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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Nov 29, 2011
The U.S. Army and Republic of Korea Army successfully conducted a large-scale, distributed command post training exercise with more than 250 participants using technology developed by Lockheed Martin.
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Nov 28, 2011
ORLANDO, Fla., November 28, 2011 -- Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) will demonstrate the latest advancements in simulation and training capabilities at the Interservice/Industry Training, Simulation...
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Nov 26, 2011
NASA's Mars Science Laboratory spacecraft launched this morning from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla. at 10:02 a.m. ET aboard an Atlas V-541 rocket provided by United Launch Alliance. The...
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Nov 22, 2011
Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) received a contract to complete the development of the Infrared Search and Track (IRSTÔ) sensor system for the U.S. Navy F/A-18E/F, marking the start of the...
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Nov 22, 2011
The first international Lockheed Martin (NYSE:LMT) F-35 Lightning II rolled out of the factory Sunday evening. The United Kingdom Ministry of Defence will use the short takeoff/vertical landing...
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Nov 22, 2011
Lockheed Martin Corporation (NYSE: LMT) will webcast a presentation by Bruce Tanner, executive vice president and chief financial officer and Ralph Heath, executive vice president of Aeronautics...
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Nov 21, 2011
Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) announced today that it has submitted its final proposal revision for the Ground-based Midcourse Defense (GMD) Development and Sustainment Contract. The Lockheed...
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Nov 21, 2011Intelligence & Surveillance Capabilities Showcased at FRONTEX
During a recent European exercise, Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) demonstrated advanced border surveillance capabilities from an optionally piloted vehicle. Lockheed Martin and its team showcased how...
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Nov 17, 2011
STRATFORD, Connecticut - Sikorsky Aircraft, a subsidiary of United Technologies Corp. (NYSE:UTX), today delivered to the U.S. Army the fourth of 15 UH-60M BLACK HAWK aircraft for further transfer...
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Nov 17, 2011
The Medium Extended Air Defense System (MEADS) successfully completed its first flight test today at White Sands Missile Range, N.M. To view the multimedia assets associated with this release,...
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Nov 17, 2011Video, Imagery and Data Sent to Ground Radios via IP- Enabled Waveform
A Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) team recently demonstrated how software-defined radios can extend the Army's tactical network by connecting disparate ground troops with the Airborne and...
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Nov 16, 2011
Space Florida and Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] have signed an agreement to advance the testing and production of a new autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) known as Marlin™ in support of aerospace...
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Nov 15, 2011Defense Red Switch Network's Pentagon facility celebrates outstanding results
A Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) high-level, secure voice conferencing system work center, located at the Pentagon, was selected by the Defense Information Systems Agency as "Facility of the Year" in...
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Nov 15, 2011
Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] has appointed Bernard "Barry" McCullough vice president of Business Strategy for its Mission Systems & Sensors (MS2) business. MS2, based in Washington, D.C., is part...
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Nov 14, 2011
DUBAI Air Show, United Arab Emirates - Sikorsky Aerospace Services (SAS) announced today the signing of a follow-on contract with the Royal Saudi Land Forces Aviation Command (RSLFAC) to upgrade...
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Nov 12, 2011
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - Flightglobal Magazine has named Sikorsky Aircraft’s X2 Technology™ Demonstrator Pilot Kevin Bredenbeck its “Aviator of the Year.” Sikorsky is a subsidiary of...
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Nov 10, 2011
The Medium Extended Air Defense System (MEADS) system elements have successfully performed a simulated engagement against real-world air and representative missile threats demonstrating MEADS'...
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Nov 9, 2011
BETHESDA, Md., November 9, 2011 – Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] today announced its media briefing schedule for the Dubai Airshow. These events will highlight Lockheed Martin's role as a trusted...
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Nov 9, 2011
The LONGBOW Limited Liability Company's Unmanned Aerial Systems Tactical Common Data Link Assembly (UTA) recently controlled an unmanned vehicle from an AH-64D Apache Block III attack helicopter,...
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Nov 8, 2011
SHELTON, Connecticut - Sikorsky Aerospace Services today announced that the U.S. Department of State (DoS) has ordered three additional upgraded S-61 utility helicopters, bringing the total number...
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Nov 8, 2011MONAX to Support Humanitarian and Disaster Relief Missions
The U.S. Marine Corps will soon be using a tactical Smartphone network developed by Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) to support their humanitarian assistance and disaster relief mission exercises....
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Nov 7, 2011
Maria E. Ruess, a Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) vice president of business development, will serve on the Barry Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Foundation Board of Trustees. She...
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Nov 7, 2011
The U.S. Air Force awarded Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] $46.8 million in contract options to begin modernizing 29 long-range radars which provide advanced warning and air traffic control...
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Nov 4, 2011
Lockheed Martin's [NYSE: LMT] F-35 flight test program continues to make progress. Since the last flight test update issued on Sept. 20, the F-35 Lightning II 5th Generation multirole fighter...
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Nov 4, 2011Company Honored for Enhancing Science and Math Education in the Bay Area
Lockheed Martin Space Systems Company, a major business area of the Lockheed Martin Corporation (NYSE: LMT), received a 2011 Community Impact Award from the Silicon Valley/San Jose Business...
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Nov 3, 2011Strategic Move Extends Training and Simulation to Adjacent Markets
Lockheed Martin Corporation (NYSE: LMT) today announced the acquisition of Sim-Industries B.V., a commercial aviation simulation company located in the Netherlands. The acquisition is a...
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Nov 3, 2011
The National Armaments Directors of Germany, Italy and the United States approved a contract amendment that funds two flight intercept tests of the Medium Extended Air Defense System (MEADS)....
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Nov 2, 2011
Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) yesterday celebrated the rolling out of the 250th C-130J Super Hercules built at its facility here. This C-130J is destined for Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, which is...
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Nov 2, 2011
The Women in Aerospace (WIA) national organization presented its 2011 Lifetime Achievement Award to Julie A. Sattler, a vice president and general manager of Lockheed Martin Space Systems Company...
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Nov 2, 2011
Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) successfully conducted the first test firing of its Joint Air-to-Ground Missile (JAGM) reduced-smoke rocket motor, demonstrating the functionality and maturity of the...
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Nov 2, 2011
In a ceremony at the National Air and Space Museum Washington D.C., Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) presented its prestigious NOVA Award to two individuals and one team from Information Systems &...
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Nov 1, 2011
Lockheed Martin's (NYSE: LMT) PAC-3 Missile successfully detected, tracked and intercepted an aerodynamic tactical ballistic missile target today in a flight test at White Sands Missile Range,...
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Oct 31, 2011Haden Land, a chief technology officer at Lockheed Martin, delivers keynote; launches new innovation campaign for science, technology, engineering and math education
Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] is promoting industry and academia partnerships to re-shape science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) education. The goal is to ensure tomorrow's workforce is...
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Oct 27, 2011
A Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT]-led industry team held a keel-laying ceremony at Marinette Marine's shipyard for the future USS Milwaukee, the U.S. Navy's fifth Littoral Combat Ship (LCS). (Logo:...
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Oct 26, 2011
SHELTON, Connecticut - Sikorsky Aerospace Services (SAS) announced today that Sikorsky’s Integrated Support System (ISS) aftermarket software suite, which enhances SAS’s fleet management...
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Oct 26, 2011
STRATFORD, Connecticut - The CH-53K Helicopter Systems Engineering Team won the Department of Defense Systems Engineering Top 5 Programs Award today at the annual NDIA Systems Engineering...
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Oct 26, 2011
What: The keel-laying ceremony for LCS 5, the future USS Milwaukee, will be held at Marinette Marine's shipyard. United States Senator Herb Kohl of Wisconsin will authenticate the keel. Keel is...
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Oct 26, 2011- Net sales grew 7 percent to $12.1 billion
Lockheed Martin Corporation (NYSE: LMT) today reported third quarter 2011 net sales of $12.1 billion, compared to $11.3 billion in 2010. Earnings from continuing operations during the third...
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Oct 25, 2011
Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] announced today that it will begin integration of GeoEye's (NASDAQ: GEOY) next-generation, high-resolution Earth-imaging satellite, known as GeoEye-2, with the planned...
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Oct 25, 2011
The Ministry of Defence has selected Lockheed Martin UK to lead a 642 million pounds ($1 billion) contract as part of the major 1 billion pounds ($1.6 billion) upgrade of the British Army's...
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Oct 25, 2011
Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) Information Systems & Global Solutions (IS&GS) today announced that the company has concluded a voluntary layoff program aimed at reducing its overhead employee base by...
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Oct 24, 2011
Paul Shattuck, Lockheed Martin Space Systems Company's director for directed energy systems, received a 2011 Outstanding Aerospace Engineer (OAE) Award from Purdue University's School of...
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Oct 24, 2011
STRATFORD, Connecticut - The S-76D™ helicopter program has achieved another significant milestone as Transport Canada recently certified the Pratt & Whitney Canada PW210S engines that will be...
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Oct 24, 2011
Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) and the Royal Canadian Air Force are co-hosting the 24th annual P-3 International Operators Support Conference today through Oct. 27 in Marietta. A record number of...
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Oct 24, 2011
After completing extensive system integration testing, the first Medium Extended Air Defense System (MEADS) launcher has arrived at White Sands Missile Range, N.M., ready to demonstrate its...
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Oct 24, 2011
A Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT)-led industry team completed Builder's Sea Trials for Fort Worth, the nation's third littoral combat ship. The trials – a coordinated effort between the U.S. Navy...
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Oct 20, 2011
Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) was selected by the U.S. Army's Research Development And Engineering Command, Communications-Electronics Research, Development and Engineering Center (RDECOM CERDEC)...
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Oct 19, 2011Facility to employ up to 350 employees; deliver innovative technologies
Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) officially opened a 33,000-square-foot Mission Support Center today that will bring up to 350 jobs to Mississippi's Capital Region. The center, located in Clinton,...
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Oct 19, 2011
Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) will webcast live its third quarter 2011 earnings conference call on Wednesday, Oct. 26, 2011, at 2 p.m. Eastern time. Bob Stevens, chairman and chief executive...
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Oct 18, 2011
The U.S. Army selected Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) to install and support live-fire training ranges around the world for its five-year Army Targetry Systems II (ATS II) program. Lockheed Martin...
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Oct 18, 2011
Top performing Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) high school students from Maryland will gather today at Lockheed Martin's (NYSE: LMT) NexGen Cyber Innovation & Technology...
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Oct 18, 2011Persistent Threat Detection Systems Provide 24/7 Surveillance for Warfighters
The U.S. Army awarded Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) a $383 million contract to maintain, operate and sustain the Persistent Threat Detection Systems (PTDS). (Logo:...
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Oct 17, 2011
Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) is hosting the 23rd Hercules Operators' Conference here, today through Oct. 20. About 800 representatives from 34 nations – as well as 90 supplier companies – are...
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Oct 17, 2011
Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] recently completed early delivery of intra-fire unit communications kits designed for use with the tri-national Medium Extended Air Defense System (MEADS). (Photo:...
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Oct 17, 2011
Joanne M. Maguire, executive vice president of Lockheed Martin Space Systems Company, was formally inducted into the National Academy of Engineering (NAE) in Washington, D.C. ceremonies Sunday....
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Oct 17, 2011
Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) delivered and installed the first weapons load training device at the F-35 integrated pilot-and-maintenance training center (ITC) at Eglin Air Force Base's 33rd Fighter...
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Oct 17, 2011
Members of the media are invited to attend the Second Annual Lockheed Martin Cyber Security Awareness Day, an educational event for top Maryland high school students. In support of National Cyber...
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Oct 14, 2011
STRATFORD, Connecticut - Sikorsky Aircraft Corp. today commissioned a combined heat and power cogeneration facility that produces enough power to supply 84 percent of the company’s...
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Oct 13, 2011DISCOUNTS AND FREE SHIPPING AVAILABLE FOR LOCKHEED MARTIN EMPLOYEES, RETIREES, AND STOCKHOLDERS NATIONWIDE
For the fourteenth consecutive year, Lockheed Martin [NYSE:LMT] is a leading sponsor of "The Year In Space" Desk Calendar, featuring images and information from the past, present and future of...
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Oct 12, 2011
MEADS International (MI) has begun integration testing on the first completed Medium Extended Air Defense System (MEADS) battle manager at the MEADS Verification Facility in Orlando, Fla. (Photo:...
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Oct 12, 2011
The first Mobile User Objective System (MUOS) military communications satellite built by Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) for the U.S. Navy has successfully completed a major end-to-end system test,...
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Oct 12, 2011Unattended Ground Sensors Camouflage Casings Can Resemble Rocks
A wireless sensor network system developed by Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) can revolutionize the way users obtain discreet persistent situational awareness and characterization of their...
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Oct 11, 2011
The U.S. Army awarded Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) a $19 million follow-on production contract for the VNsight low-light-level TV capability for Apache attack helicopters. The VNsight visible/near...
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Oct 11, 2011Command Web Brings Operational Battlefield Data to Soldiers in the Field
Active Army units have been testing a Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) web-based system that combines the power of Google Earth, Command and Control web applications and existing tactical...
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Oct 10, 2011
AUSA, Wash., D.C., Maryland - LifePort, Inc. announced today it has been awarded a commercial Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) to equip the Bell 407 helicopter with lightweight Ballistic...
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Oct 10, 2011
NBAA, LAS VEGAS, Nevada - Enflite, Inc., the interior and galley products division of LifePort, Inc., today announced the signing of an agreement to provide customized interior cabin mechanisms...
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Oct 10, 2011
NBAA, LAS VEGAS, Nevada - Associated Aircraft Group (AAG), a subsidiary of Sikorsky Aircraft Corp., has announced the addition of the Total Eclipse Twin-Engine Jet to its fleet of Sikorsky...
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Oct 10, 2011
NBAA, LAS VEGAS, Nevada - Associated Aircraft Group (AAG) announced today it is accepting deposits for the Sikorsky S-76D™ helicopter in Sikorsky Shares™, the Sikorsky fractional ownership...
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Oct 10, 2011U.S. Air Force's GPS III Acquisition Approach Continues to Yield Excellent Results
The Lockheed Martin (NYSE : LMT) team developing the U.S. Air Force's next generation Global Positioning System has turned on initial power to the program's pathfinder spacecraft, known as the GPS...
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Oct 10, 2011Improved Fusion and Data Management Facilitate Sorting Through Data Tsunami
Sorting through the massive amounts of operational intelligence available to those in theater is becoming easier as Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) upgrades the data management and fusion capabilities...
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Oct 7, 2011
Industry and government will gather today for a Facebook Live stream viewing and audioconference between Lockheed Martin's Global Vision Center in Arlington, Va., and Ypsilanti, Mich., to...
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Oct 6, 2011
Recent government blast tests demonstrated that Lockheed Martin's (NYSE:LMT) Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV) meets protection standards for IED-protected vehicles, while weighing approximately...
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Oct 6, 2011
Egypt is now the 13th international customer for Lockheed Martin's (NYSE: LMT) Sniper Advanced Targeting Pod (ATP), which provides precision targeting and non-traditional intelligence,...
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Oct 5, 2011
The Marine Corps will deploy the Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] and Kaman [NASDAQ-GS: KAMN] unmanned K-MAX® to Afghanistan next month. The decision follows the successful completion of a five-day...
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Oct 5, 2011
The U.S. Army Test and Evaluation Command, The Missile Defense Agency and the U.S. Army conducted a flight test of the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) weapon system today, challenging...
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Oct 4, 2011
Lockheed Martin (NYSE : LMT) today congratulated the U.S. Air Force and the Global Positioning System (GPS) community for receiving the International Astronautical Federation's (IAF) 60th...
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Oct 4, 2011
FORTUNE magazine has named three of Lockheed Martin's (NYSE: LMT) top executives to its 50 Most Powerful Women in Business list for the second year. The magazine recognized Marillyn Hewson,...
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Oct 3, 2011
STRATFORD, Connecticut - Kevin Bredenbeck, the pilot who flew the revolutionary X2 Technology™ demonstrator last year to an unofficial speed record for conventional helicopters, has been...
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Sep 30, 2011
STRATFORD, Connecticut - Sikorsky Aircraft Corp. has delivered an S-70i BLACK HAWK helicopter to Jalisco, the first state government in Mexico to acquire the newest variant of the world’s most...
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Sep 29, 2011
Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] today delivered the first MC-130J Combat Shadow II to the United States Air Force's Special Operations Command (AFSOC). The aircraft was flown from Lockheed Martin...
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Sep 29, 2011
Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) today delivered the first HC-130J Combat King II to the U.S. Air Force's Air Education and Training Command (AETC). The aircraft was flown from Lockheed Martin...
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Sep 28, 2011
At ceremonies today at the Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) facility here, company officials formally delivered four C-130J Super Hercules airlifters to the State of Qatar. The Qatar Emiri Air Force's...
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Sep 27, 2011
STRATFORD, Connecticut - Sikorsky Innovations, the technology development organization of Sikorsky Aircraft Corp., has launched a Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) challenge for...
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Sep 27, 2011
Lockheed Martin Corporation (NYSE: LMT) has completed its acquisition of QTC Holdings Inc. The company, based in Diamond Bar, Calif., is the largest provider of outsourced medical evaluation...
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Sep 26, 2011Photograph Shows Structure of Next Mars Orbiter
Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) has completed building the primary structure of NASA's MAVEN spacecraft at its Space Systems Company facility near Denver. The Mars Atmosphere And Volatile EvolutioN...
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Sep 26, 2011
Lockheed Martin's [NYSE: LMT] F-22 Raptor returned to the skies today here in a series of test and production flights, the first since a four-month fleet stand down was lifted on Sept. 19, 2011 by...
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Sep 26, 2011
Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) today announced there will be approximately 540 reductions in employment across its Aeronautics business area as part of a plan to trim the organization and improve...
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Sep 26, 2011
The BSAT-3c/JCSAT-110R broadcasting satellite, designed and built by Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) for the Broadcasting Satellite System Corporation (B-SAT) and SKY Perfect JSAT Corporation, is now...
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Sep 24, 2011
Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) today delivered the first HC-130J Combat King II to the United States Air Force's Air Combat Command (ACC). The aircraft was flown from Lockheed Martin Aeronautics'...
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Sep 22, 2011
The Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) board of directors today established the Executive Office of the Chairman, to include Chairman and CEO Bob Stevens and President and Chief Operating Officer Chris...
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Sep 22, 2011
Today, the Lockheed Martin Corporation (NYSE: LMT) board of directors authorized a fourth quarter 2011 dividend of $1.00 per share and the purchase of up to an additional $2.5 billion of Lockheed...
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Sep 22, 2011Providing DCGS Web Technologies that Enhance Information Collaboration
Sharing intelligence data and services between the Department of Defense, Government agencies and coalition partners is becoming more seamless as Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) upgrades the...
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Sep 21, 2011
Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) received a $49.9 million follow-on production contract from the Naval Surface Warfare Center for the Target Sight System (TSS), the fire control system for the U.S....
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Sep 21, 2011
Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) has submitted its contract proposal for full-rate production of a new U.S. Army radar that provides soldiers in combat with enhanced 360-degree protection from rockets,...
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Sep 20, 2011
Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) is leveraging its satellite and missile defense expertise on the Manufacturing and Production Readiness Integrated Systems Engineering Team for the Precision Tracking...
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Sep 20, 2011
Lockheed Martin's (NYSE: LMT) F-35 flight test program moves closer to reaching year-end milestones since the last update issued July 26. Since then, the F-35 Lightning II 5th Generation multirole...
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Sep 19, 2011Achieves Major Milestone for 2011
Lockheed Martin's (NYSE: LMT) F-35 program has successfully completed static structural testing, achieving one of five milestones established by the Joint Program Office for 2011. Static...
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Sep 16, 2011
STRATFORD, Connecticut - Celebrating the landmark 10-year anniversary of Camp Sikorsky, more than 400 Boy and Girl Scouts and their leaders – from Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Jersey and New...
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Sep 15, 2011
Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] has obtained government approval to use a groundbreaking cryogenic titanium machining process in production of the F-35 Lightning II stealth fighter. Cryogenic titanium...
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Sep 15, 2011
Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) has obtained government approval to use a groundbreaking cryogenic titanium machining process in production of the F-35 Lightning II stealth fighter. Cryogenic titanium...