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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Sep 2, 2005
Training systems for military aircraft pilots entered a new era on August 30, 2005, when Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) rolled out the first production version of the T-50 Golden Eagle advanced...
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Aug 29, 2005
The Lockheed Martin F/A-22 Raptor team marked another milestone today toward operational fielding of the F/A-22 when the U.S. Air Force officially began Follow-On Test and Evaluation (FOT&E) at...
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Aug 24, 2005
Hundreds of aircraft and automobiles have survived wind speeds of up to 200 miles per hour and emerged not only unscathed but actually safer and better for the experience. Those wind speeds were...
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Aug 24, 2005
Lockheed Martin has been recognized as the Corporation of the Year by the Pan Asian American Chamber of Commerce Southwest, an organization of Asian American-owned businesses based in North Texas....
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Aug 24, 2005
Lockheed Martin has developed a new way to adapt its advanced strike weapons to existing aircraft interfaces, saving time and money and, most importantly, getting important weapons into the hands...
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Aug 4, 2005
Lockheed Martin held ceremonies at its Fort Worth, Tex., facility today to celebrate the delivery of the first F-16 aircraft to the Royal Air Force of Oman (RAFO). Air Vice Marshal Yahya Al-Juma,...
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Jul 26, 2005* SECOND QUARTER NET EARNINGS UP 56% TO $461 MILLION; YEAR-TO-DATE NET EARNINGS UP 41% TO $830 MILLION
Lockheed Martin Corporation today reported second quarter 2005 net earnings of $461 million ($1.02 per diluted share) compared to $296 million ($0.66 per diluted share) in 2004. The second quarter...
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Jul 20, 2005
Lockheed Martin received a long-lead contract, valued at approximately $67.7 million, from the U.S. Air Force to begin development of a major systems upgrade of Turkish Air Force F-16 aircraft....
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Jul 6, 2005
Lockheed Martin flew the first F-16 produced for the Chilean Air Force on its initial production acceptance flight. Two flights were successfully accomplished here on June 23, with no...
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Jun 16, 2005
Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI), Hellenic Aerospace Industry (HAI) and Lockheed Martin will jointly study and evaluate the advanced jet training needs of the Hellenic Air Force (HAF) and the...
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Jun 16, 2005
Representatives of the nine nations partnering on the Lockheed Martin Joint Strike Fighter program took part in a unique ceremony at the Paris Air Show -- assembling a scale model of the...
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Jun 14, 2005
The Lockheed Martin Raptor industry team has reached a new level of program maturity with reliable production, solid performance and expanding capabilities, according to Orville Prins, vice...
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Jun 14, 2005
The T-50 Golden Eagle advanced jet trainer program is rapidly transitioning from the Full Scale Development (FSD) phase into the production phase, according to international marketing directors...
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Jun 14, 2005Company Anticipates Sales of 100-200 Additional Aircraft
The two versions of the F-16 being delivered to customers now are the most advanced multi-role fighter aircraft types currently available on the international market and are building on the F-16's...
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Jun 14, 2005
Lockheed Martin is developing unprecedented technologies for the next generation of unmanned systems. "We began our unmanned system work in 1964 with the Mach 4+ D-21. Since that time we have...
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Jun 13, 2005
Lockheed Martin today joined with the Royal Air Force (RAF) at the Paris Air Show to give details of the outstanding combat performance of the C-130J. The C-130Js, which have been operating...
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Jun 13, 2005
A transition is under way at Lockheed Martin F-35 sites around the world, as the heart of the program migrates from engineering development to aircraft production. All four major subassemblies of...
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Jun 13, 2005
Fifth generation fighters -- namely the F/A-22 and F-35 -- will have a profound impact on how military forces conduct missions and fight wars, predicts Ralph D. Heath, executive vice president of...
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Jun 2, 2005
During its Paris Air Show press briefings, Lockheed Martin will highlight the importance of international partnerships in winning and executing global programs for global defense and civil...
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Jun 2, 2005
The aft fuselage -- the last major subassembly of the first F-35 Joint Strike Fighter -- has arrived at Lockheed Martin in Fort Worth and is being readied for attachment to the aircraft's center...
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May 19, 2005
Lockheed Martin was awarded $52.9 million in a firm-fixed-price contract to produce 1,655 Wind Corrected Munitions Dispenser (WCMD) tail kits and 100 WCMD-Extended Range (ER) wing kits for the...
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May 16, 2005
Workers at Lockheed Martin joined the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter's 35-foot-wide carbon- fiber composite skinned and metal structure wing to the aircraft's fuselage on Monday, uniting three of the...
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May 12, 2005
U.S. Air Force Aeronautical Systems Center Commander Lt. Gen. William R. Looney praised Lockheed Martin's Sniper(R) Advanced Targeting Pod, recognizing the system's recent successful deployment in...
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May 10, 2005
The T-50 Full Scale Development (FSD) team celebrated completion of the 1,000th flight of their new advanced jet trainer today at Korea Aerospace Industries' facilities at Sacheon, South Korea....
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May 5, 2005
Lockheed Martin today delivered a third C-130J Super Hercules to Little Rock Air Force Base, Ark. At the controls was Gen. John W. Handy, commander, U.S. Transportation Command, and commander, Air...
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May 4, 2005
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) celebrated arrival of its first Lockheed Martin F-16E/F aircraft on May 3. The first "Desert Falcon" F-16s to be based in the UAE were received by the Crown Prince,...
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Apr 29, 2005
Lockheed Martin and Pratt & Whitney have successfully performed the first start of an F-35 aircraft test engine using a revolutionary integrated power package and engine-mounted starter/generator....
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Apr 26, 2005
The governments of the United States and Turkey signed a Letter of Offer and Acceptance (LOA) for the systems upgrade of Turkish F-16 aircraft at an estimated total value of $1.1 billion. Lockheed...
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Apr 26, 2005* FIRST QUARTER NET EARNINGS UP 27% TO $369 MILLION
Lockheed Martin Corporation today reported first quarter 2005 net earnings of $369 million ($0.83 per diluted share) compared to $291 million ($0.65 per diluted share) in 2004. Net sales were $8.5...
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Apr 20, 2005
Lockheed Martin employees in 2004 donated more than 680,000 volunteer hours to community- service activities ranging from student mentoring to helping animals, fighting diseases and participating...
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Apr 19, 2005
The Lockheed Martin F/A-22 Raptor fighter aircraft has been given the green light by Department of Defense acquisition officials to enter into full-rate production. An acquisition decision...
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Apr 18, 2005Latest Spiral of TBMCS - Unit Level Delivered; Next Spiral Passes Operational Testing
Lockheed Martin is delivering two significant upgrades of the military's premier joint air battle management system to the U.S. Air Force. The newest spirals of the Theater Battle Management Core...
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Apr 14, 2005
Chile's Minister of National Defense, Mr. Jaime Ravinet, joined other Chilean and U.S. officials today in celebrating completion of the first F-16 produced for the Chilean Air Force, or Fuerza...
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Apr 7, 2005
Lockheed Martin received a contract from Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (OTC Pink Sheets: MHVYF) (MHI) on March 31 valued at over $125 million to manufacture components for five additional F-2...
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Mar 31, 2005
Daniel J. Crowley has been appointed executive vice president and general manager of the Lockheed Martin F-35 Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) program, effective June 30. Crowley will replace Bob Elrod,...
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Mar 22, 2005
The T-50 Golden Eagle advanced jet trainer successfully completed aerial gunfire testing recently. The T-50 Golden Eagle is being developed by Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) for the Republic of...
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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 16, 2005
Lockheed Martin will build 18 Wind Corrected Munitions Dispenser (WCMD) inert training rounds under a $1 million direct commercial sale contract from The Boeing Company for an undisclosed...
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Mar 8, 2005
Lockheed Martin's Sniper(R) XR(R) Advanced Targeting Pod program was honored for "lasting contributions to the advancement of aerospace" by Aviation Week & Space Technology magazine, which named...
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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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Feb 17, 2005
With affordability as its cornerstone, the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter is designed to offer next- generation technologies and capabilities with a price tag comparable to that of current-generation...
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Feb 16, 2005
The four major subassemblies for the first F-35 Joint Strike Fighter are taking shape as the program progresses toward final assembly in late spring at Lockheed Martin in Fort Worth. "Our team's...
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Feb 11, 2005
Lockheed Martin delivered the last C-130J Super Hercules airlifter for Italy on February 10, completing a 22-aircraft program for the Italian Air Force (Aeronautica Militare Italiana, or AMI)....
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Feb 11, 2005
The supersonic T-50 Golden Eagle advanced jet trainer has attained several significant technical milestones, including reaching maximum load factors, maximum operating speed, beginning stores...
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Feb 9, 2005
General Lee Han-ho, Chief of Staff of the Republic of Korea Air Force (ROKAF), flew the T-50 Golden Eagle advanced jet trainer recently. The T-50 is being developed by Korea Aerospace Industries...
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Feb 1, 2005
The transformational F/A-22 Raptor has met or exceeded all technical performance parameters during a rigorous Initial Operational Test and Evaluation (IOT&E) by an independent U.S. Air Force...
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Jan 19, 2005
In a release issued today detailing the success of the U.S. Air Force deployment of C-130Js to South West Asia, General John W. Handy, commander of Air Mobility Command and U.S. Transportation...
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Jan 13, 2005
Lockheed Martin Corporation has sold its 42 percent stake in the joint venture company TUSAS Aerospace Industries, Inc. (TAI) to Turkish Aircraft Industries, Inc. (TUSAS). Terms were not...
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Dec 22, 2004
Lockheed Martin recently named June R. Shrewsbury to the position of vice president, F-16 programs. Shrewsbury is responsible for the strategy, guidance and direction of all F-16 related business,...
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Dec 21, 2004
Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) began final assembly on the first production T-50 supersonic trainer on Dec. 17 at the company's modern aircraft manufacturing facilities at Sacheon, South Korea....