The first Lockheed Martin production VH-71 Presidential Helicopter has completed initial ground vibration testing on schedule at the end of January at the Navy's Presidential Helicopter Support...

Lockheed Martin's second short takeoff/vertical landing (STOVL) F-35B Lightning II accomplished its first flight on Wednesday, Feb. 25. The aircraft, known as BF-2, joins a conventional takeoff...

Lockheed Martin has been selected by the United Arab Emirates to provide 12 C-130J Super Hercules transport aircraft to modernize the country's tactical airlift fleet. The announcement was made at...

Lockheed Martin has been selected by the United Arab Emirates to provide 12 C-130J Super Hercules transport aircraft to modernize the country's tactical airlift fleet. The announcement was made by...

Lockheed Martin today unveiled its fourth operational Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV) prototype, a second variant of its Infantry Carrier Category B model, at the Association of the United...

Lockheed Martin will highlight the company's major programs at the 2009 Air Force Association Air Warfare Symposium, Feb. 26-27, at the Rosen Shingle Creek Hotel in Orlando, Fla. Presentations...

Lockheed Martin engineers and scientists received 30 prestigious awards at the 23rd annual Black Engineer of the Year Awards (BEYA) held in Baltimore, Md., on February 21. Lockheed Martin is a...

To commemorate National Engineers Week, Lockheed Martin engineers used ping pong balls and robots to challenge middle school students to embrace the sciences and mathematics and eventual careers...

More than 15 small, advanced technology businesses had the opportunity to share their innovative technologies directly with the U.S. Department of Defense today at Lockheed Martin's Old Town...

The Italian Ministry of Defense has confirmed that Lockheed Martin has met the industrial benefit requirement associated with Italy's acquisition of 22 C-130J aircraft five years ahead of...

A U.S. Air Force/Lockheed Martin team announced today that the Defense Satellite Communications System (DSCS) III constellation has surpassed 200 years of on-orbit operations, the longest total...

The U.S. Navy recently awarded Lockheed Martin a contract to upgrade the MK 92 Fire Control System on Turkey's G-class guided missile frigates. The system upgrade will support the introduction of...

The first U.S. Air Force Milstar communications satellite, built by a Lockheed Martin team, has achieved 15 years of on-orbit operations. Five years beyond its original design life, the satellite...

Lockheed Martin was awarded a $78.6 million contract from the U.S. Navy to produce the next evolution of hardware that will be incorporated into the Aegis Modernization and Aegis Ballistic Missile...

The U.S. Air Force has awarded the Lockheed Martin /Northrop Grumman Transformational Satellite Communications System (TSAT) Space Segment Team a $75-million, six- month extension to its Risk...

Lockheed Martin UK has announced that Stephen R. Ball will replace Chief Executive Ian Stopps who is retiring, as planned, from the company. Effective immediately, Ball will hold the position of...

Lockheed Martin today delivered the second of three fully modernized developmental test C-5M aircraft to the U.S. Air Force. Following a brief ceremony at the company's Marietta facility, Gen....

Lockheed Martin announced today that the second Advanced Extremely High Frequency (EHF) military communications satellite is now undergoing thermal vacuum testing at the company's Sunnyvale,...

BETHESDA, Md., February 6, 2009 -- Lockheed Martin today released its media briefing schedule for AERO INDIA 2009. All Lockheed Martin briefings will take place at the Aero India Media Center...

The NOAA-N Prime spacecraft, the final Polar Operational Environmental Satellite (POES), was launched successfully this morning at 2:22 a.m. PST from Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif. Lockheed Martin

Lockheed Martin has received a $31.3 million contract modification to provide additional M299 Launchers and related equipment to the U.S. Army. The M299 is used aboard a variety of platforms to...

Lockheed Martin has received contracts totaling $603 million from the U.S. Army Aviation & Missile Command for the Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System (GMLRS) and the High Mobility Artillery...

Lockheed Martin has been awarded a $35.8 million contract by the U.S. Navy to design and produce antenna buoy systems that will significantly expand the communications capabilities of submarines...

More than 80 students from Pescadero Middle School launched model rockets today as part of a new school-wide Rocketry Education Program. The program, designed to build enthusiasm for science,...

The U.S. Navy retired the last Lockheed Martin S-3 Viking from fleet service in ceremonies here this morning, closing out the aircraft's distinguished 35-year Naval career. Development of the S-3...

Lockheed Martin Advanced Technology Laboratories (ATL) achieved Maturity Level 3 on the Capability Maturity Model(R) Integration for Development. The CMMI model measures business process maturity...

The first Space-Based Infrared System (SBIRS) geosynchronous orbit (GEO-1) satellite, built by a Lockheed Martin team for the U.S. Air Force, has successfully completed a major test utilizing new...

Lockheed Martin is tapping into the creativity and imagination of Carnegie Mellon University's Entertainment Technology Center to accelerate the introduction of innovative technologies into new...

After a two-year, top to bottom renovation, the High Bay Facility of the Operations & Checkout (O&C) Building at NASA'S Kennedy Space Center (KSC) is now ready to begin preparations to build the...

Lockheed Martin and Ocean Power Technologies, Inc. (OPT) announced they have signed a letter of intent to collaborate in the development of a utility-scale wave power generation project in North...

Lockheed Martin's DisOPS situational awareness system helped the United States Park Police quickly share more accurate information and rapidly coordinate maneuvers during the presidential...

Lockheed Martin has completed the first F-35 Lightning II equipped with mission systems, a milestone that will lead to the first avionics testing on board an F-35 aircraft. The short...

A Lockheed Martin /Northrop Grumman team has achieved a key design milestone for a high-performance technology solution that will dramatically increase data transfer speeds in the U.S. Air Force's...

The Lockheed Martin Corporation Board of Directors today declared a regular quarterly dividend on the Corporation's common stock of 57 cents per-share. The dividend is payable March 27, 2009 to...

Lockheed Martin Corporation today reported fourth quarter 2008 net earnings of $823 million ($2.05 per diluted share), compared to $799 million ($1.89 per diluted share) in 2007. Net sales were...

The NOAA-N Prime spacecraft, a Polar Operational Environmental Satellite (POES), is being prepared for launch from Vandenberg Air Force Base aboard a United Launch Alliance Delta 2 rocket on...

Lockheed Martin will webcast live its Fourth Quarter and Year-end Earnings Conference Call on Thursday, January 22, 2009 at 3:00 p.m. EST. Bob Stevens, Chairman, President and Chief Executive...

Lockheed Martin recently received a $6.3 million contract modification from the U.S. Navy's Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) to provide engineering support services for MK 41 Vertical Launching...

The VH-71 presidential helicopter program set another milestone with the maiden flight of the third pilot production helicopter today. This is the seventh presidential helicopter built for the...

On Jan. 14, NASA's Stardust-NExT spacecraft will fly by Earth during a gravity assist maneuver that will increase its velocity and sling shot the spacecraft into an orbit to meet up with comet...

Lockheed Martin announced today that the first Space-Based Infrared System (SBIRS) geosynchronous orbit (GEO-1) satellite has entered a major test phase with the latest version of flight software...

The first Lockheed Martin pilot production VH-71 presidential helicopter to begin the integration and final production process arrived at the company's Owego, NY, facility today. Six of nine...

Lockheed Martin Corporation has completed its acquisition of Universal Systems & Technology, Inc. (UNITECH). UNITECH provides interactive training and simulation, homeland security, and technical...

Lockheed Martin has been awarded an indefinite-delivery-indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) contract to provide non-guard security support services to the Commander, Naval Installations Command (CNIC). The...

The U.S. Department of Defense Biometrics Task Force (BTF) has named Lockheed Martin an industry leader capable of being awarded task orders under the Biometrics Operations and Support Services -...

Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] was awarded a $15 million firm-fixed-price contract as part of the U.S. Navy's Modernization Program for the DDG 51 Arleigh Burke-class destroyers. The contract -- for...

Lockheed Martin-developed missile defense system elements led global ballistic missile defense efforts in 2008 with five successful target intercepts, including two international intercepts, and...

Lockheed Martin and the U.S. Coast Guard exercised contract options valued at $13.25 million to install mission systems aboard two additional HC-130J aircraft. Once delivered, these aircraft will...

Lockheed Martin Corporation has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Universal Systems & Technology, Inc. (UNITECH). UNITECH provides interactive training and simulation, homeland...

Lockheed Martin has received contracts totaling $774 million from the U.S. Army Aviation and Missile Command for hardware and services associated with the combat-proven Patriot Advanced...

Lockheed Martin rolled out the first weight-optimized conventional takeoff and landing (CTOL) variant of the F-35 Lightning II fighter on Dec. 19. The new F-35A, called AF-1, joins three...

Lockheed Martin has invested more than $40 million since 2001 in capital improvements to increase energy efficiency and lower emissions from its business operations. As a result, Lockheed Martin...

The Lockheed Martin -led team developing the U.S. Air Force's Space-Based Infrared System (SBIRS) has achieved major milestones on the second geosynchronous orbit (GEO-2) spacecraft with the...

Lockheed Martin's 94th Aegis System entered active service today under the flag of the fifth nation to join the worldwide Aegis fleet - the Republic of Korea (ROK). DDG 991, Sejong the Great, the...

Lockheed Martin's second F-35 Lightning II ground-test aircraft rolled out on Wednesday at the company's Fort Worth plant, where it will be fully instrumented before being shipped to the United...

Patrick M. Dewar has been named Lockheed Martin Vice President, Corporate International Business Development, with responsibility for new business capture and strategy outside the United States,...

Lockheed Martin and Thales Alenia Space of Italy announced today they are forming a strategic partnership to jointly develop and deliver a new family of space-based remote sensing systems for...

Lockheed Martin named Merchantville resident Gregory W. Barnett a Lockheed Martin Fellow. The distinction honors technologists that have demonstrated technical excellence, supported achievement of...

Lockheed Martin received a $147.5 million contract to provide the U.S. Coast Guard three HC-144A Ocean Sentry aircraft and five Mission System Pallets (MSPs). Once delivered, the new aircraft will...

Lockheed Martin has been selected to develop capabilities in support of the U.S. Air Force Space and Missile Systems Center's Space Situation Awareness mission. The contract is valued at $20...

Lockheed Martin has been awarded a contract by the Broadcasting Satellite System Corporation (B-SAT) and SKY Perfect JSAT Corporation (SKY Perfect JSAT) of Japan to build their next geostationary...

The first Space Based Infrared System (SBIRS) Highly Elliptical Orbit (HEO-1) payload and ground system, built by a Lockheed Martin team, has been certified for operations by U.S. Strategic...

The U.S. Air Force's Defense Satellite Communications System (DSCS) B10 satellite, built by Lockheed Martin , has achieved 15 years of on-orbit operations, far exceeding its original 10 year...

Lockheed Martin has developed and is fielding a game-changing distributed technology that significantly improves situational awareness for dismounted Warfighters. Called DisOPS, the tool suite...

Lockheed Martin's F-22 Raptor was recognized as the winner of the Contractor-Military Collaboration Of The Year award for F-22 Sustainment at an awards ceremony Dec. 3 at the Defense Logistics...

Lockheed Martin has delivered faster mission rehearsal preparation to the U.S. Navy as a result of a recent upgrade to its TOPSCENE(R) mission rehearsal system. The improvement has significantly...

Lockheed Martin today delivered the first fully modernized C-5M Super Galaxy to the U.S. Air Force at Warner Robins Air Logistics Center, Robins AFB, Ga. The aircraft is the first of three...

Lockheed Martin and the U.S. Navy have received a Top 5 Department of Defense Program Award for their collaborative effort to integrate the Link 16 tactical data link system into the Navy's new...

Lockheed Martin and the U.S. Air Force Test Pilot School at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif., have successfully demonstrated an autonomous landing of the F-16 Fighting Falcon, marking the first time...

Lockheed Martin's Cooperative Avionics Test Bed, or "CATBird," has begun in-flight integration and verification of the F-35 Lightning II mission systems suite, launching another stage of risk...

Lockheed Martin announced today that its team successfully conducted a free-flight hover test of the U.S. Missile Defense Agency's Multiple Kill Vehicle-L. Conducted Dec. 2 at the National Hover...

The VH-71 presidential helicopter replacement program marked another milestone last Saturday with the maiden flight of the second VH-71 production aircraft. The aircraft is scheduled to arrive at...

Lockheed Martin has been awarded a $16.9 million contract to begin modernization of the final portion of the U.S. Army's Apache helicopter Modernized Target Acquisition Designation Sight (M-TADS)...

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) announced today it has selected Lockheed Martin for award of a contract to build the next-generation Geostationary Operational...

The first production VH-71 presidential replacement helicopter has arrived at Naval Air Station Patuxent River by U.S. Air Force C-17 cargo plane from helicopter manufacturer AgustaWestland. The...

Lockheed Martin broke ground today for a solar power testbed to support its entry into the utility-scale renewable power generation market. The Solar System Test and Engineering Site (SolSTES)...

Lockheed Martin announced today that the U.S. Missile Defense Agency's Airborne Laser (ABL) team has successfully fired the High Energy Laser through the Lockheed Martin-developed Beam...

Lockheed Martin has teamed with ITT Corporation, of Morgan Hill, CA, to compete for the U.S. Navy's Surface Electronic Warfare Improvement Program Block 2 Upgrade (SEWIP BLK 2). This program will...

Lockheed Martin is one of two companies awarded a contract by the U.S. Navy's Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center Pacific (SPAWAR Systems Center Pacific) to provide installation and engineering...

Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] has attained full function capability in all the systems integration laboratories that support the VH-71 presidential helicopter program, after completing the Master...

Lockheed Martin Corporation has been selected by the U.S. Navy for a firm fixed price, indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity contract to provide Consolidated Automated Support System (CASS)...

Norwegian Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg has formally recommended to his country's Parliament that Lockheed Martin's F-35 Lightning II be selected to fulfill Norway's future air-combat capability...

Lockheed Martin has received a $156 million contract to provide the P-3 Aircraft Service Life Extension Program (ASLEP) for the Canadian Forces' CP-140 aircraft fleet. Under this contract, 10...

Two Lockheed Martin Corporation programs, the F-35 Lightning II Fighter and TSAT Mission Operations System (TMOS), were recently awarded 2008 AVIATION WEEK Program Excellence Awards. The awards...

The Lockheed Martin F-35 Joint Strike Fighter flew supersonic for the first time yesterday, achieving another milestone. The aircraft accelerated to Mach 1.05, or about 680 miles per hour. (Photo:...

U.S. Navy Strategic Systems Programs and Lockheed Martin today formally opened an electronics facility for the Fleet Ballistic Missile (FBM) program at Naval Submarine Base Kings Bay, Ga. Part of...

The first Space Based Infrared System (SBIRS) Highly Elliptical Orbit (HEO-1) payload and ground system, built by a Lockheed Martin team, has been accepted for operations by the U.S Air Force....

Lockheed Martin Corporation will webcast live a presentation by Bruce Tanner, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer and Ralph Heath, Executive Vice President Aeronautics Company at...

Lockheed Martin delivered the first of four C-130Js to the Royal Norwegian Air Force at a ceremony today with U.S. and Norwegian officials at the company's Marietta, Ga, facility. "As the first...

NASA has announced that a team led by Lockheed Martin was selected to perform the Facilities Development and Operations Contract (FDOC) at the Johnson Space Center. The contract is scheduled to...

The nation's first Littoral Combat Ship -- USS Freedom (LCS 1) -- was commissioned by the U.S. Navy in Milwaukee, WI today, officially placing the Lockheed Martin -designed and constructed vessel...

The Defense Meteorological Satellite Program (DMSP) Flight 16 (F16) Block 5D-3 spacecraft, built by Lockheed Martin , has surpassed five years of on-orbit operations and continues to provide...

Lockheed Martin announced that the corporation received a Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA) to continue providing litigation support services to the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission...

Robert F. Weiss has been named executive vice president of Global Sustainment at Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Co., where he is responsible for ensuring lifetime support and logistical services for...

The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has purchased a WindTracer(R) lidar system from Lockheed Martin , which is being tested at the Las Vegas McCarran International Airport. The system...

The Lockheed Martin team developing the next-generation Global Positioning System (GPS) spacecraft, known as GPS III, has successfully completed on-schedule an Integrated Baseline Review (IBR)...

Lockheed Martin has received a $147 million contract from the U.S. Air Force for additional Sniper(R) Advanced Targeting Pods (ATPs). The Sniper ATP provides critical long-range, positive...

Lockheed Martin announced that it was among five companies selected by the U.S. Department of Education to provide development services for the Office of Federal Student Aid (FSA). The FSA...

The U.S. Army and U.S. Marine Corps today selected Lockheed Martin as one of three companies to continue development on the Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV) program. Lockheed Martin Systems...

The U.S. Air Force has awarded Lockheed Martin a $30 million contract for the development phase of the Self-Awareness Space Situational Awareness (SASSA) technology demonstration program. Under...