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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May 20, 2008
Lockheed Martin announced today that its team has completed an important milestone for a key element of the U.S. Missile Defense Agency's Multiple Kill Vehicle-L (MKV-L) payload by successfully...
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May 15, 2008
The U.S. Air Force today announced that a team led by Lockheed Martin has won the competition to build the next-generation Global Positioning System (GPS) Space System program, known as GPS III....
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May 13, 2008
Lockheed Martin today announced that it has submitted its proposal to the U.S. Air Force for the Self-Awareness Space Situational Awareness (SASSA) program. Under a $30-million contract scheduled...
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May 9, 2008
DENVER, May 9, 2008 - NASA, Lockheed Martin and the University of Arizona are ready to take the next giant leap in NASA's Mars exploration program. A team of engineers at Lockheed Martin Space...
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May 6, 2008
Lockheed Martin will host a ceremony on Thursday, May 8, at its facility in Camden, AR, to celebrate the delivery of the 5,000th Guided MLRS Rocket. Media members are invited to attend. (R.S.V.P....
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May 5, 2008
Following a series of successful reliability characterization tests, Lockheed Martin received U.S. Government approval to continue development and production of the Joint Air-To-Surface Standoff...
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May 2, 2008
Two Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptors successfully sent classified sensor data to ground stations in the U.S. Air Force's Joint Expeditionary Force Experiment 2008 (JEFX 08) conducted April 15-25 at...
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May 2, 2008
The first group of maintenance crews for the F-35 Lightning II have successfully completed classroom instruction and certification training in preparation for F-35 test-site stand up at Edwards...
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Apr 30, 2008GEO-1 Spacecraft Ready for Environmental Test Phase
Lockheed Martin announced today that it has achieved a major integrated test milestone on the first Space-Based Infrared System (SBIRS) geosynchronous orbit (GEO-1) spacecraft that enables the...
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Apr 30, 2008Freedom (LCS 1) Demonstrates Excellent Performance During Initial Tests of Propulsion System
The Lockheed Martin -led LCS team recently completed another successful milestone in the production of the nation's first Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) with the light off and testing of Freedom (LCS...
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Apr 30, 2008
The U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) awarded Lockheed Martin a $2.25-million, 36- month contract to build and initially operate a collaboration and experimentation environment to support...
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Apr 29, 2008
After more than 12 years of collecting valuable data on how Earth's space environment is affected by continual bombardment from radiation and particles from the Sun, NASA has decommissioned its...
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Apr 28, 2008
Lockheed Martin yesterday delivered the 100th C-130J Super Hercules to the U.S. Government. The C-130J was delivered to Little Rock Air Force Base, Ark., where it is assigned to the 41st Airlift...
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Apr 28, 2008Purchase will Strengthen Company's Military Logistics and Health Care Service Offerings
Lockheed Martin Corporation has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Atlanta, Georgia based Eagle Group International, LLC. Eagle Group provides logistics, information technology,...
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Apr 28, 2008Will Introduce New Employee Certification for Software Developers to Assure Secure Coding
Lockheed Martin is partnering with the SANS Institute to reduce cyber security vulnerabilities that may be introduced during software development. Through a new certification program and training...
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Apr 25, 2008
The British pilot who will be the first person to fly the short takeoff/vertical landing (STOVL) Lockheed Martin F-35B Lightning II started and ran the aircraft's engine for the first time on...
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Apr 24, 2008NSA Experts Face Off Against Cyber Security Teams from Military Service Academies
Lockheed Martin is providing key support to this week's Cyber Defense Exercise (CDX), a National Security Agency-led cyber "war game" that pits security teams from the nation's service academies...
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Apr 24, 2008
David B. Burritt has been elected to the Lockheed Martin board of directors. Mr. Burritt is Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Caterpillar Inc. Stockholders approved the nomination...
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Apr 24, 2008
Lockheed Martin today opened its doors in Huntsville and Courtland, Ala., to students, aged six to 18 years, for the company's annual Young Minds at Work Day. Approximately 150 students in...
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Apr 24, 2008
The Lockheed Martin Corporation Board of Directors today declared a regular quarterly dividend on the Corporation's common stock of 42 cents per share. The dividend is payable June 27, 2008 to...
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Apr 23, 2008
Lockheed Martin has submitted a series of innovative proposals to the Department of Defense designed to advance state-of-the-art technologies in support of fielding rapid and responsive space...
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Apr 23, 2008
Lockheed Martin paid tribute to the thousands of employees who have contributed to the success of the F-117 Nighthawk since the aircraft's beginning 30 years ago during a tribute to excellence...
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Apr 22, 2008* First quarter earnings per share up 9% to $1.75
Lockheed Martin Corporation today reported first quarter 2008 net earnings of $730 million ($1.75 per diluted share), compared to $690 million ($1.60 per diluted share) in 2007. Net sales were...
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Apr 21, 2008
Lockheed Martin and Rice University today announced the creation of an innovative, strategic partnership to develop new technologies for a broad range of applications in electronics, energy and...
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Apr 20, 2008
Most people don't go to auto races to see cars parade around the track in single file at 30 miles an hour. Then again, most race cars include drivers. Lockheed Martin Racing Team's autonomous car...
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Apr 18, 2008
The VINASAT-1 communications satellite, designed and built by Lockheed Martin for Vietnam Posts and Telecommunications Group (VNPT) of Vietnam, was successfully launched today from Kourou, French...
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Apr 16, 2008
What: Media teleconference to announce a unique partnership between Lockheed Martin and Rice University to pursue technology applications in the emerging field of nanotechnology. Who: Wade Adams,...
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Apr 16, 2008State-of-the-Art Facility Enables Testing of Classified Data Over Wireless Networks
Lockheed Martin recently opened a new Wireless Cyber Security Center, one of only a handful of technology labs capable of testing wireless communications systems in a classified environment. The...
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Apr 16, 2008
The VINASAT-1 communications satellite, designed and built by Lockheed Martin for Vietnam Posts and Telecommunications Group (VNPT) of Vietnam, is ready for launch on April 18 aboard an Ariane...
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Apr 15, 2008
Lockheed Martin will webcast live its First Quarter 2008 Earnings Conference Call on Tuesday, April 22, 2008, at 11 a.m. EDT. Bruce Tanner, Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer, and...
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Apr 15, 2008
The U.S. Navy has awarded Lockheed Martin a one-year, $15.5-million contract for continued program management and engineering services for the United Kingdom's Trident II D5 Fleet Ballistic...
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Apr 15, 2008
Lockheed Martin has been awarded a contract by the Broadcasting Satellite System Corporation (B-SAT) of Japan to build its next geostationary telecommunications satellite. Designated BSAT-3b, the...
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Apr 14, 2008
Lockheed Martin successfully delivered a telecommunications satellite into orbit this afternoon aboard an Atlas V rocket manufactured by United Launch Alliance. Liftoff on the Atlas V 421...
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Apr 14, 2008
Lockheed Martin submitted its proposal for the Technology Development phase of the competition to build the next-generation Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV) for the U.S. Army and Marine Corps....
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Apr 11, 2008
Lockheed Martin today named Ronald T. Rand as the Corporation's Senior Vice President, Communications. Rand succeeds Dennis R. Boxx who retired earlier this month. Rand currently serves as Pratt &...
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Apr 10, 2008
Lockheed Martin is completing final preparations for Monday's launch of a commercial telecommunications satellite aboard an Atlas V booster provided by United Launch Alliance. The launch window...
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Apr 9, 2008
The U.S. Army has awarded Lockheed Martin a Performance Based Logistics (PBL) follow-on contract to support the Target Acquisition Designation Sight/Pilot Night Vision Sensor (TADS/PNVS) and...
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Apr 9, 2008
Syracuse Research Corporation (SRC)'s radar that is the prototype for Lockheed Martin's Enhanced AN/TPQ-36 counter-fire target acquisition (EQ-36) radar recently completed successful performance...
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Apr 8, 2008
A newly released report from the U.S. Department of Defense shows that estimated acquisition costs dropped by nearly $1 billion from 2006 to 2007 for the Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II program....
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Apr 8, 2008
Lockheed Martin has received a contract from Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) valued at approximately $250 million to manufacture components for eight additional F-2 production aircraft. MHI is...
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Apr 8, 2008
Lockheed Martin today announced the successful completion of a comprehensive review of improved flight software designed to provide highly reliable command and control of the Space Based Infrared...
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Apr 7, 2008Next Launch to Include Demonstration Payload for New Third Civil Signal
A combined U.S. Air Force/Lockheed Martin team has completed a rapid on-orbit deployment of the modernized Global Positioning System Block IIR (GPS IIR-M) satellite launched on March 15 from Cape...
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Apr 7, 2008
The U.S. Army has awarded Lockheed Martin a $172 million follow-on production contract for Arrowhead(R), the combat-proven, modernized electro-optical system for AH-64 Apache attack helicopter...
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Apr 3, 2008Company to partner with the Air Force to automate and transform personnel services
A Lockheed Martin team was selected by the United States Air Force to serve as its strategic partner for personnel service delivery transformation. The contract calls for the development of a...
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Apr 3, 2008Satellite Includes Demonstration Payload for New Third Civil Signal
In a ceremony heralding the success of the U.S. Air Force's Global Positioning System Block IIR modernization effort (GPS IIR-M), Lockheed Martin today announced it has completed work on the last...
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Apr 3, 2008
The Office of Naval Research awarded Lockheed Martin Advanced Technology Laboratories (ATL) a $2.4-million, 18-month contract to develop and validate a framework to help small teams of naval...
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Apr 2, 2008Five-year IT operation and maintenance support contract worth up to $53 million
United States Department of the Treasury, United States Mint has awarded Lockheed Martin the Office of the Chief Information Officer (OCIO) Information Technology Support Services contract. The...
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Apr 2, 2008
Lockheed Martin UK-led Team Athena has signed a contract with the Ministry of Defence (MoD) for the Land Environment Air Picture Provision (LEAPP) programme which will provide troops on the ground...
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Apr 2, 2008
The third VH-71 helicopter built for the Presidential Helicopter Program, Test Vehicle 3 (TV-3), has arrived in the U.S. and will be the first VH-71 to receive final assembly and mission systems...
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Mar 28, 2008System Capabilities to Provide Networked Communications for On-The-Move Tactical Platforms for Joint Forces, Aircraft, Maritime and Fixed-Sites
Lockheed Martin announced today that it has been selected by the Joint Tactical Radio System (JTRS) Joint Program Executive Office to provide the tactical communications and networking solutions...