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...

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...

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...

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...

* 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...

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...

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)...

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...

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...

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...

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.

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...

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...

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,...

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...

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...

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,...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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,...

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.

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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,...

* 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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

On Mar. 29, Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Co., a business area of Lockheed Martin Corporation , received a contract valued at approximately $200 million from Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) to...

Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company, a business area of Lockheed Martin Corporation , announced today that Mike Cosentino has been named director of Joint Strike Fighter International Programs. In...

The Advanced Frigate Consortium (AFCON) announced today its intention to design, develop and market a new class of corvette-size ships to meet the emerging needs of international navies. The AFCON...

The Patriot Advanced Capability-3 (PAC-3) Missile successfully intercepted and destroyed an incoming tactical ballistic missile (TBM) target at White Sands Missile Range, N.M., on Thursday. This...

Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company, a business area of Lockheed Martin Corporation , is disappointed in the decision of employees represented by Local 709, International Association of Machinists...

Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company, a business area of Lockheed Martin Corporation , announced today that the five C-130J-30 transport aircraft appropriated in the 2002 U.S. defense budget have...

Lockheed Martin and venture partner, Alenia Aeronautica, were advised Friday that the Hellenic government has selected the C-27J Spartan for its new Greek Medium Range Transport Aircraft (MRTA)...

Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Co., a business area of Lockheed Martin Corp. -led F-22 Raptor industry team has received a $215.3 million contract from the U.S. Air Force to purchase long-lead items...

Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Co., a business area of Lockheed Martin Corp. , was awarded an approximately $69M post-production support contract effective March 1 to support the worldwide F-16...

Tom Burbage, general manager of the Lockheed Martin F-35 Joint Strike Fighter program and executive vice president of Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company, a business area of Lockheed Martin...

The unique propulsion system that enables one of the Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company, a business area of Lockheed Martin Corporation , Joint Strike Fighter variants to hover, travel at...

The Lockheed Martin -led F-22 Raptor industry team has delivered the latest integrated avionics software package -- Block 3.1 -- to the program's Combined Test Facility at Edwards Air Force Base,...

The Lockheed Martin -led F-22 Raptor industry team has received a $2.681 billion contract from the U.S. Air Force to build 13 additional air dominance fighter jets and to execute other activities...

The Lockheed Martin -led F-22 Raptor industry team today both formally donated, and officially dedicated, a 1/10th scale model of the air dominance fighter jet to the City of Montgomery for...

The Lockheed Martin Joint Strike Fighter team today enthusiastically welcomed the announcement of Canada's participation in the JSF program. Canada joins JSF in the System Development and...

Officials of the government of Chile signed a letter of offer and acceptance (LOA) yesterday for 10 F-16C/D aircraft, according to Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company, a business area of Lockheed...

Close cooperation between Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company and the U.S. Air Force enabled the Ogden Air Logistics Center (ALC) to complete modification of the first U.S. Air Force aircraft in...

Reported 2001 Earnings Per Share From Continuing Operations of $0.18 Including $1.42 of Nonrecurring and Unusual Losses Generates Record Free Cash Flow of $2.0 Billion and Reduces Debt By $2.4...

The team of Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) and Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company began static loads testing on the T-50 Golden Eagle advanced jet trainer on schedule on Jan. 2, an essential...

Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company was awarded a contract on Jan. 18 for delivery of F-16 modification kits that will significantly upgrade the capability of F-16s used by air forces in several...

Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company today wrapped up the C-130J transport program for 2001 with the delivery of the 15th and final aircraft of the year. The aircraft, a standard-length C-130J, was...

Lockheed Martin Aeronautics received a contract for 52 F-16 aircraft for Israel on Dec. 19, 2001, significantly extending the firm F-16 production base. The Foreign Military Sales (FMS) contract...

The Lockheed Martin C-130J has again proved its outstanding tactical capabilities during trials in conjunction with the Royal Air Force. A joint RAF/Lockheed Martin team recently completed a...

Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company was awarded a $1.1 billion contract on December 5 by the US Air Force to begin the System Development and Demonstration (SDD) phase of the Air Force's C-5...

Lockheed Martin formally delivered the first C-130J-30 for the U.S. Air Force during ceremonies today in Rhode Island. The 143rd Airlift Wing, the Air National Guard Unit based at Quonset State...

Lockheed Martin's C-130 modification and upgrade business continues to grow, as the Swedish Air Force recently signed a contract to convert one of its C-130E Hercules transports to an aerial...

On Friday, October 26, Lockheed Martin received a $18.9 billion contract for the Joint Strike Fighter to move the program into the next phase, System Development and Demonstration (SDD). "We've...

The first T-50 Golden Eagle aircraft, an advanced, supersonic trainer being developed by Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) with the assistance of Lockheed Martin, was rolled out in a ceremony in...

Lockheed Martin's Central Florida businesses expect to gain new work worth more than $1 billion as a result of the Lockheed Martin-led team's win of the Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) aircraft...

The Pentagon today announced that an international team led by Lockheed Martin has won the competition to build the Joint Strike Fighter (JSF), a stealthy, supersonic, multirole fighter designed...

At 4:30 p.m. EDT (3:30 p.m. CDT; 2:30 p.m. MDT; 1:30 p.m. PDT; and 9:30 p.m. GMT) on Friday, Oct. 26, the U.S. Government will announce the winner of the Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) competition,...

* Increases 2001 Free Cash Flow Guidance to at Least $2 Billion * Improves Net Debt to Capitalization Ratio to 43 Percent BETHESDA, Md., Oct. 26 /PRNewswire/ -- Lockheed Martin Corporation today...

The Patriot Advanced Capability-3 (PAC-3) Missile program completed Developmental Testing today by intercepting and destroying an advanced cruise missile target at White Sands Missile Range, N.M....

Lockheed Martin Missiles and Fire Control was awarded a $47 million contract by the Aeronautical Systems Center at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. for the System Design and Development Phase of the...

Lockheed Martin has begun the delivery of C-130J aircraft with a new software configuration that brings the aircraft's avionics system to full functionality. Known as Block 5.3, the new software...

Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company recently completed the first phase of flight testing of its new conformal fuel tanks (CFTs) for its F-16 multirole fighter. Flight testing with aerodynamic...

Israel signed an amendment to a letter of offer and acceptance (LOA) with the U.S. government for 52 more Lockheed Martin F-16I fighters on September 4. This agreement follows the announcement at...

Lockheed Martin has delivered the first three fully configured KC-130J tanker aircraft to the United States Marine Corps. These aircraft, the first of seven to be delivered this year, will be...

Lockheed Martin has begun a joint test program with the U.S. Air Force and the U.S. Army to validate the C-130J-30 for paratroop airdrop operations. The tests are being conducted by the Airborne...

The Egyptian Air Force (EAF) celebrated arrival of its first four F-16s of its sixth F-16 program during ceremonies at Gianaklis Air Base on August 19. "We are glad to participate in this...

The U.S. Air Force today announced Lockheed Martin's Sniper XR (eXtended Range) system as the winner of its Advanced Targeting Pod (ATP) competition. This 7-year contract with potential value in...

Lockheed Martin successfully completed U.S. Air Force airdrop testing last week with a fleet of three extended fuselage length, or "stretched," C-130J-30s at the Air Force Flight Test Center at...

* Increases 2001 Free Cash Flow Guidance to at Least $1 Billion * Improves Net Debt to Capitalization Ratio to 50.5 Percent BETHESDA, Md., July 26 /PRNewswire/ -- Lockheed Martin Corporation today...

Lockheed Martin Aeronautics has shipped the first eight modification kits for the U.S. Air Force's Common Configuration Implementation Program (CCIP). CCIP is the most extensive retrofit of the...

Lockheed Martin's Patriot Advanced Capability-3 (PAC-3) Missile program achieved major system success today at White Sands Missile Range, N.M. by meeting two key flight test milestones. The first...

Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company yesterday began full scale fatigue testing (FSFT) of a U.S. Navy S-3 Viking anti-submarine warfare (ASW) aircraft at its facility here. "This marks an important...

Lockheed Martin today delivered the 25th C-130J airlifter to the United Kingdom's Royal Air Force. This completes deliveries under the current production contract. The first aircraft was delivered...

Lockheed Martin today delivered the 25th C-130J airlifter to the United Kingdom's Royal Air Force. This completes deliveries under the current production contract. The first aircraft was delivered...

A team led by Lockheed Martin Aeronautics company has received Flight International magazine's 2000 Aerospace Industry Award for Engineering, Maintenance and Modification. The award was presented...

The Government of Israel has reached an understanding with Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company to purchase more than 50 additional F-16 aircraft. The aircraft are being purchased in a follow-on...

Lockheed Martin has ferried the first three US Air Force C-130J-30s to the Air Force Flight Test Center at Edwards AFB, Calif., to begin airdrop testing. The testing will demonstrate and certify...

Lockheed Martin today released its press-briefing schedule for the Paris Air Show. All briefings will take place at the company's business chalet press center located in Row A, Chalet 400, unless...

Business representatives from Canada, Denmark, Italy, The Netherlands, Norway and Turkey visited Fort Worth today to prospect for potential roles in the Lockheed Martin Joint Strike Fighter...

* Reaffirms 2001 Free Cash Flow Guidance of at Least $800 Million; Free Cash Flow Estimate of at Least $1.8 Billion for the Two Years 2001 And 2002 Combined * Reaffirms 25 - 30 Percent Increase in...

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI), the prime contractor for Japan's new F-2 support fighter, has awarded a fifth annual contract to Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Co. for tasks in the manufacture of...

The Lockheed Martin C-130J airlifter is now being equipped with a new software configuration that brings the aircraft's avionics system to full functionality. Known as Block 5.3, the new software...

The following was released today by Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company: On March 15, Italy signed an agreement for the lease of 34 F-16s from the U.S. Air Force inventory and a Letter of Offer...

The U.S. Navy on Monday awarded Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company the S-3B Viking Prime Vendor Support (PVS) contract valued at $43 million. The five-year contract includes in-service...

The Lockheed Martin Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) team has selected its preferred windtunnel test facilities for the program's Engineering and Manufacturing Development (EMD) phase. The chosen...

Lockheed Martin has submitted to the U.S. government its Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) team proposal for the decade-long JSF Engineering and Manufacturing Development (EMD) contract. Company...

Lockheed Martin program managers and business development executives representing a broad range of aeronautics and systems integration programs will be available to the news media during the 5th...

Lockheed Martin has completed assembly of the first C-130J-30 for the U.S. Air Force (USAF). The aircraft was rolled out of the company's main production building on Jan. 25. This aircraft is the...

The Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) X-35C carrier variant (CV) began a series of supersonic envelope-expansion flights on Jan. 31, becoming the second Lockheed Martin JSF demonstrator to exceed the...

The U.S. Air Force recently issued an expanded operational release for the Lockheed Martin C-130J that dramatically increased the airlifter's approved capabilities. Under this release, which was...