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 1, 2010Upgrade Supports High-Definition, Full-Motion Video and Multiple Operating Systems
An upgrade to the system that provides analysts with access to intelligence will soon revolutionize how they handle intelligence imagery and high-definition, full-motion video, as well as reports....
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Aug 31, 2010
Lockheed Martin achieved a major milestone in the Joint and Allied Threat Awareness System (JATAS) Technology Demonstration program by delivering three prototype systems to the U.S. Navy for...
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Aug 31, 2010
The Lockheed Martin team developing GeoEye's next-generation, high-resolution commercial Earth-imaging satellite system known as GeoEye-2, has successfully completed on-schedule a System...
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Aug 30, 2010
Lockheed Martin's multi-purpose AGM114R HELLFIRE II missile struck and destroyed a stationary tank target in its third proof-of-principle flight test, a ground-launch test configured to simulate...
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Aug 25, 2010New Contract Awards Focus on Real-World Demonstrations, Emergent Pilots and Software Development Services
Lockheed Martin will take steps to accelerate the advancement of digital health records and secure health information exchanges with two new agreements to support the Nationwide Health Information...
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Aug 25, 2010
Lockheed Martin successfully identified and tracked four live targets during a test of its Multi-Mission Signal Processor (MMSP) being fielded as part of the Aegis next-generation Ballistic...
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Aug 25, 2010
Lockheed Martin Corporation will webcast a live presentation by Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Bob Stevens at the Morgan Stanley Global Industrials Conference on Wed., Sept. 1, 2010....
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Aug 25, 2010
Lockheed Martin today congratulated the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) and National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) on the 50-year anniversary of the first Corona photo reconnaissance...
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Aug 24, 2010
Lockheed Martin Corp. has received a $111.4 million contract modification from the U.S. Air Force for sustainment of the F-22 Raptor fleet, resulting in a contract value of $709 million. This...
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Aug 24, 2010United Kingdom Awards Lockheed Martin $5 Million Order for Desert Hawk III Unmanned Aircraft Systems
The United Kingdom's Ministry of Defence awarded Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] a $5.1 million contract for additional Desert Hawk III unmanned aircraft vehicles. Desert Hawk III's improved payloads...
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Aug 23, 2010Next Generation GPS III Program Shifts to Production Phase
The Lockheed Martin team developing the U.S. Air Force's next generation Global Positioning System, known as GPS III, has successfully completed the program's Critical Design Review (CDR) phase...
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Aug 17, 2010
Lockheed Martin announced today that additional companies have joined its team to pursue the U.S. Missile Defense Agency's Ground-Based Midcourse Defense (GMD) Development and Sustainment...
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Aug 17, 2010
The U.S. Army has awarded Lockheed Martin a $260 million follow-on production contract for the combat-proven Modernized Target Acquisition Designation Sight/Pilot Night Vision Sensor...
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Aug 16, 2010
Lockheed Martin has signed a contract with the Sultanate of Oman for two additional C-130J Super Hercules. Oman ordered its first C-130J in July 2009, for delivery in 2012. The two additional...
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Aug 16, 2010
Lockheed Martin has successfully conducted the first flight of the F-35 Electro-Optical Targeting System (EOTS) on the Cooperative Avionics Test Bed (CATBird) platform. EOTS maturation on the...
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Aug 16, 2010
It has long been known that the Earth's magnetic field provides a protective barrier for life on Earth. As energetic particles stream outward from the Sun in the form of the solar wind, they are...
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Aug 16, 2010
Scientists and engineers at the Lockheed Martin Space Systems Company's (LMSSC) Advanced Technology Center (ATC) have demonstrated an innovative perimeter security system for government and...
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Aug 14, 2010National asset will provide significant new communications capabilities to warfighter
The first Advanced Extremely High Frequency (AEHF) satellite built by Lockheed Martin for the U.S. Air Force, was successfully launched today from Cape Canaveral aboard an Atlas V rocket provided...
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Aug 12, 2010
The U.S. Air Force's first Advanced Extremely High Frequency (AEHF) military communications satellite, designed and built by a Lockheed Martin team, is ready to launch aboard a United Launch...
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Aug 12, 2010Corporation to Maintain and Upgrade Tomahawk Weapons System Software
Lockheed Martin has been awarded a contract from the Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) to continue software development to sustain the Tactical Tomahawk Weapons Control System (TTWCS). TTWCS is a...
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Aug 12, 2010
Lockheed Martin's [NYSE: LMT] new Extensible Launching System (ExLS) successfully conducted the first vertical launch of Nulka offboard countermeasure test rounds at Eglin Air Force Base in...
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Aug 10, 2010Team Prepares Satellite in Atlas V Rocket Nose Cone for Launch
The first Advanced Extremely High Frequency (AEHF) military communications satellite was encapsulated into the fairing in preparation for a mid-August liftoff aboard an Atlas V rocket from Cape...
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Aug 10, 2010
Students from the Colorado Space Grant Consortium (COSGC) have teamed with Lockheed Martin to develop a miniature satellite, known as ALL-STAR, which stands for Agile Low-cost Laboratory for Space...
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Aug 10, 2010Private Military Network Brings Secure Smartphone Technology to Warfighter
Warfighters on the battlefield will have a persistent wireless broadband network available for tactical use with a new MONAX(TM) communications system from Lockheed Martin that combines the...
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Aug 9, 2010Next-Generation GPS III to complete Critical Design Review Phase ahead of schedule
The fifth Global Positioning System Block IIR (GPS IIR-5) satellite, designed and built by Lockheed Martin to provide critical navigation capabilities for military and civilian users worldwide,...
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Aug 9, 2010AMF JTRS Radio Transmits Data & Video Between Multiple Air and Ground nodes
Bringing the promise of secure, real-time, interoperable communications for warfighters one step closer to reality, the Airborne and Maritime/Fixed Station Joint Tactical Radio System (AMF JTRS)...
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Aug 9, 2010
The U.S. Navy Reserve and the Department of Veterans Affairs (DVA) recently recognized Lockheed Martin Corporation for outstanding support of U.S. Navy Reservists on active duty and veterans with...
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Aug 9, 2010
Lockheed Martin has been selected by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) to compete for future task orders under the Operations and Maintenance Engineering Enhancement (OMEE) contracting...
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Aug 9, 2010
The Hispanic College Fund today elected Lockheed Martin Senior Vice President and Chief Technology Officer (CTO) Dr. Ray O Johnson, to its board of directors. Dr. Johnson offers an array of...
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Aug 9, 2010
NorthWestern Energy has selected Lockheed Martin's SEEsuite Smart Grid Command and Control(TM) platform to provide demand response management and integrated situational awareness for the utility's...
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Aug 5, 2010Companies Continue Successful Missile Defense Partnership That Has Resulted in More Than 50 Intercepts
Lockheed Martin and Raytheon Company announced today that they are partnering to pursue the U.S. Missile Defense Agency's Ground-Based Midcourse Defense (GMD) Development and Sustainment Contract....
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Aug 3, 2010
A joint U.S. Air Force/Lockheed Martin team has successfully transitioned the Milstar satellite constellation ground control system to the new Advanced Extremely High Frequency (AEHF) Mission...
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Aug 2, 2010Unique Technology Will Benefit Microgrid, Defense, Vehicle Applications
Lockheed Martin has signed a technology license with Ideal Power Converters, Inc. (IPC), an innovative power converter firm, for the use of IPC converters in government, vehicle and certain...
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Aug 2, 2010Corporation to Produce Tactical Communication Equipment for Combat Vehicles
Brigade combat teams maneuvering across wide geographic areas will soon be linked with commanders and the Global Information Grid through an on-the-move broadband networking capability. As part of...
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Jul 30, 2010
Lockheed Martin has manufactured and delivered the 1,000th payload for the Nulka decoy program, a joint effort between the U.S. and Royal Australian navies that uses a hovering decoy to lead an...
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Jul 30, 2010
Lockheed Martin today applauded the recent actions taken by House and Senate NASA oversight committees as Congress moves forward on a bi-partisan spending plan for NASA. This important legislation...
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Jul 29, 2010
Lockheed Martin recently delivered the first AN/AAQ-39 targeting system full production unit to the U.S. Air Force. Q-39 is the electro-optical/infrared fire control system for the U.S. Air Force...
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Jul 29, 2010
Lockheed Martin Space Systems Company's (LMSSC) Advanced Technology Center (ATC) has won a 5-year $7 million contract with the Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) Science & Technology...
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Jul 29, 2010
The Republic of Korea ship Sejong the Great, supported by the U.S. Navy and Lockheed Martin , successfully completed a three-week series of trials for the ship's combat system. The Combat System...
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Jul 28, 2010
Lockheed Martin delivered the first of 10 new Mid-Life Upgrade (MLU) outer wings on July 28 for installation on a CP-140 Aurora for the Government of Canada. These wings will be installed by IMP...
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Jul 28, 2010
Officials at the Lockheed Martin facility here formally announced the start of F-35 Lightning II center wing production operations at the plant during a ribbon cutting ceremony Tuesday. Actual...
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Jul 28, 2010Onizuka AFS Closure Marks End of an Era in Space History
Lockheed Martin today joined in ceremonies honoring Onizuka Air Force Station (OAFS) for its 50 years of service to the nation's government space program as part of a U.S. Air Force event marking...
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Jul 28, 2010Earns Place as Only Aerospace and Defense Company on AMR Research List
Lockheed Martin Corporation provides affordable supply chain management to the U.S. military, and now its logistics and sustainment operations are being recognized with a prestigious industry...
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Jul 28, 2010
The U.S. Navy approved Lockheed Martin's preliminary design for a system to defend surface combatants from anti-ship cruise missile threats. The preliminary design review for the Navy's Surface...
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Jul 28, 2010
Lockheed Martin today announced it has joined the Cloud Security Alliance (CSA) as a corporate member and the first systems integrator to promote the use of best practices for providing security...
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Jul 27, 2010- Second quarter net sales increase three percent to $11.4 billion - Second quarter earnings from continuing operations decline one percent to $727 million - Second quarter earnings per share from continuing operations increase five percent to $1.96 - Second quarter cash from operations increases eight percent to $1.2 billion - Increases outlook for earnings per share from continuing operations and cash from operations; decreases outlook for net sales due to discontinued operations
Lockheed Martin Corporation today reported second quarter 2010 net sales of $11.4 billion, a 3 percent increase over the $11.1 billion in 2009. Earnings from continuing operations for the second...
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Jul 26, 2010
Lockheed Martin today launched the Eureka Streams(TM) open source project for enterprise social networking. Eureka Streams helps knowledge workers make informed decisions by finding relevant...
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Jul 23, 2010Five Companies Selected to Compete for Tasks
Lockheed Martin is one of five companies selected by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to compete for future task orders under the Medical Command (MEDCOM) Initial Outfitting and Transition...
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Jul 22, 2010Lockheed Martin Partners with NANA Development Corporation for Critical GMD Missile Defense ContractNANA Development Companies to Provide Logistics, Engineering and Supply Support
Lockheed Martin and NANA Development Corporation announced today that they are partnering in the competition for the U.S. Missile Defense Agency's Ground-Based Midcourse Defense (GMD) Development...
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Jul 22, 2010Three-Dimensional Situational Awareness Integrated into Tactical Communications Planner
During the recent Joint Users Interoperability Communications Exercise (JUICE), warfighters used a Lockheed Martin tactical network planner that incorporated three-dimensional situational...
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Jul 21, 2010
For an unprecedented third year in a row, Lockheed Martin was named Top-Performing Company in the "Revenues Greater than $20 Billion" category by AVIATION WEEK. Companies were rated in several...
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Jul 21, 2010System provides emergency communications capability for trapped miners
Lockheed Martin conducted an in-mine test of its MagneLink(TM) Magnetic Communication System (MCS). Testing was conducted at the National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) Test...
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Jul 20, 2010
Lockheed Martin will webcast live its Second Quarter 2010 Earnings Conference Call on Tues., July 27, 2010, at 11:00 a.m. ET. Bob Stevens, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Bruce Tanner,...
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Jul 20, 2010
Lockheed Martin recently completed assembly of its 200th C-130J Super Hercules. The aircraft is the second HC130J for the U.S. Air Force's Air Combat Command and is a clear demonstration of the...
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Jul 20, 2010
The versions of the F-16 being delivered to customers now are the most advanced 4th Generation multi-role fighter aircraft currently available on the international market and are building on the...
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Jul 20, 2010Polaris A1 Missile Underwater Test Launch Proved U.S. Navy Strategic Defense Capabilities
Today marks the 50th anniversary of the U.S. Navy Strategic Systems Programs' first underwater launch of a Fleet Ballistic Missile, which was designed and built by Lockheed Martin . The Polaris A1...
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Jul 20, 2010
Lockheed Martin announced today that it has entered into an agreement with Italian-based Finmeccanica (FNC: IM) and L-3 Communication Systems-West to pursue international airborne intelligence,...
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Jul 19, 2010
The 5th generation F-35 Lightning II stealth fighter will serve as the centerpiece for 21st century global security while strengthening international political and industrial partnerships, a...
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Jul 16, 2010
The Government of Canada today announced plans to acquire the Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II as the country's next-generation fighter aircraft. The F-35 will replace Canada's fleet of CF-18...
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Jul 15, 2010
Lockheed Martin has opened a Global Positioning System (GPS) exhibit as a part of the Permanent Space Exhibit of the United Nations Office at Vienna, Austria to emphasize the importance of...
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Jul 15, 2010Network to Connect Vehicles, Roadway Infrastructure and Wireless Devices
Working with the Department of Transportation, Lockheed Martin will refine and validate the requirements and architecture of a new communications infrastructure, named IntelliDrive(SM), which will...
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Jul 15, 2010
Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation, a subsidiary of United Technologies Corp. , and Lockheed Martin Corp. will compete jointly for the contract to replace the U.S. Air Force's fleet of combat search...
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Jul 14, 2010
Lockheed Martin has received a $1.1 million contract from the U.S. Army Natick Soldier Center for test and evaluation of its next-generation HULC(TM) advanced robotic exoskeleton, designed to...
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Jul 14, 2010Partnership Produces One of Year's Top Breakthroughs
R&D Magazine has named Lockheed Martin and Sandia National Laboratories' research on multifunctional optical coatings as one of the 100 greatest technologies introduced this year. The technology...
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Jul 13, 2010
The first Lockheed Martin P-3 Orion with new Mid-Life Upgrade (MLU) enhancements was delivered to U.S. Customs and Border Protection officials in ceremonies here today. The newly re-winged P-3...
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Jul 13, 2010Contract to Provide Full-Scope Logistics Support to Special Ops Troops Worldwide
The U.S. Special Operations Command awarded Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] an Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity contract to provide full-scope logistics support to warfighters around the globe....
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Jul 12, 2010
Officials at Hickam AFB, Hawaii, formally dedicated two Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptors on July 9, inaugurating the base as the newest permanent home for the aircraft and marking the start of a...
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Jul 12, 2010Common ARTS and Micro-EARTS Providing Controllers Data from both ADS-B and Radar
Lockheed Martin has enhanced multiple air traffic management platforms to enable the processing of data received from satellite-based navigational aids such as Automatic Dependent...
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Jul 12, 2010
A Lockheed Martin -led industry team has completed a successful critical design review for a system that will give U.S. Navy submarines real-time, two-way communications without requiring...
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Jul 12, 2010
Lockheed Martin will present a variety of global security program and capability briefings for members of the press at the 2010 Farnborough International Airshow which takes place July 19-25 in...
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Jul 7, 2010
The ninth Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II stealth fighter entered flight testing on Tuesday, becoming the second test jet to fly with the next-generation avionics package that will populate all...
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Jul 7, 2010Company Hosts 20 Teachers Over Summer In Ongoing Effort To Enhance Math and Science Education
Lockheed Martin today announced that it is hosting 20 middle school and high school teachers over the summer as part of the company's long-standing support of the Bay Area-based Industry...
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Jul 6, 2010Phase 1 Safety Review Meets Critical Human Space Flight Requirements
The Orion crew exploration vehicle has successfully completed the Phase 1 Safety Review of NASA's Human Rating Requirements for space exploration in low Earth orbit and beyond. The NASA/Lockheed...
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Jul 6, 2010Company offers executives early-exit incentives
Lockheed Martin Corporation today announced a new program intended to reduce overhead and improve affordability by reducing the number of leaders at the director and vice president levels. The...
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Jul 1, 2010
Lockheed Martin today opened the doors to new facilities at its Space Systems Company operations in Newtown, Pa. Ribbon-cutting ceremonies with community leaders and customers were conducted today...
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Jun 29, 2010
Code One, the award-winning airpower magazine published by Lockheed Martin , has officially unveiled its newly updated and expanded website (www.codeonemagazine.com). The new website, like the...
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Jun 29, 2010'Whitelisting' Application Blocks Unwanted Viruses, Malware, and Security Threats
The security protecting Lockheed Martin's IronClad(TM) USB drives just got even stronger, thanks to the enhancement of a sophisticated "whitelisting" application from technology firm CoreTrace®....
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Jun 29, 2010
The Missile Defense Agency and Lockheed Martin conducted a successful flight test of the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) Weapon System today at the Pacific Missile Range Facility on...
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Jun 28, 2010"PC on a Stick"(TM) Technology Cited as Cyber Security Trailblazer
TechAmerica Foundation has named Lockheed Martin's IronClad(TM) the most innovative cyber security technology of the year. TechAmerica Foundation bestowed the 2010 "Terman Award" in the category...
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Jun 28, 2010
Lockheed Martin's Chelmsford Operations has been awarded the prestigious James S. Cogswell Award for Outstanding Industrial Security. Of the more than 13,000 defense contractors that are subject...
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Jun 28, 2010Lockheed Martin Opens Facility for Integration and Testing of Joint Communications Network EquipmentSan Diego Facility to be Used for Testing AMF JTRS Equipment
Various equipment sets essential to providing secure, ubiquitous communications for a next generation joint services tactical network will be tested at a state-of-the-art facility opened by...
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Jun 24, 2010
Lockheed Martin's Board of Directors today named Maryanne R. Lavan as the corporation's new Senior Vice President and General Counsel. Lavan, who currently serves as Lockheed Martin's Vice...
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Jun 24, 2010
The Lockheed Martin board of directors has elected Thomas J. Falk, Kimberly-Clark Corporation Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, to its board, effective tomorrow. Earlier in his 27-year career...
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Jun 24, 2010
Lockheed Martin Corporation today announced that its Board of Directors has authorized a third quarter 2010 dividend of $0.63 per share. The dividend is payable Sept. 24, 2010 to holders of record...
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Jun 24, 2010Company Awarded ACOTA Contract for Training and Assistance
Pacific Architects & Engineers (PAE), a Lockheed Martin company, has been selected as one of four awardees for the State Department's Africa Contingency Operations Training & Assistance (ACOTA)...
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Jun 24, 2010TED one of the fastest records processing systems in the world
Lockheed Martin together with TRICARE Management Activity (TMA) and the Military Health System (MHS) are celebrating a significant milestone of one billion TRICARE Encounter Data (TED) healthcare...
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Jun 23, 2010
Lockheed Martin today delivered two right hand operation Joint Light Tactical Vehicles (JLTV), and a companion trailer, to the U.S. Army and U.S. Marine Corps and representatives of the Australian...
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Jun 23, 2010
A Lockheed Martin F-35C Lightning II carrier variant successfully completed testing in which it was dropped from heights of more than 11 feet during a series of simulated aircraft-carrier...
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Jun 22, 2010Four D5 Fleet Ballistic Missiles Launched in Navy Test in the Atlantic, Continuing More than 20 Years of Reliability
The U.S. Navy conducted successful test flights June 8 and 9 of four Trident II D5 Fleet Ballistic Missiles (FBMs) built by Lockheed Martin . The Navy launched the unarmed missiles from the...
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Jun 21, 2010
Lockheed Martin announced today that it has successfully completed a key requirements review for the Global Positioning System (GPS) IIIB satellite series under the U.S. Air Force's next...
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Jun 21, 2010
The Naval Surface Warfare Center has awarded Lockheed Martin a $44 million follow-on production contract for the Target Sight System (TSS), the fire control system for the U.S. Marine Corps' AH-1Z...
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Jun 21, 2010
A Lockheed Martin Scorpion munition was successfully flight tested June 17 from a C-130 aircraft at Yuma Proving Ground, AZ. Ejected at an altitude of 5,000 feet through a Common Launch Tube on...
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Jun 17, 2010
Lockheed Martin Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Bob Stevens today told a group of journalists that the company is committed to supporting its customers by providing affordable solutions to...
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Jun 17, 2010Alaska Aerospace to Provide Responsive Operations and Sustainment Support at Key GMD Sites
Lockheed Martin and Alaska Aerospace Corporation announced today that they are partnering to pursue the U.S. Missile Defense Agency's Ground-Based Midcourse Defense (GMD) Development and...
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Jun 15, 2010Lockheed Martin Completes Final Friction Stir Weld on Orion Spacecraft
The Orion crew exploration vehicle took shape as the two halves of the crew module were fused together at NASA's Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans, La. The Lockheed Martin Orion team welded...
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Jun 15, 2010
The Lockheed Martin -led industry team recently accomplished a key milestone by reaching the 50-percent completion mark in the construction of the nation's third Littoral Combat Ship (LCS). LCS 3,...
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Jun 14, 2010
Members of the Federated Independent Texas Union (FITU) ratified a new labor agreement yesterday with Lockheed Martin Aeronautics. The three-year contract covers about 270 FITU members who work in...
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Jun 14, 2010
The Lockheed Martin F-35 Joint Strike Fighter short takeoff/vertical landing (STOVL) variant flew faster than the speed of sound for the first time June 10, achieving a significant milestone. The...
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Jun 14, 2010
The Solar X-ray Imager (SXI) instrument aboard the NOAA GOES-15 spacecraft has seen "first light." SXI was designed and built by Lockheed Martin , at its Space Systems Advanced Technology Center...
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Jun 14, 2010
The U.S. Navy and Lockheed Martin today announced that they have successfully completed a significant test milestone for the first satellite in the Mobile User Objective System (MUOS) program. A...