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 14, 2014
Farnborough Air Show, United Kingdom - Sikorsky Aircraft Corp. announced today that National Helicopter Services Ltd. (NHSL) recently reached 500 flight hours in its S-76D™ helicopter. The...
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Jul 14, 2014
Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) received a contract award recently totaling $212 million from the U.S. Army Aviation and Missile Command for Patriot Advanced Capability-3 (PAC-3) Maintenance &...
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Jul 11, 2014
July 11, 2014, Washington - Sikorsky Aircraft Corp., a subsidiary of United Technologies Corp. [NYSE: UTX], and Boeing [NYSE: BA] have been selected to help develop the Joint Common Architecture...
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Jul 10, 2014
Through an agreement developed with the Department of Defense's Mentor-Protege Program, Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] will support Lewis Innovative Technologies, Inc., in the continued growth of its...
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Jul 10, 2014
Today, the Department of Defense announced an agreement aimed at reducing the price of an F-35 Lightning II 5th generation fighter to the equivalent of today's 4th generation fighters by the end...
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Jul 10, 2014
Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] has successfully completed environmental testing of the U.S. Navy's third Mobile User Objective System (MUOS) satellite. It recently cleared thermal vacuum trials,...
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Jul 9, 2014
Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) will offer several media briefings and opportunities at the 2014 Farnborough International Airshow. These events underscore Lockheed Martin's position as the world's...
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Jul 8, 2014
The Lockheed Martin and U.S. Navy team's (NYSE: LMT) Baseline 9 Aegis Combat System recently completed multiple exercises including the longest-range engagement ever tested with a Standard...
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Jul 1, 2014Introduces Enhanced Company Contributions to Retirement Program
Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) announced today that it will freeze its salaried defined benefit pension plan and transition employees to an enhanced defined contribution retirement plan. The change...
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Jun 30, 2014
Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) will work to enhance how the Navy exchanges C4ISR data throughout the space, air, surface, subsurface, and unmanned sensor domains under a contract with Space and Naval...
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Jun 30, 2014
Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) today announced the release of the latest version of the Industrial Defender Automation Systems Manager™ (ASM), a single platform that addresses cyber security,...
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Jun 30, 2014Acquisition Will Enhance Space and Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Portfolio
Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Zeta Associates, Inc., a leader in the systems that enable efficient collection, processing, safeguarding and...
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Jun 26, 2014
Stratford, Connecticut - Sikorsky Aircraft, a subsidiary of United Technologies Corp. (NYSE:UTX), has been awarded a U.S. Air Force contract to develop new combat search and rescue helicopters....
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Jun 26, 2014
The Lockheed Martin Corporation [NYSE: LMT] board of directors has authorized a third quarter 2014 dividend of $1.33 per share. The dividend is payable on Sept. 26, 2014 to holders of record as of...
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Jun 26, 2014Lockheed Martin-Led Team Studying Feasibility Of Linking MDA And U.S. Army Battle Management Systems
The Missile Defense National Team is conducting a feasibility study on connecting the Missile Defense Agency's integrated command and control system with the U.S. Army's Integrated Air and Missile...
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Jun 24, 2014
The U.S. Air Force awarded Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] a $1.86 billion fixed-price contract to complete the production of the fifth and sixth Geosynchronous Earth Orbit (GEO) satellites, known as...
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Jun 24, 2014
Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) appointed Steve O'Bryan vice president, International Strategy and Business Development effective June 30, succeeding Rick Kirkland, who was appointed vice president...
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Jun 24, 2014
Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) is converging operations and technology centers for the Defense Information Systems Agency's (DISA) Defense Information Systems Network (DISN) to an enterprise level to...
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Jun 23, 2014
The U.S. Department of Justice has awarded QTC, a Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) company, a five-year contract to perform medical examination services for the Public Safety Officers' Benefits (PSOB)...
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Jun 22, 2014Target Supports Realistic Testing of Missile Defense System
Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] successfully flew an LV-2 intermediate-range ballistic missile target today for a test of the Ground-based Midcourse Defense system conducted by the U.S. Missile...
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Jun 18, 2014
Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Deposition Sciences, Inc. (DSI), a provider of thin film coatings. Subject to the satisfaction of customary closing...
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Jun 18, 2014John Ward to Retire
Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) appointed John Rood vice president for domestic business development and operations, succeeding John Ward, who announced plans to retire effective Aug. 1. Rood's...
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Jun 18, 2014
The Defense Security Service (DSS) has recognized seven Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) sites with its 2014 James S. Cogswell Outstanding Industrial Security Achievement Awards. The award is one of...
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Jun 17, 2014Lockheed Martin's DAGR And HELLFIRE II Missiles Score Direct Hits During Ground-Vehicle Launch Tests
Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] successfully fired HELLFIRE and DAGR missiles from its Long Range Surveillance and Attack Vehicle (LRSAV) turreted weapon system during recent ground-to-ground tests at...
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Jun 16, 2014
West Palm Beach, Florida - Sikorsky Aircraft Corp. today announced it has turned on electrical power for the first time to the S-97 RAIDER™ prototype helicopter, signaling successful...
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Jun 16, 2014Company Hosts 26 Bay Area Teachers for Summer Fellowships to Enhance STEM Education
Today, Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] Space Systems Company begins hosting 26 middle school, high school and junior college teachers for an eight-week summer fellowship program. The teachers are part...
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Jun 16, 2014
Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) will provide eight Gyrocam sensor systems to the Canadian Department of National Defense under a foreign military sales contract from the U.S. Marine Corps. The sensor...
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Jun 12, 2014Providing Specialized Expertise for Reliable and Affordable Support
Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] received a contract from the U.S. Air Force with an initial value of $109 million for sustainment of the reentry subsystem for the Minuteman III intercontinental...
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Jun 12, 2014WindTracer® for Precision Air Drop to Demonstrate Faster, Safer Supply Deliveries
The U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) has awarded Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] a contract to adapt its WindTracer® wind measurement system to help C-130 and C-17 aircrews make safer,...
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Jun 11, 2014
The system that allows the U.S. Marines to coordinate flying operations for all air assets has been modernized by Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT). The Theater Battle Management Core System (TBMCS)...
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Jun 11, 2014
Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) has entered an agreement with the Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport (CVG) for the first full-scale installation of the company's airport passenger...
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Jun 11, 2014
The General Services Administration (GSA) has selected Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) and its teammates to provide operation, maintenance, enhancement and development services in support of its...
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Jun 10, 2014Team Progressing Toward Exploration Flight Test-1
Following the completion of the heat shield installation, Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] has stacked the Orion crew module atop of the service module. The stacking took place inside the Final...
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Jun 10, 2014
The U.S. Army Tank-Automotive Research, Development and Engineering Center (TARDEC) and Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) successfully completed new tests validating the ability of driverless...
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Jun 10, 2014U.S., Canada, The Netherlands, U.K. Begin Coalition Testing
All partner nations are now using the Advanced Extremely High Frequency (AEHF) protected communications satellite system after the United Kingdom connected earlier this year. Four nations will use...
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Jun 10, 2014
A hybrid cloud developed by the Global Combat Support System – Air Force (GCSS-AF) program and Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) will provide a secure, hosting capability, that when used with other...
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Jun 9, 2014
Stratford, Connecticut - For the fourth consecutive year, Sikorsky Aircraft, a subsidiary of United Technologies Corp. (NYSE:UTX), is giving kids, ages 9 - 16, a chance to compete for a $1,000...
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Jun 9, 2014
Lockheed Martin's [NYSE: LMT] Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer Marillyn Hewson delivered remarks on the state of the business, highlighting recent milestones and outlining how...
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Jun 5, 2014
Stratford, Connecticut - A team from Danbury High School is the winner of the 2014 annual Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) Challenge, Sikorsky Innovations, the technology...
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Jun 5, 2014
Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) delivered the first of 36 F-16 Block 52 aircraft to the Iraqi Air Force during a ceremony today at its Fort Worth facility. Lockheed Martin is producing the F-16s under...
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Jun 5, 2014
Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) commemorated the tenth anniversary of the formal creation of its enterprise cyber defense organization, the Lockheed Martin Computer Incident Response Team (LM-CIRT),...
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Jun 4, 2014Navy Test-fires Submarine-launched Missiles Built by Lockheed Martin
The U.S. Navy's Trident II D5 Fleet Ballistic Missile, built by Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT], has achieved 150 successful test flights, setting a new reliability record for large ballistic...
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Jun 3, 2014
The U.S. Air Force has awarded Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] a $914 million contract to improve the way objects are tracked in space and increase our ability to prevent space-based collisions....
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Jun 3, 2014
The U.S. Navy recently awarded Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) a contract to provide engineering design services for the MK 41 Vertical Launching System (VLS) that helps protect the fleet from...
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Jun 3, 2014
Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) recently earned Cyber Incident Response Assistance (CIRA) accreditation from the National Security Agency (NSA) Information Assurance Directorate (IAD). CIRA was...
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May 29, 2014
In three separate flight tests on May 27th, Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] F-35 Lightning II aircraft demonstrated air-to-air combat capability, completed the first flight test with the next level...
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May 29, 2014Satellite Launch Services Provider Strengthens Space Systems Portfolio
Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire the assets of the Astrotech Space Operations business of Astrotech Corporation. Astrotech Space Operations is a...
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May 28, 2014
Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) received a $69 million contract to support the United States Coast Guard's efforts to enforce maritime sovereignty and address at-sea threats. Through this contract...
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May 22, 2014
Lockheed Martin [NYSE:LMT] Commercial Launch Services (LMCLS) will launch the WorldView-3 commercial remote sensing spacecraft, placing it into orbit on August 13 for DigitalGlobe, a leading...
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May 22, 2014
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has selected Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) as a prime contractor authorized to compete for future information technology (IT) task orders on the Enterprise...
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May 22, 2014
Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) will webcast live a presentation by Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer Marillyn Hewson at the Sanford C. Bernstein 30th Annual Strategic Decisions...
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May 21, 2014
Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) recently received two contracts totaling $34.3 million from the U.S. Navy and Royal Canadian Air Force for Enhanced Laser Guided Training Rounds (ELGTR) production. A...
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May 21, 2014
The U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) selected Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) as a contractor authorized to compete for future task orders on the One Acquisition Solution for Integrated...
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May 21, 2014Team Progressing Toward Exploration Flight Test-1
Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] and NASA engineers have started the process of installing the largest heat shield ever built onto the Orion spacecraft's crew module. The heat shield installation marks...
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May 21, 2014
At the ILA Berlin Air Show this week, MBDA and Lockheed Martin business leaders are marking 10 years of industrial cooperation on the Medium Extended Air Defense System (MEADS). MEADS is a...
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May 21, 2014
Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT), the U.S. Navy and the Missile Defense Agency successfully completed the first live fire test of Aegis Ashore, where the new land-based system safely launched and...
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May 21, 2014The most protection for allied aircrews in combat.
The Medium Extended Air Defense System (MEADS) Mode 5 Identification Friend or Foe (IFF) subsystem has received full certification for operation by the United States Department of Defense...
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May 20, 2014
Montreal, Canada - Sikorsky Aircraft and LORD Corporation today announced the successful completion of flight demonstration testing of the Hub Mounted Vibration Suppressor (HMVS), a new technology...
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May 20, 2014
Stratford, Connecticut - Sikorsky Aircraft Corp. today announced the certification by the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) of enhanced functionality for the S-92® helicopter. The...
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May 19, 2014
College Park, Maryland - Endowment to support Igor Sikorsky Distinguished Professorship in Rotorcraft in the Department of Aerospace Engineering. The University of Maryland (UMD) today announced...
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May 19, 2014Lockheed Martin-Built Lander to Study Interior of Mars
The team preparing NASA's next Mars lander mission gained a green light today to begin building the spacecraft, which will study how Earthlike planets form. Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] will now...
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May 15, 2014
Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] recently demonstrated the successful firing of a Javelin missile from a turret at the Cranfield Ordnance Test & Evaluation Centre (COTEC) near Wiltshire, England. The...
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May 14, 2014
Boston, Massachusetts - As a continuation of its successful, multi-year initiative,Sikorsky Innovationstoday announced it has launched its 5th Entrepreneurial Challenge, a competition to...
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May 14, 2014
The Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) Kestrel™ autopilot has received its commodity jurisdiction, allowing for quick, affordable deployments for international markets. The Kestrel autopilot and a...
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May 13, 2014
Stratford, Connecticut - Sikorsky Aircraft Corp. today announced it has won a significant demonstration project with the National Robotics Engineering Center (NREC) of Carnegie Mellon University...
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May 13, 2014
Orlando, Florida - Sikorsky Aircraft announced today from the AUVSI Unmanned Systems conference that it will develop its first product to feature Matrix™ Technology, by converting a retired...
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May 13, 2014
Romania was officially welcomed into the Lockheed Martin [NYSE:LMT] F-16 family at a reception preceding the Black Sea Defense Aerospace tradeshow here today. The Romanian Air Force is the 28th...
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May 13, 2014Vector Hawk SUAS features rapidly reconfigurable kits for multiple missions
Designed for versatility and affordability, the new Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] Vector Hawk addresses a broad set of unique missions and operating needs within a single system. With a gross...
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May 8, 2014
The Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] F-35 Lightning II aircraft fleet, which surpassed 16,000 cumulative program flight hours to date in April, flew a monthly record high for System Development and...
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May 8, 2014
Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) announced its successful integration of the latest cyber security standards into an open source software platform. The capability enables the unique and automated...
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May 7, 2014
Stratford, Connecticut - The U.S. Navy today announced that Sikorsky Aircraft, a subsidiary of United Technologies Corp. (NYSE:UTX), has been selected to build the next fleet of Marine One...
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May 7, 2014Prototype Successful in Tests with Both Sea-based and Airborne Targets
In tests off the California coast, a Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] prototype laser system successfully disabled two boats at a range of approximately 1.6 kilometers (approximately 1 mile). These...
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May 6, 2014Fourth SBIRS Satellite Moves into Final Assembly
Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] completed the propulsion module for the fourth Space-Based Infrared System (SBIRS) Geosynchronous Earth Orbit (GEO-4) space vehicle and is now proceeding with satellite...
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May 5, 2014
West Palm Beach, Florida - Sikorsky Aircraft Corp., a subsidiary of United Technologies Corp. (NYSE:UTX), today officially unveiled the CH-53K heavy lift helicopter, the next generation in the...
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May 5, 2014ICEX Exercise Demonstrates High-Bandwidth Polar SATCOM
Analysis of Mobile User Objective System (MUOS) satellites during the U.S. Navy's 2014 Ice Exercise (ICEX) shows they provided nearly 150 hours of secure data connections. This was the first time...
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May 5, 2014
The U.S. Army awarded Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) a $80.6 million production contract for the Modernized Target Acquisition Designation Sight/Pilot Night Vision Sensor (M-TADS/PNVS) on the AH-64...
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May 1, 2014
North Bay, Ontario, Canada - Sikorsky Aircraft participated in a transfer ceremony of an S-76A™ helicopter maintenance trainer to Canadore College earlier today for use as a hands-on training...
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May 1, 2014
Stratford, Connecticut - Sikorsky Aircraft Corp., a subsidiary of United Technologies Corp. (NYSE:UTX), has begun full system testing of the U.S. Marine Corps’ CH-53K heavy lift helicopter with...
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May 1, 2014New Satellite Will Advance Weather Forecasts on Earth and in Space
The two large modules of the first GOES-R series weather satellite spacecraft were delivered to a cleanroom at Lockheed Martin's [NYSE: LMT] Space Systems facility near Denver. The Geostationary...
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May 1, 2014Export of Canadian Developed Technology Opens New International Markets for naval Combat Systems Integrator
Building on its 30-year legacy as a naval combat systems integrator, Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) Canada today announced the signing of a contract with the Government of New Zealand for the upgrade...
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Apr 30, 2014
Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] received a $611 million contract from the U.S. Army Aviation and Missile Command for the first production order of the PAC-3 Missile Segment Enhancement (MSE) following...
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Apr 30, 2014
The number of end users connecting to the U.S. Navy's Mobile User Objective System (MUOS) will grow as radio terminal providers begin using a testing facility that simulates the satellite network....
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Apr 29, 2014Team Progressing Toward Exploration Flight Test-1
Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] and NASA engineers have verified that the Orion spacecraft successfully passed an important environmental test called Multi-Point Random Vibration Testing. This test...
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Apr 29, 2014
Three systems acquired by Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) have progressed from their research and development phase to operational readiness. The Indago vertical take-off and landing (VTOL)...
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Apr 29, 2014Announces New $100,000 Engineering Scholarship
Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) Chairman, President and CEO Marillyn Hewson met today with students from the Warsaw University of Technology (WUT) who are participating in a Lockheed Martin funded...
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Apr 28, 2014
Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) and the American Council On Renewable Energy (ACORE) are teaming up on the USA Finish First Fellowship (F3) program, which will connect students in science, technology,...
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Apr 28, 2014
The Medium Extended Air Defense System (MEADS) development results will enable Germany to build its future air and missile defense system. This was underscored by Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT)...
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Apr 25, 2014Radiation Experiment to Fly into Space on Exploration Flight Test-1
After a year-long competition among the nation's high schools, evaluators from NASA, Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT], and the National Institute of Aerospace (NIA) have selected Team ARES from the...
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Apr 24, 2014
Coatesville, Pennsylvania - Sikorsky Aircraft Corp. announced today that Yunnan Jingcheng Group accepted delivery of the first S-76D™ aircraft that will operate in China. The aircraft is...
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Apr 24, 2014
WEST PALM BEACH, Florida - In cooperation with the U.S. Army, Sikorsky Aircraft Corp. has successfully demonstrated optionally piloted flight of a Black Hawk helicopter, a significant step toward...
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Apr 24, 2014Company issues 2013 Sustainability Report; renews commitment to responsible growth, protecting environment, strengthening communities
Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) continues to meet and exceed established sustainability goals as outlined in the corporation's 2013 Sustainability Report, released today. The full report is available...
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Apr 24, 2014
The Lockheed Martin Corporation (NYSE: LMT) board of directors has authorized a second quarter 2014 dividend of $1.33 per share. The dividend is payable on June 27, 2014 to holders of record as of...
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Apr 24, 2014
The U.S. Army has awarded Lockheed Martin a $25 million contract to design, build and test a 60-kilowatt electric laser to be integrated and tested in a truck-mounted weapon system demonstrator....
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Apr 23, 2014Lockheed Martin Demonstrates Enhanced Ground Control System And Software For Small Unmanned Aircraft
Lockheed Martin's (NYSE: LMT) Group 1 family of unmanned aircraft systems is migrating to enhanced automation capabilities using its Kestrel™ "Fly Light" flight control systems and...
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Apr 22, 2014- Net sales decreased 4% to $10.7 billion
Lockheed Martin Corporation (NYSE: LMT) today reported first quarter 2014 net sales of $10.7 billion, compared to $11.1 billion in the first quarter of 2013. Net earnings in the first quarter of...
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Apr 21, 2014
The Lockheed Martin Team's [NYSE: LMT] Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV) has achieved 100,000 miles in the government's Engineering & Manufacturing Development (EMD) reliability, availability...
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Apr 21, 2014
Today, Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) and the Alliance to Save Energy have announced the winning schools in Maryland's PowerSavers Challenge, a competition aimed at inspiring students to educate...
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Apr 17, 2014New Sensor Will Analyze and Predict Severe Space Weather
Lockheed Martin [NYSE:LMT] has delivered a new solar analysis payload that will help scientists measure and forecast space weather, which can damage satellites, electrical grids and communications...
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Apr 16, 2014
Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) successfully conducted the fifth and final Production Qualification Test (PQT) for the new Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System (GMLRS) Alternative Warhead recently at...
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Apr 15, 2014
The Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) F-35 Lightning II fleet recently surpassed 15,000 flight hours, marking a major milestone for the program. "Flying 15,000 hours itself demonstrates that the program...