A U.S. Air Force modernized Global Positioning System Block IIR (GPS IIR-M) satellite, designed and built by Lockheed Martin , was launched successfully today from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station...

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...

The U.S. Navy has awarded Lockheed Martin a contract valued at $849 million for fiscal year 2008 production and deployed system support for the Trident II D5 Fleet Ballistic Missile (FBM) program....

Lockheed Martin was recently issued a decision from the Korean Intellectual Property Office confirming the company's claim that the term "paveway" is a generic term for a laser guided bomb. Korea...

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...

Lockheed Martin announced today that its navigation payload provider, ITT Corporation, has delivered a new demonstration payload for a modernized Global Positioning System Block IIR (GPS IIR-M)...

The Lockheed Martin Space Systems Company has been awarded a $96.7 million contract by NASA Goddard Space Flight Center to provide the Geostationary Lightning Mapper (GLM) instrument that will fly...

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration's (NASA) newest mission will analyze the internal structure and gravitational forces of the Earth's moon. The Gravity Recovery And Interior...

The Lockheed Martin F-35B Lightning II, the first fighter to combine stealth with short takeoff/vertical landing (STOVL) capability and supersonic speed, made its debut today amid customers from...

The U.S. Navy, Lockheed Martin and Alliant Techsystems have tested new propulsion technologies for strategic missiles at Naval Air Weapons Center China Lake, Calif. A static test fire was...

Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] further advanced its capabilities and offerings in biometrics solutions through a cooperation agreement with Cognitec Systems, a leader in facial recognition...

Lockheed Martin received a contract valued at $44 million from the Latvian National Armed Forces for two long-range AN/TPS-77 transportable air surveillance radar systems, as well as options for...

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...

The fifth in a series of eight modernized Global Positioning System Block IIR (GPS IIR-M) satellites built by Lockheed Martin for the U.S. Air Force is ready for launch aboard a Delta II rocket on...

The Atmospheric Imaging Assembly (AIA), a suite of four telescopes for NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO), has been delivered to the NASA Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC) in preparation for...

Lockheed Martin recently sponsored a team of six Camden-area fifth and sixth graders in the Arkansas Regional First Lego League (FLL) Robotics Tournament held in Mountain Home, AR. (Photo:...

The Defense Meteorological Satellite Program (DMSP) F-18 Block 5D-3 spacecraft, built under contract for the U.S. Air Force by Lockheed Martin Space Systems Company, Sunnyvale, Calif., has been...

The U.S. Air Force declared Full Operational Capability (FOC) for Lockheed Martin's F-22 Raptor today, marking another historic occasion for the world's only 5th generation fighter in production....

Lockheed Martin announced today the opening of its new space Exploration Development Laboratory in a ceremony dedicating the facility to support the National Aeronautics and Space Administration's...

On its 20th flight, the first F-35 Lightning II successfully tested engine performance and aircraft handling qualities at up to 20,000 feet as pilots and crew prepare for air refueling in the...

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...

On its 20th flight, the first F-35 Lightning II successfully tested engine performance and aircraft handling qualities at up to 20,000 feet as pilots and crew prepare for air refueling in the...

HOUSTON, Dec. 7 -- Lockheed Martin will host a ceremony Dec. 12 at 9:00 a.m. CST to dedicate the opening of a new space Exploration Development Laboratory (EDL) in Houston, TX to support the...

In a paper published today in the journal Science, researchers -- from the Solar and Astrophysics Laboratory (LMSAL) of the Lockheed Martin Advanced Technology Center (ATC), along with colleagues...

Lockheed Martin received a $51.3 million U.S. Army contract to supply an additional 430 M299 helicopter-mounted missile launchers and 376 launcher electronic assemblies for U.S. and international...

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...

The U.S. Navy conducted a successful test launch today of a Trident II D5 Fleet Ballistic Missile (FBM) built by Lockheed Martin . The Navy launched the unarmed missile from the submerged...

Lockheed Martin and VIKING Life-Saving Equipment Norge AS announced today that they are teaming to provide a safer, more efficient and cost-effective, off-shore crew transfer system capable of...

The United Kingdom's Defence Equipment & Support Organization in the Ministry of Defense awarded Lockheed Martin a $4.8 million contract to procure additional Desert Hawk III Unmanned Aircraft...

Lockheed Martin Corporation will webcast live a presentation by Bruce Tanner, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, and Dan Crowley, Executive Vice President and General Manager...

Lockheed Martin has achieved another major milestone in the development of the Advanced Extremely High Frequency (AEHF) military communications system with the successful delivery of the core...

Lockheed Martin has been awarded a $11 million System Development and Demonstration (SD&D) contract by the U.S. Navy to develop and integrate a new Expendable Mine Neutralization System (EMNS) for...

The SIRIUS 4 communications satellite, designed and built by Lockheed Martin for SES SIRIUS, an SES company (Euronext Paris and Luxembourg Stock Exchange: SESG), was successfully launched today...

Employee Volunteers to Prepare Thousands of Meals for Local Community Thanksgiving is not only a time to be thankful, but also a time to serve others. That is why for the 37th consecutive year,...

Four Lockheed Martin programs were honored for management excellence by Aviation Week magazine at a luncheon held in Phoenix, AZ on October 30. -- The Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD)...

Lockheed Martin Simulation, Training & Support achieved a Maturity Level 4 rating during its recent Capability Maturity Model Integration (R) (CMMI(R)) appraisal under the newest, most rigorous...

The Helioseismic and Magnetic Imager (HMI), an instrument for NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO), has been delivered to NASA's Goddard Spacecraft Center for integration on SDO, which is...

Lockheed Martin has brought online a Systems Integration Lab (SIL) in the Navy's Presidential Helicopter Support Facility at Naval Air Station Patuxent River, MD, in preparation for the arrival of...

The SIRIUS 4 communications satellite, designed and built by Lockheed Martin for SES SIRIUS, an SES company (Euronext Paris and Luxembourg Stock Exchange: SESG), is ready for launch on Nov. 18...

The U.S. Navy recently awarded Lockheed Martin a $2.3 million foreign military sales contract to continue concept and preliminary design work on the proposed Israeli Navy's Littoral Combat Ship...

Lockheed Martin and Starwood Energy Group Global, LLC (SEG) announced that they are teaming to pursue utility-scale solar generation projects in North America. Under the agreement, Lockheed Martin...

Lockheed Martin has received an Undefinitized Contract Action (UCA) from the U.S. government valued at $304 million for the purchase of four C-130J Super Hercules airlifters, plus initial spares...

Lockheed Martin has successfully completed a P-3 delivery milestone for the U.S. Navy, performing an industry-first modification and scheduled maintenance effort on one of the Navy's P-3C...

Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) awarded Lockheed Martin Advanced Technology Laboratories (ATL) a $729,000, 30-month contract to automate intelligence preparation for the battlespace. Called...

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...

Lockheed Martin has received a $45.9 million contract extension from the U.S. Air Force to continue its support of the C-130 Aircrew Training System (ATS), including several modifications to the...

Lockheed Martin announced today that it has received two contracts to support energy efficiency programs. Under a 5-year, $18 million contract with Energy Trust of Oregon and $9 million contract...

The modernized Global Positioning System Block IIR (GPS IIR-M) satellite, launched from Cape Canaveral on Oct. 17, has been declared fully operational for military and civilian navigation users...

The Ben Franklin Racing Team and its entrant "Little Ben" and five other remaining autonomous automobiles finished the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency's (DARPA) first Urban Challenge in...

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...

BETHESDA, Md., Oct. 31, 2007 -- Lockheed Martin today released its schedule of press briefings for the Dubai Air Show. Following is the press briefing schedule: Sunday, November 11 10:00 a.m. --...

Nearly 700 representatives of 32 nations that fly variants of the C-130 aircraft met this week in Atlanta for the 26th annual Hercules Operators Conference held by Lockheed Martin . Conference...

Lockheed Martin has completed a major test of the first Advanced Extremely High Frequency (AEHF) satellite, demonstrating its readiness to enter the critical environmental test phase in...

Lockheed Martin , along with The Boeing Company, Computer Sciences Corporation, and Harris Corporation, today announced the formation of an industry alliance to help advance the transformation of...

Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] and the U.S. Missile Defense Agency (MDA) conducted a successful exo-atmospheric test of the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) Weapon System at the Pacific...

Electrical power was applied to the Lockheed Martin F-35B Lightning II for the first time Thursday night, initiating a series of ground tests that will lead to the inaugural flight of the...

Lockheed Martin was awarded two contracts by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to help modernize its technologies and streamline its processes. The contracts, worth $36 million, were awarded...

The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) awarded Lockheed Martin a $2.5-million, 18-month contract to prepare its Plan Understanding and Monitoring Associate (PUMA) for transition...

Lockheed Martin has won two of five awards given annually by the Department of Defense and the National Defense Industrial Association (NDIA) for excellence in systems engineering. Lockheed Martin...

The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) awarded Lockheed Martin a $1.3-million, 15-month, Phase-I program to develop the Predicting Stability through Analyzing Germane Events...

Whether it's addressing a terrorist threat or delivering needed medical supplies, convoy operations must overcome challenges of a constantly changing urban battlefield. To help meet this need, the...

Lockheed Martin Corporation today reported third quarter 2007 net earnings of $766 million ($1.80 per diluted share), compared to $629 million ($1.46 per diluted share) in 2006. Net sales were...

Lockheed Martin and Patria have teamed to compete for the U.S. Marine Corps' Marine Personnel Carrier (MPC). The MPC will be the Marines' next generation medium armored vehicle. The service is...

The United States Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) has authorized Lockheed Martin to proceed to Phase II of the Advanced Composite Cargo Aircraft (ACCA) Flight Demonstration contract. "This...

A U.S. Air Force modernized Global Positioning System Block IIR (GPS IIR-M) satellite, designed and built by Lockheed Martin , was launched successfully today from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station...

Lockheed Martin will webcast live its 2007 third quarter earnings conference call on Tuesday, October 23, 2007, at 11 a.m. EDT. We will discuss third quarter 2007 financial results, provide...

The fourth modernized Global Positioning System (GPS) Block IIR satellite built by Lockheed Martin for the U.S. Air Force is set for launch aboard a Delta II rocket on Oct. 17, from Cape Canaveral...

The U.S. Missile Defense Agency (MDA) and Lockheed Martin inaugurated the new Targets and Countermeasures Single Integration Capability in Courtland, Ala., today. The Courtland capability will...

Linda Gooden, executive vice president of Lockheed Martin's Information Systems & Global Services business area was named Executive of the Year as part of the Greater Washington Government...

The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency awarded Lockheed Martin Advanced Technology Laboratories (ATL) $1.24 million for phase III of the Fast Connectivity for Coalitions and Agents Program...

The Lockheed Martin Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) team recently demonstrated the successful operation of Freedom (LCS 1)'s automated stern doors, articulating stern ramp and the side launch doors,...

The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) and the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency awarded Lockheed Martin a $4.9-million, 18-month program to use brain-inspired technologies to...

Lockheed Martin , Alenia Aeronautica and Avio SPA have signed an agreement to provide Long Term Support (LTS) for the C-130J Super Hercules fleet operated by the Italian Air Force. Under terms of...

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...

METUCHEN, N.J. (October 09, 2007) WHO: Leadership expert Jan Margolis, co-founder and managing director of Applied Research Corporation WHAT: Will present "Why Companies Fail" at the upcoming HR...

Lockheed Martin today announced it attained Government Acceptance of the system it has developed and tested for the Federal Aviation Administration's En Route Automation Modernization (ERAM) program.

Lockheed Martin recently delivered the first KC-130J Tanker to the United States Marine Corps Squadron based in Japan. Aerial Refueling and Transport Squadron 152 (VMGR-152), Marine Corps Air...

Lockheed Martin Corp. board of directors member Douglas C. Yearley died on Sunday, October 7. Yearley, 71, served as a director of the corporation since 1995 when Lockheed Martin was formed with...

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....

Lockheed Martin received a $2 million contract from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to develop the One Shot System, that will profile and compensate for down- range cross...

Lockheed Martin has delivered the engineering development model of the antenna for the Volume Search component of Raytheon's new Dual Band Radar (DBR) for the U.S. Navy's Zumwalt class destroyer...

Lockheed Martin has delivered an AN/TPS-59(V)3B ballistic missile defense radar system to the Kingdom of Bahrain. The radar proceeded smoothly through a site acceptance test in August and now is...

The BSAT-3a broadcasting satellite, designed and built by Lockheed Martin , is now operational for the Broadcasting Satellite System Corporation (B-SAT) following successful on- orbit deployment...

Lockheed Martin has completed proof pressure testing of the Revolutionary Approach To Time-critical Long Range Strike (RATTLRS) vehicle. This testing validates the vehicle's structural integrity...

Lockheed Martin Corporation today announced its quarterly dividend will increase by 20% to 42 cents per share. This is the sixth increase in the company's quarterly dividend since 2003. The...

For the tenth consecutive year, Lockheed Martin is a leading sponsor of "The Year In Space" Desk Calendar, a 144-page full-color weekly calendar for 2008 featuring images and information from the...

Lockheed Martin Corporation has been selected by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to compete for future information technology task orders under the Enterprise System...

The Lockheed Martin F-22 is "effective, suitable and mission capable" according to the Air Force Operational Test and Evaluation Center (AFOTEC). This rating resulted from a recently completed...

A Lockheed Martin official said today that the Corporation's Aeronautics company has "strong products, solid performance and a great future." Speaking to reporters at the Air Force Association's...

Lockheed Martin's Systems Integration business unit in Owego, NY has achieved Capability Maturity Model(R) Integration (CMMI(R)) Maturity Level 5 for the second time, becoming one of the first...

The Lockheed Martin C-130J Long Term Sustainment Program received top honors for Outstanding Achievement in Military Logistics Strategy from the Institute for Defense and Government Advancement...

Lockheed Martin has been awarded a $178 million contract by NASA to design and build the agency's Solar Ultraviolet Imager (SUVI). SUVI is a series of extreme ultraviolet instruments that will fly...

The Commonwealth of Australia awarded Lockheed Martin a contract valued at US$20.6 million to upgrade the MK92 Fire Control System to support the introduction of Standard Missile 2 (SM-2)...

Lockheed Martin today announced its team's selection to bid on the Canadian Navy's Combat Systems Integrator (CSI) contract, an element of the HALIFAX Class Modernization (HCM) Program to upgrade...

Lockheed Martin Corporation will webcast a live presentation by Linda Gooden, Executive Vice President of Lockheed Martin's Information Systems & Global Services (IS&GS) business at the JPMorgan...

Lockheed Martin today celebrated 40 years of aircraft testing in its Low Speed Wind Tunnel (LSWT). On this date in 1967, the first aircraft test, a crew egress trial for the C-5A Galaxy, was...

Lockheed Martin will highlight the company's major programs at the 2007 Air Force Association National Symposium, Sept. 24-26, at the Marriott Wardman Hotel in Washington, D.C. Presentations will...

Lockheed Martin Corporation has been awarded a contract to provide the Federal Bureau of Investigation's Criminal Justice Information Services (CJIS) Division with Hewlett Packard Superdome and...

The American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) has selected the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) and Lockheed Martin team as the winner of the 2007 Technical Achievement...

Lockheed Martin announced today that it has been selected by the U.S. Air Force Space and Missile Systems Center's Space Development and Test Wing (SDTW) to provide the enterprise management...