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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Dec 16, 2004El avanzado y económico avión escuela y aparato de ataque ligero está listo para pasar las pruebas en tierra; La fase de prueba de vuelo está prevista para mediados del 2005
Lockheed Martin Aircraft Argentina S.A. sacó de la cadena de montaje el primer avión escuela a reacción modernizado, el Pampa, durante una ceremonia formal celebrada ayer. El AT-63 Pampa, el...
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Dec 16, 2004O Avião de Baixo Custo, Para Treinamento Avançado e Ataque Leve está Pronto Para Testes em Terra; A Fase de Testes de Vôo está Projetada para Meados de 2005
A Lockheed Martin Aircraft Argentina S.A. lançou ontem o primeiro avião a jato atualizado Pampa para treinamento, durante uma cerimônia formal. Este AT-63 Pampa é o demonstrador da nova...
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Dec 16, 2004
The U.S. Air Force (USAF) and five European Participating Air Forces (EPAFs) -- Belgium, Denmark, the Netherlands, Norway and Portugal -- are receiving new technologies for their F-16s that will...
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Dec 16, 2004The Low-Cost Advanced Trainer and Light Attack Aircraft is Ready for Ground Testing; Flight Test Phase is Projected for Mid-2005
Lockheed Martin Aircraft Argentina S.A. rolled out the first upgraded Pampa jet trainer in a formal ceremony yesterday. This AT-63 Pampa is the demonstrator of the new configuration of the Pampa,...
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Dec 15, 2004
The U.S. Air Force (USAF) F-16 fleet achieved its safest flying year in history during the 2004 fiscal year, with three F-16 units receiving top safety awards. The 27th Fighter Wing, Cannon AFB,...
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Dec 7, 2004
Lockheed Martin received a U.S. Air Force contract totaling more than $112 million for continued production of the Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile (JASSM), the world's first stealthy cruise...
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Dec 3, 2004Lockheed Martin Adds Night Vision Goggle Capability To U.S. Air Force's F-16 Mission Training Center
Lockheed Martin successfully demonstrated the addition of a night vision goggle capability to the F-16 Mission Training Centers (MTC) it produces for the U.S. Air Force. The enhancement, which...
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Dec 3, 2004
Lockheed Martin has named Larry Lawson as executive vice president, general manager of the F/A-22 Raptor program. In this role, Lawson has overall responsibility for the program, which has a team...
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Dec 3, 2004
Lockheed Martin announced today that Dain M. Hancock, Executive Vice President and President of Lockheed Martin's Aeronautics Company, will retire after nearly 40 years of service. The company...
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Nov 29, 2004
Lockheed Martin has named Ross Reynolds as the head of the company's Air Mobility line of business. In this new role, Reynolds will have overall responsibility for the C-130J Super Hercules, C-5...
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Nov 12, 2004
Multi-phase Mission Systems aperture testing is under way on a full-scale model of the Lockheed Martin F-35 Joint Strike Fighter at the Air Force Research Laboratories' Newport, N.Y., test...
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Nov 11, 2004
Lockheed Martin has selected the Italian firm Officine Aeronavali Venezia S.p.A (OAN) to operate the first C-130J heavy maintenance facility. OAN, headquartered in Venice, will conduct both...
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Nov 3, 2004
Lockheed Martin's Sniper(R) XR(TM)/PANTERA(TM) advanced targeting pod (ATP) data downlink capability was successfully flight tested on a Norwegian mid-life upgrade F-16 aircraft at Bodo Air Force...
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Nov 2, 2004Lieutenant General Michael A. Hough, Deputy Commandant for Aviation, Headquarters Marine Corps, Accepts KC-130J Tanker
Lockheed Martin has delivered the first KC-130J Super Hercules aircraft ordered under a joint United States Air Force/U.S. Marine Corps multi-year acquisition program. The KC-130J for the Marine...
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Oct 28, 2004
Initial integration testing of the Communication, Navigation and Identification (CNI) suite for the first flight of the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter has begun at Lockheed Martin's Mission Systems...
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Oct 27, 2004
Lockheed Martin rolled Raptor 4041 out of its final production assembly facility today, marking a milestone in the F/A-22 program. Aircraft 4041 is the initial F/A-22 for the Air Force's first...
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Oct 26, 2004* Net Earnings Up 41% to $307 Million; Year-to-Date Net Earnings Up 26% to $894 Million
Lockheed Martin Corporation today reported third quarter 2004 net earnings of $307 million ($0.69 per diluted share), compared to $217 million ($0.48 per diluted share) in 2003. Net sales were...
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Oct 25, 2004
Lockheed Martin and the White Settlement ISD are teaming up to "Make Cans Count" for Habitat for Humanity as they construct can creations in the Fort Worth factory on Oct. 26. The can creations...
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Oct 21, 2004
Lockheed Martin recently received a contract valued at $87 million to support upgrades to 17 F-16A/Bs transferred to the Royal Jordanian Air Force. The main upgrade is the F-16A/B Mid-Life Update...
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Oct 19, 2004
Lockheed Martin has signed a contract with the Royal Danish Air Force for an additional C-130J Super Hercules aircraft. The new contract is the exercise of an option available under Denmark's...
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Oct 12, 2004
Lockheed Martin and the U.S. Air Force recorded two major milestones in the C-5 Galaxy modernization effort last week. The first production aircraft modified under the C-5 Avionics Modernization...
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Sep 23, 2004'TARS SAR' a Tactical, High Speed, Penetrating Reconnaissance Asset
Lockheed Martin announced today that its Theatre Airborne Reconnaissance System (TARS) Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) successfully performed, for the first time, aboard an operational F-16 at...
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Sep 16, 2004
The last two Lockheed Martin C-141 StarLifters assigned to the 305th Air Mobility Wing (AMW) were retired in ceremonies here this morning, closing out the turbofan-powered airlifter's historic...
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Sep 15, 2004
Lockheed Martin's Deputy Vice President for Business Development Rob Weiss said yesterday that the Lockheed Martin-led Raptor industry team has reached a new level of program maturity with...
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Sep 15, 2004
Team US101 has selected General Electric Co. (GE) as its preferred engine supplier for the US101 medium-lift helicopter in its combat search and rescue (CSAR) configuration. The three-engine US101...
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Sep 14, 2004
An 82,000-square- foot facility that will employ advanced robots to apply precisely measured coatings to F-35 Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) components also will set new standards for environmental...
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Sep 14, 2004
Engineers have removed more than 2,700 pounds (1,225 kilograms) of unwanted estimated weight from the short-takeoff/vertical-landing (STOVL) version of the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter, while...
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Sep 9, 2004
Lockheed Martin will highlight a variety of its high-tech capabilities and partnerships at the Air Force Association 2004 Air & Space Conference and Technology Exposition in Washington, D.C.,...
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Sep 9, 2004
Lockheed Martin delivered its 2,268th C-130 Hercules airlifter yesterday, continuing the longest, continuous, active military aircraft production line in history. The new aircraft, a C-130J Super...
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Aug 23, 2004
Assembly of the wing for the first F-35 Joint Strike Fighter started today at Lockheed Martin in Fort Worth, less than two months after the plant initiated the aircraft's forward-fuselage...
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Aug 20, 2004Georgia General Assembly Proclaims 2004 'Year of the Hercules'
Lockheed Martin will celebrate five decades of airlift excellence on Monday, August 23, as the 1954 first flight of the YC-130 prototype will be recognized in ceremonies at the company's facility...
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Aug 12, 2004
Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company employee Raymond F. (Rick) Peters, a Support Integration and Systems Engineer, has been selected to serve as President-Elect of the Texas Association for the...
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Aug 5, 2004
Lockheed Martin's Sniper(R) XR(TM) advanced targeting pod is now flying on U.S. Navy F/A-18 aircraft at the China Lake Naval Air Warfare Center in California. The flight tests are in support of...
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Aug 3, 2004
The Lockheed Martin F-35 Joint Strike Fighter team is expanding leadership responsibility to focus on the program's two major elements: program- requirements integration and contract execution....
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Jul 27, 2004* REPORTS SECOND QUARTER 2004 NET SALES OF $8.8 BILLION, UP 14%; YEAR-TO-DATE SALES UP 16% TO $17.1 BILLION
Lockheed Martin Corporation today reported second quarter 2004 net earnings of $296 million ($0.66 per diluted share) compared to $242 million ($0.54 per diluted share) in 2003. Net sales were...
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Jul 22, 2004
With 450 P-3 Orion maritime patrol aircraft and variants in front-line service with 18 operators in 16 countries, Lockheed Martin sees significant opportunities for sustainment, modification and...
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Jul 22, 2004
The T-50 Golden Eagle, being developed by Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) with the assistance of Lockheed Martin , is moving forward rapidly in both development and production, according to T-50...
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Jul 21, 2004
Lockheed Martin has been notified by the Royal Danish Air Force (RDAF) that Denmark will exercise the option for an additional C-130J Super Hercules. Denmark has already taken delivery of three of...
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Jul 21, 2004
Several industrial partners in the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) program joined in a panel discussion today to report progress and their roles in the global aircraft development project. "Global...
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Jul 20, 2004
Lockheed Martin's F-16 Fighting Falcon thrives in an impressive era of evolution, delivering more than 100 aircraft since Farnborough 2002 and stretching the protective breadth of the F-16 to new...
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Jul 20, 2004
The F/A-22 Raptor air dominance fighter program -- led by Lockheed Martin -- is producing aircraft at an ever increasing rate and is on track for 2004. "During the first half of this year, we...
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Jul 19, 2004
Dain M. Hancock, president of Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company, cites annual sales growth, a doubled order backlog and a 22 percent increase in jobs as indicators of success since Lockheed...
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Jul 13, 2004
Lockheed Martin today released its press-briefing schedule for the 2004 Farnborough Air Show. Briefings will take place at the Lockheed Martin Partnership Pavilion across from the company's...
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Jul 13, 2004
The Republic of Korea Air Force (ROKAF) recently began high angle-of-attack (AOA) flight testing on the T-50 Golden Eagle, a supersonic jet trainer being developed by Korea Aerospace Industries...
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Jul 12, 2004
Workers at Lockheed Martin's mile-long factory in Fort Worth have begun assembling the forward fuselage for the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter, a next-generation, supersonic stealth aircraft designed...
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Jun 17, 2004
The Society of Manufacturing Engineers has awarded its prestigious Donald C. Burnham Manufacturing Management Award to Tom Burbage, Lockheed Martin executive vice president and general manager of...
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Jun 7, 2004
Lockheed Martin's Multiple Launch Rocket System (MLRS) has been named winner of the prestigious Order of Daedalians Weapons System Award, the Colonel Franklin C. Wolfe Memorial Trophy. The award...
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Jun 7, 2004
Lockheed Martin began field installation of Avionics Modernization Program (AMP) kits into the U.S. Air Force's fleet of C-5 Galaxy strategic airlifters on June 4. The first aircraft is a C-5B...
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Jun 3, 2004
U.S. Air Force Gen. William J. Begert, Commander of the Pacific Air Forces, recently lauded Lockheed Martin's Sniper XR Advanced Targeting Pod (ATP) after a 90-minute familiarization flight in Nevada.
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May 27, 2004
Lockheed Martin and members of the Department of Defense celebrated the expansion of the Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile (JASSM) production facility today at its Pike County Operations in...