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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Jun 24, 2003
Lockheed Martin and BAE SYSTEMS have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to explore partnership opportunities on missile defense programs in the United States, the United Kingdom and around...
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Jun 19, 2003
Lockheed Martin officials said today at the Paris Air Show that the company's solution to meet the U.S. Navy's requirement for a new maritime patrol aircraft also presents a low risk solution to...
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Jun 19, 2003
Lockheed Martin's F- 16 Fighting Falcon continues its historic evolution, honing its edge in meeting new operational requirements both in the defense marketplace and in combat, according to John...
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Jun 18, 2003
A new U.S. Navy enterprise personnel system developed by Lockheed Martin has now been installed at all 570 planned Navy ship and shore sites. The Navy Standard Integrated Personnel System (NSIPS)...
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Jun 18, 2003
Lockheed Martin and Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace (KDA) announced a $21 million contract today for production of the anti-submarine warfare control system for the Republic of Korea Navy's new...
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Jun 18, 2003Lockheed Martin-led Team Completes On-Orbit Checkout of Final Milstar II Satellite Ahead of Schedule
A U.S. Air Force/Lockheed Martin-led team has successfully accomplished an accelerated on-orbit checkout of the last Milstar II secure communications satellite and transferred full operational...
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Jun 17, 2003
Lockheed Martin's renowned Skunk Works officially marks its 60th Anniversary today. Once the informal name for the Lockheed organization led by Clarence L. "Kelly" Johnson that produced many of...
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Jun 17, 2003
Officials from the Republic of Korea Air Force (ROKAF), Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) and Lockheed Martin said today that the T-50 Golden Eagle development program is on track and the...
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Jun 17, 2003
Lockheed Martin's F-35 Joint Strike Fighter Program is extending technological frontiers and establishing new levels of international participation in a fighter aircraft program, the F-35 JSF's...
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Jun 17, 2003
Lockheed Martin officials said today at the Paris Air Show, that the company's C-130J Super Hercules, the world's most advanced airlifter, is delivering outstanding performance for operators...
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Jun 17, 2003
Lockheed Martin has been awarded an initial $67 million contract to continue production, delivery and installation of the MK 41 Vertical Launching System (VLS) for the U.S. Navy. The contract...
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Jun 17, 2003Iraqi War Shows Continued Importance of Air Dominance
Dain M. Hancock, president of Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Co., said lessons learned in the Iraq war are likely to drive aerospace technology development for the next several years, with the...
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Jun 17, 2003
Lockheed Martin Commercial Space Systems (LMCSS), a business unit of the Lockheed Martin Corporation , has been awarded a contract to build two A2100 geosynchronous satellites for SES ASTRA. The...
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Jun 11, 2003Realignment Focuses Mission-Critical System Expertise For Transportation, Security and Other Civil Agency Customers
Lockheed Martin announced today the formation of the Transportation and Security Solutions (TSS) business unit to address growing national priorities for safe and efficient travel and control of...
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Jun 11, 2003Lockheed Martin's LOSAT Successfully Fires Guided Missile During Engineering Development Flight Test
The Line-of-Sight Antitank (LOSAT) System, developed by Lockheed Martin , successfully completed Engineering Development Flight Test-1 (EDF-1) at White Sands Missile Range, N.M., yesterday. The...
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Jun 11, 2003
Lockheed Martin marked the completion of the fourth Aegis Weapon System for the Spanish Navy's F-100 Frigate program today with a pull-the-plug ceremony at its Moorestown facility. The system will...
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Jun 10, 2003
Lockheed Martin Corporation today filed a lawsuit against The Boeing Company and three of Boeing's former employees. The 23-count complaint, filed in the United States District Court for the...
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Jun 10, 2003
NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory has awarded a Lockheed Martin team one of three $6 million concept design study contracts for the Jupiter Icy Moons Orbiter (JIMO). JIMO would be the first outer...
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Jun 10, 2003
Lockheed Martin today updated its press-briefing schedule for the 2003 Paris Air Show. New additions are an F-35 Joint Strike Fighter international teaming agreement announcement and signing...
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Jun 6, 2003
The U.S. Navy today awarded a $267.5 million contract to Lockheed Martin to provide combat systems engineering, computer program development, and ship integration and test support to the Republic...
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Jun 3, 2003
Lockheed Martin today announced its support for the Southern California Association of Governments' (SCAG) efforts to ensure timely completion of the high speed magnetic levitation (Maglev)...
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Jun 3, 2003
The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has granted Lockheed Martin Corporation a patent for an innovative, three-axis flap control system that promises to revolutionize the steering...
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Jun 3, 2003
Lockheed Martin today released its press-briefing schedule for the 2003 Paris Air Show. Briefings will take place at the Lockheed Martin press center adjacent to the company's business chalet at...
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Jun 2, 2003
The Advanced Extremely High Frequency (AEHF) team of Lockheed Martin Space & Strategic Missiles, Sunnyvale, Calif. and Northrop Grumman Space Technology, Redondo Beach, Calif. has successfully...
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May 30, 2003
Lockheed Martin Corp. learned today that the Department of Justice elected to partially intervene in two qui tam lawsuits filed in the U.S. District Court in Paducah, Ky. These suits relate to...
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May 29, 2003Meets Milestones for High-Performance Configuration
Lockheed Martin's Atlas team has begun preparing the next Atlas V rocket for its scheduled launch of the Rainbow satellite in July. AV-003 is distinguished visually by a 5-meter diameter payload...
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May 28, 2003
Following the theme "The Future is Now," Lockheed Martin today showcased its newest radar capabilities to U.S. Navy officials, legislators and international customers. Lockheed Martin's Moorestown...
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May 27, 2003
Lockheed Martin is introducing a new web site dedicated exclusively to its Littoral Combat Ship team and proposed solution. The site provides an accurate and timely information source for the Navy...
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May 23, 2003
Lt. Gen. Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed al Nahyan, Chief of Staff of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) Armed Forces, and his delegation visited Lockheed Martin's Fort Worth plant on May 23 to review the...
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May 22, 2003
Lockheed Martin Commercial Space Systems (LMCSS) president Ted G. Gavrilis today announced the following organizational changes and related promotions, effective immediately: Rick Masoni,...
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May 22, 2003
Lockheed Martin has received a finalized contract from the U.S. Air Force valued at approximately $320 million to build 10 F-16s for the Chilean Air Force under the U.S. Foreign Military Sales...
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May 21, 2003
The T-50 Golden Eagle, an advanced supersonic trainer developed by Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) with the assistance of Lockheed Martin , has completed its 100th test flight. "The T-50...
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May 21, 2003
Building upon its "Best of Breed" teaming philosophy, the Lockheed Martin-led Littoral Combat Ship team is hosting an "Industry Day" to promote its open business model approach to this critical...
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May 20, 2003
General Electric and Lockheed Martin yesterday announced the official opening of GE's new International Technical Center of Excellence (GE ITCEC), marking a major milestone in the offset...
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May 20, 2003Support for Minority & Women-Owned Businesses Earns a Billion Dollar Roundtable Seat
Lockheed Martin Corp. was recently inducted into the Billion Dollar Roundtable (BDR), which honors U.S. corporations that grant more than $1 billion in contracts annually to minority and...
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May 19, 2003
BAE SYSTEMS Platform Solutions has delivered the first Vehicle-Management Computer (VMC) to F-35 Joint Strike Fighter team at Lockheed Martin . Also delivered was the Vehicle Management Computer...
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May 16, 2003
Lockheed Martin and Raytheon Company have formed NetFires LLC, a limited liability company to pursue missile and launcher development and production for the Non Line of Sight - Launch System...
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May 16, 2003System Will Handle Two Million Flights Annually
All flights in the greater Washington, D.C.-area are now being managed by an advanced air traffic control system developed by Lockheed Martin for the Federal Aviation Administration's (FAA) new...
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May 15, 2003Acquisition Will Enhance Position in C4ISR Industry
Lockheed Martin Corporation today announced that it has agreed to acquire ORINCON Corporation International, a privately held defense and information technology company. The transaction, subject...
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May 14, 2003
Spanish shipbuilder IZAR will bring its mission development expertise to the Sea Blade, Littoral Combat Ship solution under development by the Lockheed Martin-led team. LCS is a key element of the...
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May 14, 2003Canadian Firms Awarded First Major Training System Contract to Provide Key Software Tools for World's Most Advanced Air Combat Aircraft
Awards to two Canadian firms for the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter aircraft's Instructional System Development (ISD) tools signal a continued international presence on the Lockheed Martin-led team to...
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May 12, 2003
An innovative network "manager of managers" feature has just been added to a new web portal system installed by Lockheed Martin in the Pentagon for network operators and users. The Pentagon's...
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May 9, 2003
Lockheed Martin officials, along with officers from the United States and Italian Air Forces, participated in a rollout ceremony today at Hill Air Force Base, Utah, for the first of 34 F-16...
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May 8, 2003
The Lockheed Martin LCS Team is adding United States Marine Repair to its group of core teammates supporting the Sea Blade LCS solution. Using an open business model, the Lockheed Martin LCS Team...
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May 8, 2003IDIQ Contract to Train Passenger and Baggage Screeners as Well as Law Enforcement Officers
The Transportation Security Administration has awarded Lockheed Martin the Specialized Security Training contract. This Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract is a one-year...
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May 7, 2003
Lockheed Martin and Spectrum Astro today announced a partnership agreement to pursue the development of GPS III, the next generation global positioning satellite system. This team is intensely...
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May 7, 2003
Industry analyst firm IDC has listed Lockheed Martin Corporation among the 10 information technology firms who won the largest outsourcing contracts, in both number and dollar value, for the...
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May 5, 2003
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) recently recognized Lockheed Martin Space Operations' Science, Engineering, Analysis and Test (SEAT) Operation with its "Star Among Stars"...
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May 5, 2003
Bolstering an already strong and longstanding partnership with Penn State University, Lockheed Martin officials recently announced a five-year, $1.1 million commitment to help fund research and...
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May 2, 2003
Lockheed Martin will webcast live a presentation by Vance Coffman, Chairman and CEO, Lockheed Martin Corporation, at the Credit Suisse First Boston/Aviation Week Aerospace & Defense Finance...
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May 1, 2003
Crediting reduced costs from suppliers as a catalyst, the U.S. Air Force has exercised a contract option by awarding Lockheed Martin $117.6 million to add one F/A- 22 aircraft and associated...
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May 1, 2003
Lockheed Martin today announced that L-3 Communications has joined its team to develop the U.S. Army's next generation Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) system, known as the...
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May 1, 2003
A new software tool developed by Lockheed Martin for agencies responding to wildfires and other incidents has been declared operational by the National Wildfire Coordinating Group (NWCG). The...
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May 1, 2003Lockheed Martin Employee Receives Volunteer Award By Arts & Business Council of Greater Philadelphia
The Arts & Business Council of Greater Philadelphia will present Lockheed Martin employee Alberta McCulla with its Business On Call Volunteer of the Year award May 2 during the council's annual...
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May 1, 2003
Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Co. recognized its employee volunteer service today at a lunch honoring individuals volunteering 250 hours or more during a calendar year. A total of 121 awards were...
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Apr 30, 2003
Lockheed Martin Commercial Space Systems (LMCSS) has been awarded a contract by JSAT Corporation of Japan to build its latest geostationary telecommunications satellite. The satellite, designated...
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Apr 27, 2003
Lockheed Martin has reached a new labor agreement with District Lodge 776 of the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM), the largest union at its Fort Worth, Tex.,...
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Apr 25, 2003
Joseph W. Ralston has been elected to the Lockheed Martin Board of Directors. Ralston is a distinguished Air Force veteran and Vice Chairman of the Cohen Group. Stockholders approved the...
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Apr 25, 2003
The King of Prussia Chamber of Commerce recognized the Lockheed Martin Network of Volunteer Associates (NOVA) today for its service and outstanding support to the community. NOVA is the 2003...
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Apr 24, 2003
In a ceremony today attended by Rep. Dutch Ruppersberger (D-MD), Baltimore County officials and senior U.S. Navy leadership, Lockheed Martin received the Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA)...
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Apr 24, 2003
As the U.S. Air Force prepares to launch its third Global Positioning System (GPS) satellite this year, prime contractor Lockheed Martin has set a new record for operational checkout of the...
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Apr 24, 2003
Interactive learning in a fun and structured environment is how to describe Take Your Child to Work Day (TYCTWD) at Lockheed Martin Management & Data Systems (M&DS). The information technology...
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Apr 24, 2003
Lockheed Martin's board of directors today declared a regular quarterly dividend on the Corporation's common stock of 12 cents per share. The dividend is payable June 30, 2003 to holders of record...
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Apr 23, 2003
Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Co. received a contract from Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) on March 31 valued at approximately $160 million to manufacture components for eight additional F-2...
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Apr 23, 2003
Lockheed Martin will webcast live its Annual Meeting of Stockholders on Thursday, April 24, 2003 from 10:30 a.m. - 12:00 noon (ET). The live audio webcast and relevant charts will be available on...
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Apr 22, 2003
Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Co. in Palmdale has been recognized by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for dramatically reducing the use of hazardous materials in the F-35 Joint Strike...
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Apr 22, 2003* Lockheed Martin Reports First Quarter 2003 Net Sales of $7.1 Billion, An 18% Increase Over First Quarter 2002; Segment Operating Profit Up 23% Versus 2002
Lockheed Martin Corporation today reported first quarter 2003 earnings from continuing operations of $250 million, or $0.55 per diluted share, compared to $224 million, or $0.50 per diluted share...
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Apr 18, 2003
A successful Preliminary Design Review (PDR) has the Lockheed Martin F-35 Joint Strike Fighter team looking ahead to upcoming milestones while closing out a handful of remaining PDR issues. As...
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Apr 18, 2003
The Polish Minister of Economy, Labour and Social Policy and Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company, a business area of Lockheed Martin Corporation , today signed a Master Offset Agreement valued at...
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Apr 18, 2003
Lockheed Martin will webcast live its first quarter 2003 earnings conference call on Tuesday, April 22, 2003 from 11 a.m. to 12 p.m. (ET). Chris Kubasik, Senior Vice President & Chief Financial...
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Apr 17, 2003
Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Co. said today that it had made an attractive contract offer to the International Association of Machinists (IAM) union, District Lodge 776, located in Fort Worth, Tex....
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Apr 15, 2003
The Lockheed Martin LCS Team today unveiled Sea Blade, an Advanced Semi-Planing Seaframe, for the Navy's Littoral Combat Ship program. (Photo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20030415/PHTU025...
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Apr 13, 2003
Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Co., a business unit of Lockheed Martin Corporation [NYSE: LMT], is disappointed that the International Association of Machinists, District Lodge 776, rejected the...
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Apr 11, 2003
Lockheed Martin Corporation today announced the appointment of Daniel J. Crowley as president of the company's Information Systems business, effective May 15. Crowley succeeds John Hallal, who is...
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Apr 10, 2003
Lockheed Martin has submitted a proposal for the Taiwan Po Sheng program, which provides for the integration of Taiwanese air, ship, ground, and command and control assets using a joint command,...
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Apr 10, 2003Common ARTS IE Will Control Air Traffic at Historic Kitty Hawk Site
Lockheed Martin's small tower automation system has been selected by the Federal Aviation Administration to provide air traffic control support for the Centennial of Flight observance near Kitty...
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Apr 10, 2003
Lockheed Martin has been selected by engineering firm CH2M Hill, Inc. to manage information resources for the Department of Energy's environmental management project at the former Mound nuclear...
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Apr 9, 2003
Lockheed Martin successfully demonstrated the first live track with the first production SPY- 1F radar system, by detecting and tracking live air targets. The SPY-1F radar is the newest member of...
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Apr 8, 2003
Lockheed Martin and the U.S. Air Force joined forces to successfully place the Milstar II military communications satellite into orbit today. Titan IV B, the nation's most powerful launch vehicle,...
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Apr 7, 2003
The last in a series of 14 Defense Satellite Communications System (DSCS) spacecraft built by Lockheed Martin for the U.S. Air Force has been shipped to Cape Canaveral Air Station, Fla., where it...
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Apr 7, 2003
The U.S. Air Force has awarded Lockheed Martin a $20.3 million contract for the first production phase of the C-5 Avionics Modernization Program (AMP). The contract is for the procurement of eight...
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Apr 4, 2003
Lockheed Martin announced today that it has been awarded a $164 million, four-year contract for Japanese Foreign Military Sales Aegis weapon system engineering efforts. The contract is for the...
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Apr 3, 2003
The Aeronautica Militare Italiana (AMI, Italian Air Force), joined by Lockheed Martin , today commemorated the acceptance of its National Training Center (NTC) at Pisa Air Base, Italy. Lockheed...
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Apr 3, 2003
Lockheed Martin completed the first live shipboard testing of the new SPY-1D(V) radar system today, successfully detecting live air tracks. Successful testing of the first production SPY-1D(V)...
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Apr 3, 2003
The U.S. Air Force F-16 Combined Test Force at the Air Force Flight Test Center at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif., recently began flight testing the high-resolution ground- mapping capability of...
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Apr 2, 2003
Lockheed Martin has received a $96.4 million contract to commence Low-Rate Initial Production (LRIP) of the High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) for the U.S. Army and Marine Corps....
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Apr 2, 2003
A combined U.S. Air Force/Lockheed Martin-led team is ready to launch the last Milstar II satellite aboard a Titan IVB launch vehicle from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla., on Sunday, April...
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Apr 1, 2003
Lockheed Martin's Atlas V launch system team has been chosen by the U.S. Space Foundation to receive its annual Space Achievement Award. This year's award honors the U.S. Air Force EELV program...
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Mar 31, 2003
A Global Positioning System (GPS) satellite built by Lockheed Martin for the U.S. Air Force, was successfully launched today from Cape Canaveral. The satellite, designated GPS IIR-9, was the...
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Mar 31, 2003
Lockheed Martin and the crew of two of the Navy's newest Aegis-equipped destroyers, USS Shoup (DDG 86) and USS Preble (DDG 88), successfully completed fleet testing of the newest enhancement to...
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Mar 28, 2003
Lockheed Martin will webcast live a presentation by Linda R. Gooden, President, Lockheed Martin Information Technology, at Banc of America Securities Defense & Government IT Services Conference on...
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Mar 27, 2003
Lockheed Martin has received a $9.2 million contract from Harris Corporation to deliver transceivers for the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) program. The transceivers are a critical component of...
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Mar 25, 2003
Lockheed Martin Space Operations (LMSO) is a member of the winning team recently selected by NASA's Johnson Space Center (JSC) to provide astronaut-related medical support and operations, flight...
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Mar 19, 2003
The first production F-16 conformal fuel tanks (CFTs) recently were flown for the first time on newly produced Lockheed Martin F-16s. CFTs are two large external, pod-like fuel reservoirs attached...
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Mar 19, 2003
The U. S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has granted Lockheed Martin a patent for a new and innovative, near-zero erosion, net-molded ceramic rocket nozzle throat for solid rocket motors. The...
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Mar 17, 2003
Albert E. Smith, executive vice president, Lockheed Martin Space Systems Company, has named Stanton D. Sloane president of Management & Data Systems (M&DS). Sloane will replace Marcus C. Hansen,...
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Mar 14, 2003Will Result in More than $500 Million in Cost Savings
Lockheed Martin today received a contract, ultimately valued at $4B, for the multiyear acquisition of 60 C-130J aircraft for the U.S. Air Force and Marine Corps. The value covers a six year...
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Mar 14, 2003
The Lockheed Martin board of directors has nominated Joseph W. Ralston to its board. Mr. Ralston, a distinguished Air Force veteran, is Vice Chairman of the Cohen Group, a consulting business. The...
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Mar 12, 2003
Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Co.'s F-117 Nighthawk Stealth Fighter Program has been honored with the 2003 Shingo Prize for Excellence in Manufacturing. Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Co. is a business...
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Mar 12, 2003
A NASA Group Achievement Award has been presented to the Space Interferometry Mission (SIM) metrology beam launcher development team, a collaboration between the Lockheed Martin Space Systems...