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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Dec 10, 2007
The U.S. Navy has given its final approval for Lockheed Martin to proceed with the integration and shipboard installation of the world's first, fully-open architecture Aegis weapon system for a...
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Dec 3, 2007
Lockheed Martin successfully demonstrated a new Extreme Short Range (ESR) mode for its family of SPY-1 naval radars -- a radar family most noted for its unmatched performance detecting and...
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Nov 7, 2007Two Missile Intercepts Mark Ballistic Missile Defense First For United States
During an unprecedented test today, Lockheed Martin's Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense (BMD) Weapon System successfully intercepted and destroyed two non-separating, short range ballistic missile...
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Nov 1, 2007
In an effort to expand its collaboration with small, high-tech businesses, Lockheed Martin announced it has engaged the DelEXCHANGE, an online service that matches small, technology firms with...
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Oct 9, 2007Successful Field Tests Keep Army Radar Program on Fast Track
Lockheed Martin today unveiled its operational prototype of the U.S. Army's new Enhanced AN/TPQ-36 radar - also known as the EQ-36 Counterfire Target Acquisition Radar -- at the Association for...
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Oct 8, 2007
Recognizing its significant contributions to the military training industry, 3Dsolve, Inc. was recently named a 2007 Military Training Technology Top 100 company for the fourth consecutive year....
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Aug 17, 2007
Lockheed Martin Corporation announced it has acquired 3Dsolve, Inc. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. 3Dsolve is a privately held company that creates simulation-based learning...
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Aug 7, 2007
The Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II has successfully completed its Pilot Training System Critical Design Review (CDR), a significant development milestone that verifies the design maturity of...
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Jul 17, 2007
The U.S. Army Aviation and Missile Command (AMCOM) recently awarded the Longbow Limited Liability Company (LBL), a Joint Venture of Lockheed Martin and Northrop Grumman Corporation , a $29.2...
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Jun 22, 2007
During a test today, Lockheed Martin's Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense (BMD) System intercepted and destroyed a separating ballistic missile target during its midcourse phase of flight. The test...
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Jun 18, 2007Three Versions of SPY-1 Radar Participate In First-Ever Three-Nation Combat System Qualification Trial
Lockheed Martin's Aegis Weapon System recently played a major role in the successful completion of the first-ever, three-nation joint Combat System Ship Qualification Trials (CSSQT), involving the...
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Jun 4, 2007
The Norwegian frigate Roald Amundsen (F-311), equipped with a Lockheed Martin -developed SPY-1F Aegis Weapon System, was commissioned May 21 in a ceremony held at Navantia shipyard in Ferrol,...
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May 17, 2007Facility Will Complement Company's Leadership in Emerging Technologies
Lockheed Martin opened the Biometric Experimentation and Advanced Concepts (BEACON(TM)) center today in White Hall, WV, to serve as a collaborative center for the corporation, its customers,...
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Apr 26, 2007
During a test today, Lockheed Martin's Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense (BMD) Weapon System proved its multi-mission capability by simultaneously engaging two targets - a ballistic missile and an...
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Mar 28, 2007
The U.S. Navy awarded Lockheed Martin $260 million for Aegis Weapon Systems to equip three Australian Air Warfare Destroyers (AWD) and one Spanish F-100-class frigate. The four will be...
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Mar 5, 2007
The U.S. Army awarded Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] a follow-on production contract for Arrowhead(R), the new electro-optical system for AH-64 Apache combat helicopter pilots. The contract, valued...
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Feb 27, 2007
The U.S. Department of Defense's Missile Defense Agency (MDA) today awarded Lockheed Martin $979,175,217 for continued development and evolution of the Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense (BMD) Weapon...
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Feb 23, 2007FS21 system up and running in Washington Hub
The Lockheed Martin Automated Flight Service Station team achieved a major milestone at 1 a.m. EST on February 22. At that time the flight service network's Washington, D.C. Hub went live and...
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Feb 15, 2007
As a subcontractor to CHI Systems, an OSI Geospatial company, Lockheed Martin Advanced Technology Laboratories (ATL) and teammates successfully demonstrated advanced team training and...
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Feb 1, 2007
Lockheed Martin will host a media briefing at the upcoming Air Force Association Air Warfare Symposium in Orlando, Florida at the Buena Vista Palace hotel on February 8. The presentation will...
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Jan 10, 2007
Lockheed Martin has successfully completed at-sea demonstration operational testing of a new Fast Inshore Attack Craft (FIAC) Defense System, which provides an innovative and cost-effective way to...
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Jan 10, 2007
The Raytheon-Lockheed Martin Javelin Joint Venture achieved success in qualification flight tests of the Block 1 Javelin missile at Redstone Arsenal, in Huntsville, Ala. The Block 1 missile...
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Nov 2, 2006
Two dozen small, advanced technology businesses met directly with Lockheed Martin engineers today to share innovations and capabilities that may benefit warfighters through current and future...
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Sep 26, 2006
Nine small, advanced technology businesses were able to share their innovative technologies directly with the U.S. Department of Defense today at Lockheed Martin 's Technology Collaboration...
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Sep 20, 2006
Lockheed Martin's Camden Operations has been selected as one of INDUSTRYWEEK magazine's "Top Ten Best Plants" for 2006. The Camden plant was selected from more than 200 potential candidate...
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Sep 13, 2006
The Norwegian frigate F-310 Fridtjof Nansen successfully intercepted its target during the first live missile firing test of its Lockheed Martin -developed SPY-1F Aegis Weapon System today in the...
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Sep 11, 2006
The U.S. Navy and the Missile Defense Agency have certified the latest version of the Lockheed Martin-developed Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense (BMD) Weapon System for tactical deployment. The...
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Jul 20, 2006
The U.S. Army has awarded a $170 million contract to HELLFIRE Systems, Limited Liability Company (HSLLC) for continued production of the combat-proven HELLFIRE(R) II air-to-ground missile. Options...
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Jul 20, 2006
A team led by Lockheed Martin was awarded a $150 million Seaport-e task order by the U.S. Navy to provide training support to Sailors across the full spectrum of surface ship combat systems. The...
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Jul 6, 2006
The U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) has approved Lockheed Martin as capable of offering federal agencies a complete end-to-end solution for timely compliance with Homeland Security...
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Jun 30, 2006
The U.S. Navy today awarded Lockheed Martin $85 million for long-lead material items and critical work center efforts to support the production of three Aegis Weapon Systems for Australia's Air...
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Jun 26, 2006
The U.S. Army Aviation and Missile Command has awarded Lockheed Martin the Lot 3 follow- on production contract for Arrowhead(R), the "eyes of the Apache." Developed by Lockheed Martin, Arrowhead...
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Jun 22, 2006
During a test today the Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense (BMD) Weapon System with its Standard Missile (SM)-3 successfully intercepted a ballistic missile target with a separating reentry vehicle...
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Jun 12, 2006
Lockheed Martin announced the successful completion of a four-year program to integrate its precision-strike HELLFIRE(R) II missile system -- including the M299 "smart launcher" -- with its first...
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Jun 9, 2006
Lockheed Martin today marked the completion of factory acceptance testing for the fifth, and final, SPY-1F Aegis Weapon System for the Royal Norwegian Navy with a "pull-the-plug" ceremony at its...
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Apr 27, 2006
More than 110 Lockheed Martin employees will participate in this year's Bright House MS- 150 Bike Tour, with a goal of raising more than $70,000 for the National Multiple Sclerosis Society. On...
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Apr 10, 2006
Lockheed Martin announced today it received the 2006 Excellence Award for Best Use of Technology in a Shared Services Organization from the International Quality & Productivity Center. Lockheed...
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Apr 10, 2006
A collaborative U.S. Navy-industry team, led by Lockheed Martin , successfully demonstrated the portability of open architecture software with the Aegis Weapon System at sea during USS...
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Apr 5, 2006
Lockheed Martin's Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System II (APKWS II) team successfully completed an internal Preliminary Design Review (PDR) March 28-30. The PDR, held in Orlando, was attended by...
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Apr 4, 2006
Lockheed Martin announced the successful completion of land-based testing for the next enhancement to the Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense (BMD) Weapon System. Completion of this testing is a key...
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Feb 16, 2006
More than two dozen small, advanced technology businesses set up shop at Lockheed Martin's Moorestown business today to share their innovations and capabilities directly with Lockheed Martin...
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Feb 15, 2006
Lockheed Martin , in a media briefing at the Association of the U.S. Army's Winter symposium, revealed an extensive company-funded risk reduction program for the Advanced Precision Kill Weapon...
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Jan 26, 2006
Lockheed Martin will highlight four major programs in support of the Air Force's interdependent joint force initiatives at the 2006 Air Force Association in Orlando, February 2-3 at the Buena...
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Jan 17, 2006
The U.S. Navy has awarded Lockheed Martin $57.3 million under an existing contract for Aegis Combat System engineering, installation and integration on new U.S. Navy destroyers, as well as...
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Nov 30, 2005
Lockheed Martin received the 2005 Florida Governor's Award for Modeling and Simulation during a ceremony at the Interservice/Industry Training, Simulation and Education Conference in Orlando....
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Nov 17, 2005Sixth Successful Intercept for Aegis BMD Team
The Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense (BMD) Weapon System with its Standard Missile (SM)-3 successfully intercepted a separating ballistic missile target outside the earth's atmosphere during its...
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Nov 15, 2005
Lockheed Martin Chief Information Officer Joseph Cleveland yesterday was selected Information Technology "Leader in Manufacturing" at the inaugural CNBC Technology Leadership Awards gala held in...
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Oct 31, 2005
Lockheed Martin selected several employees from Orlando to receive the corporation's highest recognition for individual and team achievement. Less than one-half of one percent of Lockheed Martin's...
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Oct 18, 2005
Lockheed Martin in support of the U.S. Navy and the crews of the U.S. Navy destroyers USS Halsey (DDG-97) and USS Howard (DDG-83) and the Spanish Navy frigate Blas de Lezo (F-103) continued the...
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Oct 12, 2005
The Aegis Weapon System moved a significant step forward in its evolution to an open computing architecture when Lockheed Martin successfully integrated and demonstrated the tactical operation of...
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Oct 10, 2005
Lockheed Martin and shipbuilder Navantia successfully performed initial at-sea testing of the first Aegis Weapon System equipped with the new SPY-1F radar aboard the Norwegian frigate Fridtjof...
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Oct 3, 2005
Lockheed Martin was awarded a contract valued at approximately $75 million for the purchase of 13 Arrowhead Modernized Target Acquisition and Designation Sight/Pilot Night Vision Sensor...
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Sep 29, 2005Team Completes First Mission for MDA's Targets and Countermeasures Program
Lockheed Martin announced today that it has completed its first mission for the U.S. Missile Defense Agency's (MDA's) Targets and Countermeasures program, for which the company is prime...
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Sep 29, 2005
Lockheed Martin employees throughout Central Florida are supporting national hurricane relief efforts as well as preparing to help evacuees who are coming to the Orlando area. Throughout the next...
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Sep 27, 2005
ORLANDO, Fla., Sept. 27 -- Lockheed Martin's Missiles and Fire Control business unit will host a Hurricane Katrina relief concert for employees at its Sand Lake Road facility from 11 a.m. to 1...
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Sep 16, 2005
More than 600 Lockheed Martin employees on Saturday, September 17 will take part in the Heart of Florida United Way Day of Caring, making Lockheed Martin's the largest single-company effort for...
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Sep 14, 2005
Lockheed Martin has delivered the first eight Arrowhead systems for the U.S. Army's Modernized Target Acquisition and Designation Sight/Pilot Night Vision Sensor (M-TADS/PNVS) program. This...
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Sep 12, 2005
The U.S. Navy certified that the latest evolution of the Lockheed Martin-developed Aegis Weapon System, referred to as Baseline 7, is approved for deployment. The USS Pinckney, the first ship...
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Aug 16, 2005
Defence Minister Robert Hill today announced that Gibbs & Cox will join Lockheed Martin on the Royal Australian Navy's Air Warfare Destroyer (AWD) program as the ship designer. Lockheed Martin was...
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Aug 9, 2005
Lockheed Martin and Eurocopter have completed a successful live firing of the HELLFIRE II missile from Australia's Eurocopter Tiger armed reconnaissance helicopter (ARH), verifying the weapon's...
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Aug 8, 2005
Lockheed Martin officially opened a two-day conference today in an effort to train their supplier base, which includes many small businesses. Lockheed Martin Missiles and Fire Control and the...
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Aug 4, 2005
MEADS International (MI) has expanded its Orlando technical management organization to lead development of the Medium Extended Air Defense System (MEADS). MEADS is a mobile air defense system...
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Jul 28, 2005
Lockheed Martin interns will begin working with Habitat for Humanity to build three houses in downtown Orlando on Friday, July 29. Approximately 35 Lockheed Martin employees and interns will help...
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Jul 20, 2005
The U.S. Army Aviation and Missile Command (AMCOM) awarded a $13.3 million contract to Longbow Limited (LBL) for Life Cycle Contractor Support (LCCS) of the Longbow Fire Control Radar (FCR). LBL,...
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Jul 6, 2005
Lockheed Martin's [NYSE: LMT] Joint Common Missile program successfully completed its system- level Preliminary Design Review (PDR) on June 30. The PDR culminates the design review process under...
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Jun 21, 2005
The tri-mode seeker and guidance software that represent the "eyes and brains" of the Lockheed Martin Joint Common Missile (JCM) reached a significant milestone in passing sub-system Preliminary...
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Jun 8, 2005
MEADS International (MI) will host a media opportunity at 3 p.m. EDT (15.00) on Tuesday, June 14, at the Paris Air Show, in Paris, France. Jim Cravens, president of MEADS International, along with...
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Jun 1, 2005
MEADS International (MI) formally signed a definitized contract to design and develop the tri-national Medium Extended Air Defense System (MEADS). The contract value is approximately $2 billion...
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May 31, 2005
Defence Minister Robert Hill today announced that ASC Shipbuilder Pty Ltd will join the Royal Australian Navy's Air Warfare Destroyer (AWD) program as the in-country shipbuilder. Lockheed Martin ,...
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May 26, 2005
Lockheed Martin's Transportation and Security Solutions (TSS) unit achieved the Software Engineering Institute's top rating using the Capability Maturity Model(R) Integration (CMMI(R)), ranking...
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May 25, 2005
Lockheed Martin was awarded a contract valued at approximately $212 million for Arrowhead(TM), the Army's Modernized Target Acquisition and Designation Sight/Pilot Night Vision Sensor...
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May 19, 2005
Lockheed Martin was awarded $52.9 million in a firm-fixed-price contract to produce 1,655 Wind Corrected Munitions Dispenser (WCMD) tail kits and 100 WCMD-Extended Range (ER) wing kits for the...
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May 16, 2005
The Australian Army has taken delivery of its first two Tiger armed reconnaissance helicopters (ARHs), equipped with Lockheed Martin's HELLFIRE II missiles and M299 "smart" launchers. The...
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May 13, 2005
CHI Systems, Inc. awarded Lockheed Martin a $600,000, two-year follow-on contract to continue development of the Debriefing Distributed Simulation-Based Exercises (DDSBE) program. This brings...
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May 12, 2005
U.S. Air Force Aeronautical Systems Center Commander Lt. Gen. William R. Looney praised Lockheed Martin's Sniper(R) Advanced Targeting Pod, recognizing the system's recent successful deployment in...
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May 10, 2005
On behalf of Team Apache Systems LLC, Lockheed Martin ceremonially delivered its first Modernized Target Acquisition and Designation Sight/Pilot Night Vision Sensor (M-TADS/PNVS), also known as...
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Apr 27, 2005
Lockheed Martin successfully completed the first live shipboard tracking exercise with its new SPY-1F multifunction phased array radar system aboard the Norwegian frigate Fridtjof Nansen (F-310)....
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Apr 21, 2005
Defence Minister Robert Hill today announced that Raytheon Australia will join Lockheed Martin on the Royal Australian Navy's Air Warfare Destroyer (AWD) program as the in-country Combat...
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Apr 20, 2005
MEADS International (MI) announced that Germany has approved entry into the Design and Development (D&D) phase for the tri-national Medium Extended Air Defense System (MEADS). "We are very pleased...
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Apr 4, 2005
Lockheed Martin named Judy F. Marks executive vice president of its Transportation and Security Solutions (TSS) business unit, effective May 1, and said she will become company president in...
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Mar 31, 2005
Daniel J. Crowley has been appointed executive vice president and general manager of the Lockheed Martin F-35 Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) program, effective June 30. Crowley will replace Bob Elrod,...
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Feb 28, 2005IT Professional Honored by the Chinese Institute of Engineers/USA
Wei-San Lily O'Byrne, vice president of Systems Design and Integration at Lockheed Martin Enterprise Information Systems, has received one of 15 Asian American Engineer of the Year awards from the...
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Feb 21, 2005
More than 1,200 students at over one dozen Orange County schools will participate in National Engineers Week activities, February 21 - 26, sponsored by Lockheed Martin . Throughout the week,...
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Feb 17, 2005
Lockheed Martin announced today that Chief Information Officer and Enterprise Information Systems President Joseph Cleveland and Lockheed Martin Information Technology President Linda Gooden have...
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Feb 17, 2005
IZAR and Lockheed Martin successfully performed initial activation of the first Aegis Weapon System equipped with the new SPY-1F radar aboard the Norwegian frigate Fridtjof Nansen (F-310) at...
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Jan 31, 2005
The U.S. Navy awarded Lockheed Martin a $208.7 million contract to produce three Aegis Weapon Systems. These Aegis Weapon Systems will equip the next three Arleigh Burke-class destroyers, the...
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Jan 6, 2005
The armed forces of the Sultan of Oman have selected Javelin for Oman's medium-range anti-tank guided weapon requirement. In October, the Government of Oman signed a Letter of Agreement with the...
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Jan 4, 2005
The U.S. Army has executed a letter of agreement with Taiwan, setting the stage for the sale of more than 400 AGM-114M blast-fragmentation Hellfire rounds under a foreign military sales contract...
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Dec 16, 2004
The crew of the U.S. Navy destroyer Halsey (DDG 97) successfully completed three separate underway sea trials in a single "Super Trial" in the Gulf of Mexico. The consolidated Super Trial reflects...
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Dec 14, 2004
The Pakistan Federal Investigative Agency (PFIA) will soon use Lockheed Martin's state- of-the-art fingerprint identification system to quickly identify suspected criminals. The U.S. State...
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Dec 13, 2004
Lockheed Martin Corporation was awarded a $30 million contract for the Fiscal Year 2005 Close Combat Tactical Trainer (CCTT) program. The CCTT is an operational distributed interactive simulation...
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Dec 6, 2004Next-Generation Training and Rehearsal Solution
Lockheed Martin and SimiGon today unveiled NxTrain(C), a next-generation training and rehearsal solution that provides integrated training management and PC delivery capability, during the 2004...
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Dec 3, 2004
Lockheed Martin has named Larry Lawson as executive vice president, general manager of the F/A-22 Raptor program. In this role, Lawson has overall responsibility for the program, which has a team...
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Nov 23, 2004
Lockheed Martin businesses in Central Florida donated 210 flu vaccine doses to the Orlando Orange County Health Department today to assist the county in providing vaccinations to high-risk residents.
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Oct 22, 2004
Team US101 has announced that 16 companies in Florida will supply components to the American-built US101 medium-lift helicopter. Team US101 is competing to provide the President of the United...
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Oct 4, 2004Lockheed Martin Awarded $625 Million Contract to Develop Radars For International Air Defense System
Lockheed Martin's Maritime Systems & Sensors (MS2) unit has received contracts with a combined value of $625 million for radar development associated with the design and development phase of the...
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Sep 28, 2004
MEADS International (MI) received a $3 billion Design and Development letter contract to design and develop the Medium Extended Air Defense System (MEADS). The contract was awarded by NAMEADSMA, a...
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Sep 17, 2004
More than 500 employee volunteers from Lockheed Martin Central Florida businesses will come together on Saturday, September 18, to support their company's annual Heart of Florida United Way (HFUW)...
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Aug 30, 2004
Lockheed Martin delivered eight Virtual Combat Convoy Trainers (VCCTs) to the U.S. Army to help train troops to recognize and respond to potential convoy threats including Improvised Explosive...
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Aug 18, 2004
Lockheed Martin anunció hoy que donó US$50,000 al Fondo de Ayuda para Desastres de la Cruz Roja Americana del Centro de la Florida para ayudar a los ciudadanos de la zona que han sido...