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 22, 2009
Starwood Energy Group Global, LLC, and Arizona Public Service Co. today announced they signed a Power Purchase Agreement (PPA), a precondition to Lockheed Martin's involvement to design and build...
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May 21, 2009
The Lockheed Martin team developing the U.S. Air Force's next-generation Global Positioning System (GPS) spacecraft, known as GPS III, has successfully completed the Preliminary Design Review...
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May 21, 2009
Lockheed Martin Corporation will webcast live a presentation by Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer, Bob Stevens, at Sanford C. Bernstein's Twenty-fourth Annual Strategic Decisions...
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May 19, 2009Corporation to provide accurate, consistent responses to the public and lending industry on FHA programs
Lockheed Martin announced that it was awarded a task order under the GSA's USA Contact contract to operate the U.S. Housing and Urban Development's (HUD's) Federal Housing Administration (FHA)...
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May 16, 2009
Members of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) and the Office and Professional Employees International Union (OPEIU) have ratified new labor agreements with Lockheed Martin...
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May 11, 2009
In the 1939 film adaptation of L. Frank Baum's The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, the Scarecrow imagines a life "if I only had a brain." Now 70 years later, engineers at Lockheed Martin's Advanced...
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May 8, 2009
Lockheed Martin broke ground today on an expansion of its state-of-the-art Patriot Advanced Capability-3 (PAC-3) Missile production complex in Camden, AR. Lockheed Martin anticipates that the new...
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May 8, 2009
Leroy Jeter, a Lockheed Martin employee from Herndon, Va., was recently awarded the Greater Washington Urban League's Chairman's Award for his dedicated service and contributions to the League....
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May 7, 2009Latest Q-70 will be Installed on the Flagship of the U.S. Navy's Sixth Fleet
During a ceremony today, Lockheed Martin delivered the 7,000th AN/UYQ-70 (Q-70) combat computer server suite to the U.S. Navy's Command, Control, Computers, Communication and Intelligence Program...
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May 7, 2009
Lockheed Martin Corporation has been awarded a contract with initial funding of $4.5 million to retrofit engine controllers as part of the U.S. Navy's modernization program for the DDG 51 Arleigh...
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May 6, 2009
Lockheed Martin today delivered the 13th of 16 C130J Super Hercules to Little Rock Air Force Base, Ark. The aircraft will be assigned to the 41st Airlift Squadron, the first active-duty combat...
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May 5, 2009
Lockheed Martin has successfully completed flight testing of a new signals intelligence (SIGINT) payload and a next generation wing design that will provide enhanced capabilities for the company's...
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May 5, 2009
Lockheed Martin Advanced Technology Laboratories (ATL) has developed technology that allows disparate software models to work together -- a breakthrough that will boost modeling precision during...
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May 4, 2009
A team led by Lockheed Martin is providing support to the NASA Goddard Space Flight Center in the planning, training and implementation of Servicing Mission 4 (SM-4) to the Hubble Space Telescope...
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May 4, 2009
The Lockheed Martin Joint Strike Fighter Cooperative Avionics Test Bed ("CATBird") aircraft recently completed a two-week deployment to Edwards Air Force Base, Calif., where it demonstrated the...
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May 4, 2009
Lockheed Martin has announced that General Dynamics, ViaSat Inc., Harris Corporation and American Systems will be a part of its industry team pursuing the competitive contract for the U.S. Navy's...
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May 1, 2009
A Lockheed Martin executive said Friday that the 5th Generation F-35 Lightning II will help meet the challenges of future forces across the range of military operations. "The F-35 was designed to...
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Apr 30, 2009Purchase Strengthens Company's UK Strategic Weapons System Services Capabilities
Lockheed Martin UK Limited (LMUK), a subsidiary of Lockheed Martin Corporation , has acquired Imes Strategic Support Limited (ISSL), a subsidiary of the IMES Group, a privately held company based...
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Apr 29, 2009Department of Energy Awards Lockheed Martin-Led Team $3.059 Billion Hanford Mission Support Contract
The Department of Energy (DOE) has selected a team led by Lockheed Martin to manage and operate the new Mission Support Contract at its Hanford site in south central Washington State. The latest...
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Apr 29, 2009
Lockheed Martin's Paul Shattuck, Airborne Laser (ABL) Beam Control/Fire Control chief engineer and technical director, and five of his government and industry ABL teammates have received a U.S....
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Apr 29, 2009
Lockheed Martin recently delivered the 50th C-5 Galaxy strategic airlifter upgraded with Avionics Modernization Program (AMP) improvements. AMP is the first part of the two-phase C-5 modernization...
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Apr 27, 2009
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has selected Lockheed Martin as the systems integrator and Raytheon Company as the radar developer for Phase 3 of its Integrated Sensor is...
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Apr 27, 2009
After a three-week ocean voyage, a static-test version of the Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II, also known as the Joint Strike Fighter, has arrived in the United Kingdom. The F-35A conventional...
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Apr 27, 2009NSA, Service Academy Experts Test Advanced Tactics and Technologies for Cyber Security
Teams of cyber security experts from the National Security Agency (NSA) and the nation's service academies squared off last week in one of the nation's most expansive and sophisticated cyber "war...
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Apr 27, 2009
Lockheed Martin's Central Florida units will recognize 14 companies as their outstanding small business providers for 2008. Executives from Lockheed Martin Missiles and Fire Control and Lockheed...
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Apr 27, 2009
A U.S. Air Force/Lockheed Martin team announced today that the five-satellite Milstar constellation has accumulated 50 years of combined on-orbit operations and continues to provide secure,...
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Apr 24, 2009
Lockheed Martin Corporation has become the premier sponsor of the United States Institute of Peace (USIP) annual Dean Acheson Lecture for five years beginning in 2009. In addition to prominently...
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Apr 23, 2009Hover-Pit Ground Tests Validate Propulsion System and Aircraft Response
The F-35B Lightning II short takeoff/vertical landing (STOVL) variant has demonstrated during testing that it produces excess vertical thrust - more than required to carry out its missions. The...
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Apr 23, 2009
Lockheed Martin Corporation today announced that its Board of Directors has authorized a second quarter 2009 dividend of $0.57 per-share. The dividend is payable June 26, 2009 to holders of record...
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Apr 23, 2009
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 160 students in...
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Apr 23, 2009
Lockheed Martin Space Systems Company today opened its doors to students, aged six to 18 years, for the company's annual Young Minds at Work Day. Nearly 4,000 students are participating today at...
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Apr 22, 2009Collaborative Mission Planning Tool Delivered
Lockheed Martin has enhanced the U.S. Strategic Command's ability to plan operations that support their critical mission areas, which include strategic deterrence, space and cyberspace. The...
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Apr 22, 2009Facility Supports Lockheed Martin's Work in Utility-scale Renewable Energy
Lockheed Martin today observed Earth Day with a ribbon cutting ceremony to celebrate the completion of its solar energy testbed. The testbed supports Lockheed Martin's work in utility-scale...
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Apr 22, 2009
Following aggressive efforts to support the U.S. Navy by locating and nurturing small, innovative technology businesses, Lockheed Martin has successfully integrated a Lakota Technical Solutions,...
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Apr 21, 2009Company to Develop Capabilities that Enable Fused, Real-Time Pictures of
Lockheed Martin is one of six companies selected by the U.S. Army to compete for future task orders across the Battle Command Family of Products, an indefinite-delivery-indefinite-quantity (IDIQ)...
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Apr 21, 2009* First quarter net sales of $10.4 billion
Lockheed Martin Corporation today reported first quarter 2009 net earnings of $666 million ($1.68 per diluted share), compared to $730 million ($1.75 per diluted share) in 2008. Net earnings in...
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Apr 20, 2009
Lockheed Martin announced today a major milestone on the U.S. Air Force's Space-Based Infrared System (SBIRS) with the successful delivery of the fully-integrated payload for the second...
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Apr 20, 2009
Lockheed Martin has begun its first friction stir weld process on an Orion crew module Ground Test Article at the NASA Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans, La. This ground test article will...
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Apr 20, 2009Companies to Collaborate on Advanced Technologies for Video Management and Analysis
Lockheed Martin and Harris Corporation have signed a collaboration agreement to develop next-generation technologies for managing and analyzing full-motion video intelligence. The two companies...
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Apr 19, 2009
Members of the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM), District 776, have ratified a new labor agreement with Lockheed Martin Aeronautics. The new agreement is...
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Apr 17, 2009
Lockheed Martin announced today the addition of the Turkish Air Force 2nd Air Supply and Maintenance Center to the company's global network of authorized C-130 service centers. The 2nd Air Supply...
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Apr 16, 2009
Media members are invited to attend a groundbreaking ceremony at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday, April 16, 2009, at the Lockheed Martin's Lufkin Operations (1008 North John Redditt Drive, Lufkin, Texas)....
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Apr 16, 2009
Lockheed Martin has been awarded a multi-million dollar contract by SKY Perfect JSAT Corporation (SKY Perfect JSAT) of Japan to build its next geostationary communications satellite. Designated...
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Apr 15, 2009
Lockheed Martin received a $1.6 million contract from the Brazilian Air Force to support six of its TPS-77 -- known in Brazil as the B34 -- long range air surveillance radars currently monitoring...
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Apr 15, 2009Lockheed Martin Provides Major Sponsorship Gift for Expansion of National Museum of the Marine CorpsDonation is lead gift in Marine Corps Heritage Foundation campaign to complete Marine Corps Heritage Center and to provide for an expanded Education Program
The Marine Corps Heritage Foundation has announced a donation of $10 million from Lockheed Martin, the world's leading global security company. The 10-year Lockheed Martin gift will expand the...
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Apr 14, 2009
Lockheed Martin and Angeles Composite Technologies (ACTI) celebrated their Nunn-Perry Award for mentoring and supplier excellence today during an event at the ACTI facility in Port Angeles, Wash....
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Apr 14, 2009
Lockheed Martin Corporation was awarded a $30.5 million contract to produce three Close Combat Tactical Trainer (CCTT) Reconfigurable Vehicle Simulators (RVS) and seven Reconfigurable Vehicle...
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Apr 14, 2009
Lockheed Martin will webcast live its First Quarter 2009 Earnings Conference Call on Tuesday, April 21, 2009, at 11 a.m. EDT. Bruce Tanner, Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer, and...
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Apr 14, 2009
Lockheed Martin has successfully completed thermal vacuum testing of the second Advanced Extremely High Frequency (EHF) military communications satellite, a major program milestone that proves...
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Apr 14, 2009
If you think being an engineer at Lockheed Martin means a choice between playing with your Nintendo Wii(TM) controller or creating some serious high-tech wizardry, then think again because you can...
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Apr 13, 2009
Lockheed Martin today named Nettie R. Johnson as corporate vice president of worldwide media relations, effective April 27. In this role, Johnson will serve as chief spokesperson for the...
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Apr 13, 2009
Lockheed Martin officially rolled out the new Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) Weapon System launcher and Fire Control and Communications unit today in a ceremony at the company's THAAD...
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Apr 9, 2009
The Lockheed Martin Space-Based Infrared System (SBIRS) team has submitted its proposal for the program's follow-on production phase and has completed a major Preliminary Design Review (PDR)...
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Apr 9, 2009
Lockheed Martin's Information Systems & Global Services-Defense product line achieved a Maturity Level 5 rating during its recent appraisal against the Capability Maturity Model(R) Integration...
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Apr 9, 2009
FORT WORTH, Texas, April 9 -- Angeles Composite Technologies, Inc. (ACTI) and Lockheed Martin won the DoD Nunn-Perry award for their accomplishments as a mentor-protege team. This partnership is a...
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Apr 9, 2009
Media members are invited to attend a rollout ceremony at 9:30 a.m. on Monday, April 13, 2009, at the Lockheed Martin's Camden Operations in Camden, AR. Lockheed Martin will officially roll out...
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Apr 7, 2009
Today representatives of the U.S. Air Force welcomed the first of 14 new Lockheed Martin C-130J Super Hercules aircraft that will be permanently based at Ramstein Air Base. During a ceremony that...
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Apr 6, 2009
Lockheed Martin has been awarded a contract by the Kuwait Ministry of Defense to significantly upgrade the Kuwait Air Force AN/FPS-117 long-range radar originally delivered in 1993. The radar is...
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Apr 1, 200959 Companies Selected to Compete for Tasks
Lockheed Martin Corporation has been selected by the General Services Administration (GSA) to compete for future information technology task orders under its next generation Alliant contracting...
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Apr 1, 2009Company to Develop Algorithms that Advance the 'State of the Possible'
Lockheed Martin is one of two companies selected by the U.S. Navy to compete for future information fusion task orders established by the Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons Division. The...
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Apr 1, 2009
Lockheed Martin Corporation has been selected by the U.S. Army to compete for future training and simulation tasks under the Simulation, Training and Instrumentation Omnibus Contract (STOC II)....
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Mar 30, 2009
Lockheed Martin announced today that it has established a new Space Vehicle Integration Laboratory (SVIL) to enable a more efficient and reliable process for space vehicle component and flight...
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Mar 30, 2009
The Lockheed Martin team developing the U.S. Air Force's next-generation Global Positioning System (GPS) spacecraft, known as GPS III, continues to meet or exceed key milestones on schedule in the...
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Mar 30, 2009
Four antennas destined for Australia's first Air Warfare Destroyer were recently installed in Lockheed Martin 's Aegis Production Test Center, marking the full system's transition from production...
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Mar 26, 2009Basic Purchase Agreement has $400 million ceiling
Lockheed Martin has been awarded a Basic Purchase Agreement with a ceiling value of $400 million by the General Services Administration to provide software and systems support to the Federal...
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Mar 26, 2009
Lockheed Martin has partnered with the University of Florida to develop and launch five miniature satellites to test innovative new space solutions. Building on the corporation's 50-year legacy of...
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Mar 25, 2009
Lockheed Martin test pilot David Cooley, 49, was killed today at about 10 a.m. Pacific time in the crash of an F-22 aircraft flying on a test mission from Edwards AFB, California. We are deeply...
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Mar 25, 2009
A Lockheed Martin High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) launcher successfully fired two Advanced Medium-Range Air-to-Air Missiles (AMRAAM) during a U.S. Army "common launcher" feasibility...
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Mar 25, 2009
Lockheed Martin today opened a state-of-the-art command center to support the Fleet Automotive Support Initiative-Global (FASI-G) program. FASI-G is a Defense Logistics Agency program intended to...
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Mar 24, 2009Satellite Includes Demonstration Payload for New Third Civil Signal
A Lockheed Martin -built modernized Global Positioning System Block IIR (GPS IIR-M) satellite, equipped with an innovative payload that will provide an on-orbit demonstration of a third civil...
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Mar 23, 2009
The U.S. Navy has awarded a Lockheed Martin -led industry team a fixed price incentive fee contract to construct the Navy's third Littoral Combat Ship (LCS). Marinette Marine Corporation in...
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Mar 23, 2009Company's Environmental Focus Earns Recognition in 2008
Today, Lockheed Martin announced that it reduced its total year-to-year water consumption by 11 percent in 2008. Equating to approximately 275 million gallons in water savings, the corporation...
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Mar 23, 2009
The NOAA-N Prime spacecraft, the final Polar Operational Environmental Satellite (POES) launched on Feb. 6, 2009, has completed a comprehensive 45-day on-orbit verification period. Lockheed Martin...
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Mar 23, 2009
A U.S. Air Force/Lockheed Martin team is gearing up to launch a modernized Global Positioning System Block IIR (GPS IIR-M) satellite, which includes a demonstration payload that will transmit a...
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Mar 23, 2009Corporation's Experts Touring GMD Sites to Assess Future Needs
Lockheed Martin announced today that it will offer its extensive capabilities to the U.S. Missile Defense Agency (MDA) in the competitive acquisition the agency intends to conduct for future...
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Mar 21, 2009
The fourth and final pair of massive solar arrays, built by Lockheed Martin at its Space Systems facility in Sunnyvale, have been installed on the International Space Station by the crew of the...
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Mar 19, 2009
Maj. Joseph T. "O.D." Bachmann today became the first U.S. Marine Corps pilot to fly the Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II, logging the flight-test program's 90th mission. He is the fifth pilot to...
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Mar 19, 2009
Ceremonies were held today at Lockheed Martin in Fort Worth, Texas, to commemorate the F-16 Peace Xenia IV program for Greece. The ceremony marks an important production milestone, demonstrating...
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Mar 19, 2009
The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) recently approved a national Flight Rules change for aircraft separation based on the data provided by Lockheed Martin's WindTracer(R) Doppler lidar...
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Mar 19, 2009
British Defense Secretary John Hutton announced on Wednesday that the United Kingdom will purchase three Lockheed Martin F-35B Lightning II operational test aircraft, signaling the U.K.'s...
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Mar 19, 2009
Lockheed Martin has been awarded a $665.6 million contract to upgrade the Taiwan Navy's P-3C maritime patrol and reconnaissance aircraft. Upgrades will include new mission system avionics and...
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Mar 18, 2009Lockheed Martin's THAAD System Successfully Achieves First Salvo Mission Against a Separating Target
Lockheed Martin and the U.S. Missile Defense Agency (MDA) conducted their sixth successful test in six attempts of the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) weapon system yesterday at the...
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Mar 18, 2009
Lockheed Martin's latest Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense (BMD) System with flight test-proven terminal intercept capability recently received full certification from the U.S. Navy. This newest...
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Mar 17, 2009
Lockheed Martin announced it has located its Altair program office in Houston, Texas, in its bid to provide support for the next-generation human lunar lander system for the National Aeronautics...
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Mar 17, 2009
Lockheed Martin Advanced Technology Laboratories (ATL) selected 10 employees to receive its highest award for superior performance in management, technology leadership, inventiveness, and support....
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Mar 12, 2009
In a changing operational landscape, there is an increased need for contractor partnerships to enhance military aircraft readiness, a Lockheed Martin official said today during a briefing at the...
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Mar 11, 2009
Lockheed Martin has received a six-year contract from the U.S. Navy to provide performance-based logistics support for the AN/UYQ-70 (Q-70) Advanced Display System. The contract provides Q-70...
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Mar 9, 2009
The Lockheed Martin team developing the next-generation Global Positioning System (GPS) spacecraft, known as GPS III, is progressing on-schedule, achieving key milestones in the Preliminary Design...
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Mar 6, 2009
Lockheed Martin today released its media briefing schedule for the Australian International Air Show 2009. All Lockheed Martin briefings will take place at the Air Show Conference Facilities at...
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Mar 5, 2009Corporation continues to support Internal Revenue Service modernization mission to better serve the taxpayer through integrated technology
Lockheed Martin announced today that it was awarded a three-year, $39-million Integrated Customer Communications Environment task order from the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to maintain, operate...
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Mar 4, 2009Award Recognizes Leadership in Technology and Innovation in Global Biometrics
Lockheed Martin has been named the Biometrics Systems Integrator "Company of the Year" by Frost and Sullivan, recognizing the Corporation's leadership in developing innovative biometrics solutions...
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Mar 4, 2009
Lockheed Martin awarded two employees the 2009 Chairman's Award, presented annually by Chairman, President and CEO Robert J. Stevens to employees who best exemplify the corporation's commitment to...
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Mar 3, 2009Contract to Provide Full-Scope Logistics Support to Special Ops Troops Worldwide
The U.S. Special Operations Command has awarded Lockheed Martin a 10-year, Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity contract potentially worth $5 billion to provide full-scope logistics support to...
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Mar 3, 2009
Lockheed Martin hosted the 2009 P-3 Orion Suppliers Conference Feb. 25-26 in Marietta, Ga. Representatives from the broad P-3 supplier base attended the two-day event, focusing on P-3 Orion...
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Feb 27, 2009
Lockheed Martin today delivered the third fully modernized C-5M Super Galaxy to the U.S. Air Force. Following a small send-off at the company's Marietta facility, the C-5M flew to Dover AFB, Del....
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Feb 26, 2009
In a single calendar year, the Lockheed Martin F-35 Lighting II program will complete all remaining System Development and Demonstration aircraft, deliver the first production-model F-35s to the...
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Feb 26, 2009
Lockheed Martin has partnered with Penn State University to develop innovative solutions for the energy sector. As part of the corporation's commitment to tackling critical national energy...
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Feb 26, 2009
Lockheed Martin debuted an advanced robotic exoskeleton designed to augment Soldiers' strength and endurance and prevent their premature fatigue. The Human Universal Load Carrier (HULC(TM))...
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Feb 26, 2009
Lockheed Martin successfully fired a U.S. Army Tactical Missile System (ATACMS) missile in a recent stockpile verification test at Fort Bliss, TX. The missile was fired from a High Mobility...
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Feb 26, 2009
Lockheed Martin recently received two contracts totaling $324 million for the C-5M Super Galaxy program. The first contract is for the Reliability Enhancement and Re-Engining Program (RERP). The...