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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Jan 8, 2008
Lockheed Martin achieved significant milestones on several critical missile defense programs during 2007, including nine target missile intercepts by weapons systems developed by the corporation....
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Dec 18, 2007
The Lockheed Martin F-35B Lightning II, the first fighter to combine stealth with short takeoff/vertical landing (STOVL) capability and supersonic speed, made its debut today amid customers from...
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Dec 10, 2007Lockheed Martin F-35 Marks 20th Flight, 'CATBird' Takes Final Steps Toward Airborne Avionics Testing
On its 20th flight, the first F-35 Lightning II successfully tested engine performance and aircraft handling qualities at up to 20,000 feet as pilots and crew prepare for air refueling in the...
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Dec 7, 2007Lockheed Martin F-35 Marks 20th Flight, 'CATBird' Takes Final Steps Toward Airborne Avionics Testing
On its 20th flight, the first F-35 Lightning II successfully tested engine performance and aircraft handling qualities at up to 20,000 feet as pilots and crew prepare for air refueling in the...
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Oct 31, 2007
BETHESDA, Md., Oct. 31, 2007 -- Lockheed Martin today released its schedule of press briefings for the Dubai Air Show. Following is the press briefing schedule: Sunday, November 11 10:00 a.m. --...
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Oct 26, 2007STOVL Variant Completes Successful 'Power On'
Electrical power was applied to the Lockheed Martin F-35B Lightning II for the first time Thursday night, initiating a series of ground tests that will lead to the inaugural flight of the...
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Oct 23, 2007* Third quarter earnings per share up 23% to $1.80; Year-to-date earnings per share up 26% to $5.21
Lockheed Martin Corporation today reported third quarter 2007 net earnings of $766 million ($1.80 per diluted share), compared to $629 million ($1.46 per diluted share) in 2006. Net sales were...
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Sep 26, 2007
A Lockheed Martin official said today that the Corporation's Aeronautics company has "strong products, solid performance and a great future." Speaking to reporters at the Air Force Association's...
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Sep 20, 2007
Lockheed Martin will highlight the company's major programs at the 2007 Air Force Association National Symposium, Sept. 24-26, at the Marriott Wardman Hotel in Washington, D.C. Presentations will...
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Aug 23, 2007
Lockheed Martin's manufacturing facility here was opened 10 years ago this month with 80 workers. Today the plant provides about 200 local jobs and supports production of 14 different aircraft,...
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Aug 7, 2007
The Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II has successfully completed its Pilot Training System Critical Design Review (CDR), a significant development milestone that verifies the design maturity of...
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Jul 30, 2007
The U.S. government has awarded an initial $187 million for long-lead tasks as part of a $1.1 billion contract to Lockheed Martin for the production of 30 new Advanced Block 50 F-16 aircraft for...
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Jul 24, 2007* Second quarter earnings per share up 36% to $1.82; Year-to-date earnings per share up 28% to $3.42
Lockheed Martin Corporation today reported second quarter 2007 net earnings of $778 million ($1.82 per diluted share), compared to $580 million ($1.34 per diluted share) in 2006. Net sales were...
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Jun 27, 2007
The U.S. Navy's F-35C Lightning II carrier variant has completed its Air System Critical Design Review (CDR), a significant development milestone that verifies the design maturity of the aircraft...
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Jun 20, 2007
With 11 test aircraft on the assembly line, nine nations signed onto the program's production and sustainment phase, one aircraft deep into flight testing and another nearing completion, the F-35...
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Jun 19, 2007
Lockheed Martin's F-16 Fighting Falcon continues on the leading edge of technology as the world standard in multi-role fighters. With evolutionary technology upgrades and selection by 24 nations,...
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Jun 19, 2007
With two-thirds of an aircraft's lifetime cost attributed to operations and support activities, Lockheed Martin has reinvigorated its Global Sustainment team to provide greater long-term value to...
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Jun 19, 2007
Lockheed Martin and Mubadala Development Company (MDC) of the Government of Abu Dhabi signed a memorandum of understanding today to expand their strategic relationship and jointly explore...
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Jun 11, 2007
Lockheed Martin today released its media briefing schedule for the 2007 Paris Air Show. Briefings will take place in the Lockheed Martin Press Center at the Lockheed Martin Chalet, Row A, #400,...
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Jun 11, 2007
The Lockheed Martin -led F-22 Raptor air dominance fighter team was awarded the Robert J. Collier Trophy for 2006 in ceremonies in Washington, D.C., on June 8. The Collier Trophy, given annually...
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May 14, 2007
The U.S. government has awarded a contract to Lockheed Martin for 18 Sniper(R) Advanced Targeting Pods (ATP), a part of the new Advanced Block 52 F-16 aircraft program for Pakistan. Pakistan is...
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May 11, 2007
The governments of Turkey and the United States have signed a Letter of Offer and Acceptance (LOA) for the sale of 30 additional Lockheed Martin Advanced F-16 Block 50 aircraft to Turkey. The new...
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Apr 24, 2007* First quarter earnings per share up 19% to $1.60
Lockheed Martin Corporation today reported first quarter 2007 net earnings of $690 million ($1.60 per diluted share), compared to $591 million ($1.34 per diluted share) in 2006. Net sales were...
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Apr 9, 2007
Lockheed Martin recently received a $16 million contract to provide four MK 41 Vertical Launcher System (VLS) ship sets to the Australian and Spanish navies. The contract for the below-deck...
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Apr 2, 2007
Lockheed Martin received a contract from Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) on March 31 valued at $150 million to manufacture components for five additional F-2 production aircraft. MHI is the...
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Feb 27, 2007All JSF Partner Nations Ready to Move Into Production Phase
Denmark today became the ninth and final F-35 partner nation to join the production and support phase of the Joint Strike Fighter program. In signing the F-35 Production, Sustainment and Follow-On...
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Feb 26, 2007
Lockheed Martin received a United Kingdom Ministry of Defence (MoD) contract to supply the Sniper(R) Advanced Targeting Pod (ATP) for the Harrier GR9 aircraft to satisfy an Urgent Operational...
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Feb 12, 2007
The Cooperative Avionics Test Bed, a highly modified 737 designed to validate the Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II's powerful avionics, has satisfied all test objectives within its initial...
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Feb 7, 2007
Lockheed Martin received a firm fixed-price foreign military sales contract from the Belgium Defense (BE DEF) for eight Sniper(R) Advanced Targeting Pods (ATP), making the BE DEF the fifth...
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Feb 1, 2007
Lockheed Martin and Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace (Kongsberg) of Norway have entered into a Joint Marketing Agreement to market an air-launched version of the Naval Strike Missile. The missile, to...
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Jan 26, 2007
Turkey yesterday became the fifth country to sign a Memorandum of Understanding with the United States government to participate in the F-35 Lightning II fighter aircraft program's Production,...
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Jan 25, 2007* Fourth quarter earnings per share up 30% to $1.68; Full year earnings per share up 41% to $5.80
Lockheed Martin Corporation today reported fourth quarter 2006 net earnings of $729 million ($1.68 per diluted share), compared to $568 million ($1.29 per diluted share) in 2005. Net sales were...
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Jan 8, 2007
The Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II achieved another successful test flight today from the company's Fort Worth, Texas, facility. (Photo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20070108/DAM045 )...
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Dec 26, 2006Lockheed Martin Receives $635 Million Contract for the Modernization of Turkey's Existing F-16 Fleet
The U.S. government awarded a $635 million Fixed Price Incentive contract to Lockheed Martin on Dec. 22 to upgrade the Turkish Air Force's existing fleet of F- 16s. Under the terms of the...
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Dec 15, 2006
The Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II lifted into the skies today for the first time, completing a successful inaugural flight and initiating the most comprehensive flight test program in military...
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Dec 15, 2006
The Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II completed its first flight moments ago at Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Co. in Fort Worth, Texas. The F-35 is an all-new family of supersonic stealth fighters...
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Dec 14, 2006
USAF Mentor-Protege Program Benefits Local Alaska Native-Owned Business, ACTI Angeles Composite Technologies Inc. (ACTI) will gain about 20 new jobs and important new manufacturing capabilities as...
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Dec 13, 2006
The Government of South Korea has signed a contract with Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) for approximately 50 additional T-50 and TA-50 Golden Eagle advanced jet trainers bringing, the total...
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Dec 12, 2006
The first Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II successfully completed all ground taxi tests today, among some of the last activities clearing the way for its inaugural flight. (Photo:...
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Dec 11, 2006
The U.S. government has awarded an initial $78 million as part of a $144 million contract to Lockheed Martin for long-lead tasks related to the production of 18 new Advanced Block 52 F-16 aircraft...
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Dec 8, 2006
The F-35 Lightning II moved under its own power for the first time on Thursday afternoon, initiating the last series of tests before the fighter jet's first flight. (Photo:...
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Dec 4, 2006Popular Science Awards Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II and Polecat UAV Best of What's New for 2006
The Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II stealth fighter and the P-175 Polecat Unmanned Air Vehicle (UAV) have received the 2006 Best of What's New awards from Popular Science, the world's largest...
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Nov 17, 2006
Lockheed Martin Corporation today announced that it commenced an exchange offer pursuant to which it is offering to exchange its 6.15% Notes due 2036, Series B, which have been registered under...
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Nov 15, 2006
The Netherlands yesterday became the first of the F-35 partner nations to extend its participation into the production and support phase of the Joint Strike Fighter program. Netherlands Deputy...
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Nov 9, 2006
Lockheed Martin , the Poland Air Force (PoAF), Polish Ministry of Defense (PMOD) and other Polish government officials celebrated the arrival of the first four new Advanced Block 52 F-16 multirole...
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Nov 3, 2006
Lockheed Martin was awarded a 20-year contract by the Singapore Defence Science and Technology Agency to support the Republic of Singapore Air Force (RSAF) Basic Wings Course (BWC). "BWC is unique...
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Oct 30, 2006
Lockheed Martin selected four employees and two teams from its two local business units to receive NOVA Awards, the corporation's highest recognition for individual or team achievements. Less than...
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Oct 24, 2006* Third quarter earnings per share up 52% to $1.46; Year-to-date earnings per share up 47% to $4.12
Lockheed Martin Corporation today reported third quarter 2006 net earnings of $629 million ($1.46 per diluted share), compared to $427 million ($0.96 per diluted share) in 2005. Net sales were...
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Sep 20, 2006
The Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II completed its first series of engine runs on Monday afternoon, culminating in a full-afterburner test that unleashed 40,000 pounds of thrust -- the most ever...
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Sep 15, 2006
Ceremonies were held today at Lockheed Martin in Fort Worth, Texas, to commemorate the Polish F-16 Peace Sky program. The ceremony marks an important production milestone, demonstrating that the...