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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Aug 23, 2011Communications Kit Provides Troops with Mobile Communications Network
Answering the need to enable military vehicles to serve multiple mission roles, Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] offers soldiers a mobile network in a carrying case. Lockheed Martin's...
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Aug 23, 2011Lockheed Martin CEO Discusses Company Performance, Future Strategy During Defense Conference Webcast
Lockheed Martin Corporation (NYSE: LMT) will webcast a live presentation by Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Bob Stevens on Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2011 from 9:20 a.m. to 9:55 a.m. Eastern Time at...
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Aug 23, 2011
Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) recently delivered its third P-3 Orion with a new Mid-Life Upgrade (MLU) kit to U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP). This P-3 Orion joins two additional upgraded...
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Aug 23, 2011
Lockheed Martin Corporation (NYSE: LMT) announced that its Board of Directors has approved an interim increase to the amount available under the share repurchase program of up to $1 billion. The...
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Aug 22, 2011Acquisition Will Expand Expertise in Health Care IT
Lockheed Martin Corporation (NYSE: LMT) has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire QTC Holdings Inc. Terms of the agreement were not disclosed. QTC, headquartered in Diamond Bar, Calif.,...
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Aug 22, 2011
A Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT)-led industry team has begun construction on the nation's fifth Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) at Marinette Marine. The team plans to deliver LCS 5, the future USS...
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Aug 17, 2011Lockheed Martin to Open Innovation Marketplace in Huntsville with Auburn University, Tuskegee University and University of Alabama
Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) today announced that it is partnering with three universities to establish a program in Huntsville, Ala., that will support small businesses and universities...
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Aug 17, 2011Event reinforces Corporation's strong commitment to S.T.E.M. education
Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) showcased the importance and value of careers in the technology and engineering fields to San Francisco Bay area students today at the NASA IT Summit 2011 Education...
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Aug 17, 2011
Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) successfully demonstrated its Joint Air-to-Ground Missile (JAGM) minimum-smoke rocket motor on fixed-wing aircraft operating in severe weather environments. The motor,...
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Aug 17, 2011
Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) has been awarded a $5.8 million one-year contract from FlightSafety Services Corporation to manage C-5 aircrew training at Lackland Air Force Base, Texas, and provide...
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Aug 16, 2011
Inspired by a maple seed, Lockheed Martin's Samarai handheld vehicle flew publically for the first time today at the Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International conference. Weighing...
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Aug 16, 2011
Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) has developed a ruggedized version of its Stalker Unmanned Air System (UAS), called the Stalker eXtreme Endurance (XE) UAS. The Stalker XE system quadruples Stalker's...
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Aug 16, 2011
The Medium Extended Air Defense System (MEADS) program has successfully completed a Battle Management Command, Control, Communications and Computers and Intelligence (BMC4I) software design review...
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Aug 16, 2011
Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) has successfully completed acoustic testing of the second Space Based Infrared System (SBIRS) geosynchronous (GEO-2) spacecraft. The U.S. Air Force's SBIRS satellites...
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Aug 16, 2011
The U.S. Army awarded Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) a $47 million contract to develop, demonstrate and deliver autonomous technologies for unmanned air systems in support of in-theater unmanned...
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Aug 9, 2011Corporation to Maintain Tomahawk Weapons System Software
Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) will continue to maintain the Tactical Tomahawk Weapons Control System (TTWCS), a critical system that integrates the launch hardware and software to provide weapon...
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Aug 9, 2011
Lockheed Martin's (NYSE: LMT) new Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System-Plus (GMLRS+) extended-range rocket successfully completed a 120-kilometer mission at White Sands Missile Range, N.M., an...
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Aug 8, 2011
BALTIMORE, Maryland - Two MH-60S SEAHAWK® helicopters flew into the Port of Baltimore headed to the Royal Thai Navy, marking the first delivery of the MH-60 to an international customer. The U.S....
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Aug 6, 2011
The BSAT-3c/JCSAT-110R broadcasting and telecommunications satellite, designed and built by Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] for the Broadcasting Satellite System Corporation (B-SAT) and SKY Perfect...
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Aug 5, 2011
MIELEC, Poland - Sikorsky has delivered three S-70™ BLACK HAWK helicopters to an undisclosed customer. The helicopters — assembled, completed to customer specifications, and flight tested at...
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Aug 5, 2011NASA Mission to Explore the Origins of Jupiter
NASA's Juno spacecraft, designed and built by Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT), was successfully launched this morning from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station at 12:25 p.m. EDT aboard an Atlas V 551...
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Aug 5, 2011
In response to President Obama's call to action to support U.S. military veterans, Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) today announced its strong endorsement of his challenge to support military families...
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Aug 4, 2011
The Royal Moroccan Air Force (RMAF) unveiled the first four of 24 Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) F-16 aircraft in a ceremony today at Ben Guerrir Air Base in Morocco. Senior representatives from the...
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Aug 1, 2011
The U.S. Army recently awarded Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) a $60 million follow-on production contract for the combat-proven Modernized Target Acquisition Designation Sight/Pilot Night Vision...
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Jul 28, 2011
Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) has been awarded two regional task orders totalling $72 million to help TSA integrate and deploy new passenger screening and security equipment at airports across the...
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Jul 28, 2011
The U.S. Army Rapid Equipping Force, through the Robotics Technology Consortium, selected the Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) Squad Mission Support System (SMSS) to deploy to Afghanistan for a...
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Jul 28, 2011Third Ship Readies for Sea Trials; First Gears up for Final Contractor Trials
A Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT)-led industry team is preparing the nation's third Littoral Combat Ship, Fort Worth, to start sea trials this fall. Fort Worth, the second ship of the Freedom variant...
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Jul 27, 2011
The U.S. Army and Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) launched the first-of-its kind High Altitude Long Endurance-Demonstrator this morning, demonstrating a number of key technologies critical to...
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Jul 27, 2011
Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) is partnering with the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to increase energy efficiency through data center consolidation and information technology enhancements for the...
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Jul 27, 2011
Lockheed Martin's (NYSE: LMT) Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile (JASSM) recently completed a successful Product Verification Test (PVT) at White Sands Missile Range, N.M. Released by a B-52 at...
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Jul 26, 2011
Lockheed Martin's (NYSE: LMT) F-35 flight test program moves closer to achieving year-end milestones since the last update issued June 13. The F-35 Lightning II 5th Generation multirole fighter...
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Jul 26, 2011Cyber Security and Acquisition were Subjects of Special Focus for the Corporation in the TechAmerica U.S. Cloud Computing Roadmap
Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) today announced its collaboration with the TechAmerica Foundation, industry, and academia to develop the U.S. roadmap with policy recommendations for the federal...
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Jul 26, 2011- Net sales of $11.6 billion
Lockheed Martin Corporation (NYSE: LMT) today reported second quarter 2011 net sales of $11.6 billion, compared to $11.3 billion in 2010. Earnings from continuing operations for the second quarter...
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Jul 25, 2011
The Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) Aegis SPY-1 radar successfully identified, tracked and conducted simulated engagements against live aircraft in a stressing electronic attack environment during a...
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Jul 21, 2011
Lockheed Martin's (NYSE: LMT) Infrared Search and Track (IRST™) sensor system for the U.S. Navy F/A-18E/F achieved critical Milestone B approval to proceed into the Engineering, Manufacturing...
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Jul 21, 2011
The federal government has approved a new wireless communication system from Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) that enables trapped miners and rescue workers to communicate during a disaster as safe to...
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Jul 20, 2011Project achieves cost efficiency for Army Corps of Engineers
Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) has completed phase one of a server consolidation project ahead of schedule, achieving cost efficiency for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Information Technology...
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Jul 19, 2011JTRS Extends the U.S. Navy's Joint Maritime Communications System
Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) performed its first successful Joint Tactical Radio network demonstration for the U.S. Navy, transmitting Internet-Protocol enabled data and video communications Using...
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Jul 19, 2011
Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) will webcast live its second quarter 2011 earnings conference call on Tues., July 26, 2011, at 11:00 a.m. ET. Bob Stevens, chairman and chief executive officer, Bruce...
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Jul 18, 2011Lockheed Martin Delivers Five Millionth Part as U.S. Military Global Automotive Supply Chain Manager
Two years into its role as the U.S. military's global automotive parts supply-chain manager, Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) delivered its five millionth part, helping to keep all U.S. military...
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Jul 18, 2011
Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) received an $85 million contract to continue its operations and maintenance support to five U.S. Navy ocean surveillance ships as part of the service's antisubmarine...
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Jul 14, 2011
The first Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) production model F-35 Lightning II to be assigned to the 33rd Fighter Wing arrived here today at 1:18 p.m. CDT after its more than 90-minute ferry flight from...
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Jul 14, 2011
WEST PALM BEACH, Florida - Sikorsky Aircraft Corp.’s X2 Technology™ demonstrator has flown for the last time, the company announced today. Sikorsky is a subsidiary of United Technologies Corp....
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Jul 14, 2011Army AH-64D is First Platform to Receive JTRS Net-enabled Communications Capability
Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) has delivered the first secure, Joint Tactical Radio to the U.S. Army's AH-64D Apache Avionics Integration Lab. The Airborne, Maritime/Fixed Station Joint Tactical...
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Jul 13, 2011
Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) has completed delivery of the National Source Tracking System (NSTS) to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC). The system is an Information Technology tool that...
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Jul 12, 2011"Gold Partner" Agreement Will Drive Mobile, Cloud-Based Geospatial-Intelligence Apps
Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) and Esri will collaborate on technologies to put online geospatial apps and services in the hands of more military, intelligence, homeland security and emergency...
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Jul 8, 2011
The final mission of NASA's Space Shuttle program is underway, and Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) Space Systems Company (LMSSC) has played a significant role from the very beginning. In addition to...
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Jul 7, 2011
STRATFORD, Connecticut - Sikorsky Aircraft Corp. today announced the delivery of the 300th UH-60M BLACK HAWK helicopter to the U.S. Army. Sikorsky is a United Technologies Corp. (NYSE:UTX)...
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Jul 7, 2011SBIRS GEO-1 Satellite to Provide a Quantum Leap in Infrared Surveillance Capabilities
The first Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT)-built Space Based Infrared System (SBIRS) geosynchronous (GEO-1) spacecraft beamed down its first infrared image on June 21 to the SBIRS ground station....
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Jul 6, 2011
RIO NEGRO, Colombia - Sikorsky Aerospace Services (SAS) announced today that construction of a new UH-60 BLACK HAWK Helicopter Flight Simulator Training Center at the Colombian Air Force Base in...
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Jul 6, 2011ISO 20000 Completes Corporation's Cyber Security and Services Certification Initiatives
Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) today announced the successful achievement of ISO 20000 certification for its Information Systems & Global Solutions business area. The IT services certification...
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Jul 6, 2011
Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) recently delivered the first VNsight production unit for the U.S. Army's Apache Attack Helicopter, which adds a low-light-level display capability to the AH-64D...
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Jul 5, 2011Represents highest number of awards given this year to one corporation
Recognizing industrial security excellence, the Defense Security Service (DSS) has announced that Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) has been awarded four of its 2011 James S. Cogswell Outstanding...
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Jul 5, 2011GPS IIIB Satellites to Add Critical New Capabilities for Users Around the Globe
Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) has successfully completed on-schedule a System Design Review (SDR) for the Global Positioning System (GPS) IIIB satellite increment under the U.S. Air Force's next...
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Jun 30, 2011
Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) today announced there will be reductions in employment across its Aeronautics business area as part of a plan to improve the affordability of its products and increase...
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Jun 30, 2011Palisade(TM) Brings Advanced Cyber Intelligence Capabilities to Utilities
Utility and energy industry IT analysts will now be able to stay ahead of cyber security threats through intelligence-driven defense with Lockheed Martin's (NYSE: LMT) Palisade™. This new cyber...
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Jun 30, 2011Next-Generation Earth Imaging Satellite Shifts to Production
The Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) team developing GeoEye's (NASDAQ: GEOY) next-generation, high-resolution Earth-imaging satellite, known as GeoEye-2, has successfully completed the Space System...
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Jun 30, 2011Operations Center Saves Resources Through Ground Infrastructure Sharing
Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) announced that the Multi-Mission Satellite Operations Center Ground System Architecture recently extended its mission capability to Schriever Air Force Base, Colo.,...
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Jun 30, 2011
Biomechanical testing of the Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) ruggedized HULC™ exoskeleton is now underway at the U.S. Army Natick Soldier Research, Development and Engineering Center in Natick,...
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Jun 29, 2011
The BSAT-3c/JCSAT-110R broadcasting and telecommunications satellite, designed and built by Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) for the Broadcasting Satellite System Corporation (B-SAT) and SKY Perfect...
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Jun 28, 2011
Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) recently received a $184.3 million undefinitized contract action from the U.S. Army to begin production of 29 additional Persistent Threat Detection Systems (PTDS) to...
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Jun 27, 2011
Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) today announced a series of executive moves intended to strengthen its performance on high-priority programs by drawing on top talent from across the enterprise. All of...
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Jun 27, 2011
Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) was awarded a contract to provide critical operations planning, training and resource support services to soldiers in the U.S. and overseas by the U.S. Army Forces Command.
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Jun 23, 2011
PARIS, France - The S-76C++ helicopter is officially “sold out.” Sikorsky Aircraft Corp., a subsidiary of United Technologies Corp. (NYSE: UTX), made the announcement at the Paris Air Show...
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Jun 23, 2011
Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) today announced that its Board of Directors has elected Kenneth R. Possenriede as vice president and treasurer and Leo S. Mackay, Jr., as vice president of ethics and...
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Jun 23, 2011
Lockheed Martin Corporation (NYSE: LMT) today announced that its Board of Directors has authorized a third quarter 2011 dividend of $0.75 per share. The dividend is payable on Sept. 23, 2011 to...
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Jun 22, 2011
PARIS, France - Sikorsky Aerospace Services (SAS) announced today the signing of a teaming agreement at the Paris Show with Rheinmetall Defence Electronics to provide long-term training and...
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Jun 22, 2011
PARIS, France - Sikorsky Aircraft Corp. announced today at the Paris Air Show that Colombia’s UH-60 BLACK HAWK helicopter fleet has surpassed the 300,000 flight hour milestone. Colombia’s...
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Jun 22, 2011IT decision-makers more familiar with cloud computing are more than twice as likely to trust it
Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) and its Cyber Security Alliance partners today released a study revealing security remains the single biggest concern on the minds of government information technology...
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Jun 22, 2011
Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) and Carroll Technologies Group have signed a distribution agreement for a new wireless, through-the-earth communications system designed specifically to help the mining...
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Jun 22, 2011Program enhancement allows data collection from newest satellites
Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) engineers have completed installation of a XLS-band antenna at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam that will allow military commanders to receive real time weather...
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Jun 21, 2011
PARIS, France - Sikorsky Aircraft Corp. today announced the baseline delivery of six S-76C++™ helicopters to SonAir Servico Aereo S.A. (SonAir) for support of offshore oil operations in Angola....
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Jun 21, 2011
PARIS, France - Sikorsky has begun assembly of the CH-53K Helicopter Ground Test Vehicle (GTV) at Sikorsky’s Florida Assembly and Flight Operations (FAFO) facility in West Palm Beach, Florida,...
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Jun 21, 2011
PARIS, France - Sikorsky Aircraft Corp. announced today an agreement to sell an S-92® and two S-76 C++™ helicopters to the Milestone Aviation Group, a global finance company that purchases and...
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Jun 21, 2011
PARIS, France - Sikorsky Aerospace Services announced today the signing of an agreement with RUAG Aviation to designate its Alpnach helicopter facility in Switzerland as an authorized Customer...
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Jun 21, 2011
The Norwegian parliament unanimously approved the funding of four Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) F-35 Lightning II training jets to begin fulfilling Norway's future air-combat capability...
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Jun 21, 2011
Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) received a U.S. Navy contract to provide submarine combat and sonar systems designed around commercially available hardware and software. The indefinite...
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Jun 20, 2011
PARIS, France - Sikorsky Aircraft Corp. announced today at the Paris Air Show that China Southern Airlines Company's Zhuhai Helicopter Branch has contracted for a S-76C++™ and two S-92®...
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Jun 20, 2011
PARIS, France - Sikorsky Aerospace Services announced today the signing of a teaming agreement at the Paris Air Show with the Swedish defence and security company Saab to support the fleet of 15...
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Jun 20, 2011
PARIS, France - Sikorsky Aircraft Corp. announced today the delivery of two S-76C++™ helicopters to Heli-Union for use in offshore oil missions. Sikorsky is a subsidiary of United Technologies...
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Jun 20, 2011
PARIS, France - Derco Aerospace announced today at the Paris Air Show that it has reached a five-year agreement to exclusively distribute spare C-130, P-3, and E-2C engine mounts, vibration...
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Jun 20, 2011
PARIS, France - Sikorsky Aircraft Corp. announced today at the Paris Air Show that the Brazilian Navy has signed an agreement with the U.S. Government to acquire two additional Sikorsky S-70B™...
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Jun 20, 2011
PARIS, France - Sikorsky’s S-92® helicopter achieved an average availability rate of 96% for the offshore oil operators’ fleet during the month of April, demonstrating a trend over the last...
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Jun 20, 2011
Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) will host 20 teachers ranging from elementary schools to community colleges this summer as part of the company's long-standing support of the Bay Area-based Industry...
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Jun 20, 2011
Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) announced a new website for the F-35 Lightning II aircraft at the Paris Air Show today. The site, http://www.f35.com, provides the most up-to-date information on the...
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Jun 20, 2011
The Medium Extended Air Defense System (MEADS) successfully passed another hardware milestone when its second Launcher Platform Group (LPG) completed formal acceptance testing during March in...
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Jun 17, 2011
STRATFORD, Connecticut - Sikorsky Aircraft Corp., a subsidiary of United Technologies Corp. (NYSE:UTX) will display an S-70i™ BLACK HAWK helicopter outside the UTC Chalet during the Paris Air...
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Jun 16, 2011
PARIS, France - The Sikorsky CH148 CYCLONE™ helicopter will debut in a static exhibit at the 49thInternational Paris Air Show, Sikorsky Aircraft Corp. announced today. Sikorsky is a subsidiary...
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Jun 16, 2011
STRATFORD, Connecticut - The U.S. Navy today announced the Commonwealth of Australia has selected the MH-60R SEAHAWK® helicopter to fulfill the Australian Defence Force’s AIR 9000 Phase 8...
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Jun 16, 2011
STRATFORD, Connecticut - The U.S. Navy today announced the Commonwealth of Australia has selected the MH-60R SEAHAWK® helicopter to fulfill the Australian Defence Force’s AIR 9000 Phase 8...
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Jun 15, 2011
SHELTON, Connecticut - Sikorsky Aerospace Services’ Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul (SAS MRO) division announced today it received the 2010 Maintenance Excellence Award from the Naval Reserve...
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Jun 15, 2011
Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) has received a $445 million follow-on contract for Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System (MLRS) Unitary rockets from the U.S. Army Aviation & Missile Command. This is...
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Jun 15, 2011Lockheed Martin Integrates Secure Cloud Technology from Cisco, NetApp, and VMware to minimize risk, costs, and deployment time
Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) today announced BlackCloud, a secure turnkey private cloud solution for government agencies designed to minimize risk while addressing compliance and mission...
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Jun 15, 2011
Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) recently delivered the first intra-fire unit communications kit qualified for use with the tri-national Medium Extended Air Defense System (MEADS). This kit, also known...
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Jun 14, 2011Nearly 100 local vendors learn how to do business in support of Corporation's new facility
Nearly 100 representatives from Jackson, Miss.-area companies attended a recent Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) seminar to discuss how to do business with the Corporation. Lockheed Martin hosted this...
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Jun 14, 2011
Since the last F-35 flight test program update issued May 11, Lockheed Martin's (NYSE: LMT) F-35 Lightning II 5th Generation multirole fighter conducted 93 test flights, bringing the total number...
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Jun 14, 2011
Lockheed Martin Space Systems Company, a major business area of the Lockheed Martin Corporation (NYSE: LMT), announced today employment reductions designed to address affordability and improve its...
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Jun 14, 2011Goal is to increase vendor opportunities for small businesses throughout government agencies
Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) with Fulcrum Vets LLC have been selected by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to be among the first companies to support a new initiative to increase...
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Jun 13, 2011
Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) has announced new assignments for two of its senior business development leaders that will enhance Lockheed Martin's ability to support domestic and international...
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Jun 13, 2011
The U.S. Navy awarded Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) a $80.2 million contract to provide MK 41 Vertical Launching Systems (VLS) for DDG 51 Class Aegis destroyers. The MK 41 VLS is a missile launch...