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 11, 2003
The Lockheed Martin- developed Aegis Weapon System successfully intercepted a ballistic missile target outside the earth's atmosphere during its descent phase of flight today. The Aegis Weapon...
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Dec 11, 2003
The Lockheed Martin- developed Aegis Weapon System successfully intercepted a ballistic missile target outside the earth's atmosphere during its descent phase of flight today. The Aegis Weapon...
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Dec 10, 2003
The Republic of Korea Air Force (ROKAF) recently began flight testing the multimode control radar of the Lead-In Fighter Trainer (LIFT) version of the T-50 Golden Eagle, a supersonic jet trainer...
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Dec 9, 2003
The Missile Defense Agency (MDA) has awarded Lockheed Martin a prime contract to manage the overall missile defense targets and countermeasures portfolio. The ten-year potential contract value is...
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Dec 8, 2003
Team Apache Systems, a Limited Liability Company (LLC) composed of The Boeing Company and Lockheed Martin , reached agreement with the U.S. Army Aviation and Missile Command and PM Apache, for the...
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Dec 8, 2003
Lockheed Martin Corporation announced today that its planned acquisition of The Titan Corporation has cleared the mandatory waiting period required under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust...
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Dec 6, 2003
The newest, most advanced Lockheed Martin F-16 completed a successful first flight today. The aircraft is the first of the Block 60 line, which has been designated the F-16E/F version. It is the...
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Dec 4, 2003
The U.S. Air Force recently further extended the phase maintenance interval for its Block 40/42/50/52 F-16C/Ds to 400 flight hours. This is a strong indicator of the F-16's inherent reliability...
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Dec 4, 2003Transformational Capability Integrates Operational, Tactical Battle Management
Lockheed Martin today demonstrated a revolutionary new system for air battle management -- one that enables warfighters at all levels to react and respond in real time to the constantly changing...
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Dec 4, 2003
A Lockheed Martin Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile (JASSM) was successfully launched from a B-1B bomber Oct. 30 over China Lake, California, making it the first conventional guided missile...
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Dec 4, 2003
The Spanish Navy commissioned its second F100-class frigate equipped with the Lockheed Martin- developed Aegis Weapon System on Dec. 3 during a ceremony at the IZAR shipyard in Ferrol, Spain. The...
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Dec 3, 2003
Lockheed Martin UK Ltd. , Rolls-Royce plc and VT Group plc today formally announced the name of their consortium team bidding for the UK Ministry of Defence's Military Flying Training System (UK...
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Dec 3, 2003Maturity Rating Affirms Global Systems Integrator's Best-in-Class Credentials
Lockheed Martin has achieved a record-setting fourth Level 5 capability maturity rating against the Software Engineering Institute's (SEI) Capability Maturity Model(R) Integration model, or CMMI....
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Dec 2, 2003
Lockheed Martin marked the completion of the first Aegis Integrated Weapon System (IWS) with the SPY-1F radar for the Royal Norwegian Navy today with a pull- the-plug ceremony at its Moorestown...
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Dec 2, 2003
U.S.-based Lockheed Martin and Elbit Systems Ltd, based in Israel, will jointly pursue helicopter modernization opportunities in Bulgaria as well as in Poland, the Czech Republic, Slovakia and...
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Dec 1, 2003
TriQuint Semiconductor and Lockheed Martin today announced breakthrough results for power density, power added efficiency and radio frequency (RF) lifetime for gallium nitride High Electron...
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Dec 1, 2003
Lockheed Martin will webcast live presentations by Christopher E. Kubasik, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Lockheed Martin Corporation, and Linda Gooden, President, Lockheed...
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Dec 1, 2003
The US101 Team competing to provide the president of the United States with a new Marine One helicopter fleet has selected GE Aircraft Engines (GEAE) to supply the power plant for the three-engine...
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Nov 25, 2003
Lockheed Martin has won a contract valued up to $600 million to support U.S. Air Force information technology requirements in the National Capital Region of Washington, D.C. The new contract will...
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Nov 25, 2003
Lockheed Martin announced the closing of its acquisition of the federal government information technology businesses of Affiliated Computer Services, Inc. (ACS). The transaction also includes the...
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Nov 24, 2003System Successful in Ground and Flight Tests
Lockheed Martin's High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) completed two Production Qualification Tests (PQTs) on November 19, successfully demonstrating performance in an operational...
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Nov 24, 2003
Lockheed Martin completed key milestones for the U.S. Coast Guard's Ports and Waterways Safety System (PAWSS), enhancing safety in New York Harbor and other major waterways. The five milestones...
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Nov 21, 2003IS&S Reorganization Will Leverage Resources to Help Customers Achieve Transformation Objectives
Lockheed Martin today announced a reorganization of its Integrated Systems & Solutions business area to more closely align competencies and resources to address customer needs for...
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Nov 20, 2003
Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi recently presented the Aeronautica Militare Italiana's (AMI, the Italian Air Force) C-130 unit with the Knight's Cross of the Military Order of Italy. The...
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Nov 19, 2003Ensures Access to Data Critical for Military Operations
A Defense Meteorological Satellite Program (DMSP) Block 5D-3 spacecraft, built under contract for the U.S. Air Force by Lockheed Martin , completed on- orbit checkout, was declared operational and...
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Nov 19, 2003
The U.S. Air Force's Warner Robins Air Logistics Center (WRALC) and Lockheed Martin have signed a partnership agreement to provide for depot maintenance and other long-term sustainment activities...
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Nov 19, 2003
Lockheed Martin delivered the first of 10 upgraded P-3C aircraft to the Royal Netherlands Navy today as part of Capabilities Upkeep Program (CUP). The CUP aircraft provides significant improvement...
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Nov 18, 2003
Lockheed Martin Corporation has received the 2003 Award for Excellence from INROADS, Inc., the nation's most successful leadership training, development and placement organization for minorities....
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Nov 18, 2003
The Latvian Ministry of Defense recently took formal possession of a Lockheed Martin long-range radar system, the first air surveillance system in the country. The TPS-117 radar system, contracted...
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Nov 18, 2003Center Will Feature Operational Concepts and Cockpit Simulator for NASA's Next Space Transportation System
Lockheed Martin will unveil a new Orbital Space Plane Demonstration Center this week in the Washington, D.C. area. Dedicated to the accomplishments of human spaceflight, the Center will showcase...
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Nov 18, 2003
Lockheed Martin delivered its first Precision Attack Navigation and Targeting (PANTERA) pod to the Royal Norwegian Air Force (RNoAF), making Norway the first country outside of the United States...
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Nov 18, 2003
Lockheed Martin has submitted to the U.S. Army its proposal for a new air-to- ground Joint Common Missile (JCM) for deployment aboard Army, Navy and Marine Corps rotary- and fixed-wing aircraft....
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Nov 17, 2003
Lockheed Martin Space Operations (LMSO) has won a NASA contract to support cargo mission services for the International Space Station (ISS). The potential value of this contract to Lockheed Martin...
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Nov 14, 2003
Lockheed Martin and the Israel Air Force (IAF) celebrated its first F-16I aircraft of a new purchase program in ceremonies today. This F-16 acquisition is the fifth for the nation of Israel. Shaul...
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Nov 13, 2003
Lockheed Martin has been awarded a $2.5 million contract by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to execute an End-to-End Architecture Study of the Geostationary Operational...
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Nov 13, 2003
Lockheed Martin's Sniper XR(TM) Advanced Targeting Pod was approved by the U.S. Air Force to advance into Qualification Test & Evaluation (QT&E), a major milestone for the program. QT&E is under...
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Nov 12, 2003
Lockheed Martin delivered the second group of advanced Integrated Core Processor (ICP) modules for the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter under a $300 million System Development and Demonstration (SDD)...
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Nov 10, 2003
Workers in Texas and California have begun fabricating the first major airframe components for the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter. On Monday, Nov. 10, milling machines at Progressive Inc., in...
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Nov 7, 2003
'Los Bomberos of Northern California' Transporting Vehicles to Mexico Event: Acting Fire Chief Dale Foster and representatives of Los Bomberos of Northern California will welcome Fire Chief Raul...
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Nov 6, 2003Lockheed Martin Team to Share in Potential $3 Billion VA GITSS ID/IQ Contract
A Lockheed Martin - led team has been selected to share in task orders potentially worth $3 billion to provide information technology and telecommunication products and services to all federal...
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Nov 5, 2003
The U.S. Department of Defense, the Royal Air Force, the Italian Air Force and the Royal Australian Air Force have signed a contract with Lockheed Martin valued at approximately $20 million to...
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Nov 5, 2003
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has selected Lockheed Martin to help Air Operations Centers (AOCs) manage the flood of routine and tactical information in a battlefield...
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Nov 4, 2003
Lockheed Martin President & Chief Operating Officer, Robert J. Stevens, and Senior Vice President & Chief Financial Officer, Christopher E. Kubasik, will present at an investor update meeting,...
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Nov 4, 2003
Lockheed Martin has been awarded a contract valued at up to $287 million, if all options are exercised, to provide C-130J training systems and services to the U.S. Air Force. The Air Force...
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Nov 3, 2003Pad Abort Demonstration Program Demonstrates Stability in Wind Tunnel Testing
In wind tunnel tests during September and October, the Lockheed Martin-designed Pad Abort Demonstration (PAD) vehicle proved that it is stable under the maneuvering required to escape from a...
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Nov 3, 2003
The Coast Guard Cutter Northland is at sea with the first phase of communications systems upgrades for 270-foot medium endurance cutters as part of the Integrated Deepwater System (IDS). Northland...
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Oct 31, 2003
Lockheed Martin formally delivered the first HC-130J Super Hercules airlifters to the Coast Guard in ceremonies here today. The new aircraft will serve in a number of roles for the Coast Guard,...
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Oct 30, 2003
Lockheed Martin announced today that three of the corporation's executives have been selected as '50 Most Important African Americans in Technology' by Blackmoney.com and U.S. Black Engineer &...
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Oct 30, 2003
Lockheed Martin has been awarded a seven-year contract by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to provide enterprise-wide information technology solutions and services. The contract,...
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Oct 29, 2003
Lockheed Martin named Darlene Weiss to the position of director of Human Resources for its Maritime Systems & Sensors (MS2) Tactical Systems line of business in Eagan. In this position, Weiss is...
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Oct 29, 2003
Ground gunfire testing was successfully completed recently on the Lead-In Fighter Trainer (LIFT) version of the T-50 Golden Eagle supersonic jet trainer. The T-50 LIFT version bridges the gap...
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Oct 28, 2003* Reports Sales Increase of 23% for a Quarterly Record Of $8.1 Billion; Improves Outlook for 2003 and 2004 Sales and Operating Performance
Lockheed Martin Corporation today reported third quarter 2003 net sales of $8.1 billion, a 23% increase over third quarter 2002 sales of $6.5 billion. Net earnings for the third quarter of 2003...
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Oct 27, 2003
The Lockheed Martin Corporation and Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton today announced the establishment of up to 50 new jobs in the Binghamton area associated with national postal programs. The...
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Oct 24, 2003
Lockheed Martin has announced that Edward S. Taft will assume the role of senior vice president of Human Resources, effective January 1, 2004. Additionally, Maryanne R. Lavan has been named vice...
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Oct 22, 2003
The Royal Danish Air Force yesterday (Oct. 21) accepted three new Lockheed Martin C-130J-30 Hercules tactical transport aircraft during a signing ceremony at Lockheed Martin's Marietta, Ga.,...
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Oct 22, 2003
Lockheed Martin will webcast live its third quarter 2003 earnings conference call on Tuesday, October 28, from 11 a.m. to 12 p.m. (ET). Chris Kubasik, Senior Vice President & Chief Financial...
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Oct 21, 2003
Lockheed Martin has been named the Corporation of the Year for its support of the Hispanic College Fund (HCF), a non-profit organization that provides scholarships and encouragement to some of the...
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Oct 21, 2003Center Experts Will Collaborate with Customers on Network-Centric Technology Challenges
Lockheed Martin Corporation today announced plans to establish a $30 million integration center in Suffolk, Va. for collaboration with customers and industry partners on network-centric systems to...
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Oct 21, 2003
A team led by Lockheed Martin and Northrop Grumman , has submitted a proposal for the Risk Reduction and System Definition effort of the Transformational Communications MILSATCOM (TCM) Space...
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Oct 21, 2003
The Lockheed Martin F-35 Joint Strike Fighter team successfully launched the first phase of the F-35 Data Fusion Risk Reduction flight-test program with recently conducted flights over the...
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Oct 21, 2003
Lockheed Martin and the Romanian Ministerul Agriculturii, Padurilor, Apelor si Mediului (MAPAM), or Ministry of Agriculture, Forests, Waters and Environment, today participated in an opening...
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Oct 21, 2003
The Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile (JASSM), developed by Lockheed Martin , has been certified by both the JASSM Joint Program Office and the B-52 Systems Program Office to meet warfighter...
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Oct 18, 2003Final Refurbished Missile Completes 100% Mission Success Record
A Lockheed Martin-built Titan II launch vehicle successfully placed the Defense Meteorological Satellite Program (DMSP) Block 5D-3 spacecraft into orbit this morning for the U.S. Air Force. The...
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Oct 16, 2003Powered Low Cost Autonomous Attack System Successful in Flight Test
Lockheed Martin and the Air Force Research Lab Munitions Directorate conducted a successful powered Low Cost Autonomous Attack System (LOCAAS) flight test at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. The test...
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Oct 15, 2003Launchers to be Installed Aboard Korea's KDX-III Ships
Lockheed Martin received a $127 million Foreign Military Sale contract from the U.S. Navy to deliver the MK 41 Vertical Launching System (VLS) for three Republic of Korea KDX-III destroyers. Based...
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Oct 14, 2003Three Aerospace Innovators - Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman and Orbital Sciences - Combine Strengths to Design and Build NASA's Orbital Space Plane
Lockheed Martin Corporation announced today that Orbital Sciences Corporation will join the Lockheed Martin/Northrop Grumman team that is competing for full-scale development of NASA's Orbital...
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Oct 13, 2003
Lockheed Martin has received a $119 million contract to conduct System Development and Demonstration (SDD) for a Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System (GMLRS) variant with a single warhead. Work on...
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Oct 13, 2003
A Defense Meteorological Satellite Program (DMSP) Block 5D-3 spacecraft, built under contract for the U.S. Air Force by Lockheed Martin is being prepared for launch on October 15, 2003. A Titan II...
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Oct 10, 2003
The U.S. Navy today awarded an $812.5 million contract to Lockheed Martin for the continued development of the Missile Defense Agency's Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense (BMD) capability. Under the...
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Oct 9, 2003e-Rulemaking One of the President's 24 Electronic Government Initiatives
Lockheed Martin has been awarded a contract valued at $98 million in support of the President's Management Agenda to establish a common, automated and integrated approach to managing the federal...
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Oct 9, 2003
Lockheed Martin has been awarded a $22.8 million contract by the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) for maintenance and operational support of NRC's application systems and IT environment....
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Oct 8, 2003
Lockheed Martin and Romania's Ministerul Agriculturii, Padurilor, Apelor si Mediului (MAPAM) announced that Lockheed Martin has been selected to provide a hydrological forecast system to Romania...
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Oct 7, 2003
Lockheed Martin is opening a multi-media Concept and Development Center in Washington, DC, to showcase its Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) project and team attributes for this transformational U.S....
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Oct 7, 2003
The Lockheed Martin-led Littoral Combat Ship team is continuing the development of its semi-planing seaframe design through a new series of tank tests that will prove the efficacy of several...
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Oct 7, 2003
Lockheed Martin has successfully completed deliveries of all targetry equipment under its WHIP (Weight, Hit Indication, and Planning) Program with the Försvarets Materielverk, Swedish Defence...
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Oct 7, 2003
Lockheed Martin announced today that Japan has purchased a seventh lot of Vertical Launch Antisubmarine (VLA) rockets valued at $59.8 million. Lockheed Martin will deliver the VLAs to Mitsubishi...
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Oct 6, 2003
Lockheed Martin successfully completed initial testing of two key subsystems of a remotely-controlled, over-the-horizon minehunting system during sea trials of the Navy destroyer Pinckney in the...
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Oct 3, 2003
Lockheed Martin released today its news media briefing schedule for the Association of the United States Army trade show. Embracing the show's theme of "The Army at War and Transforming," the...
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Sep 29, 2003
The Missile Defense Agency today awarded Lockheed Martin a $40 million design and risk reduction contract as the next phase of the advanced technology concept demonstration to deliver a high...
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Sep 29, 2003Two Aerospace Innovators Combine to Simplify and Strengthen Competition to Build Safe, Affordable Complement to the Space Shuttle
Lockheed Martin Corporation's Space Systems Company and Northrop Grumman Corporation's Integrated Systems sector have moved NASA a significant step closer to its goal of launching a safe,...
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Sep 29, 2003
At 6:15 p.m. today Lockheed Martin will conduct a media availability teleconference call from its Akron business unit on its win of the Missile Defense Agency's High Altitude Airship program....
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Sep 29, 2003World-Class Facility to Further Horizontal Integration Within Joint C4ISR
Lockheed Martin today unveiled its new HI-Vision Air-Space Integration Lab, a state-of-the-art development and integration facility designed to enable collaboration with customers and industry...
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Sep 26, 2003
Three Netherlands- based companies have added approximately $58 million to the country's work share in the Lockheed Martin F-35 Joint Strike Fighter program. The Netherlands' F-35 JSF business...
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Sep 25, 2003Innovative Technology Practices Earn Lockheed Martin Place on Listing
Lockheed Martin has been named to CMP Media LLC's InformationWeek 500, a prestigious listing of the most innovative users of information technology in the United States. For 15 years, the...
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Sep 23, 2003
Longbow Limited (LBL), a joint venture between Lockheed Martin and Northrop Grumman Corporation , has received a contract to provide eight Longbow fire control radars and support to the government...
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Sep 22, 2003
The seventh generation of the Lockheed Martin-developed Aegis Weapon System successfully completed extensive testing during two sea trials recently onboard the Navy's newest Aegis-equipped Arleigh...
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Sep 22, 2003Program Tied to Mentoring, Scholarships at PGCC, University of Maryland
Officials from Lockheed Martin recently met with faculty of a Prince George's County, Md., school, Prince George's Community College and the University of Maryland-College Park to sign an...
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Sep 18, 2003
Four employees of Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company have been named to receive prestigious achievement awards by national technical organizations that honor African American, Hispanic and women...
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Sep 17, 2003
Lockheed Martin today announced Peter M. Cuviello as vice president, Information Infrastructure, for Lockheed Martin Mission Systems. Cuviello will lead Mission Systems' focus on information...
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Sep 17, 2003
IndustryWeek, the leading manufacturing management magazine, selected Lockheed Martin's plant in Syracuse, NY, as a winning facility in its 14th annual Best Plants competition. "These plants set...
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Sep 16, 2003
Lockheed Martin recently conducted a number of successful flight tests of its Sniper XR Advanced Targeting Pod on F-15E and F-16 fighters. During the battery of tests, the targeting pod's...
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Sep 16, 2003
The U.S. Air Force has awarded the Lockheed Martin Battle Management Command Control (BMC2) team a $4 million contract to continue the competition for the E-10A BMC2 program. The contract award...
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Sep 15, 2003
Lockheed Martin Corporation and Titan Corporation have entered into a definitive agreement for Lockheed Martin to acquire Titan. Under the merger agreement, shareholders of Titan may elect to...
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Sep 15, 2003
Lockheed Martin announced today that its board of directors has authorized an increase to the dividend paid on the common stock from $.12 per-quarter to $.22 per-quarter. This increase will be...
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Sep 15, 2003
Lockheed Martin's facility in Eagan has achieved a Maturity Level 3 rating against the Standard Capability Maturity Model Integration (CMMI(R)) for systems and software engineering. The CMMI(R) is...
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Sep 15, 2003
Lockheed Martin has been selected by the Allegheny County Airport Authority in Pennsylvania to lead an $8.8 million security upgrade program that will integrate and enhance the current baggage...
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Sep 15, 2003Senior Executives Will Also Present at Upcoming CSFB Conference
Lockheed Martin will webcast live a presentation by Christopher E. Kubasik, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Lockheed Martin Corporation. On September 17th, Mr. Kubasik will...
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Sep 12, 2003Advanced ISR, Targeting and Strike Prototype to Set Requirements for Future Navy Programs
The U.S. Navy and an industry team that includes Lockheed Martin, BAE SYSTEMS and Raytheon recently completed the successful demonstration of the Enterprise Expeditionary Strike Warfare...
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Sep 11, 2003Tour Follows Recent Sales to Italy & Greece
Lockheed Martin Alenia Tactical Transport Systems (LMATTS) announced today that a C-27J Spartan tactical airlifter will visit six locations across the United States over the next two weeks. This...
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Sep 11, 2003
Lockheed Martin will webcast live a presentation by Robert J. Stevens, President and Chief Operating Officer, Lockheed Martin Corporation. Mr. Stevens will present on behalf of Lockheed Martin at...