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 11, 2008Media Advisory: STOVL STEALTH FIGHTER MAKES FIRST FLIGHT
The short takeoff/vertical landing (STOVL) Lockheed Martin F-35B Lightning II completed its first flight today at Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Co. in Fort Worth, Texas. The F-35B will provide a...
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Jun 11, 2008News conference, satellite feed today
The short takeoff/vertical landing (STOVL) Lockheed Martin F-35B Lightning II completed its first flight moments ago at Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Co. in Fort Worth, Texas. The F-35B will provide...
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Jun 11, 2008
With test pilot Graham Tomlinson at the controls, the short takeoff/vertical landing (STOVL) Lockheed Martin F-35B Lightning II streaked into blue Texas skies Wednesday, marking the first flight...
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Jun 11, 2008News conference, satellite feed today
The short takeoff/vertical landing (STOVL) Lockheed Martin F-35B Lightning II completed its first flight moments ago at Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Co. in Fort Worth, Texas. The F-35B will provide...
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Jun 11, 2008
Lockheed Martin announced today that it has successfully mated the spacecraft core structure and the payload module for the second Advanced Extremely High Frequency (AEHF) military communications...
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Jun 10, 2008Company to Upgrade Unit Level Command & Control Component
The U.S. Air Force Electronic System Center has selected Lockheed Martin to upgrade the U.S. Air Force flying unit command & control capability formerly under the Theater Battle Management Control...
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Jun 6, 2008
Ceremonies held at Holloman AFB, N.M., today marked the formal beginning of operations for the Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor with the United States Air Force's 49th Fighter Wing. "The F-22 is the...
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Jun 6, 2008
The United States government awarded Lockheed Martin an Undefinitized Contract Authorization (UCA) for the production of 24 Advanced F-16 Block 52 aircraft for Morocco, making the Kingdom of...
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Jun 5, 2008
Lockheed Martin's Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense (BMD) Weapon System successfully detected, tracked and intercepted a short-range unitary ballistic missile target in the terminal phase of its...
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Jun 4, 2008Freedom (LCS 1) Turbines The Largest Ever Installed On A U.S. Navy Ship
The nation's first Littoral Combat Ship, Freedom (LCS 1), has successfully completed another testing milestone with the "light off" of the new warship's twin gas turbine propulsion engines as it...
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Jun 3, 2008
The Lockheed Martin Space Systems Company, the NASA Ames Research Center in Mountain View, and a national and international team of co-investigators have been selected by NASA to undertake a $750...
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Jun 3, 2008Says Two-Way Transatlantic Collaboration Critical in Globalized World
Lockheed Martin Chairman, President and CEO Bob Stevens today told a European defense conference that protectionism has never been a substitute for competitive strength. Stevens said that...
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Jun 2, 2008
Lockheed Martin Corporation today announced that the conversion rate for its $1 billion principal amount of outstanding Floating Rate Convertible Senior Debentures due 2033 will be adjusted from...
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Jun 2, 2008
Ascent, a joint venture of Lockheed Martin and VT Group, has today signed the contract which will see it provide military flying training to the UK Armed Forces for the next 25 years. The initial...
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May 29, 2008
The shaft-driven lift fan propulsion system that will enable the Lockheed Martin F-35B Lightning II stealth fighter to perform short takeoffs and vertical landings (STOVL) operated for the first...
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May 29, 2008Lockheed Martin Team Demonstrates Engagement Management Algorithms for MDA's Multiple Kill Vehicle-L
Lockheed Martin announced today that it has achieved a key milestone for the U.S. Missile Defense Agency's Multiple Kill Vehicle-L (MKV-L) payload by successfully demonstrating engagement...
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May 28, 2008
The U.S. Army today activated the first battery of the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) Weapon System, developed by the U.S. Missile Defense Agency and produced by Lockheed Martin , in...
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May 28, 2008
The Japan Ground Self Defense Force recently exercised an option on an existing contract with Lockheed Martin and its trading partner Itochu, of Tokyo, for the delivery of two additional...
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May 27, 2008
Lockheed Martin announced today that it has successfully delivered the first of two major blocks of flight software designed to provide highly reliable command and control of the Space Based...
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May 27, 2008
Lockheed Martin successfully conducted the first SCALPEL(R) weapon system release in a recent flight test at the Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons Division China Lake test range in California. This...
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May 27, 2008New 360-Degree Radar Contracted By the U.S. Army Ready to Move into Production Phase
Lockheed Martin recently completed a successful Critical Design Review (CDR) for the Enhanced AN/TPQ-36 counter-fire target acquisition (EQ-36) radar. The completion of this final design step, on...
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May 25, 2008NASA Spacecraft will Study Water-Ice on the Northern Plans of Mars
NASA has a new spacecraft operating on the surface of Mars. This afternoon, the Phoenix Mars Lander, built by Lockheed Martin , navigated a dramatic blazing descent through the planet's...
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May 23, 2008Purchase will Strengthen Company's Military Logistics and Health Care Service Offerings
Lockheed Martin has completed its acquisition of Atlanta, Georgia based Eagle Group International, LLC. Eagle Group provides logistics, information technology, training and healthcare services to...
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May 23, 2008
As the Phoenix Mars Lander nears its final destination -- the planet Mars -- Lockheed Martin and NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory are in final preparations to land the spacecraft on the surface....
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May 22, 2008One Year $36.8 million Award May Reach $189 million Over Five Years
Lockheed Martin has been selected by the Space and Naval Warfare (SPAWAR) Systems Center - Charleston to provide information assurance technical support services for the Joint Medical Information...