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 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...
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Jun 9, 2010
The Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II program successfully completed F-35A conventional takeoff and landing (CTOL) full-scale static testing - with zero structural failures - five months ahead of...
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Jun 8, 2010
Lockheed Martin inducted its third C-5 Galaxy strategic airlifter into the Reliability Enhancement and Re-engining Program (RERP) production line at its facility here today. The aircraft will...
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Jun 8, 2010WIN-T Radio, Antenna Designs Authorized for Implementation and Test Phase
Fully networked, high-speed communications are one-step closer for today's soldiers. As lead for the Warfighter Information Network - Tactical (WIN-T) Increment 3 Transmission Subsystem, Lockheed...
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Jun 8, 2010
Lockheed Martin has developed a ruggedized, tactical handheld device for dismounted Soldiers. The Tactical Digital Assistant (TDA) provides unprecedented situational awareness, command and...
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Jun 8, 2010
Lockheed Martin received a $142 million award from the U.S. Army to begin production of additional Persistent Threat Detection Systems (PTDS) to support coalition forces. The Department of Defense...
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Jun 7, 2010
The most advanced aircraft in the history of the United States Navy made its inaugural flight yesterday, assuring a future of long-range, first-day-of-the-war stealth striking capability from the...
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Jun 7, 2010
The first mission systems-equipped Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II test jet joined the fleet at Naval Air Station Patuxent River, Md., today. Piloted by F-35 Test Pilot Dave "Doc" Nelson, the...
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Jun 7, 2010
The most advanced aircraft in the history of the United States Navy made its inaugural flight yesterday, assuring a future of long-range, first-day-of-the-war stealth striking capability from the...
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Jun 7, 2010
The most advanced aircraft in the history of the United States Navy made its inaugural flight today, assuring a future of long-range, first-day-of-the-war stealth striking capability from the...
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Jun 4, 2010
Canada formally accepted the first of 17 Lockheed Martin C-130J Super Hercules aircraft today at ceremonies here and at Canadian Forces Base Trenton. Canada finalized its CC-130J contract with...
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Jun 4, 2010
The University of Maryland and Lockheed Martin Corporation opened a major new chapter in their more than 60-year history today when Dr. C. D. Mote, Jr., President of the University, and Dr. Ray O...
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Jun 2, 2010
Lockheed Martin today announced that Senior Vice President and General Counsel James B. Comey will leave the corporation to take a position with Bridgewater Associates, LP. Comey, 49, has served...
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Jun 2, 2010
Applied NanoStructured Solutions LLC (ANS), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Lockheed Martin Corporation and Owens Corning have signed a joint development agreement to support the commercialization of...
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Jun 2, 2010
Lockheed Martin Corporation today initiated several actions designed to reshape its portfolio and strengthen its performance over the long term. "We periodically review our portfolio of...
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Jun 1, 2010Efforts Support Deployed U.S. and Coalition Forces in Counter-IED Operations
Lockheed Martin has been awarded two separate task order contracts from the Department of Defense's Joint Improvised Explosive Device Defeat Organization (JIEDDO). The task orders have a combined...
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Jun 1, 2010Lockheed Martin and NASD join forces to build the next generation of scientists and engineers in the Delaware Valley
Norristown High School received certification for the school's new "Project Lead The Way" (PLTW) curriculum, forging a new path to help prepare students for careers in Science, Technology,...
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Jun 1, 2010
Lockheed Martin is one of the companies selected by the Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command (SPAWAR) to compete for future orders under the Common Afloat Local Area Network Infrastructure...
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May 27, 2010
Lockheed Martin Corporation will webcast live a presentation by Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Bob Stevens, at Sanford C. Bernstein's Twenty-sixth Annual Strategic Decisions Conference on...
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May 27, 2010
Lockheed Martin has received a $245 million contract from the U.S. Government for the Foreign Military Sale of three KC-130J tanker aircraft to Kuwait. The program will be managed by the U.S....
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May 26, 2010
Lockheed Martin dedicated the expansion of its state-of-the-art Patriot Advanced Capability-3 (PAC-3) Missile production complex in Camden, AR, during a ribbon cutting ceremony today. The company...
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May 26, 2010
The immense volume of data generated by the suite of instruments on NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO) requires new tools for efficient identifying and accessing data that is most relevant to...
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May 26, 2010
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) awarded Lockheed Martin a $3.93 million contract to develop a rifle-scope attachment to enhance soldiers' marksmanship capabilities. The...
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May 24, 2010New-Generation Protected Military Communications Satellite Scheduled to Launch July 2010
Lockheed Martin has delivered the first satellite in the Advanced Extremely High Frequency (AEHF) program to Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla., where it will be prepared for a July 30 liftoff...
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May 24, 2010
Lockheed Martin has developed a new push-vehicle capability for its automated convoy program that will save lives in the fight against convoy ambush and IED attacks. The Convoy Active Safety...
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May 24, 2010
Lockheed Martin Corporation today announced the expiration of its offer to exchange any and all of its outstanding debt securities listed in the table below (the "old notes") for a new series of...
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May 24, 2010Team to Provide Special Mission Capability
Lockheed Martin announced today that it has been awarded a four-year contract to supply the Finnish Air Force with an airborne surveillance system and associated ground systems. The value of this...
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May 20, 2010
Lockheed Martin has pledged to donate $1 million to the Denver School of Science and Technology (DSST), an open-enrollment public school serving middle and high school students in Denver, Colo....
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May 20, 2010
Lockheed Martin Space Systems has aligned its Commercial Space Systems unit within the company's Global Communications Systems business, a new organizational structure designed to enhance...
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May 20, 2010
Lockheed Martin has signed a $40 million foreign military sales contract to deliver Sniper Advanced Targeting Pods (ATPs) to the Royal Saudi Air Force. This is the second Sniper ATP purchase in a...
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May 19, 2010Provides loan capital to lowest-income entrepreneurs and support for Haiti recovery efforts
FINCA microfinance clients living in some of the most poverty-stricken countries in the world will benefit from a $30,000 grant from Lockheed Martin. Funding will provide much-needed loan capital...
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May 19, 2010Corporation to Support NRC's Integrated Source Management Portfolio
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has awarded Lockheed Martin a 10-year, $77.4 million contract to provide secure software tools to manage data on radioactive materials, including transactions...
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May 17, 2010
Two Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning II stealth fighters flew nonstop from their final-assembly site in Fort Worth, Texas, to Edwards Air Force Base, Calif., today, signaling a further expansion of...
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May 17, 2010
Lockheed Martin has released its new Prepar3D (TM) software that enables rapid creation of medium-fidelity simulations for training exercises. The Prepar3D (TM) (pronounced "prepared") software...
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May 14, 2010Innovative Solutions and Processes Leveraged to Support Intelligence Community Customers
A team led by Lockheed Martin was selected by the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) to compete for future task orders under the DIA Solutions for the Information Technology Enterprise (SITE)...
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May 14, 2010HONORING AMERICA'S GREATEST ACHIEVEMENT IN AERONAUTICS OR ASTRONAUTICS
The 2009 Robert J. Collier Trophy has been presented to NASA and the International Space Station Team by the National Aeronautic Association. The Collier Trophy is awarded annually "for the...
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May 13, 2010
The Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II program has been recognized for its "cutting-edge design and technology" with an award from the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA). The...
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May 13, 2010Efforts Underway to Build New, Web-Based Infrastructure for Wanted Persons Database
The Lockheed Martin -led Next Generation Identification (NGI) team is beginning to fully develop and deploy a new NGI system capability that transforms how law enforcement officials search an FBI...
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May 11, 2010
Lockheed Martin completed deliveries of the four C130Js ordered by the Royal Norwegian Air Force at a ceremony here today with U.S. and Norwegian officials. Lockheed Martin received a contract...
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May 11, 2010
Lockheed Martin announced that it has received additional contract options that increase the quantity of equipment being produced for the Airborne, Maritime/Fixed Station Joint Tactical Radio...
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May 11, 2010
Lockheed Martin announced today the award of a contract by Vietnam Posts and Telecommunications Group (VNPT) of Vietnam to build the VINASAT-2 satellite. In-orbit delivery is slated for the second...
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May 10, 2010Subsequent Tenders to Receive Total Exchange Consideration
Lockheed Martin Corporation today announced early results of its offer to exchange any and all of its outstanding debt securities listed in the table below (the "old notes") for a new series of...
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May 6, 2010Metron Aviation, Sensis Key Team Members
Lockheed Martin has been awarded a contract to develop and implement the Time Based Flow Management (TBFM) program for the Federal Aviation Administration's Office of System Operations Programs....
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May 6, 2010
Lockheed Martin has been awarded a $3.5 million contract to develop the Integrated Smart-BEAR Power System (ISBPS) for the U.S. Air Force. The Basic Expeditionary Airfield Resources (BEAR) program...
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May 6, 2010Orion Launch Abort System Tests the Limits of New Technologies
Within 97 seconds of an initial 500,000-pound blast of solid rocket motor thrust, Orion completed its first successful flight test of the launch abort system at the U.S. Army's White Sands Missile...
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May 5, 2010President's Volunteer Service Awards Presented to Lockheed Martin employees during National Volunteer Week
President Obama's 2009 President's Volunteer Service Awards were presented to 4,578 outstanding volunteers by Lockheed Martin leaders during National Volunteer Week (April 18-24, 2010). The awards...
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May 5, 2010
Lockheed Martin has successfully completed an extensive series of wind tunnel tests of its Joint Air-to-Ground Missile (JAGM) system. The tests simulated the flight environments of the Navy's...
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May 4, 2010
Kaman Aerospace Corporation, a subsidiary of Kaman Corporation (Nasdaq GS: KAMN), has proven in recent tests that the unmanned K-MAX helicopter can resupply troops with cargo airdropped by parachute.
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May 4, 2010LM Team will Implement a Solution to Better Maintain, Repair and Track Equipment Used in Support of the National Airspace System
The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has awarded Lockheed Martin a five-year, $28-million contract to design and integrate a supply chain software platform that supports operations to...