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 10, 2026
TROY, Ala., March 10, 2026 – Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) signed an incentive agreement with the state of Alabama to support its production facility in Pike County. The agreement will create new...
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Dec 10, 2025
New 88,000-square foot facility represents a major investment in ability to produce revolutionary capability at scale and to meet the need for rapid delivery. COURTLAND, Ala., Dec. 10, 2025...
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Aug 21, 2025
Orlando, Fla., August 21, 2025 – The U.S. Army has awarded Lockheed Martin a $720 million contract for the production of Joint Air-to-Ground Missiles (JAGM) and HELLFIRE missiles, marking the...
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Jan 29, 2025Supplying the U.S. and Allies Combat-Proven Missile Defense
Troy, Ala., Jan. 29, 2025 – Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) has delivered the 900th Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) interceptor to the Missile Defense Agency (MDA). The THAAD Weapon...
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Apr 1, 2024
Orlando, Fla., April 1, 2024 – The U.S. Army awarded Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) a follow-on production contract for Joint-Air-to-Ground Missiles (JAGM) and HELLFIRE missiles with a Program Year...
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Dec 7, 2023Production Remains on Schedule Amid Surge in Demand for IAMD Capabilities
Troy, Ala., Dec. 7, 2023 – Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) has delivered the 800th Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) interceptor to the Missile Defense Agency (MDA). THAAD is a highly...
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Dec 5, 2023
CHINA LAKE, Calif. (Dec. 5, 2023) – Lockheed Martin successfully conducted a JAGM-MR guided flight test on Dec. 2, 2023, at China Lake Test Range in California. The successful flight test...
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Nov 30, 2023Full rate production of 45 new rescue helicopter airframes underway
TROY, Ala., Nov. 30, 2023 — Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin company (NYSE:LMT), delivered the first of 45 replacement MH-60T Jayhawk helicopter airframes to the U.S. Coast Guard, launching a 10-year...
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Apr 3, 2023
Orlando, Fla. (April 3, 2023) – The U.S. Army awarded Lockheed Martin a multiple-year production contract for Joint-Air-to-Ground Missiles (JAGM) and HELLFIRE missiles with a Program Year 1...
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Oct 11, 2021First Sentinel A4 Radar Comes Off the Line & Achieves Major Milestones While Remaining Ahead of Schedule
SYRACUSE, NY, Oct. 11, 2021 - The U.S. Army Sentinel A4 Program Office provided an accelerated contract award to Lockheed Martin (NYSE:LMT) to begin production for five additional radar systems ...
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Nov 8, 2019USAF Thunderbirds Headline Event
Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) announces a Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) weapon system and C-5M Super Galaxy aircraft will be on display for the first-ever Lockheed Martin Space and Air...
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May 16, 2019225,000-square foot building addresses U.S. government's JASSM® inventory increase
U.S. Air Force and local Alabama officials joined Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) executives today to break ground on the company's new strike systems production facility in Troy. The planned...
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Feb 6, 2018
Lockheed Martin's (NYSE: LMT) Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile (JASSM) – Extended Range (ER) achieved full operational capability on the F-15E Strike Eagle, flown by the U.S. and allied...
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Sep 26, 2017Gift Supports TROY for Troops Program, Benefits Children of Fallen Soldiers
TROY, Ala., Sept. 26, 2017 – Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) donated $15,000 to Troy University’s TROY for Troops scholarship during the school’s military appreciation football game Sept. 23....
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Sep 14, 2017Alabama and Lockheed Martin Officials Cut the Ribbon on the AIDT Advanced Manufacturing & Technology Center
TROY, Ala., Sept. 14, 2017 – Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) celebrated the opening of a new onsite training facility today with a ribbon-cutting ceremony at the company’s Pike County Operations...
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Jun 1, 2017
Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) received a $413.8 million contract from the U.S. Air Force for Lot 15 production of the Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile (JASSM)-Extended Range (ER) version. The...
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May 3, 2017
Lockheed Martin's (NYSE:LMT) Aeronautics business recently designated 27 small and large businesses as top-performing suppliers for 2016, representing the top 2 percent of a supply base of 1,400...
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Mar 8, 2017
Lockheed Martin's (NYSE: LMT) Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile (JASSM) completed two product verification flight tests at White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico. Focused on demonstrating the...
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Sep 6, 2016
Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) recently delivered the 2,000th Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile (JASSM®) to the U.S. Air Force. Completed under the 12th production lot, the 2,000th missile is a...
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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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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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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)...
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Jul 9, 2015
Lockheed Martin [NYSE:LMT] delivered the 100th interceptor for the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) system in a recent ceremony at the company's Troy, Alabama, facility. THAAD is a key...
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Dec 15, 2014
The U.S. Air Force has approved full rate production for Lockheed Martin's (NYSE: LMT) Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile – Extended Range (JASSM-ER). JASSM-ER successfully completed U.S. Air...
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Feb 27, 2014
Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] broke ground today for its Pike County Operations' Long Range Strike Systems cruise missile production annex in Troy, Ala. The planned 62,000 square-foot annex will...
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Jan 13, 2014
Lockheed Martin's (NYSE: LMT) Archbald, Pa., facility was selected as one of IndustryWeek magazine's "Best Plants" for 2013. Each year, IndustryWeek's Best Plants program recognizes facilities on...
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Jan 10, 2014
Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] received a $13.3 million Foreign Military Sales contract in November from the U.S. Air Force to support additional integration of the Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff...
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Jan 9, 2014
Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) received two production contracts on Dec. 19 totaling $449 million from the U.S. Air Force for continued production of the Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile (JASSM)...
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Sep 23, 2013
Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] received an $18 million contract from the National Warhead and Energetic Consortium to transition the Long Range Land Attack Projectile (LRLAP) to production. The...
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Sep 23, 2013Includes Interceptors for the U.S and the UAE
Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] received a production contract totaling $3.9 billion to produce elements of the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) Weapons System for the Missile Defense...
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Jun 10, 2013
Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] received a $34.2 million Foreign Military Sales contract from the U.S. Air Force to support additional integration of the Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile (JASSM)...
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May 13, 2013
Lockheed Martin's (NYSE: LMT) Joint Air-to-Surface StandoffMissile (JASSM®) Extended Range successfully completed U.S. Air Force Initial Operational Test and Evaluation (IOT&E) flight testing,...
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Feb 14, 2013
Lockheed Martin's (NYSE: LMT) Joint Air-to-Surface StandoffMissile (JASSM®) recently completed Reliability Assessment Program (RAP) Lot 6 testing with two final flights. The tests met success...
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Dec 3, 2012
Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) received a $5.1 million Foreign Military Sale contract from the U.S. Air Force to support integration of the Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile (JASSM) onto the...
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Jul 26, 2012
Lockheed Martin's (NYSE: LMT) Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile (JASSM) recently completed F-15E platform integration with a successful all-up round (AUR) flight test at White Sands Missile...
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Jun 28, 2012
The U.S. Air Force recently awarded Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] a $241.6 million contract for Lot 10 production of the Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile (JASSM) and Extended Range (ER)...
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May 23, 2012
TROY, Alabama - Sikorsky Aircraft’s Troy, Ala., facility announced today it has completed the structural modernization of its first S-61T™ airframe, which will now undergo completion at Carson...
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Jan 17, 2012Lockheed Martin's Lufkin Facility Named One of America's Top 10 Best Plants by IndustryWeek Magazine
Lockheed Martin's (NYSE: LMT) Lufkin Operations was selected as one of IndustryWeek magazine's "Top Ten Best Plants" for 2011. IndustryWeek's Best Plants program, which honors 10 winners each...
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Dec 30, 2011First FMS Sale of THAAD
Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] received an undefinitized contract totaling $1.96 billion to produce the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) Weapon System for the Missile Defense Agency and...
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Dec 13, 2011
Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] has successfully completed thermal vacuum testing of the U.S. Air Force's second Space Based Infrared System (SBIRS) geosynchronous (GEO-2) satellite. The milestone...
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Sep 13, 2011
Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) has performed more than 8,600 hours of tests on its Joint Air-to-Ground Missile (JAGM) cooled seeker, proving its operational capability and low risk. Lockheed Martin's...
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Jul 27, 2011
Lockheed Martin's (NYSE: LMT) Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile (JASSM) recently completed a successful Product Verification Test (PVT) at White Sands Missile Range, N.M. Released by a B-52 at...
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Jul 5, 2011Represents highest number of awards given this year to one corporation
Recognizing industrial security excellence, the Defense Security Service (DSS) has announced that Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) has been awarded four of its 2011 James S. Cogswell Outstanding...
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Jun 6, 2011
Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) announced today it submitted a proposal in response to the government's Request for Proposal (RFP) for the next phases of the Joint Air-to-Ground Missile (JAGM)...
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Apr 28, 2011
Stratford, Connecticut - Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation, a subsidiary of United Technologies Corp. (NYSE:UTX), and the U.S. Navy have celebrated the production of 100 MH-60R and 200 MH-60S...
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Apr 14, 2011
Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] announced today that it will respond to the government's Request for Proposal (RFP) for the next phases for the Joint Air-to-Ground Missile (JAGM). The U.S. Army...
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Mar 30, 2011
Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) has received a production contract totaling $789.8 million to produce the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) Weapon System for the Missile Defense Agency. The...
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Mar 28, 2011
The U.S. Army's Joint Attack Munition Systems (JAMS) Project Office and Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) successfully fired a multipurpose AGM114R HELLFIRE II "Romeo" missile with a live warhead and...
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Nov 16, 2010
Lockheed Martin's (NYSE: LMT) Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile - Extended Range (JASSM-ER) recently flew two successful test flights at White Sands Missile Range, NM, increasing the program's...
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Oct 6, 2010
Lockheed Martin's (NYSE: LMT) Missiles and Fire Control business has been named one of America's Safest Companies by EHS Today magazine. Only 12 companies across the United States were chosen for...
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Aug 30, 2010
Lockheed Martin's multi-purpose AGM114R HELLFIRE II missile struck and destroyed a stationary tank target in its third proof-of-principle flight test, a ground-launch test configured to simulate...
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Apr 26, 2010
Lockheed Martin will recognize 18 small businesses from across the United States for their outstanding support of the Corporation's business units in Orlando, FL, and Dallas, TX, at an awards...
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Apr 12, 2010
Lockheed Martin's Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile (JASSM) program team has delivered its 1,000th missile to the U.S. Air Force. The missile was completed as part of the seventh production...
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Apr 8, 2010
Lockheed Martin's multi-purpose AGM114R HELLFIRE II missile scored another success in its second proof-of-principle (POP) flight test, the first armed with a live warhead. The Rmodel, or "Romeo"...
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Mar 31, 2010
Lockheed Martin has successfully completed a wide-ranging series of tests on the multi-mode seeker for its Joint Air-to-Ground Missile (JAGM) system. JAGM will provide a precision, adverse...
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Feb 1, 2010
A Lockheed Martin Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile (JASSM) underwent a successful Product Upgrade Verification (PUV) flight test on January 12 at White Sands Missile Range, NM. The missile...
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Oct 26, 2009
Lockheed Martin's new multi-functional AGM-114R HELLFIRE II missile scored a direct hit during its first proof-of-principle (POP) flight test recently at Eglin Air Force Base, FL. The HELLFIRE II...
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Oct 16, 2009
The U.S. Army and the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) activated the second Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) Battery today in a ceremony at Fort Bliss, Texas. The A-2 Battery consists of...
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Mar 18, 2009Lockheed Martin's THAAD System Successfully Achieves First Salvo Mission Against a Separating Target
Lockheed Martin and the U.S. Missile Defense Agency (MDA) conducted their sixth successful test in six attempts of the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) weapon system yesterday at the...
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Feb 23, 2009
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...
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Sep 10, 2008
FORT WORTH, Texas, September 10, 2008 -- Lockheed Martin will highlight the company's major programs at the 2008 Air Force Association National Symposium, Sept. 15-17, at the Marriott Wardman Park...
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Aug 25, 2008
Lockheed Martin , under HELLFIRE Services Limited Liability Company (HSLLC), will produce additional combat-proven HELLFIRE(R) II precision-strike, laser-guided air-to-ground missiles for U.S. and...
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Aug 8, 2008
Lockheed Martin Corp. today announced the appointment of Marillyn A. Hewson as president of Lockheed Martin Systems Integration-Owego, effective September 1, 2008. She succeeds Frank C. Meyer, who...
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Jun 26, 2008
Lockheed Martin and the U.S. Missile Defense Agency (MDA) conducted a successful test of the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) Weapon System at the Pacific Missile Range Facility (PMRF)...
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Jun 25, 2008
Lockheed Martin has received a U.S. Air Force contract valued at $107 million for a seventh production lot of the JASSM(TM) cruise missile. The contract award will bring total contracted...
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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 5, 2008
Following a series of successful reliability characterization tests, Lockheed Martin received U.S. Government approval to continue development and production of the Joint Air-To-Surface Standoff...
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Mar 5, 2008
Last Friday, Lockheed Martin delivered the first missionized HC-130J long-range surveillance maritime patrol aircraft to the U.S. Coast Guard. The aircraft's new mission equipment and sensor...
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Feb 7, 2008
Lockheed Martin's facility in Camden, AR, has been selected as a recipient of the of the 2008 Shingo Silver Medallion for demonstrating excellence in manufacturing. The Shingo Silver Medallion is...
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Jan 7, 2008
Lockheed Martin has received a $29 million production order from the U.S. Army for the combat- proven precision-strike HELLFIRE(R) II air-to-ground missile. The order represents the final option...
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Dec 20, 2007
IndustryWeek has selected two separate Lockheed Martin facilities in Orlando and Ocala, FL, as award winners in its 2007 Best Plants competition. This is the first time in the program's 18-year...
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Oct 27, 2007
Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] and the U.S. Missile Defense Agency (MDA) conducted a successful exo-atmospheric test of the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) Weapon System at the Pacific...
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Aug 9, 2007
The U.S. Coast Guard and Lockheed Martin today completed a consolidated contract action (CCA) regarding the shipboard command and control systems for the first three National Security Cutters as...
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Apr 17, 2007
The U.S. Coast Guard and Lockheed Martin continue to record successes across Deepwater aviation and information technology (IT) programs, which are modernizing or replacing the service's entire...
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Mar 22, 2007Deepwater capabilities on CG cutters Hamilton and Sherman facilitated unprecedented levels of interagency coordination
The U.S. Coast Guard and the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration have announced the record maritime seizure of more than 42,000 pounds of cocaine by 378-foot Coast Guard Cutters Hamilton and...
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Mar 14, 2007U.S. Coast Guard Dedicates Lockheed Martin-Equipped Deepwater Shipboard Operations Training Facility
The U.S. Coast Guard today formally opened its new Deepwater shipboard operations training facility at Coast Guard Training Center Petaluma. The $26 million facility was equipped by Lockheed...
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Jan 10, 2007
The Raytheon-Lockheed Martin Javelin Joint Venture achieved success in qualification flight tests of the Block 1 Javelin missile at Redstone Arsenal, in Huntsville, Ala. The Block 1 missile...
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Jan 3, 2007
Lockheed Martin has been awarded a $619 million contract from the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) to begin production of the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) Weapon System. The contract...
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Oct 10, 2006
Lockheed Martin and Armor Holdings, Inc. , are teaming to compete for the Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV) program. JLTV is intended to be the next generation in light armored wheeled tactical...
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Oct 3, 2006
Five Lockheed Martin facilities were honored last week with James S. Cogswell Awards for outstanding achievement in Industrial Security. The five award-winning facilities, all part of Lockheed...
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Jul 20, 2006
The U.S. Army has awarded a $170 million contract to HELLFIRE Systems, Limited Liability Company (HSLLC) for continued production of the combat-proven HELLFIRE(R) II air-to-ground missile. Options...
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Apr 10, 2006
Lockheed Martin has successfully completed the first in a series of four Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System II (APKWS II) warhead arena tests. These tests provide data to demonstrate the...
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Apr 5, 2006
Lockheed Martin's Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System II (APKWS II) team successfully completed an internal Preliminary Design Review (PDR) March 28-30. The PDR, held in Orlando, was attended by...
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Mar 28, 2006
Lockheed Martin yesterday submitted its final proposal revision for the U.S. government's Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System II (APKWS II) System Design and Development (SDD) program. Lockheed...
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Mar 23, 2006HC-235A to Enforce Homeland Security
Lockheed Martin and aircraft maker EADS CASA today rolled out the first production airframe of the HC-235A medium-range surveillance maritime patrol aircraft. Produced in Spain with substantial...
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Mar 14, 2006
Lockheed Martin is competing for a U.S. Army requirement to develop and produce a 2.75-inch guided rocket, a program that could potentially exceed $2 billion. Lockheed Martin's completion of its...
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Mar 2, 2006
The Australian Ministry of Defence has selected the Lockheed Martin JASSM(TM), a stealthy, air-to-surface missile, as the preferred solution for its AIR 5418 Follow-on Standoff Weapon (FOSOW)...
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Nov 22, 2005
Lockheed Martin is featuring the most advanced F-16 fighters this week at the Dubai International Air Show -- the Block 60 F-16 E/F and the Block 50/52 F-16 C/D. The new Block 60 aircraft made its...
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Aug 23, 2005
Lockheed Martin announced that the U.S. government has approved the thermobaric HELLFIRE (AGM-114N) missile for an accelerated full-rate production run. A government-industry team conducted a...
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Aug 9, 2005
Lockheed Martin and Eurocopter have completed a successful live firing of the HELLFIRE II missile from Australia's Eurocopter Tiger armed reconnaissance helicopter (ARH), verifying the weapon's...
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May 16, 2005
The Australian Army has taken delivery of its first two Tiger armed reconnaissance helicopters (ARHs), equipped with Lockheed Martin's HELLFIRE II missiles and M299 "smart" launchers. The...
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Apr 20, 2005
The U.S. Army awarded a $90 million contract to Lockheed Martin for continued production of the combat-proven HELLFIRE air-to-ground missile. More than 1,000 HELLFIRE II and Longbow HELLFIRE...
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Apr 18, 2005
Lockheed Martin has successfully completed initial F/A-18 E/F integration wind tunnel tests of its Joint Common Missile (JCM). The JCM will provide pilots a precision, all-weather, low-collateral...
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Mar 17, 2005
A Lockheed Martin Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile (JASSM), the world's first stealthy conventional cruise missile, was successfully launched Wednesday from an F-16 aircraft and precisely...
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Mar 4, 2005
A Lockheed Martin Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile (JASSM), the world's first stealthy cruise missile, was successfully launched Thursday from an F-16 aircraft and precisely navigated through...
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Mar 1, 2005
Lockheed Martin's facility in Archbald, PA, with products including laser-guided weapons systems for the U.S. Air Force and U.S. Navy, was selected today as winner of the 2005 Shingo Prize for...
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Feb 17, 2005
IZAR and Lockheed Martin successfully performed initial activation of the first Aegis Weapon System equipped with the new SPY-1F radar aboard the Norwegian frigate Fridtjof Nansen (F-310) at...
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Jan 6, 2005
The armed forces of the Sultan of Oman have selected Javelin for Oman's medium-range anti-tank guided weapon requirement. In October, the Government of Oman signed a Letter of Agreement with the...
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Jan 4, 2005
The U.S. Army has executed a letter of agreement with Taiwan, setting the stage for the sale of more than 400 AGM-114M blast-fragmentation Hellfire rounds under a foreign military sales contract...
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Dec 16, 2004
The crew of the U.S. Navy destroyer Halsey (DDG 97) successfully completed three separate underway sea trials in a single "Super Trial" in the Gulf of Mexico. The consolidated Super Trial reflects...




