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, 2018
The Qatar Emiri Air Force (QEAF) selected Lockheed Martin's (NYSE: LMT) Sniper® Advanced Targeting Pod (ATP) for its Rafale aircraft, marking continued growth and platform expansion for the...
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Jun 6, 2018First transformational 5th generation aircraft arrive for UK's Lightning Squadron
The United Kingdom has welcomed home its first four F-35B advanced fighter aircraft, which will be flown by the Royal Air Force and Royal Navy. With the aid of air-to-air refueling, the aircraft...
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Jun 6, 2018Hypersonic Conventional Strike Weapon system contract continues Lockheed Martin’s decades of experience investing in, developing and testing enabling technologies
HUNTSVILLE, Ala., June 6, 2018 – The U.S. Air Force awarded Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) a $928 million contract April 18 to develop a new missile that will travel more than five times faster...
May 31, 2018U. S. Navy to commission ship later this yearLittoral Combat Ship (LCS) 11, the future USS SIOUX CITY, completed Acceptance Trials in the waters of Lake Michigan. LCS 11 is the sixth Freedom-variant LCS designed and built by the Lockheed...
May 23, 2018Production Versions of the Missile Achieve Another Direct HitLockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) successfully fired two production representative Long Range Anti-Ship Missiles (LRASM) from a U.S. Air Force B-1B. In the event over the Sea Range at Point Mugu,...
May 23, 2018DENVER, CO, May 23, 2018 – United Rotorcraft, a division of Air Methods, and Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin company, today received a purchase order from the California Department of Forestry and...
May 21, 2018Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) recently put its fifth Advanced Extremely High Frequency (AEHF-5) satellite through its paces in realistic simulations of its future launch experience. The satellite...
May 18, 2018Combined Test Force proved ship/helicopter operational capability in Sea State 6 conditions PHOENIX, May 18, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- AHS International has recognized Canada's Department of National...
May 16, 2018CH-53K helicopter can lift three times the external load of its predecessorSikorsky, a Lockheed Martin company (NYSE: LMT), delivered the first CH-53 King Stallion helicopter to the U.S. Marine Corps (USMC) today. The aircraft is the first of an expected 200 helicopters...
May 15, 2018Archbald, Pa., May 15, 2018 – Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) received a $23.1 million contract award from the U.S. Navy for follow-on production of Enhanced Laser Guided Training Rounds (ELGTRs) to...
May 5, 2018NASA InSight Mars lander is the first spacecraft to study the interior structure - from crust to core - of the Red Planet.Today, Lockheed Martin Space continued its Mars heritage when the Interior Exploration using Seismic Investigations, Geodesy and Heat Transport (InSight) spacecraft launched at 4:05 a.m. PT aboard...
May 2, 2018SBIRS GEO Flight-4 Completes Baseline Constellation, Global CoverageThe U.S. Air Force's fourth Space Based Infrared System (SBIRS) satellite transmitted its first images back to Earth. The milestone, known as "first light," occurred in February when the SBIRS GEO...
May 1, 2018System will accelerate autonomous technology developmentDENVER, May 1, 2018 – Lockheed Martin’s (NYSE: LMT) modular unmanned vehicle control software, which can simultaneously control dozens of unmanned vehicles at one time, now has its first U.S....
May 1, 2018MARIETTA, Georgia, May 1, 2018 – Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) recently delivered the final two C-130J-30 Super Hercules airlifters assigned to the U.S. Air Force installation at Yokota Air Base,...
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Apr 30, 2018
The F-35 Joint Program Office has awarded the Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] industry team a $1.4 billion sustainment contract to support operations for the F-35 fleet around the globe. The annual...
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Apr 24, 2018- Net sales of $11.6 billion
Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) today reported first quarter 2018 net sales of $11.6 billion, compared to $11.2 billion in the first quarter of 2017. Net earnings in the first quarter of 2018 were...
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Apr 18, 2018• Inaugurates India’s first state-of-the-art metal-to-metal bonding facility • Announces increased indigenisation, pushing government’s “Make In India” agenda • Creation of job opportunities for skilled labour
HYDERABAD, India, April 18, 2018 – Tata Lockheed Martin Aerostructures Limited (TLMAL), a joint venture between Tata Advanced Systems Limited (TASL) and Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT), today...
Apr 18, 2018CH-53K delivers the lowest risk, best value platform that will exceed the customer's operational requirements for the next 50 yearsSikorsky, a Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) Company, announced its German industrialization plan for competing in the German Air Force "Schwerer Transporthubschrauber" (STH) Program with the world...
Apr 17, 2018Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) has submitted a competitive and fully compliant proposal for the U.S. Air Force's GPS III Follow On (GPS IIIF) program, which will add enhanced capabilities to the most...
Apr 12, 2018The F-35 program has accomplished the final developmental test flight of the System Development and Demonstration (SDD) phase of the program. "Completing F-35 SDD flight test is the culmination of...
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Apr 12, 2018Corporation's Innovative Technologies Also Win Three Edison Awards
Lockheed Martin Chairman, President and CEO Marillyn Hewson accepted the 2018 Edison Achievement Award at the annual Edison Awards gala last night. The Edison Awards Steering Committee selected...
Apr 10, 2018Next Generation Jammer Low Band will replace the AN/ALQ-99 Tactical Jamming System currently integrated on the E/A-18G GROWLER®Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) and Cobham (LSE: COB) are joining forces for the Next Generation Jammer Low Band (NGJ-LB) competition to replace the U.S. Navy's ALQ-99 tactical jamming system...
Apr 6, 2018Lockheed Martin's top executive hosted the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince, His Royal Highness Mohammed bin Salman, at the company's Sunnyvale, California site on April 5. Sunnyvale is home...
Apr 6, 2018Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) delivered the first HC-130J Combat King II combat search and rescue tanker to the California Air National Guard on April 5 at the company's site here. This HC-130J will...
Apr 4, 2018The Firehawk Aerial Firefighting Mission Package can be retrofitted to the region’s existing Black Hawk fleetsSANTIAGO, Chile, April 4, 2018 – Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin company (NYSE: LMT), today launched at FIDAE 2018 a two-month promotional tour of Chile, Ecuador, Colombia, Brazil, Argentina and...
Apr 3, 2018Regional Black Hawk operators can access Sikorsky’s services in Colombia at affordable ratesSANTIAGO, April 3, 2018 – Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin company (NYSE: LMT), is positioning its depot-level maintenance and pilot training facilities in Colombia for use by other Black Hawk...
Apr 3, 2018Continued production and new mission capabilities ensure the Black Hawk helicopter will remain operational around the world for decades2018 marks 30 years of operations for the Black Hawk helicopter in Latin America, since the Colombian Air Force took delivery of its first five UH-60A aircraft in 1988. Designed and manufactured...
Apr 3, 2018Supersonic commercial travel is on the horizon. Today NASA awarded Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) Skunk Works® a contract to design, build and flight test the Low-Boom Flight Demonstrator, an...
Mar 28, 2018Republic of Korea and U.S. government leaders celebrated the public debut or 'roll out' of the first Republic of Korea Air Force (ROKAF) F-35A Lightning II at the Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) Fort...
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Mar 28, 2018
Today U.S. and Polish officials formalized an agreement for Poland to purchase Lockheed Martin's (NYSE: LMT) Patriot Advanced Capability-3 (PAC-3) Missile Segment Enhancement (MSE) missiles and...
Mar 28, 2018King Stallion will demonstrate its flight capabilities and maneuverability at ILA Berlin Air ShowA CH-53K heavy lift helicopter built by Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin company (NYSE: LMT), arrived in Holzdorf, Germany, ahead of its international debut at the ILA Berlin Air Show next month. This...
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Mar 27, 2018
Lockheed Martin's (NYSE: LMT) Sikorsky line of business honored its top suppliers at a recent ceremony in West Palm Beach, Florida. Twenty-six suppliers were recognized March 15, including 19 that...
Mar 19, 2018LRASM Targets Early Operational CapabilityLockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) successfully tested a production-configuration Long Range Anti-Ship Missile (LRASM) from a U.S. Air Force B-1B bomber. During the test, a B-1B from the 337th Test...
Mar 15, 2018The U.S. Air Force awarded Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) a contract to provide comprehensive training support services for Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC), supporting schoolhouse...
Mar 12, 2018Delivery Marks a Significant Improvement to the Defence Capabilities of the Latvian National Armed ForcesLockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) recently completed a successful site acceptance test of a TPS-77 Multi-Role Radar (TPS-77 MRR) marking an on-time delivery of the first of three radars to the Ministry...
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Mar 8, 2018Alabama-based industry team will develop and build modified ballistic re-entry vehicles to test America's missile defense system
The Missile Defense Agency has awarded Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) an $80.6 million fixed-price contract for modified ballistic re-entry vehicles and separation modules for missile defense tests....
Mar 8, 2018Today MBDA Deutschland and Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) announced a new joint venture to pursue the next generation Integrated Air and Missile Defense System, "TLVS," for the German Bundeswehr. The...
Mar 7, 2018CH-53K helicopter can lift three times the external load of its predecessorThe Sikorsky CH-53K King Stallion completed an external lift of a 36,000-pound payload at the Sikorsky Development Flight Center, achieving a maximum weight on the single center point cargo hook....
Mar 6, 2018Two Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) PAC-3 Cost Reduction Initiative (CRI) interceptors successfully intercepted two tactical ballistic missile targets recently in a test at White Sands Missile Range,...
Mar 6, 2018The Cyber Solutions division developed a joint integrated cyber mission system prototype known as Henosis for the U.S. Air Force’s Unified Platform competitionCrystal city, Va., March 6, 2018 – The Cyber Solutions division of Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) announced its plans to compete for the U.S. Air Force’s Unified Platform contract by unveiling...
Mar 1, 2018NOAA Continues to Advance Current Weather Satellite Constellation with the Successful Launch of GOES-S SatelliteA satellite launched today will augment the GOES-16 weather satellite and provide broad coverage with powerful new weather monitoring technology for meteorologists to provide life and...
Mar 1, 2018NASA's latest mission to Mars took its first trip on its long journey to the Red Planet. On Feb. 28, Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) delivered NASA's InSight Mars lander to Vandenberg Air Force Base,...
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Mar 1, 2018
Lockheed Martin (NYSE:LMT) announced today that Jeff Babione has been named the vice president and general manager of Advanced Development Programs (ADP) – also known as Skunk Works® – succeeding
Mar 1, 2018HELIOS will be the first Department of Defense contract to field fully integrated laser weapon system with fixed price options for additional unitsThe U.S. Navy awarded Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) a $150 million contract, with options worth up to $942.8 million, for the development, manufacture and delivery of two high power laser weapon...
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Mar 1, 2018
BAE Systems awarded Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) a contract to equip the Royal Navy's new Type 26 Global Combat Ship with the MK 41 Vertical Launching System (VLS). The MK 41 VLS is the only system...
Feb 28, 2018Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin company (NYSE: LMT), today delivered the 300th S-92® helicopter. Era Group Inc. signed for the aircraft, configured for offshore oil worker transportation, in a...
Feb 28, 2018LAS VEGAS, Feb. 28, 2018 - Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin company (NYSE: LMT), has authorized Thai Aviation Services to operate as the first Sikorsky Customer Support Center in Thailand. The...
Feb 27, 2018Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin Company (NYSE: LMT), today honored the Los Angeles County Fire Department for its search and rescue efforts and superior helicopter maintenance while battling numerous...
Feb 27, 2018LAS VEGAS, Feb. 27, 2018 - Today, Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin company, signed to deliver one S-70i™ Black Hawk helicopter in a baseline configuration to the city of San Diego at the 2018...
Feb 20, 2018VCSi is based on 25 years of experience and 1.5 million flight hoursLockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) software has been simultaneously flying, on average, at least six unmanned aircraft during every hour of the last 25 years, completing missions as diverse as...