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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Mar 9, 2016MUOS-5 is third satellite to launch in 16 months for U.S. Navy's Smart Phone-Like Network
The U.S. Navy and Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) delivered the fifth Mobile User Objective System (MUOS) satellite to Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida, on March 3, prior to its expected May...
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Mar 8, 2016
Lockheed Martin's Aeronautics business area announced a voluntary layoff program that is targeted to reduce employment by approximately 1,000 positions at locations in the United States. The...
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Mar 2, 2016
Sikorsky recognized the County of Los Angeles Fire Department today with Sikorsky Rescue Awards for five crew members involved with lifesaving efforts. Sikorsky President Dan Schultz presented the...
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Feb 25, 2016
Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) recently received a $7.9 million Foreign Military Sales contract from the U.S. Air Force to support additional integration of the Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile...
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Feb 25, 2016
Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) has delivered the 200th Electro-Optical Targeting System (EOTS) for the F-35 Lightning II. All 200 systems have been delivered on time or ahead of schedule for aircraft...
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Feb 22, 2016
Romania will gain greater situational awareness with two new TPS-77 radars under a contract agreement with Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT). Like all next-generation radars made by Lockheed Martin, the...
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Feb 17, 2016
What: Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) is hosting one briefing at the 2016 AFA Air Warfare symposium to discuss the current status of the F-35 Program. Who: Jeff Babione, Executive Vice President and...
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Feb 16, 2016
Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin company (NYSE: LMT), has appointed UI Helicopter Co., Ltd to become a Sikorsky-authorized Customer Support Center in the Republic of Korea. Based in Yesan, 100 km south...
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Feb 11, 2016Lowest risk, on time choice for U.S. Air Force pilot training requirements
Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) announced today that it will offer the T-50A in the U.S. Air Force's Advanced Pilot Training (APT) competition. The T-50A was developed jointly by Lockheed Martin and...
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Feb 10, 2016The news release below was first distributed by the Joint Strike Fighter Joint Program Office Feb. 10, 2016
F-35 Lightning II aircraft operating at 12 different locations worldwide surpassed the 50,000 flight hour mark this month. The first flight hour was achieved by an F-35B aircraft, BF-1, June 1,...
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Feb 3, 2016First GPS III Satellite Completes Operational Testing in Simulated Harsh Space Environment
Engineers at Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) recently proved their design for the world's most powerful Global Positioning System (GPS) satellite can operate in and withstand the harsh conditions it...
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Jan 28, 2016
Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) has been appointed by NATS to support the UK air traffic management company's technology transformation programme over the coming years as their systems integration...
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Jan 26, 2016-- Net sales of $12.9 billion in the fourth quarter and $46.1 billion in 2015
Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) today reported fourth quarter 2015 net sales of $12.9 billion, compared to $12.5 billion in the fourth quarter of 2014. Net earnings in the fourth quarter of 2015 were...
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Jan 11, 2016Baseline 9.C1 Provides Advanced Integrated Air and Missile Defense
The U.S. Navy and Missile Defense Agency (MDA) certified the latest evolution of the Aegis Combat System – called Baseline 9.C1 – for the U.S. destroyer fleet. The Aegis baseline, built by...
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Jan 11, 2016
Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) and Israeli Ministry of Defense officials commemorated the beginning of the first F-35A "Adir" (meaning "mighty one" in Hebrew) manufactured for Israel here Jan. 7. The...
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Jan 7, 2016
The U.S. Army awarded Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) a $54.3 million contract in December 2015 to upgrade the Modernized Target Acquisition Designation Sight/Pilot Night Vision Sensor (M-TADS/PNVS)...
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Jan 4, 2016
The Missile Defense Agency awarded Lockheed Martin (NYSE:LMT) a $528 million contract in December 2015 for production and delivery of interceptors for the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense...
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Dec 31, 2015
Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) will deliver 78 C-130J Super Hercules to the U.S. government through a C-130J Multiyear II contract, which was announced by the U.S. government on Dec. 30, 2015....
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Dec 17, 2015Next Mission to Mars Working Toward a March Launch
NASA's latest mission to Mars took its next step on its long journey to the Red Planet. On Dec. 16, Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) delivered NASA's InSight spacecraft to Vandenberg Air Force Base,...
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Dec 16, 2015
Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) has received a $302.2 million contract from the U.S. Air Force for continued production of the Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile (JASSM®) and its Extended Range...
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Dec 14, 2015Domestic and International Orders
The United States and allied military forces will upgrade their missile defense capabilities under a new $1.1 billion contract for production and delivery of Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT]-built...
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Dec 11, 2015
Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) delivered the 2,500th C-130 Hercules from its production line here today. This landmark Hercules is an HC-130J Combat King II personnel recovery aircraft assigned to...
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Dec 10, 2015
In the first live fire intercept test of Aegis Ashore, Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT], the U.S. Navy and the Missile Defense Agency successfully destroyed a ballistic missile target at the Pacific...
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Dec 10, 2015
A Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) PAC-3 Missile Segment Enhancement (PAC-3 MSE) missile successfully engaged and intercepted a tactical ballistic missile target today at White Sands Missile Range, New...
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Dec 8, 2015Lockheed Martin, Pilatus Aircraft and Hawker Pacific Contracted to Deliver AIR 5428 Pilot Training System
The Australian Department of Defence has awarded the AIR 5428 Pilot Training System contract to Lockheed Martin-led Team 21 to train the next generation of Australian Defence Force pilots. The...
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Dec 2, 2015Unmanned K-MAX helicopter, Stalker XE small unmanned aircraft system (UAS), and UAS Traffic Management (UTM) systems work together to extinguish fire
Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) demonstrated its ability to integrate unmanned aircraft system (UAS) operations into the National Airspace System (NAS) using its prototype UAS Traffic Management (UTM)...
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Dec 2, 2015Team 21, led by Lockheed Martin, delivers the integrated, performance-based flying training system
Through the Republic of Singapore Air Force (RSAF) Basic Wings Course (BWC) program, Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) and teammates Pilatus Aircraft and Hawker Pacific have delivered 50,000 flying...
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Dec 1, 2015New ground site to improve space situational awareness for commercial and government operators
Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) and Electro Optic Systems Pty Ltd (ASX: EOS) have broken ground on a new space object tracking facility in Australia that aims to provide commercial and government...
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Dec 1, 2015Pilots Rehearse and Refine Advanced Tactics in Linked Simulators
As the U.S. Air Force prepares for initial F-35 Lightning II operations, pilots at Hill Air Force Base are rehearsing missions with new simulators delivered by Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT). Pilots...
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Nov 24, 2015
A Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) PAC-3 Missile successfully intercepted an incoming target on Thursday, Nov. 19, as part of a U.S. Army-led missile defense flight test at White Sands Missile Range,...
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Nov 19, 2015Custom USS Milwaukee-themed bike to be auctioned off to benefit military families
To commemorate the commissioning of the USS Milwaukee, our nation's fifth Littoral Combat Ship (LCS), Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) has collaborated with Harley-Davidson on a one-of-a-kind...
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Nov 17, 2015
The Federal Aviation Administration (Seattle Aircraft Certification Office) recently approved Lockheed Martin's (NYSE: LMT) project specific certification plan for the Hybrid Airship. Given that...
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Nov 11, 2015Award recognizes successful program management on F-16 Auto GCAS program
The Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) F-16 Auto Ground Collision Avoidance System (Auto GCAS) team was presented a 2015 Aviation Week Program Excellence Award for its role in managing part of the F-16...
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Nov 9, 2015Upgrades enhance data security and sustainability for more than one billion daily users
Security upgrades developed by Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) for the current ground control system of the U.S. Air Force's Global Positioning System (GPS), are now fully operational to safeguard...
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Nov 9, 2015
Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) received a $262.8 million contract from the U.S. Air Force for sustainment of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia's F-15 sensor suite. The sensor suite includes Sniper®...
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Nov 4, 2015
Stratford, Connecticut - Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation announced today the successful completion of the VH-92A Presidential Helicopter Replacement Program Preliminary Design Review (PDR),...
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Nov 3, 2015Data will help identify a definitive, safe extended flight hour limit for Block 40-52 F-16s
Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) completed more than 27,000 hours of simulated flight time on an F-16C Block 50 aircraft and is now analyzing the data to determine the durability of the aircraft beyond...
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Nov 2, 2015
The F-35A Lightning II completed the first three airborne gunfire bursts from its internal Gun Airborne Unit (GAU)-22/A 25mm Gatling gun system during a California test flight, Oct. 30. This...
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Nov 2, 2015Aegis, THAAD, C2BMC Integrated for Successful Test
Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT), U.S. Army, U.S. Navy, U.S. Air Force, and the Missile Defense Agency successfully conducted a multifaceted operational test of the ballistic missile defense system...
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Oct 29, 2015
Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) announced today that Jeff Babione has been named the executive vice president and general manager of the F-35 Program, effective January 1, 2016. Babione succeeds...
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Oct 28, 2015
Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) received a $76 million contract from the U.S. Air Force for follow-on production of Paveway II Plus Laser Guided Bomb (LGB) kits. The contract represents the majority...
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Oct 27, 2015
West Palm Beach, Florida - Sikorsky Aircraft Corp., a subsidiary of United Technologies Corp. (NYSE:UTX), today announced the successful first flight of the U.S. Marine Corps’ CH-53K King...
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Oct 26, 2015Missile Defense Agency Long Range Discrimination Radar Program Designed to Protect U.S. from Ballistic Missile Threats
The Missile Defense Agency (MDA) awarded a team, led by Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT), a contract to develop, build and test the Long Range Discrimination Radar (LRDR). The radar system will support...
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Oct 22, 2015Aircraft to enter testing series prior to Royal Danish Air Force acceptance
The U.S. Navy accepted the first MH-60R helicopter slated for Denmark from Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) in a ceremony today at the Lockheed Martin facility in Owego, New York. "We are excited to...
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Oct 22, 2015U.S. Air Force Awards Lockheed Martin New Contracts for Sensor-Enhanced Sniper Pods and Upgrade Kits
Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) received $176.1 million in contracts from the U.S. Air Force for Sniper Advanced Targeting Pod-Sensor Enhancement (ATP-SE) production and upgrade kits that will convert...
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Oct 20, 2015First F-16V with advanced AESA radar takes to the skies over Fort Worth
Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) successfully completed the maiden flight of the F-16V, the latest and most advanced F-16 on the market today. The October 16 flight marks the first time an F-16 has...
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Oct 19, 2015
LONG BEACH, California - Sikorsky Aircraft Corp. announced today it has delivered two S-76D™ helicopters for air medical transportation to Arkansas Children’s Hospital. The announcement was...
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Oct 19, 2015
Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) is upgrading the battle command system that directs flying operations for all airborne assets of the U.S. Air Force, Navy and Marine Corps, including fighters, bombers,...
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Oct 15, 2015Nearly 60 Flight Tests Completed
Because enemy aircraft and missiles can come from anywhere, a laser weapon system on a military aircraft will need to be able to fire in any direction. However, the laws of physics say that a...
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Oct 15, 2015This contract represents the largest JASSM-ER order to date
Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) has received a $305.4 million contract from the U.S. Air Force for continued production of the Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile (JASSM) and its Extended Range (ER)...

