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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Feb 12, 2012
HELI-EXPO, DALLAS, Texas - Sikorsky Aerospace Services (SAS) today announced the launch of its new HELOTRAC 2X software system supporting Sikorsky’s commercial rotary platforms. Offering...
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Feb 12, 2012
DALLAS, Texas - Sikorsky Aircraft, a subsidiary of United Technologies Corp. (NYSE:UTX), today announced at Heli-Expo that Brazilian helicopter operator Líder Aviação has signed a contract to...
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Feb 12, 2012
DALLAS, Texas - Sikorsky Aircraft Corp. today announced that Milestone Aviation Group, a global finance company that buys and leases helicopters to operators worldwide, has signed a contract to...
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Feb 7, 2012Efforts Support Deployed U.S. and Coalition Forces in Counter-IED Operations
Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) has been competitively awarded one of five Operations Support (OPS) Services Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contracts from the U.S. General Services...
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Feb 7, 2012
Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] and Cleversafe, Inc. have formed a new technology alliance that will facilitate collaboration between the two companies to support a new level of storage capacity...
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Feb 6, 2012
BETHESDA, Md., Feb. 6, 2012 – Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] today announced its media briefing schedule for the Singapore Airshow. At the show, Lockheed Martin will highlight its role as a trusted...
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Feb 6, 2012
The U.S. Air Force awarded Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] a five-year competitive contract to provide technical support of the Distributed Mission Operations Center (DMOC) located at Kirtland Air...
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Feb 2, 2012Launches entrepreneurial competition to attract companies to center
STRATFORD, Connecticut - Sikorsky Innovations, the technology development organization of Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation, today announced its founding corporate sponsorship in the new Stamford...
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Jan 31, 2012
Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) held its first Industry Collaboration Forum Jan. 29-30 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, launching an effort geared toward strengthening relationships with local industry and...
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Jan 31, 2012
The U.S. Army Engineering and Support Center, Huntsville, awarded Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) a $66 million contract to stand up the U.S. Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases...
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Jan 31, 2012
Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) and Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) are teaming to compete for a U.S. Navy contract that will upgrade the fleet's capability to electronically attack anti-ship missiles....
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Jan 30, 2012
Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] received contracts totaling $921 million from the U.S. Army Aviation and Missile Command for hardware and services associated with the combat-proven Patriot Advanced...
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Jan 30, 2012
Lockheed Martin's (NYSE: LMT) C-130 Hercules program has reached yet another historic milestone with the delivery of its 2400th aircraft. The aircraft is an MC-130J Combat Shadow II assigned to...
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Jan 27, 2012
Lockheed Martin Corporation (NYSE: LMT) announced that its Board of Directors has authorized a first quarter 2012 dividend of $1 per share. The dividend is payable on March 23, 2012 to holders of...
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Jan 26, 2012
Lockheed Martin Corporation (NYSE: LMT) announced that its board of directors has approved the appointment of Larry A. Lawson to serve as the executive vice president of the Aeronautics business...
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Jan 26, 2012
-- Net sales of $12.2 billion -- Earnings from continuing operations of $698 million and per diluted share of $2.14 -- Cash from operations of $1.1 billion after accelerating pension contributions...
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Jan 25, 2012
Pioneers of the highly successful Gambit and Hexagon legacy reconnaissance systems recently unveiled by the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) were honored during a Jan. 24 ceremony at Lockheed...
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Jan 24, 2012
SHELTON, Connecticut - Sikorsky Aerospace Services today announced the signing of a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) with Danish Aerotech A/S to discuss the possibility of establishing a maritime...
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Jan 24, 2012
The U.S. Air Force's fleet of Global Positioning System (GPS) Block IIR and IIR-M satellites has accumulated 150 collective years of successful on-orbit operations. The Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT)...
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Jan 23, 2012
Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] delivered the fourth P-3 Orion with new Mid-Life Upgrade (MLU) modifications to U.S. Customs and Border Protection two months ahead of schedule on Jan. 20. The MLU...
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Jan 19, 2012
In a paper to be published tomorrow in the journal Science, for the first time ever scientists at the Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) Solar and Astrophysics Laboratory (LMSAL) at the Advanced...
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Jan 19, 2012
Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) will webcast live its fourth quarter 2011 earnings and year-end results conference call on Thursday, Jan. 26, 2012, at 3 p.m. Eastern time. Bob Stevens, chairman and...
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Jan 17, 2012Strategic Acquisition Strengthens Corporation's Unmanned Aircraft Systems Capabilities
Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) today announced the acquisition of Procerus Technologies, a company specializing in autopilot and other avionics for micro unmanned aerial systems. The terms of the...
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Jan 17, 2012Lockheed Martin-led team provides continuity of development and sustainment
Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT), as prime contractor leading a consortium of five major defense contractors, has been awarded a follow-on contract with an estimated value of $980M to continue work on...
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Jan 17, 2012
Lockheed Martin-developed (NYSE: LMT) missile defense system elements achieved 16 significant milestones during 2011, further solidifying the corporation's position as a leader in ballistic...
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Jan 17, 2012Lockheed Martin's Lufkin Facility Named One of America's Top 10 Best Plants by IndustryWeek Magazine
Lockheed Martin's (NYSE: LMT) Lufkin Operations was selected as one of IndustryWeek magazine's "Top Ten Best Plants" for 2011. IndustryWeek's Best Plants program, which honors 10 winners each...
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Jan 16, 2012
WASHINGTON, Maryland - Sikorsky Aircraft Corp., a subsidiary of United Technologies Corp. (NYSE:UTX), has selected 35 companies to join its team assembling two prototype S-97 RAIDER™ helicopters...
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Jan 12, 2012
The U.S. Air Force has awarded Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) a $238 million contract for production of the third and fourth satellites in the next-generation Global Positioning System (GPS)...
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Jan 12, 2012
The Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) F-35 System Development and Demonstration 2011 flight test program resulted in the completion of more test flights and test points than in any year. The 2011 flight...
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Jan 11, 2012
The first two Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) production model F-35B short takeoff/vertical landing (STOVL) aircraft were delivered to the U.S. Marine Corps today. The two jets are now assigned to the...
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Jan 11, 2012
The U.S. Air Force has awarded Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) a $21.5 million contract to provide a Launch and Checkout Capability (LCC) to command and control all GPS III satellites from launch...
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Jan 9, 2012
The U.S. Air Force awarded Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) a $24 million contract to upgrade weapons systems trainers used in the C-130 Aircrew Training System (ATS) II. The C-130 ATS II program...
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Jan 4, 2012
ARLINGTON, Va., Jan. 4, 2012 – Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] today announced its media briefing schedule for the Surface Navy Association (SNA) 24th National Symposium in Arlington, Va. SNA takes...
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Jan 4, 2012
The LONGBOW Limited Liability Company, a joint venture of Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] and Northrop Grumman Corporation [NYSE: NOC], received a $181 million contract from the U.S. Army for AH-64D...
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Jan 1, 2012
Both of NASA's Gravity Recovery And Interior Laboratory (GRAIL) spacecraft were successfully inserted into orbit around the Earth's moon. The mission will analyze the internal structure and...
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Dec 30, 2011First FMS Sale of THAAD
Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] received an undefinitized contract totaling $1.96 billion to produce the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) Weapon System for the Missile Defense Agency and...
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Dec 28, 2011Working with the National Science Foundation to enhance the program's infrastructure in support of world-class research and discovery
Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) has been selected by the National Science Foundation (NSF) to operate and maintain the support infrastructure for the United States Antarctic Program (USAP), which...
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Dec 21, 2011
COATESVILLE, Pennsylvania - Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation, a subsidiary of United Technologies Corp. (NYSE:UTX), has completed production of an S-92® helicopter for operation by CHC Helicopter on...
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Dec 19, 2011
The Japan Ministry of Defense has announced its selection of the Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) F-35 Lightning II as the Japan Air Self Defense Force's (JASDF) next generation fighter aircraft,...
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Dec 19, 2011
STRATFORD, Connecticut - The Thales TopDeck® avionics suite to be installed in Sikorsky’s new S-76D™ helicopter will offer new “click to fly” ability based on a concept that has never...
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Dec 19, 2011
STRATFORD, Connecticut - The Thales TopDeck® avionics suite to be installed in Sikorsky’s new S-76D™ helicopter will offer new “click to fly” ability based on a concept that has never...
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Dec 19, 2011
Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) has been awarded a $167 million U.S. Air Force contract to develop a new block upgrade for the C‑130J Super Hercules. The Block 8.1 enhancement, containing both...
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Dec 19, 2011
Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) completed 500 hours of reliability testing on the U.S. Navy's Remote Multi-Mission Vehicle (RMMV), marking a critical testing milestone. The system will provide mine...
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Dec 16, 2011Team Gearing Up for February 2012 Launch from the Cape
Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) delivered the U.S. Navy's first Mobile User Objective System (MUOS) satellite to Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla., on December 15, where it will be prepared for a...
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Dec 14, 2011Affordable ground C2 readiness to be tested during demonstration at MMSOC
Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) has signed a three-year Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA) with the U.S. Air Force's Space Development and Test Directorate and Air Force Research...
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Dec 14, 2011
Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) submitted its final proposal to the U.S. Navy today to provide combat system engineering services – including design, development, integration, test and life cycle...
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Dec 13, 2011
STRATFORD, Connecticut - Sikorsky has achieved another significant milestone in its S-76D™ helicopter program as the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) recently certified the Pratt & Whitney...
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Dec 13, 2011
STRATFORD, Connecticut - Sikorsky Aircraft, a subsidiary of United Technologies Corp. (NYSE:UTX), has formally signed a contract with the Brunei Ministry of Defence to provide 12 S-70iTM BLACK...
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Dec 13, 2011Efforts Support US Army's Asset Management for Military Shipments
Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) has been awarded work by the US Army's Product Manager, Joint-Automatic Identification Technology organization to provide operations and maintenance for the Radio...
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Dec 13, 2011
The final Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) F-22 Raptor rolled off the assembly line here today and was commemorated with a ceremony recognizing contributions from thousands of people associated with...
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Dec 13, 2011New GPS Satellite Factory Opens for Business
The Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) team developing the U.S. Air Force's next generation Global Positioning System has delivered the program's pathfinder spacecraft to the company's Denver-area...
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Dec 13, 2011
Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] has successfully completed thermal vacuum testing of the U.S. Air Force's second Space Based Infrared System (SBIRS) geosynchronous (GEO-2) satellite. The milestone...
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Dec 12, 2011
Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) announced today the award of a contract from NewSat Limited (NewSat) of Australia to build the Jabiru-1 satellite. The construction of the satellite will commence...
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Dec 12, 2011
The U.S. Army Program Executive Office Aviation, the Apache Program Management Office and Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) recently received the 2011 U.S. Secretary of Defense Performance Based...
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Dec 11, 2011
NEW YORK, New York - Associated Aircraft Group (AAG), the nation’s premier executive helicopter company, has again passed the industry’s most rigorous safety audit and retained its designation...
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Dec 8, 2011
Dr. Alan M. Title, physicist at the Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) Space Systems Advanced Technology Center (ATC) in Palo Alto, was honored last evening with the 2011 John Adam Fleming Medal, at a...
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Dec 7, 2011
LIMA, Malaysia - Sikorsky Aerospace Services today announced the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with AIROD Sdn. Bhd. (AIROD) of Malaysia and Aviation Design Centre Sdn. Bhd. (ADC)...
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Dec 7, 2011
The Brazilian Navy recently tested an integrated combat system provided by Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) on the SS Tapajo, a U209 (Tupi)-class submarine. The exercise marks Brazil's first use of the...
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Dec 7, 2011
Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) delivered the first Modernized Day Sensor Assembly (M-DSA) upgrade prototype units to the U.S. Army for use on the Apache attack helicopter. Five System Design and...
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Dec 7, 2011Palletized Shelter Configured For C-130J Supports Signals Intelligence Collecting
An airborne signals intelligence system configured specifically for the newest C-130J aircraft has been delivered to the U.S. Air Force by Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT). The system, which is part of...
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Dec 6, 2011
The Washington Business Hall of Fame inducted Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) Chairman and CEO Bob Stevens at a ceremony last week honoring outstanding leaders and entrepreneurs in the National...
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Dec 6, 2011
STRATFORD, Connecticut - Sikorsky Aircraft, a subsidiary of United Technologies Corp. (NYSE:UTX), and By Kids For Kids Co., an organization that inspires kids to be successful inventors, today...
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Dec 6, 2011
Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) and industry partner Marotta Controls, Inc., recently completed testing of the Joint Air-to-Ground Missile (JAGM) launcher pneumatic cooling system (PCS), a critical...
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Dec 6, 2011
PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 6, 2011 – Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) and the Philadelphia Police Athletic League (PAL) have teamed up to sponsor a holiday party for the children of the Lockheed...
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Dec 5, 2011
Lockheed Martin [NYSE:LMT] has been selected by the U.S. Air Force for a contract award to support the Reusable Booster System (RBS) Flight and Ground Experiments program. The value of the first...
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Dec 5, 2011
LANGKAWI, Malaysia - Sikorsky Aircraft Corp.’s S-92® “Legacy of Heroes” demonstration helicopter will be shown on static display at the Langkawi International Maritime & Aerospace...
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Dec 5, 2011
Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) received two contracts totaling $30.6 million from the Naval Surface Warfare Center for the Target Sight System (TSS), the fire control system for the U.S. Marine...
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Dec 2, 2011
Lockheed Martin UK (NYSE: LMT) has officially opened its first Security Intelligence Centre (SIC) at Farnborough, extending its global reach and augmenting facilities in the United States. The...
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Nov 30, 2011
Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) today tested a new Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System-Plus (GMLRS+) 'scalable effects' warhead, which enables users to select the range of the warhead's detonation...
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Nov 30, 2011
The Aeronautics business area of Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) has entered a U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) Mentor-Protege Agreement with Sciaky, Inc., of Chicago, Ill. Sciaky is a...
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Nov 29, 2011
MILWAUKEE, Wisconsin - Derco Aerospace, Inc. announced today it has renewed its exclusive distribution and license agreement with Goodrich Engine Control and Electrical Power Systems to equip...
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Nov 29, 2011
The U.S. Army and Republic of Korea Army successfully conducted a large-scale, distributed command post training exercise with more than 250 participants using technology developed by Lockheed Martin.
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Nov 28, 2011
ORLANDO, Fla., November 28, 2011 -- Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) will demonstrate the latest advancements in simulation and training capabilities at the Interservice/Industry Training, Simulation...
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Nov 26, 2011
NASA's Mars Science Laboratory spacecraft launched this morning from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla. at 10:02 a.m. ET aboard an Atlas V-541 rocket provided by United Launch Alliance. The...
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Nov 22, 2011
Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) received a contract to complete the development of the Infrared Search and Track (IRSTÔ) sensor system for the U.S. Navy F/A-18E/F, marking the start of the...
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Nov 22, 2011
The first international Lockheed Martin (NYSE:LMT) F-35 Lightning II rolled out of the factory Sunday evening. The United Kingdom Ministry of Defence will use the short takeoff/vertical landing...
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Nov 22, 2011
Lockheed Martin Corporation (NYSE: LMT) will webcast a presentation by Bruce Tanner, executive vice president and chief financial officer and Ralph Heath, executive vice president of Aeronautics...
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Nov 21, 2011
Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) announced today that it has submitted its final proposal revision for the Ground-based Midcourse Defense (GMD) Development and Sustainment Contract. The Lockheed...
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Nov 21, 2011Intelligence & Surveillance Capabilities Showcased at FRONTEX
During a recent European exercise, Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) demonstrated advanced border surveillance capabilities from an optionally piloted vehicle. Lockheed Martin and its team showcased how...
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Nov 17, 2011
STRATFORD, Connecticut - Sikorsky Aircraft, a subsidiary of United Technologies Corp. (NYSE:UTX), today delivered to the U.S. Army the fourth of 15 UH-60M BLACK HAWK aircraft for further transfer...
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Nov 17, 2011
The Medium Extended Air Defense System (MEADS) successfully completed its first flight test today at White Sands Missile Range, N.M. To view the multimedia assets associated with this release,...
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Nov 17, 2011Video, Imagery and Data Sent to Ground Radios via IP- Enabled Waveform
A Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) team recently demonstrated how software-defined radios can extend the Army's tactical network by connecting disparate ground troops with the Airborne and...
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Nov 16, 2011
Space Florida and Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] have signed an agreement to advance the testing and production of a new autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) known as Marlin™ in support of aerospace...
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Nov 15, 2011Defense Red Switch Network's Pentagon facility celebrates outstanding results
A Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) high-level, secure voice conferencing system work center, located at the Pentagon, was selected by the Defense Information Systems Agency as "Facility of the Year" in...
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Nov 15, 2011
Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] has appointed Bernard "Barry" McCullough vice president of Business Strategy for its Mission Systems & Sensors (MS2) business. MS2, based in Washington, D.C., is part...
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Nov 14, 2011
DUBAI Air Show, United Arab Emirates - Sikorsky Aerospace Services (SAS) announced today the signing of a follow-on contract with the Royal Saudi Land Forces Aviation Command (RSLFAC) to upgrade...
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Nov 12, 2011
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - Flightglobal Magazine has named Sikorsky Aircraft’s X2 Technology™ Demonstrator Pilot Kevin Bredenbeck its “Aviator of the Year.” Sikorsky is a subsidiary of...
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Nov 10, 2011
The Medium Extended Air Defense System (MEADS) system elements have successfully performed a simulated engagement against real-world air and representative missile threats demonstrating MEADS'...
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Nov 9, 2011
BETHESDA, Md., November 9, 2011 – Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] today announced its media briefing schedule for the Dubai Airshow. These events will highlight Lockheed Martin's role as a trusted...
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Nov 9, 2011
The LONGBOW Limited Liability Company's Unmanned Aerial Systems Tactical Common Data Link Assembly (UTA) recently controlled an unmanned vehicle from an AH-64D Apache Block III attack helicopter,...
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Nov 8, 2011
SHELTON, Connecticut - Sikorsky Aerospace Services today announced that the U.S. Department of State (DoS) has ordered three additional upgraded S-61 utility helicopters, bringing the total number...
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Nov 8, 2011MONAX to Support Humanitarian and Disaster Relief Missions
The U.S. Marine Corps will soon be using a tactical Smartphone network developed by Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) to support their humanitarian assistance and disaster relief mission exercises....
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Nov 7, 2011
Maria E. Ruess, a Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) vice president of business development, will serve on the Barry Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Foundation Board of Trustees. She...
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Nov 7, 2011
The U.S. Air Force awarded Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] $46.8 million in contract options to begin modernizing 29 long-range radars which provide advanced warning and air traffic control...
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Nov 4, 2011
Lockheed Martin's [NYSE: LMT] F-35 flight test program continues to make progress. Since the last flight test update issued on Sept. 20, the F-35 Lightning II 5th Generation multirole fighter...
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Nov 4, 2011Company Honored for Enhancing Science and Math Education in the Bay Area
Lockheed Martin Space Systems Company, a major business area of the Lockheed Martin Corporation (NYSE: LMT), received a 2011 Community Impact Award from the Silicon Valley/San Jose Business...
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Nov 3, 2011Strategic Move Extends Training and Simulation to Adjacent Markets
Lockheed Martin Corporation (NYSE: LMT) today announced the acquisition of Sim-Industries B.V., a commercial aviation simulation company located in the Netherlands. The acquisition is a...
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Nov 3, 2011
The National Armaments Directors of Germany, Italy and the United States approved a contract amendment that funds two flight intercept tests of the Medium Extended Air Defense System (MEADS)....
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Nov 2, 2011
Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) yesterday celebrated the rolling out of the 250th C-130J Super Hercules built at its facility here. This C-130J is destined for Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, which is...
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Nov 2, 2011
The Women in Aerospace (WIA) national organization presented its 2011 Lifetime Achievement Award to Julie A. Sattler, a vice president and general manager of Lockheed Martin Space Systems Company...