorsky...
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Oct 10, 2011
NBAA, LAS VEGAS, Nevada - Associated Aircraft Group (AAG) announced today it is accepting deposits for the Sikorsky S-76D™ helicopter in Sikorsky Shares™, the Sikorsky fractional ownership...
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Oct 10, 2011U.S. Air Force's GPS III Acquisition Approach Continues to Yield Excellent Results
The Lockheed Martin (NYSE : LMT) team developing the U.S. Air Force's next generation Global Positioning System has turned on initial power to the program's pathfinder spacecraft, known as the GPS...
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Oct 10, 2011Improved Fusion and Data Management Facilitate Sorting Through Data Tsunami
Sorting through the massive amounts of operational intelligence available to those in theater is becoming easier as Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) upgrades the data management and fusion capabilities...
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Oct 7, 2011
Industry and government will gather today for a Facebook Live stream viewing and audioconference between Lockheed Martin's Global Vision Center in Arlington, Va., and Ypsilanti, Mich., to...
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Oct 6, 2011
Recent government blast tests demonstrated that Lockheed Martin's (NYSE:LMT) Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV) meets protection standards for IED-protected vehicles, while weighing approximately...
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Oct 6, 2011
Egypt is now the 13th international customer for Lockheed Martin's (NYSE: LMT) Sniper Advanced Targeting Pod (ATP), which provides precision targeting and non-traditional intelligence,...
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Oct 5, 2011
The Marine Corps will deploy the Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] and Kaman [NASDAQ-GS: KAMN] unmanned K-MAX® to Afghanistan next month. The decision follows the successful completion of a five-day...
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Oct 5, 2011
The U.S. Army Test and Evaluation Command, The Missile Defense Agency and the U.S. Army conducted a flight test of the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) weapon system today, challenging...
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Oct 4, 2011
Lockheed Martin (NYSE : LMT) today congratulated the U.S. Air Force and the Global Positioning System (GPS) community for receiving the International Astronautical Federation's (IAF) 60th...
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Oct 4, 2011
FORTUNE magazine has named three of Lockheed Martin's (NYSE: LMT) top executives to its 50 Most Powerful Women in Business list for the second year. The magazine recognized Marillyn Hewson,...
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Oct 3, 2011
STRATFORD, Connecticut - Kevin Bredenbeck, the pilot who flew the revolutionary X2 Technology™ demonstrator last year to an unofficial speed record for conventional helicopters, has been...
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Sep 30, 2011
STRATFORD, Connecticut - Sikorsky Aircraft Corp. has delivered an S-70i BLACK HAWK helicopter to Jalisco, the first state government in Mexico to acquire the newest variant of the world’s most...
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Sep 29, 2011
Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] today delivered the first MC-130J Combat Shadow II to the United States Air Force's Special Operations Command (AFSOC). The aircraft was flown from Lockheed Martin...
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Sep 29, 2011
Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) today delivered the first HC-130J Combat King II to the U.S. Air Force's Air Education and Training Command (AETC). The aircraft was flown from Lockheed Martin...
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Sep 28, 2011
At ceremonies today at the Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) facility here, company officials formally delivered four C-130J Super Hercules airlifters to the State of Qatar. The Qatar Emiri Air Force's...
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Sep 27, 2011
STRATFORD, Connecticut - Sikorsky Innovations, the technology development organization of Sikorsky Aircraft Corp., has launched a Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) challenge for...
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Sep 27, 2011
Lockheed Martin Corporation (NYSE: LMT) has completed its acquisition of QTC Holdings Inc. The company, based in Diamond Bar, Calif., is the largest provider of outsourced medical evaluation...
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Sep 26, 2011Photograph Shows Structure of Next Mars Orbiter
Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) has completed building the primary structure of NASA's MAVEN spacecraft at its Space Systems Company facility near Denver. The Mars Atmosphere And Volatile EvolutioN...
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Sep 26, 2011
Lockheed Martin's [NYSE: LMT] F-22 Raptor returned to the skies today here in a series of test and production flights, the first since a four-month fleet stand down was lifted on Sept. 19, 2011 by...
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Sep 26, 2011
Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) today announced there will be approximately 540 reductions in employment across its Aeronautics business area as part of a plan to trim the organization and improve...
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Sep 26, 2011
The BSAT-3c/JCSAT-110R broadcasting satellite, designed and built by Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) for the Broadcasting Satellite System Corporation (B-SAT) and SKY Perfect JSAT Corporation, is now...
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Sep 24, 2011
Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) today delivered the first HC-130J Combat King II to the United States Air Force's Air Combat Command (ACC). The aircraft was flown from Lockheed Martin Aeronautics'...
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Sep 22, 2011
The Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) board of directors today established the Executive Office of the Chairman, to include Chairman and CEO Bob Stevens and President and Chief Operating Officer Chris...
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Sep 22, 2011
Today, the Lockheed Martin Corporation (NYSE: LMT) board of directors authorized a fourth quarter 2011 dividend of $1.00 per share and the purchase of up to an additional $2.5 billion of Lockheed...
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Sep 22, 2011Providing DCGS Web Technologies that Enhance Information Collaboration
Sharing intelligence data and services between the Department of Defense, Government agencies and coalition partners is becoming more seamless as Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) upgrades the...
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Sep 21, 2011
Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) received a $49.9 million follow-on production contract from the Naval Surface Warfare Center for the Target Sight System (TSS), the fire control system for the U.S....
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Sep 21, 2011
Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) has submitted its contract proposal for full-rate production of a new U.S. Army radar that provides soldiers in combat with enhanced 360-degree protection from rockets,...
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Sep 20, 2011
Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) is leveraging its satellite and missile defense expertise on the Manufacturing and Production Readiness Integrated Systems Engineering Team for the Precision Tracking...
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Sep 20, 2011
Lockheed Martin's (NYSE: LMT) F-35 flight test program moves closer to reaching year-end milestones since the last update issued July 26. Since then, the F-35 Lightning II 5th Generation multirole...
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Sep 19, 2011Achieves Major Milestone for 2011
Lockheed Martin's (NYSE: LMT) F-35 program has successfully completed static structural testing, achieving one of five milestones established by the Joint Program Office for 2011. Static...
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Sep 16, 2011
STRATFORD, Connecticut - Celebrating the landmark 10-year anniversary of Camp Sikorsky, more than 400 Boy and Girl Scouts and their leaders – from Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Jersey and New...
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Sep 15, 2011
Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] has obtained government approval to use a groundbreaking cryogenic titanium machining process in production of the F-35 Lightning II stealth fighter. Cryogenic titanium...
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Sep 15, 2011
Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) has obtained government approval to use a groundbreaking cryogenic titanium machining process in production of the F-35 Lightning II stealth fighter. Cryogenic titanium...
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Sep 15, 2011
HOUSTON, Sept. 15, 2011 – Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] will be showcasing its latest technologies and innovative capabilities at the NexTech Engineering & Technology Demonstration Day. Media will...
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Sep 15, 2011Critical component of the Air Force enterprise core computing services
The U.S. Air Force awarded Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) a $791 million contract to provide IT services on the Global Combat Support System program. (Logo:...
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Sep 14, 2011
STRATFORD, Connecticut - Nearly 30 years after entering service with the U.S. Air Force, two HH-60G PAVE HAWK helicopters have both achieved 10,000 flight hours during their simultaneous flights...
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Sep 14, 2011
Lockheed Martin's (NYSE: LMT) first F-35 Lightning II center wing produced here is complete and en route to the F-35 final assembly line in Fort Worth, Texas. "The delivery of this center wing is...
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Sep 14, 2011
The U.S. Army Program Executive Office of Simulation, Training and Instrumentation (PEO STRI) has awarded Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) a $28.6 million contract to upgrade more than 60 Advanced...
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Sep 13, 2011
Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) has performed more than 8,600 hours of tests on its Joint Air-to-Ground Missile (JAGM) cooled seeker, proving its operational capability and low risk. Lockheed Martin's...
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Sep 12, 2011
Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) today announced its media briefing schedule for the 2011 Air Force Association (AFA) Air & Space Conference and Technology Exposition at the Gaylord National Resort &...
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Sep 12, 2011
Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) submitted its proposal for the Consolidated Afloat Networks and Enterprise Services (CANES) program that will consolidate complex network systems into one modern...
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Sep 12, 2011
The U.S. Air Force awarded Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) an $84.3 million contract to provide the first phase of the C-130J Maintenance and Aircrew Training System (MATS) II program. Under the...
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Sep 12, 2011NOTE TO MEDIA - media advisory updated to reflect biker arrival time change.
King of Prussia, Pa, Sept. 12, 2011 -- Lockheed Martin employees will have an opportunity to cheer on participants in the Ride 2 Recovery (R2R) 9/11 Challenge on Tuesday, September 13, as they...
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Sep 10, 2011
NASA's two GRAIL spacecraft, designed and built by Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT), launched this morning from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla. at 9:08 a.m. EDT aboard a Delta II Heavy rocket...
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Sep 9, 2011
COATESVILLE, Pennsylvania - Sikorsky Aircraft Corp. today launched a “Legacy of Heroes” demonstration tour by its S-92® helicopter, commencing a multi-country visit from its Sikorsky Global...
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Sep 9, 2011
King of Prussia, Pa, Sept. 9, 2011 – Lockheed Martin employees will have an opportunity to cheer on participants in the Ride 2 Recovery (R2R) 9/11 Challenge on Tuesday, September 13, as they...
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Sep 8, 2011
WEST PALM BEACH, Florida - Enhanced performance, more power, and a “Grand Canyon” standard of quiet that delivers substantially reduced external noise are all proving to be the new standard in...
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Sep 8, 2011
Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) delivered the sixth C-130J Super Hercules to crews at Dyess Air Force Base (AFB), Texas, today. Lt. Gen. Robert Allardice, 18th Air Force Commander, accepted delivery...
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Sep 8, 2011
The first Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) A2100 commercial communications satellite has achieved its 15-year design life of on-orbit service. Launched as GE-1 on Sept. 8, 1996 aboard a Lockheed Martin...
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Sep 8, 2011
Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) will be showcasing its ability to rapidly respond in the new reality with a broad range of affordable global security products and services at the Defence and Security...
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Sep 8, 2011New York Terminal Radar Approach Control (TRACON) gains new GPS technology to help direct air traffic
Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) has delivered software to enable the use of GPS technology within the nation's second busiest airspace, the New York Terminal Radar Approach Control (TRACON). The use...
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Sep 7, 2011Lockheed Martin-Developed Automated Tool Points Way to Safe Separation of Aircraft on Final ApproachFirst use at Minneapolis-St. Paul Leads Way for NextGen Support Nationally
Air traffic controllers at the Minneapolis Terminal Radar Approach Control (TRACON) are using an innovative next generation tool developed by Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) and the Federal Aviation...
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Sep 6, 2011
The Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT)-led unmanned K-MAX® team successfully completed a five-day Quick Reaction Assessment (QRA) for the U.S. Navy's Cargo Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) program. "The...
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Sep 6, 2011
Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) has successfully completed thermal vacuum testing of the U.S. Navy's first Mobile User Objective System (MUOS) satellite, a major program milestone that validates...
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Sep 2, 2011
Lockheed Martin's [NYSE:LMT] state-of-the-art Space Operations Simulation Center (SOSC) has completed its first orbital simulation test with hardware and data that was flown on NASA's STS-134...
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Aug 29, 2011
SHELTON, Connecticut - Sikorsky Helitech, a Sikorsky Aerospace Services company based in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, announced today the signing of an agreement with FlightSafety...
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Aug 26, 2011
The U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) Munitions Directorate and Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) have signed a five-year cooperative research and development agreement (CRADA) to assess the...
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Aug 25, 2011Company leverages Enterprise Architecture expertise to facilitate better data management and sharing
Lockheed Martin's (NYSE: LMT) IS&GS-Defense product line will provide a host of new enterprise architecture services to the U.S. Army under a recent $26.1 million contract. (Logo:...
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Aug 24, 2011
Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) completed delivery today of the third production C-5M Super Galaxy to the U.S. Air Force. The sixth C-5M overall to be delivered to the Air Force, this aircraft will...
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Aug 24, 2011
The Fort Worth location of Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) Aeronautics has earned a Superior rating in an annual audit by the U.S. Defense Security Service (DSS). The DSS, an agency of the Department...
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Aug 24, 2011AFRL Mobility Team to Begin Integration and Testing of AMF JTRS
High-capacity, secure battlefield communications links between all elements of the U.S. military forces are one step closer to truly being connected. The Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] team has...
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Aug 24, 2011LinGo Link(TM) Provides Reliable, Real-time Interpreter Services
Deployed U.S. and international forces battling language barriers will now be able to instantly connect to a pool of highly qualified interpretation services through a real-time, virtual...
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Aug 23, 2011Communications Kit Provides Troops with Mobile Communications Network
Answering the need to enable military vehicles to serve multiple mission roles, Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] offers soldiers a mobile network in a carrying case. Lockheed Martin's...
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Aug 23, 2011Lockheed Martin CEO Discusses Company Performance, Future Strategy During Defense Conference Webcast
Lockheed Martin Corporation (NYSE: LMT) will webcast a live presentation by Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Bob Stevens on Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2011 from 9:20 a.m. to 9:55 a.m. Eastern Time at...
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Aug 23, 2011
Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) recently delivered its third P-3 Orion with a new Mid-Life Upgrade (MLU) kit to U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP). This P-3 Orion joins two additional upgraded...
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Aug 23, 2011
Lockheed Martin Corporation (NYSE: LMT) announced that its Board of Directors has approved an interim increase to the amount available under the share repurchase program of up to $1 billion. The...
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Aug 22, 2011Acquisition Will Expand Expertise in Health Care IT
Lockheed Martin Corporation (NYSE: LMT) has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire QTC Holdings Inc. Terms of the agreement were not disclosed. QTC, headquartered in Diamond Bar, Calif.,...
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Aug 22, 2011
A Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT)-led industry team has begun construction on the nation's fifth Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) at Marinette Marine. The team plans to deliver LCS 5, the future USS...
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Aug 17, 2011Lockheed Martin to Open Innovation Marketplace in Huntsville with Auburn University, Tuskegee University and University of Alabama
Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) today announced that it is partnering with three universities to establish a program in Huntsville, Ala., that will support small businesses and universities...
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Aug 17, 2011Event reinforces Corporation's strong commitment to S.T.E.M. education
Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) showcased the importance and value of careers in the technology and engineering fields to San Francisco Bay area students today at the NASA IT Summit 2011 Education...
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Aug 17, 2011
Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) successfully demonstrated its Joint Air-to-Ground Missile (JAGM) minimum-smoke rocket motor on fixed-wing aircraft operating in severe weather environments. The motor,...
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Aug 17, 2011
Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) has been awarded a $5.8 million one-year contract from FlightSafety Services Corporation to manage C-5 aircrew training at Lackland Air Force Base, Texas, and provide...
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Aug 16, 2011
Inspired by a maple seed, Lockheed Martin's Samarai handheld vehicle flew publically for the first time today at the Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International conference. Weighing...
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Aug 16, 2011
Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) has developed a ruggedized version of its Stalker Unmanned Air System (UAS), called the Stalker eXtreme Endurance (XE) UAS. The Stalker XE system quadruples Stalker's...
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Aug 16, 2011
The Medium Extended Air Defense System (MEADS) program has successfully completed a Battle Management Command, Control, Communications and Computers and Intelligence (BMC4I) software design review...
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Aug 16, 2011
Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) has successfully completed acoustic testing of the second Space Based Infrared System (SBIRS) geosynchronous (GEO-2) spacecraft. The U.S. Air Force's SBIRS satellites...
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Aug 16, 2011
The U.S. Army awarded Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) a $47 million contract to develop, demonstrate and deliver autonomous technologies for unmanned air systems in support of in-theater unmanned...
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Aug 9, 2011Corporation to Maintain Tomahawk Weapons System Software
Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) will continue to maintain the Tactical Tomahawk Weapons Control System (TTWCS), a critical system that integrates the launch hardware and software to provide weapon...
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Aug 9, 2011
Lockheed Martin's (NYSE: LMT) new Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System-Plus (GMLRS+) extended-range rocket successfully completed a 120-kilometer mission at White Sands Missile Range, N.M., an...
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Aug 8, 2011
BALTIMORE, Maryland - Two MH-60S SEAHAWK® helicopters flew into the Port of Baltimore headed to the Royal Thai Navy, marking the first delivery of the MH-60 to an international customer. The U.S....
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Aug 6, 2011
The BSAT-3c/JCSAT-110R broadcasting and telecommunications satellite, designed and built by Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] for the Broadcasting Satellite System Corporation (B-SAT) and SKY Perfect...
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Aug 5, 2011
MIELEC, Poland - Sikorsky has delivered three S-70™ BLACK HAWK helicopters to an undisclosed customer. The helicopters — assembled, completed to customer specifications, and flight tested at...
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Aug 5, 2011NASA Mission to Explore the Origins of Jupiter
NASA's Juno spacecraft, designed and built by Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT), was successfully launched this morning from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station at 12:25 p.m. EDT aboard an Atlas V 551...
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Aug 5, 2011
In response to President Obama's call to action to support U.S. military veterans, Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) today announced its strong endorsement of his challenge to support military families...