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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Jul 21, 2011
Lockheed Martin's (NYSE: LMT) Infrared Search and Track (IRST™) sensor system for the U.S. Navy F/A-18E/F achieved critical Milestone B approval to proceed into the Engineering, Manufacturing...
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Jul 18, 2011
Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) received an $85 million contract to continue its operations and maintenance support to five U.S. Navy ocean surveillance ships as part of the service's antisubmarine...
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Jul 6, 2011
Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) recently delivered the first VNsight production unit for the U.S. Army's Apache Attack Helicopter, which adds a low-light-level display capability to the AH-64D...
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Jul 5, 2011Represents highest number of awards given this year to one corporation
Recognizing industrial security excellence, the Defense Security Service (DSS) has announced that Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) has been awarded four of its 2011 James S. Cogswell Outstanding...
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Jun 30, 2011
Biomechanical testing of the Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) ruggedized HULC™ exoskeleton is now underway at the U.S. Army Natick Soldier Research, Development and Engineering Center in Natick,...
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Jun 27, 2011
Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) today announced a series of executive moves intended to strengthen its performance on high-priority programs by drawing on top talent from across the enterprise. All of...
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Jun 27, 2011
Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) was awarded a contract to provide critical operations planning, training and resource support services to soldiers in the U.S. and overseas by the U.S. Army Forces Command.
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Jun 20, 2011
The Medium Extended Air Defense System (MEADS) successfully passed another hardware milestone when its second Launcher Platform Group (LPG) completed formal acceptance testing during March in...
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Jun 15, 2011
Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) recently delivered the first intra-fire unit communications kit qualified for use with the tri-national Medium Extended Air Defense System (MEADS). This kit, also known...
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Jun 13, 2011
Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) will provide its Prepar3D ® visual simulation software to power the National Flight Academy's (NFA) immersive aviation experience as part of the academy's hands-on...
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Jun 9, 2011
Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) received a $58.6 million contract from the U.S. Marine Corps for new systems, equipment and support services associated with the Vehicle Optic Sensor Systems II (VOSS...
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Jun 7, 2011Lockheed Martin Demonstrates JAGM Tri-Mode Seeker Against Moving Sea Targets in Captive Flight Tests
Lockheed Martin's (NYSE: LMT) Joint Air-to-Ground Missile (JAGM) tri-mode seeker successfully acquired and tracked multiple moving maritime vessels during recent high-speed, captive flight tests....
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Jun 6, 2011
Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) announced today it submitted a proposal in response to the government's Request for Proposal (RFP) for the next phases of the Joint Air-to-Ground Missile (JAGM)...
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May 25, 2011
Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) recently began early delivery of Target Sight System (TSS) follow-on production units for the U.S. Marine Corps' AH-1Z Cobra attack helicopter. The TSS units feature...
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May 25, 2011
Marco Riccetti has been named technical director for MEADS International (MI), the prime contractor for the Medium Extended Air Defense System (MEADS). Riccetti joins the program management team...
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May 23, 2011
Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT], along with industry partners DRS Technologies and Daylight Defense, submitted a proposal for the Technology Demonstration phase of the U.S. Army's Common Infrared...
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May 23, 2011
Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) has appointed Kimberly Ramalho vice president of communications for its Mission Systems and Sensors (MS2) business. MS2, based in Washington, D.C., is part of the...
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May 11, 2011
The U.S. Marine Corps awarded Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) a $24 million contract to provide four new systems and upgrades to 36 of its gunnery trainers for M1-A1 main battle tanks and LAV-25 Light...
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May 10, 2011
Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) was awarded a contract to provide the Instrumented Ranges / Digital Range Training System (IR/DRTS) by the U.S. Army's Program Executive Office for Simulation, Training...
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Apr 19, 2011
Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) recently tested its Joint Air-to-Ground Missile (JAGM) tri-mode seeker in high-speed captive flight tests on a Sabreliner jet at Yuma Proving Ground, Ariz.,...
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Apr 18, 2011
Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) marked the delivery of the first F-35 Lightning II Full Mission Simulator (FMS) system to Eglin Air Force Base's 33rd Fighter Wing. Preparation and assembly is underway...
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Apr 14, 2011
Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] announced today that it will respond to the government's Request for Proposal (RFP) for the next phases for the Joint Air-to-Ground Missile (JAGM). The U.S. Army...
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Mar 28, 2011
The U.S. Army's Joint Attack Munition Systems (JAMS) Project Office and Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) successfully fired a multipurpose AGM114R HELLFIRE II "Romeo" missile with a live warhead and...
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Mar 28, 2011
The U.S. Coast Guard has awarded Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) a five-year indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity training and technical support services contract. The contract, which includes a...
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Feb 28, 2011
The U.S. Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command (SPAWAR) selected Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) as one of four companies that will compete for task orders to enhance situational awareness on U.S....
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Feb 16, 2011
Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) marked the delivery of the 1,000th Modernized Target Acquisition Designation Sight/Pilot Night Vision Sensor (M-TADS/PNVS) system to the U.S. Army at ceremonies held...
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Feb 15, 2011
The U.S. Air Force awarded Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) a $270 million contract for C-130 Aircrew Training Systems (ATS), to provide an affordable and effective academic and simulation training...
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Jan 31, 2011
The Medium Extended Air Defense System (MEADS) program has successfully completed milestone tests as the first Multifunction Fire Control Radar (MFCR) advances toward system tests this year at...
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Jan 18, 2011
The U.S. Army's Program Executive Office of Simulation, Training and Instrumentation awarded Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) an indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity contract to provide Urban...
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Jan 6, 2011Lockheed Martin Awarded $15 Million Production Contract to Upgrade Military Helicopter Sensor System
The U.S. Army awarded Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) a $15 million contract for production of a low-light-level TV capability, called VNsight, for the Apache's combat-proven Modernized Target...
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Jan 3, 2011
Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) has successfully completed a comprehensive series of tests to demonstrate the flight characteristics of the U.S. Navy's F/A-18E/F while carrying the Joint Air-to-Ground...
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Dec 20, 2010
The Medium Extended Air Defense System (MEADS) program today displayed the first MEADS Battle Manager during ceremonies at MBDA Italia facilities in Fusaro, Italy. The Battle Manager, configured...
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Dec 16, 2010
The LONGBOW Limited Liability Company, a joint venture of Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) and Northrop Grumman (NYSE: NOC), marked the delivery of the 400th LONGBOW Fire Control Radar (FCR) at a...
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Dec 13, 2010Industry Group Honors Lockheed Martin Engineer for Lifetime Contributions to Modeling and Simulation
The National Training & Simulation Association (NTSA) awarded its Lifetime Achievement and 2010 Governor's Award to Lockheed Martin's Richard Schaffer, whose work in distributed simulation and...
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Dec 6, 2010
The LONGBOW Limited Liability Company, a joint venture of Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) and Northrop Grumman (NYSE: NOC), has received a $26.8 million contract from the U.S. Army Aviation and...
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Dec 4, 2010
The Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT)-led industry team today launched the nation's third Littoral Combat Ship (LCS), Fort Worth, at the Marinette Marine shipyard. The 389-foot Fort Worth was launched...
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Nov 22, 2010
Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) scored a hit on a main battle tank at six kilometers in a company-funded, multiple-mission firing of its Joint Air-to-Ground Missile (JAGM). The complex flight test at...
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Nov 18, 2010
Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) today announced that it will close its Eagan, Minn., facility by 2013 and move manufacturing work from its Middle River, Md., site by the end of 2011. The decisions,...
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Nov 16, 2010
Lockheed Martin's (NYSE: LMT) Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile - Extended Range (JASSM-ER) recently flew two successful test flights at White Sands Missile Range, NM, increasing the program's...
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Nov 1, 2010
The U.S. Army awarded Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) a $65 million contract to continue modernization of the Apache helicopter's Modernized Target Acquisition Designation Sight/Pilot Night Vision...
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Oct 27, 2010
Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) recently began laboratory testing of an improved next-generation design of its HULC™ advanced robotic exoskeleton. The testing brings HULC a step closer to readiness...
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Oct 26, 2010
Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) has developed a ruggedized tablet computer for use in tactical vehicles. The TacFleet 8 allows real-world tactical situational awareness exchanges for brigade-and-below...
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Oct 25, 2010
Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) has received delivery orders totaling $138 million from the U.S. Army Communications-Electronics Command Acquisition Center for 200 new systems, support services and...
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Oct 25, 2010
Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) recently delivered the first two intra-fire unit communications hardware components for the tri-national Medium Extended Air Defense System (MEADS). The two Message...
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Oct 20, 2010
The U.S. Air Force selected Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) as the winner of the 60 percent share of the Advanced Targeting Pod-Sensor Enhancement (ATP-SE) competition. Lockheed Martin's Sniper® pod...
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Oct 20, 2010
Prepar3D™, Lockheed Martin's professional training and simulation software, will be available for purchase starting Nov. 1 on www.prepar3D.com for $499 per licensed copy. Lockheed Martin (NYSE:...
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Oct 12, 2010
Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) has named Howard Yellen Vice President of Special Operations Support Contractor Logistics Support Services (SOF CLSS). His primary responsibility is executing a 10-year...
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Oct 6, 2010
Lockheed Martin's (NYSE: LMT) Missiles and Fire Control business has been named one of America's Safest Companies by EHS Today magazine. Only 12 companies across the United States were chosen for...
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Sep 27, 2010
The Medium Extended Air Defense System (MEADS) battle management capability successfully demonstrated interoperability with the NATO Air Command and Control System (ACCS) during a Joint Project...
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Sep 22, 2010
The Medium Extended Air Defense System (MEADS) program has presented a required life cycle cost estimate to the three partner nations that proves the MEADS system design will significantly reduce...
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Sep 15, 2010
The Medium Extended Air Defense System (MEADS) program has completed an extensive series of Critical Design Review (CDR) events with a Summary CDR at MEADS International in Orlando, FL. The...
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Jul 14, 2010Partnership Produces One of Year's Top Breakthroughs
R&D Magazine has named Lockheed Martin and Sandia National Laboratories' research on multifunctional optical coatings as one of the 100 greatest technologies introduced this year. The technology...
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Jun 21, 2010
The Naval Surface Warfare Center has awarded Lockheed Martin a $44 million follow-on production contract for the Target Sight System (TSS), the fire control system for the U.S. Marine Corps' AH-1Z...
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Apr 26, 2010
Lockheed Martin will recognize 18 small businesses from across the United States for their outstanding support of the Corporation's business units in Orlando, FL, and Dallas, TX, at an awards...
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Apr 5, 2010
The Missile Defense Agency (MDA) recognized the team of Lockheed Martin engineers who played a significant role in the successful destruction of an errant United States satellite in 2008,...
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Mar 11, 2010
The U.S. Army awarded Lockheed Martin a contract to support the Target Acquisition Designation Sight/Pilot Night Vision Sensor (TADS/PNVS) and Modernized TADS/PNVS (M-TADS/PNVS) systems on the...
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Feb 22, 2010
The LONGBOW Limited Liability Company, a joint venture of Lockheed Martin and Northrop Grumman , was recently awarded an $86 million contract from AgustaWestland to support LONGBOW FCR systems on...
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Feb 15, 2010
Fort Worth, Texas, Feb. 15, 2010 - Lockheed Martin will highlight several programs that are shaping the company's critical global security capabilities during the 26th Annual Air Force...
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Jan 6, 2010Up To 1,200 U.S. Job Reductions Planned To Improve Efficiency, Competitiveness
Lockheed Martin Corporation today announced the name and top level organizational structure for its new Mission Systems & Sensors business, one of three primary operating companies within the...
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Nov 30, 2009
Lockheed Martin and Microsoft Corp. entered into an intellectual property licensing agreement that allows Lockheed Martin to further develop the Microsoft® ESP(TM) PC-based visual simulation...
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Nov 16, 2009
Lockheed Martin Corporation today announced four leadership appointments and a realignment within its Electronic Systems business area. The actions are effective in early 2010. "These leadership...
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Oct 28, 2009
JS Myoko, Japan's third destroyer equipped with Lockheed Martin's Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense (BMD) system, successfully intercepted and destroyed a ballistic missile target above the...
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Oct 26, 2009
The U.S. Department of Defense's Missile Defense Agency (MDA) awarded Lockheed Martin a $1 billion contract for continued development and evolution of the Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense (BMD)...
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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 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 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 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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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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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 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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Apr 27, 2009
Lockheed Martin's Central Florida units will recognize 14 companies as their outstanding small business providers for 2008. Executives from Lockheed Martin Missiles and Fire Control and Lockheed...
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Apr 22, 2009
Following aggressive efforts to support the U.S. Navy by locating and nurturing small, innovative technology businesses, Lockheed Martin has successfully integrated a Lakota Technical Solutions,...
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Apr 13, 2009
Lockheed Martin today named Nettie R. Johnson as corporate vice president of worldwide media relations, effective April 27. In this role, Johnson will serve as chief spokesperson for the...
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Mar 30, 2009
Four antennas destined for Australia's first Air Warfare Destroyer were recently installed in Lockheed Martin 's Aegis Production Test Center, marking the full system's transition from production...
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Mar 18, 2009
Lockheed Martin's latest Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense (BMD) System with flight test-proven terminal intercept capability recently received full certification from the U.S. Navy. This newest...
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Feb 26, 2009
In a single calendar year, the Lockheed Martin F-35 Lighting II program will complete all remaining System Development and Demonstration aircraft, deliver the first production-model F-35s to the...
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Feb 23, 2009
Lockheed Martin will highlight the company's major programs at the 2009 Air Force Association Air Warfare Symposium, Feb. 26-27, at the Rosen Shingle Creek Hotel in Orlando, Fla. Presentations...
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Feb 18, 2009
More than 15 small, advanced technology businesses had the opportunity to share their innovative technologies directly with the U.S. Department of Defense today at Lockheed Martin's Old Town...
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Feb 11, 2009
Lockheed Martin was awarded a $78.6 million contract from the U.S. Navy to produce the next evolution of hardware that will be incorporated into the Aegis Modernization and Aegis Ballistic Missile...
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Jan 9, 2009Purchase Strengthens Company's Training and Mission Readiness Offerings
Lockheed Martin Corporation has completed its acquisition of Universal Systems & Technology, Inc. (UNITECH). UNITECH provides interactive training and simulation, homeland security, and technical...
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Dec 24, 2008Purchase To Strengthen Company's Training and Mission Readiness Offerings
Lockheed Martin Corporation has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Universal Systems & Technology, Inc. (UNITECH). UNITECH provides interactive training and simulation, homeland...
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Dec 22, 2008
Lockheed Martin's 94th Aegis System entered active service today under the flag of the fifth nation to join the worldwide Aegis fleet - the Republic of Korea (ROK). DDG 991, Sejong the Great, the...
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Dec 3, 2008
Lockheed Martin has been awarded a $16.9 million contract to begin modernization of the final portion of the U.S. Army's Apache helicopter Modernized Target Acquisition Designation Sight (M-TADS)...
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Sep 24, 2008Test at White Sands follows USS Bunker Hill's successful light-off Of Aegis Open Architecture Weapon System
In a successful test of its advanced fire control system, Lockheed Martin's Aegis Open Architecture Weapon System performed a successful missile firing from the U.S. Navy's "USS Desert Ship" at...
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Sep 2, 2008
Lockheed Martin 's new Aegis Open Architecture Weapon System came to life during the week of Aug. 25 -- on schedule and exactly as planned -- aboard the U.S. Navy's guided missile cruiser USS...
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Aug 25, 2008
Lockheed Martin , under HELLFIRE Services Limited Liability Company (HSLLC), will produce additional combat-proven HELLFIRE(R) II precision-strike, laser-guided air-to-ground missiles for U.S. and...
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Jul 8, 2008
The Naval Surface Warfare Center has awarded Lockheed Martin a $50 million production contract for the Target Sight System (TSS), a new fire control system for the U.S. Marine Corps' AH-1Z Cobra...
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Jul 7, 2008
Lockheed Martin's Aegis Fire Control System successfully launched a Standard Missile-6 (SM-6) and guided it to a successful intercept of an airborne drone target during a U.S. Navy test at the...
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Jun 30, 2008
Lockheed Martin's Lufkin Operations has been awarded the prestigious James S. Cogswell Award for Outstanding Industrial Security. Of the more than 12,000 cleared defense contractor sites in the...
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Jun 5, 2008
Lockheed Martin's Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense (BMD) Weapon System successfully detected, tracked and intercepted a short-range unitary ballistic missile target in the terminal phase of its...
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Apr 7, 2008
The U.S. Army has awarded Lockheed Martin a $172 million follow-on production contract for Arrowhead(R), the combat-proven, modernized electro-optical system for AH-64 Apache attack helicopter...
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Feb 19, 2008
Lockheed Martin will highlight the company's major programs at the 2008 Air Force Association Orlando Symposium, Feb. 21-22, at the Rosen Shingle Creek Hotel in Orlando, FL. Presentations will...
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Feb 11, 2008
The Medium Extended Air Defense System (MEADS) recently completed its System Preliminary Design Review (PDR), a major milestone in the program's development. The MEADS team will now focus on...
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Jan 28, 2008Aegis Fire Control and MK 41 Launching System Upgrades Perform Successfully At White Sands Missile Range
In a successful first test of its advanced fire control system, Lockheed Martin's Aegis Open Architecture Weapon System recently performed a successful missile firing from the U.S. Navy's "USS...
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Jan 16, 2008
The NATO Medium Extended Air Defense System (MEADS) Management Agency awarded a $66 million contract to incorporate the Lockheed Martin PAC-3 Missile Segment Enhancement (MSE) Missile as the...
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Jan 14, 2008
Lockheed Martin received a $40.4 million contract modification to provide Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense (BMD) capability to the Aegis-equipped Japanese Maritime Self Defense Force destroyer JS...
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Jan 7, 2008
Lockheed Martin has received a $29 million production order from the U.S. Army for the combat- proven precision-strike HELLFIRE(R) II air-to-ground missile. The order represents the final option...
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Dec 20, 2007Purchase Strengthens Autonomous Technology Capabilities
Lockheed Martin Corporation has acquired PercepTek, Inc., a Colorado-based provider of advanced autonomous software technologies. Terms of the transaction, which will not have a material impact on...
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Dec 20, 2007
IndustryWeek has selected two separate Lockheed Martin facilities in Orlando and Ocala, FL, as award winners in its 2007 Best Plants competition. This is the first time in the program's 18-year...
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Dec 18, 2007
The Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force made history yesterday when, for the first time, a Japan Aegis guided missile destroyer equipped with Lockheed Martin's Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense...