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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Feb 19, 2003
Lockheed Martin and Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) announced today that the T-50 Golden Eagle advanced supersonic trainer achieved supersonic flight for the first time on Feb. 19. "The aircraft...
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Feb 19, 2003
Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company President Dain Hancock and Alenia Aeronautica President and Chairman Giorgio Zappa met yesterday in Fort Worth, Texas, to review a number of joint programs...
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Feb 17, 2003
Two Lockheed Martin Aeronautics engineers have been chosen as winners of the 2003 Black Engineer of the Year Awards: Angele D. Harrison and William Harrison III. Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Co. is...
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Feb 17, 2003
Lockheed Martin rolled the 100th member of the C-130J Super Hercules family off the production line today at its manufacturing facility in Marietta, Ga. Coming just more than seven years after the...
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Feb 14, 2003
The final Lockheed Martin F/A-22 Raptor air dominance fighter built for developmental flight testing was flown from the company's facilities in Marietta, Ga., recently to California. The aircraft...
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Feb 13, 2003
The Lockheed Martin -led F/A-22 Raptor air dominance fighter flight-test program has for the first time successfully demonstrated between two Raptors the capabilities of the Intraflight Datalink...
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Feb 12, 2003
Lockheed Martin's Small Diameter Bomb (SDB) team successfully completed several significant tests during the program's Component Advanced Development (CAD) phase, becoming "first to fly" during...
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Jan 30, 2003
Lockheed Martin today completed the first F-35 Joint Strike Fighter program hardware delivery with the installation of LM-STAR(TM) avionics test equipment at QM Systems in Worcester, England, and...
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Jan 29, 2003
Lockheed Martin Alenia Tactical Transport Systems (LMATTS) today signed a contract with the government of Greece for the acquisition of 12 C-27J Spartan medium transport aircraft plus an option...
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Jan 24, 2003
* Lockheed Martin Reports 2002 Net Sales of $26.6 Billion, An 11% Increase Over 2001 * Reports 2002 Earnings Per Share From Continuing Operations of $1.18 After $1.40 Of Unusual Items * Adjusted...
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Jan 7, 2003
Lockheed Martin has received a contract for $341 million from the U. S. Army Aviation and Missile Command (AMCOM) for the production of the Patriot Advanced Capability (PAC-3) Missile. Under the...
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Jan 7, 2003
The Lockheed Martin -led F/A-22 Raptor air dominance fighter team has delivered its first aircraft -- Raptor 4012 -- to the U.S. Air Force's Air Warfare Center (AWFC) with the recent signing of...
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Dec 27, 2002
The government of Poland today declared Lockheed Martin the winner in the fighter competition to supply the Polish Air Force with 48 advanced multirole aircraft. Poland selected Lockheed Martin's...
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Dec 23, 2002
The first C-5 Galaxy modified under the C-5 Avionics Modernization Program (AMP) made its first flight Saturday, Dec. 21, from Lockheed Martin's Marietta, Ga., facility several weeks ahead of the...
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Dec 19, 2002
As Patuxent River Naval Air Station awaits the arrival of the F-35C Joint Strike Fighter later in the decade, a replica of the supersonic jet's forerunner has arrived at the historic base. (Photo:...
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Dec 5, 2002
The latest version of Lockheed Martin F-16s to have Common Configuration Implementation Program (CCIP) modifications have begun delivery on schedule. Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Co., a business...
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Dec 4, 2002
Nine Lockheed Martin Tactical Systems employees secured patents in 2002 for inventions that will benefit the company's customers around the world. The inventors, who received a total of eight...
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Dec 2, 2002
Lockheed Martin and Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) announced today that the T-50 Golden Eagle advanced supersonic trainer reached its operational ceiling of 40,000 feet on Nov. 25. "We are very...
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Dec 2, 2002
The U.S. Air Force has given the CC-130J, the extended fuselage version of the Lockheed Martin C-130J airlifter, high marks for austere field takeoff and landing operations. The recently completed...
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Nov 27, 2002
Lockheed Martin Corp. , with the help of the U.S. Air Force, recently completed the development flight-testing of new conformal fuel tanks (CFTs) for its F-16 multirole fighter. CFTs are external,...
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Nov 27, 2002
The Lockheed Martin -led F/A-22 Raptor industry team has delivered the air dominance fighter program's last Dedicated Initial Operational Test & Evaluation (DIOT&E) aircraft -- Raptor 4011 -- with...
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Nov 26, 2002
The Lockheed Martin -led F/A-22 Raptor air dominance fighter program team successfully launched an unarmed, short-range, heat-seeking AIM-9M missile against an aerial target on Nov. 22, completing...
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Nov 18, 2002
The Lockheed Martin -led F/A-22 Raptor air dominance fighter program surpassed another key flight-test goal on Nov. 13 by successfully completing initial flight- testing necessary for the U.S. Air...
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Nov 12, 2002
Lockheed Martin Corp. and Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) announced today that the second T-50 Golden Eagle advanced jet trainer has successfully completed its initial flight. The 47-minute...
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Nov 12, 2002
Lockheed Martin announced today that the Pratt & Whitney (P&W) F100-PW-229 engine has been selected to power the F-16 currently being offered by the U.S. Government to become Poland's new fighter...
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Nov 12, 2002
The United States Government, supported by Lockheed Martin , submitted today its offer to the Polish Government of the Advanced Block 52 F-16C/D aircraft in Poland's tender for 48 new multirole...
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Nov 8, 2002
The Lockheed Martin -led F/A-22 Raptor air dominance fighter program completed another key flight test goal on Nov. 5, with the successful missile interception of an unmanned drone while both...
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Nov 6, 2002
Lockheed Martin Corp. has begun a $13.6 million capital investment project to build unique fuel test and flight operations facilities at its Aeronautics plant here that will support the efficient...
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Nov 4, 2002
Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Co. has delivered the first of 60 advanced F-16s ordered by the Hellenic Republic. The aircraft was accepted by the U.S. government on Oct. 31, on schedule. Lockheed...
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Oct 31, 2002
Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company and the Aeronautica Militare Italiana (AMI, Italian Air Force) have successfully completed the first series of tests that will enable the C-130J to participate...
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Oct 31, 2002
Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Co. has completed a major milestone in the C-5 Avionics Modernization Program (AMP) by installing the Traffic Collision Avoidance System (TCAS) in all of the C-5...
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Oct 30, 2002
Australian Minister for Defence Robert Hill today joined the Australian Ambassador to the United States Michael Thawley and the U.S. Ambassador to Australia Tom Schieffer on an orientation visit...
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Oct 30, 2002
The first shipment of high-tech flight training equipment recently arrived at Italy's National Training Center (NTC) where future aircrew members and maintenance technicians of the Aeronautica...
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Oct 29, 2002
The Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Co.-led F/A-22 Raptor air dominance fighter program team has established a brand-new, state-of-the-art avionics hardware and software installation and testing...
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Oct 29, 2002
The Air National Guard (ANG) recently began modifying its combat-coded Block 42 F-16C/Ds with the Pratt & Whitney F100-PW-229 Increased Performance Engine. Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Co., a...
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Oct 28, 2002
The U.S. Air Force's Ogden Air Logistics Center (ALC) at Ogden, Utah, and Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Co. have teamed to further their common interests in effectively supporting military aircraft....
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Oct 25, 2002* Generates $1.1 Billion of Free Cash Flow in the Third Quarter
* Increases 2002 Free Cash Flow Guidance to at Least $1.5 Billion And Improves the Two-Year Guidance to at Least $2.2 Billion * Expects Sales of Approximately $26.0 Billion in 2002 and Reaffirms...
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Oct 24, 2002
Lockheed Martin has officially delivered the first production F/A-22 Raptor air dominance fighter to the U.S. Air Force. The formal acceptance documents for the aircraft were signed at the...
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Oct 21, 2002
Michael Gutierrez, a Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Co. employee, has been named the "Most Promising Engineer" in the undergraduate degree category of the 2002 Hispanic Engineer National Achievement...
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Oct 14, 2002
Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company, a business area of Lockheed Martin Corporation , today announced the launch of the Air Mobility Support (AMS) team, a new inter-company program designed to...
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Oct 10, 2002
Lockheed Martin, the U.S. Air Force and the Italian Air Force have conducted joint tests as part of the U.S. Air Force's planned C-130J defensive systems upgrade program. The C-130J airlifter is...
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Oct 8, 2002
As a scheduled part of the F/A-22 program's ongoing developmental efforts, Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Co.'s facility here has successfully completed the modification and upgrade effort necessary...
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Oct 2, 2002
The American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics has honored eight Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Co. engineers for their contributions to the design of the stealthy, next-generation F-35 Joint...
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Oct 2, 2002
Aviation Week & Space Technology magazine has awarded its 2002 Quality Center Award to the U.S. Air Force/industry F/A-22 Raptor air dominance fighter program team for successfully executing all...
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Sep 18, 2002
Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Co., a business area of Lockheed Martin Corp. , demonstrated a new concept for expediting maintenance by reporting faults while the aircraft is still far from home...
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Sep 18, 2002
Charla K. Wise, vice president of engineering at Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Co., has been honored with the Women In Aerospace organization's 2002 Lifetime Achievement Award. The award was...
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Sep 18, 2002
Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Co. officials told reporters attending the 2002 Air Force Association National Convention here today that the company is focusing on a "systems of systems" architecture...
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Sep 17, 2002
Kelly Aviation Center, L.P., a joint venture between Lockheed Martin Aircraft & Logistics Centers and GE Aircraft Engines (GEAE), has been selected by GEAE to perform F110 fighter engine...
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Sep 17, 2002
Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Co. is moving toward the successful completion of a decade-long capital investment project at its facility in Marietta, Ga., totaling approximately $250 million. This...
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Sep 16, 2002
Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Co. officials told reporters attending the 2002 Air Force Association National Convention here today that the company's airlift products would empower the U.S. Air...
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Sep 12, 2002
Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Co., a business area of Lockheed Martin Corp. , was awarded a $7 million contract on Sept. 10 for Phase I of the U.S. Navy's Multi-mission Maritime Aircraft (MMA)...
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Aug 20, 2002
The T-50 Golden Eagle successfully completed its historic first flight at the Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) facility at Sachon, South Korea, on Aug. 20. Lockheed Martin is a major participant...
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Aug 19, 2002
Thailand's Korat Air Base received the first five of 16 refurbished Lockheed Martin F-16s on Aug. 17 as part of the country's ongoing efforts to modernize its air force. The delivery marks the...
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Aug 8, 2002
Australian government and aerospace industry representatives spent Thursday at Lockheed Martin's Fort Worth plant discussing potential opportunities for Australian companies to participate in the...
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Jul 30, 2002
Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) and Lockheed Martin Aeronautics, a business area of Lockheed Martin Corporation , began durability testing on the T-50 Golden Eagle advanced jet trainer on July...
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Jul 25, 2002
Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company, a business area of Lockheed Martin Corporation , will propose a newly manufactured P-3C for the joint Germany and Italy Maritime Patrol Aircraft Replacement...
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Jul 25, 2002Lockheed Martin and Vought Industries Team to Offer New P-3 Wings For Worldwide Fleet Life Extension
Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company, a business area of Lockheed Martin Corporation , has signed a Memorandum of Agreement with Vought Aircraft Industries, Inc. to manufacture wings for the P-3...
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Jul 25, 2002
Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Co. Vice President of Special Mission and Reconnaissance Aircraft Programs Ted Samples said today (July 25, 2002) that more than 450 P-3s are in active service with the...
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Jul 24, 2002
Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Co. has opened the first phase of a new state-of-the-art, $44 million coatings facility here that incorporates the latest robotics technology to improve coating, or...
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Jul 24, 2002
Dr. William C. Kessler, vice president of Advanced Enterprise Initiatives at Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Co., recently accepted a part-time visiting faculty position with the Edenfield...
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Jul 24, 2002
Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company, a business area of Lockheed Martin Corporation , announced today (July 24, 2002) that the C-130J worldwide fleet has now passed 50,000 flying hours. Ross...
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Jul 24, 2002
Lockheed Martin's F-16 family is being reborn in the 21st century with robust new technologies, new production configurations and unmatched management experience to enhance its position as the...
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Jul 24, 2002
Officials from Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) and Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company highlighted today (July 24, 2002) at the Farnborough Air Show in England the progress of the T-50 advanced...
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Jul 23, 2002
F-35 Joint Strike Fighter team members today emphasized the importance of global participation in the program, as they introduced an historic lineup of international F-35 partners during a press...
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Jul 23, 2002
Engineers have finalized the external design of the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter, with the resulting configuration nearly indistinguishable from the X-35 JSF demonstrator that underwent...
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Jul 23, 2002
Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company, a business area of Lockheed Martin Corporation , today highlighted its focus on a "system of systems" architecture development approach to determine how to...
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Jul 22, 2002
The F-22 Raptor, now in production and continuing flight testing in California, continues to meet or exceed all technical performance parameters, Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company president Dain...
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Jul 22, 2002
Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company has added 2,000 employees to its workforce since last October and will continue steady growth until at least 2005, on the basis of current contracts. Future...
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Jul 18, 2002
* Raises Outlook for Earnings Per Share From Continuing Operations To $2.50 - $2.55 in 2002 and $2.75 - $2.85 in 2003 * Increases Sales Guidance; Expects Range of $25.4 - $26.0 Billion In 2002 and...
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Jul 15, 2002
Lockheed Martin today released its press-briefing schedule for the Farnborough Air Show. All briefings will take place at the company's Partnership Pavilion, directly across from the company's...
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Jul 12, 2002
Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Co., a business area of Lockheed Martin Corp. , was recently awarded a $27 million contract to upgrade U.S. Customs Service (USCS) P-3B Airborne Early Warning (AEW)...
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Jul 11, 2002
Turkey today (July 11) became the seventh international partner to sign up for the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter program, joining the United Kingdom, Italy, the Netherlands, Canada, Denmark and...
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Jul 2, 2002
Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Co., a business area of Lockheed Martin Corp. , announced today (July 2) that the Government of Italy has accepted the first two of 10 "stretched" C-130Js on order for...
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Jun 27, 2002
The Italian government today (June 27) signed a contract with Alenia Aeronautica for the purchase of the first five of 12 C-27J Spartan airlifters. Lockheed Martin Aeronautics and Alenia...
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Jun 27, 2002
The U.S. Air Force recently began using a software update developed by Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Co. that will add a new "smart" weapons capability to its 400-aircraft fleet of Block 40/42 F-16C/Ds.
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Jun 26, 2002
Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Co., a business area of Lockheed Martin Corp. , has developed a new horizontal stabilator design for the F-22 Raptor that will save the program $1 million per aircraft...
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Jun 25, 2002
The U.S. Air Force has begun flight-testing a new version of the radar for the Lockheed Martin F-16C/D aircraft that will significantly improve the aircraft's performance in air-to-air and...
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Jun 24, 2002
The Joint Strike Fighter program extended its international reach today (June 24) when Italian officials signed a Memorandum of Understanding to participate in the development of the stealthy,...
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Jun 20, 2002
The F-35 Joint Strike Fighter program added a new international partner today when Norway officially joined the JSF's System Development and Demonstration (SDD) phase. Becoming a part of the SDD...
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Jun 19, 2002
Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Co., a business area of Lockheed Martin Corp. , reached a major milestone last week as the first C-5B aircraft was inducted into the C-5 Avionics Modernization Program...
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Jun 18, 2002
The Lockheed Martin -led F-22 industry team has awarded its prestigious "Raptor of Distinction" subcontractor award to EDO Corp. , Marine & Aircraft Systems Division of North Amityville, New York,...
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Jun 14, 2002
Calling the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter program a "very striking example of a private and public partnership in the Netherlands" and "a model for the future," Netherlands Deputy Minister of Defense...
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Jun 13, 2002
The Lockheed Martin -led F-22 Raptor air dominance fighter team successfully completed a key phase of logistics testing and evaluation (LT&E) here this week -- several days ahead of schedule. This...
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Jun 5, 2002
The Netherlands today signed a Memorandum of Understanding to join in the development of the Joint Strike Fighter. The signing makes the Netherlands the fourth international contributor to the...
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Jun 3, 2002
Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company, a business area of Lockheed Martin Corporation , yesterday delivered the first of two new CC-130J aircraft to the 146th Wing of the California Air National...
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Jun 3, 2002
The Lockheed Martin -led F-22 air dominance fighter industry team has delivered Raptor 4008 -- the program's dedicated low-observable, or stealth, reliability and maintainability flight-test and...
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May 30, 2002
The Lockheed Martin-led F-22 Raptor team surpassed another significant milestone in May with the successful completion of "first service-life" fatigue testing using a production quality,...
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May 28, 2002
Denmark today officially became the third international participant in the Joint Strike Fighter program, joining the United Kingdom and Canada in the stealthy aircraft's decade-long development phase.
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May 28, 2002
Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company, a business area of Lockheed Martin Corporation , recently released the first complete and integrated Block 1.1 Operational Flight Program (OFP) Engineering...
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May 15, 2002
Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company, a business area of Lockheed Martin Corporation , has proposed a fully modernized, new production aircraft for Phase I of the U.S. Navy's Multi-mission Maritime...
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May 15, 2002
The Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Co. led F-22 industry team has successfully completed all planned static testing of the F-22, demonstrating that the structural integrity of the airframe can...
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May 9, 2002
Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Co., a business area of Lockheed Martin Corp. , recently delivered the first in a new lot of modernized F-16s for the U.S. Air Force. The new aircraft will be used in...
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May 7, 2002
The Lockheed Martin -led F-22 Raptor industry team marked a milestone last week, as the newest version of the program's advanced integrated avionics software package -- Block 3.1 -- was...
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May 7, 2002
Three pilots from the U.S. Army Parachute Team, the Golden Knights, recently participated in a flight evaluation of the C-27J Spartan at Alenia Aeronautica's flight-test facilities in Caselle,...
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Apr 23, 2002
* Reports a 26% Increase in First Quarter 2002 Net Sales Compared To First Quarter 2001 * Reaffirms $2.45 - $2.50 Earnings Per Share From Continuing Operations Outlook for 2002, With Sales Growth...
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Apr 22, 2002
Michael Fortson, a Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Co. engineer, was honored recently with the Distinguished Engineer of the Year Award at the 2002 National Society of Black Engineers Golden Torch...
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Apr 19, 2002
The world's most advanced single-engine fighter will rely on a quartet of small businesses to play key roles in the aircraft's development. The companies are among many small firms expected to...
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Apr 19, 2002
The T-50 Golden Eagle program completed the readiness review for its first flight. This is a critical program milestone leading to first flight in June. An Executive Independent Review Team has...
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Apr 15, 2002
The Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company, a business area of Lockheed Martin Corporation -led F-22 Raptor industry team today delivered to the U.S. Air Force Raptor 4009, the last flight test...
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Apr 15, 2002
Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company, a business area of Lockheed Martin Corporation , today delivered the first U-2S reconnaissance aircraft equipped with state-of-the-art cockpit displays and...