Lockheed Martin has successfully completed the initial phase of flight testing of a more powerful engine for the latest version of the F-16, the Block 60. The engine is a General Electric...

Lockheed Martin and the Portuguese Air Force (PoAF) rolled out the first Portuguese F-16 aircraft to undergo a Mid-Life Update (MLU) during ceremonies today in Lisbon, marking the start of the...

The Air Force Research Laboratory at Eglin Air Force Base (AFB), FL awarded Lockheed Martin a $12 million contract for the Autonomous Wide Area Search Munition (AWASM) program, focused on...

The U.S. Air Force recently exercised a contract option associated with Phase III of the F-16 Common Configuration Implementation Program (CCIP) by awarding Lockheed Martin $26.6 million for...

Lockheed Martin officials said today at the Paris Air Show that the company's solution to meet the U.S. Navy's requirement for a new maritime patrol aircraft also presents a low risk solution to...

Lockheed Martin's F- 16 Fighting Falcon continues its historic evolution, honing its edge in meeting new operational requirements both in the defense marketplace and in combat, according to John...

Lockheed Martin's renowned Skunk Works officially marks its 60th Anniversary today. Once the informal name for the Lockheed organization led by Clarence L. "Kelly" Johnson that produced many of...

Officials from the Republic of Korea Air Force (ROKAF), Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) and Lockheed Martin said today that the T-50 Golden Eagle development program is on track and the...

Lockheed Martin's F-35 Joint Strike Fighter Program is extending technological frontiers and establishing new levels of international participation in a fighter aircraft program, the F-35 JSF's...

Lockheed Martin officials said today at the Paris Air Show, that the company's C-130J Super Hercules, the world's most advanced airlifter, is delivering outstanding performance for operators...

Dain M. Hancock, president of Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Co., said lessons learned in the Iraq war are likely to drive aerospace technology development for the next several years, with the...

Lockheed Martin today updated its press-briefing schedule for the 2003 Paris Air Show. New additions are an F-35 Joint Strike Fighter international teaming agreement announcement and signing...

Lockheed Martin today released its press-briefing schedule for the 2003 Paris Air Show. Briefings will take place at the Lockheed Martin press center adjacent to the company's business chalet at...

Lt. Gen. Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed al Nahyan, Chief of Staff of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) Armed Forces, and his delegation visited Lockheed Martin's Fort Worth plant on May 23 to review the...

Lockheed Martin has received a finalized contract from the U.S. Air Force valued at approximately $320 million to build 10 F-16s for the Chilean Air Force under the U.S. Foreign Military Sales...

The T-50 Golden Eagle, an advanced supersonic trainer developed by Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) with the assistance of Lockheed Martin , has completed its 100th test flight. "The T-50...

General Electric and Lockheed Martin yesterday announced the official opening of GE's new International Technical Center of Excellence (GE ITCEC), marking a major milestone in the offset...

BAE SYSTEMS Platform Solutions has delivered the first Vehicle-Management Computer (VMC) to F-35 Joint Strike Fighter team at Lockheed Martin . Also delivered was the Vehicle Management Computer...

Awards to two Canadian firms for the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter aircraft's Instructional System Development (ISD) tools signal a continued international presence on the Lockheed Martin-led team to...

Lockheed Martin officials, along with officers from the United States and Italian Air Forces, participated in a rollout ceremony today at Hill Air Force Base, Utah, for the first of 34 F-16...

Crediting reduced costs from suppliers as a catalyst, the U.S. Air Force has exercised a contract option by awarding Lockheed Martin $117.6 million to add one F/A- 22 aircraft and associated...

Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Co. recognized its employee volunteer service today at a lunch honoring individuals volunteering 250 hours or more during a calendar year. A total of 121 awards were...

Lockheed Martin has reached a new labor agreement with District Lodge 776 of the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM), the largest union at its Fort Worth, Tex.,...

Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Co. received a contract from Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) on March 31 valued at approximately $160 million to manufacture components for eight additional F-2...

Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Co. in Palmdale has been recognized by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for dramatically reducing the use of hazardous materials in the F-35 Joint Strike...

Lockheed Martin Corporation today reported first quarter 2003 earnings from continuing operations of $250 million, or $0.55 per diluted share, compared to $224 million, or $0.50 per diluted share...

A successful Preliminary Design Review (PDR) has the Lockheed Martin F-35 Joint Strike Fighter team looking ahead to upcoming milestones while closing out a handful of remaining PDR issues. As...

The Polish Minister of Economy, Labour and Social Policy and Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company, a business area of Lockheed Martin Corporation , today signed a Master Offset Agreement valued at...

Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Co., a business unit of Lockheed Martin Corporation [NYSE: LMT], is disappointed that the International Association of Machinists, District Lodge 776, rejected the...

The U.S. Air Force has awarded Lockheed Martin a $20.3 million contract for the first production phase of the C-5 Avionics Modernization Program (AMP). The contract is for the procurement of eight...

The Aeronautica Militare Italiana (AMI, Italian Air Force), joined by Lockheed Martin , today commemorated the acceptance of its National Training Center (NTC) at Pisa Air Base, Italy. Lockheed...

The U.S. Air Force F-16 Combined Test Force at the Air Force Flight Test Center at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif., recently began flight testing the high-resolution ground- mapping capability of...

The first production F-16 conformal fuel tanks (CFTs) recently were flown for the first time on newly produced Lockheed Martin F-16s. CFTs are two large external, pod-like fuel reservoirs attached...

Lockheed Martin today received a contract, ultimately valued at $4B, for the multiyear acquisition of 60 C-130J aircraft for the U.S. Air Force and Marine Corps. The value covers a six year...

Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Co.'s F-117 Nighthawk Stealth Fighter Program has been honored with the 2003 Shingo Prize for Excellence in Manufacturing. Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Co. is a business...

Lockheed Martin has received a $20.5 million Naval Air Systems Command contract for Phase II of the Component Advanced Development (CAD) portion of the Navy's new Multi-mission Maritime Aircraft...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

* 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...

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...

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...

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...

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...