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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Jul 7, 2011SBIRS GEO-1 Satellite to Provide a Quantum Leap in Infrared Surveillance Capabilities
The first Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT)-built Space Based Infrared System (SBIRS) geosynchronous (GEO-1) spacecraft beamed down its first infrared image on June 21 to the SBIRS ground station....
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Jul 6, 2011
RIO NEGRO, Colombia - Sikorsky Aerospace Services (SAS) announced today that construction of a new UH-60 BLACK HAWK Helicopter Flight Simulator Training Center at the Colombian Air Force Base in...
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Jul 6, 2011ISO 20000 Completes Corporation's Cyber Security and Services Certification Initiatives
Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) today announced the successful achievement of ISO 20000 certification for its Information Systems & Global Solutions business area. The IT services certification...
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Jul 6, 2011
Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) recently delivered the first VNsight production unit for the U.S. Army's Apache Attack Helicopter, which adds a low-light-level display capability to the AH-64D...
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Jul 5, 2011Represents highest number of awards given this year to one corporation
Recognizing industrial security excellence, the Defense Security Service (DSS) has announced that Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) has been awarded four of its 2011 James S. Cogswell Outstanding...
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Jul 5, 2011GPS IIIB Satellites to Add Critical New Capabilities for Users Around the Globe
Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) has successfully completed on-schedule a System Design Review (SDR) for the Global Positioning System (GPS) IIIB satellite increment under the U.S. Air Force's next...
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Jun 30, 2011
Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) today announced there will be reductions in employment across its Aeronautics business area as part of a plan to improve the affordability of its products and increase...
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Jun 30, 2011Palisade(TM) Brings Advanced Cyber Intelligence Capabilities to Utilities
Utility and energy industry IT analysts will now be able to stay ahead of cyber security threats through intelligence-driven defense with Lockheed Martin's (NYSE: LMT) Palisade™. This new cyber...
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Jun 30, 2011Next-Generation Earth Imaging Satellite Shifts to Production
The Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) team developing GeoEye's (NASDAQ: GEOY) next-generation, high-resolution Earth-imaging satellite, known as GeoEye-2, has successfully completed the Space System...
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Jun 30, 2011Operations Center Saves Resources Through Ground Infrastructure Sharing
Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) announced that the Multi-Mission Satellite Operations Center Ground System Architecture recently extended its mission capability to Schriever Air Force Base, Colo.,...
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Jun 30, 2011
Biomechanical testing of the Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) ruggedized HULC™ exoskeleton is now underway at the U.S. Army Natick Soldier Research, Development and Engineering Center in Natick,...
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Jun 29, 2011
The BSAT-3c/JCSAT-110R broadcasting and telecommunications satellite, designed and built by Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) for the Broadcasting Satellite System Corporation (B-SAT) and SKY Perfect...
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Jun 28, 2011
Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) recently received a $184.3 million undefinitized contract action from the U.S. Army to begin production of 29 additional Persistent Threat Detection Systems (PTDS) to...
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Jun 27, 2011
Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) today announced a series of executive moves intended to strengthen its performance on high-priority programs by drawing on top talent from across the enterprise. All of...
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Jun 27, 2011
Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) was awarded a contract to provide critical operations planning, training and resource support services to soldiers in the U.S. and overseas by the U.S. Army Forces Command.
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Jun 23, 2011
PARIS, France - The S-76C++ helicopter is officially “sold out.” Sikorsky Aircraft Corp., a subsidiary of United Technologies Corp. (NYSE: UTX), made the announcement at the Paris Air Show...
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Jun 23, 2011
Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) today announced that its Board of Directors has elected Kenneth R. Possenriede as vice president and treasurer and Leo S. Mackay, Jr., as vice president of ethics and...
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Jun 23, 2011
Lockheed Martin Corporation (NYSE: LMT) today announced that its Board of Directors has authorized a third quarter 2011 dividend of $0.75 per share. The dividend is payable on Sept. 23, 2011 to...
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Jun 22, 2011
PARIS, France - Sikorsky Aerospace Services (SAS) announced today the signing of a teaming agreement at the Paris Show with Rheinmetall Defence Electronics to provide long-term training and...
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Jun 22, 2011
PARIS, France - Sikorsky Aircraft Corp. announced today at the Paris Air Show that Colombia’s UH-60 BLACK HAWK helicopter fleet has surpassed the 300,000 flight hour milestone. Colombia’s...
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Jun 22, 2011IT decision-makers more familiar with cloud computing are more than twice as likely to trust it
Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) and its Cyber Security Alliance partners today released a study revealing security remains the single biggest concern on the minds of government information technology...
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Jun 22, 2011
Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) and Carroll Technologies Group have signed a distribution agreement for a new wireless, through-the-earth communications system designed specifically to help the mining...
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Jun 22, 2011Program enhancement allows data collection from newest satellites
Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) engineers have completed installation of a XLS-band antenna at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam that will allow military commanders to receive real time weather...
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Jun 21, 2011
PARIS, France - Sikorsky Aircraft Corp. today announced the baseline delivery of six S-76C++™ helicopters to SonAir Servico Aereo S.A. (SonAir) for support of offshore oil operations in Angola....
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Jun 21, 2011
PARIS, France - Sikorsky has begun assembly of the CH-53K Helicopter Ground Test Vehicle (GTV) at Sikorsky’s Florida Assembly and Flight Operations (FAFO) facility in West Palm Beach, Florida,...
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Jun 21, 2011
PARIS, France - Sikorsky Aircraft Corp. announced today an agreement to sell an S-92® and two S-76 C++™ helicopters to the Milestone Aviation Group, a global finance company that purchases and...
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Jun 21, 2011
PARIS, France - Sikorsky Aerospace Services announced today the signing of an agreement with RUAG Aviation to designate its Alpnach helicopter facility in Switzerland as an authorized Customer...
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Jun 21, 2011
The Norwegian parliament unanimously approved the funding of four Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) F-35 Lightning II training jets to begin fulfilling Norway's future air-combat capability...
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Jun 21, 2011
Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) received a U.S. Navy contract to provide submarine combat and sonar systems designed around commercially available hardware and software. The indefinite...
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Jun 20, 2011
PARIS, France - Sikorsky Aircraft Corp. announced today at the Paris Air Show that China Southern Airlines Company's Zhuhai Helicopter Branch has contracted for a S-76C++™ and two S-92®...
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Jun 20, 2011
PARIS, France - Sikorsky Aerospace Services announced today the signing of a teaming agreement at the Paris Air Show with the Swedish defence and security company Saab to support the fleet of 15...
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Jun 20, 2011
PARIS, France - Sikorsky Aircraft Corp. announced today the delivery of two S-76C++™ helicopters to Heli-Union for use in offshore oil missions. Sikorsky is a subsidiary of United Technologies...
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Jun 20, 2011
PARIS, France - Derco Aerospace announced today at the Paris Air Show that it has reached a five-year agreement to exclusively distribute spare C-130, P-3, and E-2C engine mounts, vibration...
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Jun 20, 2011
PARIS, France - Sikorsky Aircraft Corp. announced today at the Paris Air Show that the Brazilian Navy has signed an agreement with the U.S. Government to acquire two additional Sikorsky S-70B™...
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Jun 20, 2011
PARIS, France - Sikorsky’s S-92® helicopter achieved an average availability rate of 96% for the offshore oil operators’ fleet during the month of April, demonstrating a trend over the last...
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Jun 20, 2011
Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) will host 20 teachers ranging from elementary schools to community colleges this summer as part of the company's long-standing support of the Bay Area-based Industry...
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Jun 20, 2011
Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) announced a new website for the F-35 Lightning II aircraft at the Paris Air Show today. The site, http://www.f35.com, provides the most up-to-date information on the...
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Jun 20, 2011
The Medium Extended Air Defense System (MEADS) successfully passed another hardware milestone when its second Launcher Platform Group (LPG) completed formal acceptance testing during March in...
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Jun 17, 2011
STRATFORD, Connecticut - Sikorsky Aircraft Corp., a subsidiary of United Technologies Corp. (NYSE:UTX) will display an S-70i™ BLACK HAWK helicopter outside the UTC Chalet during the Paris Air...
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Jun 16, 2011
PARIS, France - The Sikorsky CH148 CYCLONE™ helicopter will debut in a static exhibit at the 49thInternational Paris Air Show, Sikorsky Aircraft Corp. announced today. Sikorsky is a subsidiary...
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Jun 16, 2011
STRATFORD, Connecticut - The U.S. Navy today announced the Commonwealth of Australia has selected the MH-60R SEAHAWK® helicopter to fulfill the Australian Defence Force’s AIR 9000 Phase 8...
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Jun 16, 2011
STRATFORD, Connecticut - The U.S. Navy today announced the Commonwealth of Australia has selected the MH-60R SEAHAWK® helicopter to fulfill the Australian Defence Force’s AIR 9000 Phase 8...
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Jun 15, 2011
SHELTON, Connecticut - Sikorsky Aerospace Services’ Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul (SAS MRO) division announced today it received the 2010 Maintenance Excellence Award from the Naval Reserve...
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Jun 15, 2011
Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) has received a $445 million follow-on contract for Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System (MLRS) Unitary rockets from the U.S. Army Aviation & Missile Command. This is...
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Jun 15, 2011Lockheed Martin Integrates Secure Cloud Technology from Cisco, NetApp, and VMware to minimize risk, costs, and deployment time
Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) today announced BlackCloud, a secure turnkey private cloud solution for government agencies designed to minimize risk while addressing compliance and mission...
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Jun 15, 2011
Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) recently delivered the first intra-fire unit communications kit qualified for use with the tri-national Medium Extended Air Defense System (MEADS). This kit, also known...
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Jun 14, 2011Nearly 100 local vendors learn how to do business in support of Corporation's new facility
Nearly 100 representatives from Jackson, Miss.-area companies attended a recent Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) seminar to discuss how to do business with the Corporation. Lockheed Martin hosted this...
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Jun 14, 2011
Since the last F-35 flight test program update issued May 11, Lockheed Martin's (NYSE: LMT) F-35 Lightning II 5th Generation multirole fighter conducted 93 test flights, bringing the total number...
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Jun 14, 2011
Lockheed Martin Space Systems Company, a major business area of the Lockheed Martin Corporation (NYSE: LMT), announced today employment reductions designed to address affordability and improve its...
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Jun 14, 2011Goal is to increase vendor opportunities for small businesses throughout government agencies
Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) with Fulcrum Vets LLC have been selected by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to be among the first companies to support a new initiative to increase...
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Jun 13, 2011
Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) has announced new assignments for two of its senior business development leaders that will enhance Lockheed Martin's ability to support domestic and international...
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Jun 13, 2011
The U.S. Navy awarded Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) a $80.2 million contract to provide MK 41 Vertical Launching Systems (VLS) for DDG 51 Class Aegis destroyers. The MK 41 VLS is a missile launch...
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Jun 13, 2011
Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) will provide its Prepar3D ® visual simulation software to power the National Flight Academy's (NFA) immersive aviation experience as part of the academy's hands-on...
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Jun 10, 2011
STRATFORD, Connecticut - Sikorsky Aircraft Corp., a subsidiary of United Technologies Corp. (NYSE: UTX), today announced the certification of the Aurora Flight Sciences’ facility in Columbus,...
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Jun 9, 2011
Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) received a $58.6 million contract from the U.S. Marine Corps for new systems, equipment and support services associated with the Vehicle Optic Sensor Systems II (VOSS...
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Jun 8, 2011
Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) today announced its media briefing schedule for the 2011 Paris Air Show. These events will underscore Lockheed Martin's commitment to meeting our customers' needs in...
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Jun 7, 2011Lockheed Martin Demonstrates JAGM Tri-Mode Seeker Against Moving Sea Targets in Captive Flight Tests
Lockheed Martin's (NYSE: LMT) Joint Air-to-Ground Missile (JAGM) tri-mode seeker successfully acquired and tracked multiple moving maritime vessels during recent high-speed, captive flight tests....
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Jun 6, 2011
Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) announced today it submitted a proposal in response to the government's Request for Proposal (RFP) for the next phases of the Joint Air-to-Ground Missile (JAGM)...
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Jun 1, 2011
PARIS, France - Sikorsky Aircraft Corp. today announced the contract to sell one S-70i BLACK HAWK helicopter to the state of Jalisco in Mexico. With the sale, Jalisco will become the first state...
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Jun 1, 2011Intelligence Knowledge Sharing and Collaboration Made Real through DCGS
Using advanced, multi-level security intelligence sharing technologies, Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) enabled members of the "Five Eyes" international consortium (United States, Canada, Great...
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May 30, 2011
In an unprecedented on-orbit maneuver, Commander Mark Kelly completed the first ever Orion Multi-Purpose Crew Vehicle (MPCV)-like approach to the International Space Station at 3:24 a.m. CDT today...
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May 28, 2011Swift, Deliberate Response Thwarts IT Breach
On Saturday, May 21, Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) detected a significant and tenacious attack on its information systems network. The company's information security team detected the attack almost...
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May 26, 2011
Lockheed Martin Corporation (NYSE: LMT) will webcast a live presentation by Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Bob Stevens, at Sanford C. Bernstein's Twenty-seventh Annual Strategic Decisions...
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May 25, 2011Lockheed Martin to Build Asteroid Sample Return Spacecraft
NASA has selected the University of Arizona to lead a sample-return mission to an asteroid. The OSIRIS-REx team is led by Dr. Michael Drake, Director of the University of Arizona's Lunar and...
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May 25, 2011
Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) recently began early delivery of Target Sight System (TSS) follow-on production units for the U.S. Marine Corps' AH-1Z Cobra attack helicopter. The TSS units feature...
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May 25, 2011
Lockheed Martin will demonstrate its advanced intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR), and battlefield communication technologies in a nine-day exercise at Empire Challenge 11 (EC 11),...
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May 25, 2011
Marco Riccetti has been named technical director for MEADS International (MI), the prime contractor for the Medium Extended Air Defense System (MEADS). Riccetti joins the program management team...
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May 24, 2011
NASA's designation of the Orion crew exploration vehicle as the Multi-Purpose Crew Vehicle (MPCV) provides our nation with a sound solution for deep space mission capability within the currently...
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May 24, 2011
Today Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Bob Stevens delivered an update on key programs and shared details of the company's affordability initiatives to journalists...
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May 24, 2011
Lockheed Martin's (NYSE: LMT) Intelligent Microgrid Solutions group recently upgraded its Microgrid Development Center (MDC) to increase its load capacity and power handling from 100 kilowatts to...
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May 24, 2011SBIRS GEO-1 Spacecraft to Deliver Unprecedented Infrared Surveillance for the Nation
The first Lockheed Martin-built Space Based Infrared System (SBIRS) geosynchronous (GEO-1) spacecraft has successfully reached its intended orbit and is performing as required following its successful
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May 23, 2011
NASA's twin GRAIL spacecraft were delivered by its builder Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) to Kennedy Space Center, Fla., on May 20. The two vehicles will undergo four months of final testing and...
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May 23, 2011
Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT], along with industry partners DRS Technologies and Daylight Defense, submitted a proposal for the Technology Demonstration phase of the U.S. Army's Common Infrared...
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May 23, 2011
Turkish Aerospace Industries, Inc. (TAI) and Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) unveiled the first of 30 new Turkish-built F-16s in ceremonies today at TAI's facility near Ankara. Turkish officials at...
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May 23, 2011
Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) has appointed Kimberly Ramalho vice president of communications for its Mission Systems and Sensors (MS2) business. MS2, based in Washington, D.C., is part of the...
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May 23, 2011Delivery of Radio Permits Early Integration and Risk Reduction Activities
The United States Air Force (USAF) C-130 Systems Integration Laboratory has received an initial Small Airborne Joint Tactical Radio from the Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) Airborne, Maritime/Fixed...
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May 18, 2011
STRATFORD, Connecticut - Sikorsky Aircraft Corp. today announced that the U.S. Government has agreed to sell 15 Sikorsky UH-60M BLACK HAWK helicopters to the Swedish Defence Materiel...
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May 18, 2011
STRATFORD, Connecticut - Sikorsky Aircraft Corp. has delivered three VVIP S-92® helicopters to the Royal Thai Air Force, introducing the first high-end LifePort medical system into an S-92...
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May 18, 2011
STRATFORD, Connecticut - Sikorsky Aircraft Corp. has delivered three VVIP S-92® helicopters to the Royal Thai Air Force, introducing the first high-end LifePort medical system into an S-92...
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May 18, 2011
Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) received a $45.3 million contract to upgrade 22 Finnish Army M270 Multiple Launch Rocket System (MLRS) launchers, incorporating the Universal Fire Control System and...
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May 16, 2011
A Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT)-led industry team reached a key milestone with the "light off" of the ship service diesel generators onboard the nation's third Littoral Combat Ship (LCS), Fort...
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May 13, 2011Lockheed Martin-Built Capsule Will Protect NASA's Curiosity Rover
NASA's Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) aeroshell and cruise stage were delivered to Kennedy Space Center, Fla. yesterday. Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) built the aeroshell and NASA's Jet Propulsion...
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May 11, 2011
Since the last F-35 flight test program update issued March 31, Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) F-35 Lightning II aircraft have conducted 125 test flights, bringing the total number of flights for the...
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May 11, 2011Seamless support provided for critical military command operations
Lockheed Martin's (NYSE: LMT) 721st Cheyenne Mountain Communications program team recently celebrated its 10-year anniversary providing support to Cheyenne Mountain Air Force Station customers. (Logo:
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May 11, 2011Federal Spending on Open Source Software Expected to Increase Near Term
Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) and Market Connections Inc. today released a joint study on federal agencies' understanding of open source software (OSS) and the role it can play in moving government...
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May 11, 2011
The U.S. Marine Corps awarded Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) a $24 million contract to provide four new systems and upgrades to 36 of its gunnery trainers for M1-A1 main battle tanks and LAV-25 Light...
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May 10, 2011
WOODLAND, Washington - LifePort, Inc. today announced the signing of an agreement with Aveos – a Canadian full-service Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul (MRO) aviation company – to provide five...
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May 10, 2011Lockheed Martin Awarded $105 Million to Produce Equipment for U.S. Army Tactical On-The-Move NetworkTeam Producing Transmission Subsystems for Warfighter Information Network-Tactical
Additional equipment is being produced for the U.S. Army's on-the-move, high-capacity communications network that brings high-bandwidth, mobile, two-way satellite communications and ad hoc mesh...
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May 10, 2011
Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) was awarded a contract to provide the Instrumented Ranges / Digital Range Training System (IR/DRTS) by the U.S. Army's Program Executive Office for Simulation, Training...
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May 9, 2011
The U.S. Air Force has accepted into its fleet the first of a planned 1,763 production-model Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) F-35 Lightning II stealth fighters. The signing of formal acceptance...
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May 9, 2011Pittsburgh-Based Office Could Shape the Future of Cyber Operations
The number one federal government IT provider and one of the nation's leading research universities are teaming up to tackle the rapidly-changing world of cyber security. Lockheed Martin (NYSE:...
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May 7, 2011National Space Asset to Bolster Missile Warning Capabilities
The first Space Based Infrared System (SBIRS) geosynchronous (GEO-1) spacecraft, built by Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) for the U.S. Air Force, was successfully launched today at 2:10 p.m. EDT from...
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May 6, 2011
STRATFORD, Connecticut - The National Aeronautics Association (NAA) Thursday night presented the prestigious Robert J. Collier Trophy to Sikorsky Aircraft Corp. at a ceremony at the Crystal...
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May 6, 2011
Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) recently delivered its 2,000th Symphony jamming system to help protect allied convoys and soldiers in Afghanistan and Iraq from the threat of remotely-detonated...
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May 5, 2011Company's MONAX Communications System Weighs Heavily in Award Win
Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) has been selected to receive a 2011 Enterprise Award in the IT Innovator category. The company was chosen for the honor in part due to its development of the MONAX 3G...
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May 4, 2011
The U.S. Air Force and Lockheed Martin (NYSE : LMT) are ready to launch the first Space Based Infrared System (SBIRS) geosynchronous (GEO-1) spacecraft on Friday, May 6 aboard a United Launch...
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May 3, 2011Team to Work with U.S. Marine Corps to Develop Capabilities to Improve Responsiveness
Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) has been selected to help the U.S. Navy develop technologies that will accelerate the ability of military, government, and civilian agencies to respond more effectively...
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May 2, 2011
Stratford, Connecticut - Sikorsky Innovations, the technology development organization of Sikorsky Aircraft, has completed wind tunnel testing of its active rotor system equipped with high...
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May 2, 2011Lockheed Martin Invites Community to "Forecast the Future" at 11th Annual Information Technology Day
Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] is hosting the 11th annual Information Technology (IT) Day on Wednesday, May 4, at the Three Rivers Convention Center to increase IT business and training throughout...
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Apr 28, 2011
Stratford, Connecticut - Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation, a subsidiary of United Technologies Corp. (NYSE:UTX), and the U.S. Navy have celebrated the production of 100 MH-60R and 200 MH-60S...