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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Aug 13, 2009Former Space Shuttle Commander Assumes Key Role on SEI Program
Lockheed Martin announced that Pam Melroy has joined the Exploration and Science team as Director and Deputy Program Manager of the Space Exploration Initiatives (SEI) Program Office. (Photo:...
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Aug 13, 2009Effort designed to ensure essential communications continue through cyber attacks
Military operations threatened by persistent cyber attacks will benefit from mission assurance and resilience through cyber security solutions being developed by Lockheed Martin . The "Mission...
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Aug 12, 2009
The Aegis Weapon System destined for Australia's first Air Warfare Destroyer began a four month testing program today at Lockheed Martin 's Aegis Production Test Center. When testing concludes,...
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Aug 11, 2009
Lockheed Martin broke ground today on two new facilities at its Space Systems Company operations in Newtown, Pennsylvania, that will support spacecraft programs for government and commercial...
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Aug 11, 2009
Roger Rose has been named Chief Executive - Lockheed Martin India, with responsibility for coordinating the Corporation's relationship and ongoing program execution in India. Rose succeeds Douglas...
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Aug 10, 2009
The last in a series of eight modernized Global Positioning System Block IIR (GPS IIR-M) satellites built by Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] for the U.S. Air Force is set to launch aboard a Delta II...
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Aug 7, 2009New technology provides greater situational awareness for warfighters operating in the field
Warfighters operating in theatre may soon have greater situational awareness with the added ability to download high-value tactical data anywhere in the field on smartphones loaded with new...
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Aug 5, 2009
The Medium Extended Air Defense System (MEADS) program has successfully completed Critical Design Reviews (CDRs) for all major components, clearing the way for production of radars, launchers,...
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Aug 4, 2009
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has recognized Lockheed Martin as one of the country's top green power purchasers. The corporation is a member of the EPA's Green Power Partnership....
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Aug 4, 2009
The guided missile cruiser USS Bunker Hill (CG 52), recently modernized with Lockheed Martin 's open architecture Aegis Weapon System, completed an operational trial of its full combat system. The...
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Aug 3, 2009Personnel Moves Strengthen IS&GS Business Area
Lockheed Martin today announced that Vice President and Controller Martin T. Stanislav has been named Vice President, Finance & Business Operations for the Corporation's Information Systems &...
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Aug 3, 2009
Charles "Willy" Moore has been named Chief Executive - United Arab Emirates for Lockheed Martin Global, Inc., with responsibility for coordinating the corporation's relationship and ongoing...
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Aug 3, 2009
The Lockheed Martin -led industry team submitted its proposal for the Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) fiscal year 2010 contract to the U.S. Navy on July 31. The Program Executive Office, Ships, is...
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Jul 31, 2009
Lockheed Martin Corporation today announced that it is conducting an online survey of stockholders to obtain feedback on its executive compensation practices. The survey results will be reviewed...
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Jul 31, 2009
Lockheed Martin's Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense (BMD) System today destroyed a ballistic missile target in an at-sea firing under operationally realistic conditions. The event also successfully...
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Jul 30, 2009Cutting-Edge Intelligence Systems Play Key Role in Major Joint and Coalition Demonstration
Warfighters at Empire Challenge 09 are test-driving next-generation capabilities for managing and analyzing full-motion video feeds, thanks to a set of advanced video and geospatial intelligence...
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Jul 30, 2009Royal Navy Fleet Ballistic Missile Launched in Test in the Atlantic
The U.S. Navy supported the May 26 launch of a U.K. Royal Navy Trident II D5 Fleet Ballistic Missile (FBM) built by Lockheed Martin . The unarmed missile was launched from the submerged Royal Navy...
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Jul 29, 2009
Lockheed Martin has been awarded an $821 million maintenance, repair, and overhaul contract for the Customs and Border Protection (CBP) P-3 Orion fleet. The contract is for a base period of one...
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Jul 28, 2009
A ceremony today at Lockheed Martin's Fort Worth plant marked the rollout of the U.S. Navy's first-ever stealth fighter, the F-35C Lightning II. The aircraft will enable the Navy to possess 5th...
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Jul 27, 2009
The U.S. Army has awarded Lockheed Martin a $142 million follow-on production contract for the Apache Arrowhead system, the combat-proven, Modernized Target Acquisition Designation Sight/Pilot...
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Jul 24, 2009
The Lockheed Martin -led team developing the Space Based Infrared System (SBIRS) announced today that the second Highly Elliptical Orbit (HEO-2) payload and ground system modifications have been...
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Jul 23, 2009
Lockheed Martin is a major corporate sponsor of Forum on Earth Observations III: The Environmental Information Revolution, which will convene in Washington, D.C. on July 30, 2009. The Forum is...
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Jul 23, 2009
Lockheed Martin's team developing a Communications at Speed and Depth (CSD) capability for U.S. Navy submarines has successfully completed the system requirements review. The capability will...
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Jul 22, 2009
Lockheed Martin Corporation has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Gyrocam Systems LLC (Gyrocam). Gyrocam develops and supplies gyrostabalized optical surveillance systems and...
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Jul 21, 2009- Second quarter net sales of $11.2 billion; Year-to-date net sales of $21.6 billion - Second quarter earnings per share of $1.88; Year-to-date earnings per share of $3.55 - Second quarter net earnings of $734 million; Year-to-date net earnings of $1.4 billion - Generated $1.1 billion in cash from operations for the quarter; $2.4 billion year-to-date - Reaffirms outlook for 2009 net sales, earnings per share, cash from operations, and return on invested capital (ROIC)
Lockheed Martin Corporation today reported second quarter 2009 net earnings of $734 million ($1.88 per diluted share), compared to $882 million ($2.15 per diluted share) in 2008. Net earnings in...
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Jul 20, 2009
The first of a new generation of military communications satellites built by Lockheed Martin for the U.S. Air Force has successfully completed final thermal vacuum testing at the company's...
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Jul 16, 2009Continuous Innovation in GPS Navigation Accuracy, Integrity, and Mission Effects
Lockheed Martin Corporation submitted its proposal to provide advanced navigation accuracy, integrity and mission effects solutions for the Global Positioning System (GPS) Advanced Control Segment...
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Jul 15, 2009
Lockheed Martin , in a joint venture with Granite State Manufacturing (GSM), received a $6.9 million contract from the U.S. Navy to design, test and manufacture an upgraded Multifunction Mast...
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Jul 14, 2009Radiant Mercury Provides Cyber Security For More Than 480 Systems
The U.S. Navy has awarded Lockheed Martin an indefinite-delivery indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contract to continue the development of Radiant Mercury, a secure Multi-National Information Sharing...
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Jul 14, 2009
Lockheed Martin will webcast live its Second Quarter 2009 Earnings Conference Call on Tuesday, July 21, 2009, at 11 a.m. EDT. Bruce Tanner, Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer and...
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Jul 14, 2009
The U.S. Army awarded Lockheed Martin a follow-on Performance Based Logistics (PBL) contract to support the Target Acquisition Designation Sight/Pilot Night Vision Sensor (TADS/PNVS) and...
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Jul 14, 2009
The U.S. Navy has awarded Lockheed Martin a $10 million firm-fixed-price contract to perform concept studies for the Air and Missile Defense Radar (AMDR), a scalable solid-state radar suite for...
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Jul 11, 2009Rep. Kay Granger (R-12-Texas), the Ship's Sponsor, Authenticated the Construction Milestone
A Lockheed Martin -led industry team held a keel-laying ceremony at Marinette Marine's shipyard today for Fort Worth, the U.S. Navy's third Littoral Combat Ship (LCS). The LCS is an agile warship...
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Jul 10, 2009Rating Reflects Disciplined, Proven Processes for Developing Complex Systems
A Lockheed Martin business unit has earned a top rating for the quality and maturity of its processes for developing and managing highly-complex technology systems. The company's Information Systems &
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Jul 9, 2009
Lockheed Martin was awarded the Weapons System Support Contract (WSSC) by the U.S. Air Force's Air Education Training Command (AETC) and the Weapons Systems Simulator Training & Support Contract...
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Jul 8, 2009
Lockheed Martin yesterday delivered the 14th of 16 C-130J Super Hercules to Little Rock Air Force Base, Ark. The aircraft will be assigned to the 41st Airlift Squadron, the first active-duty...
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Jul 8, 2009
The U.S. Air Force has awarded Lockheed Martin a five-year, $60 million contract to continue depot maintenance support for LANTIRN navigation and targeting pods at the Lockheed Martin Warner...
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Jul 7, 2009EQ-36 Radar Delivered After Live-fire Testing at Yuma Proving Ground
Lockheed Martin has delivered the first Non-Recurring Engineering Enhanced AN/TPQ-36 Counterfire Target Acquisition (EQ-36) Radar System to the U.S. Army. The EQ-36 radar's delivery on July 2...
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Jul 7, 2009
Lockheed Martin announced today that it will release a proprietary social media tool under an open source software license. The announcement, made at the Enterprise 2.0 conference in Boston, is...
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Jul 6, 2009
Lockheed Martin was awarded a $23 million contract for production of 12 Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile-Extended Range (JASSM-ER) test missiles to be used in flights tests. Six of the...
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Jul 6, 2009
Lockheed Martin recently marked the production and delivery of the 1,000th Vertical Launch ASROC (VLA) missile during a ceremony at the company's Akron, OH, facility. The milestone VLA missile is...
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Jul 2, 2009
Lockheed Martin Corporation has been selected to compete for future task orders under the U.S. Air Forces Europe Advisory and Assistance Services contract. The Corporation is one of two awardees...
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Jun 30, 2009
Lockheed Martin marked the delivery of the first Target Sight System (TSS) production unit at a ceremony held at its Orlando, FL, facility today. The TSS is the multi-sensor fire control system...
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Jun 30, 2009
The U.S. Air Force has awarded Lockheed Martin a $30 million contract to begin concept development for Space Fence, a system of land-based S-Band radars and supporting operations centers that will...
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Jun 29, 2009CSC-operated facility will offer more than 2,500 local jobs in 2010
The U.S. Census Bureau and Lockheed Martin today unveiled a new facility in Baltimore County, Md., to support the data processing efforts required for the 2010 Census. The 236,500-square-foot...
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Jun 25, 2009
Lockheed Martin has won a new contract to manage the Field Logistics Readiness Center (FLRC) at Fort Bragg, North Carolina. The contract is valued at $203 million over a five year period of...
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Jun 25, 2009
Lockheed Martin Corporation today announced that its Board of Directors has authorized a third quarter 2009 dividend of $0.57 per-share. The dividend is payable Sept. 25, 2009 to holders of record...
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Jun 25, 2009Company Recognized for Service and Support Excellence
Lockheed Martin has achieved HDI Support Center Certification for the Air Force National Capital Region (AFNCR) Information Technology Support Call Center, supporting the U.S. Air Force's 844th...
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Jun 23, 2009
The Lockheed Martin Space Systems Company, the NASA Ames Research Center in Mountain View, and a national and international team of co-investigators have been selected by NASA to develop a new...
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Jun 23, 2009
Lockheed Martin installed the latest evolution of the Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense (BMD) System -- which includes a new ballistic missile defense signal processor, Aegis BSP -- on the cruiser...
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Jun 23, 2009New Architecture Will Deliver Content to Warfighters Worldwide
Lockheed Martin announced today that it has been awarded the Global Broadcast Service (GBS) Satellite Broadcast Management (SBM) Defense Enterprise Computing Center (DECC) Transition contract by...
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Jun 22, 2009
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has awarded Lockheed Martin a five-year, $47 million contract to continue managing the FBI Criminal Justice Information Services (CJIS) Division's Card...
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Jun 18, 2009
The Department of Defense Security Service has awarded Lockheed Martin the highest honor it can present to a government contractor, the 2009 James S. Cogswell Outstanding Industrial Security...
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Jun 18, 2009
PARIS AIR SHOW -- The Solar X-ray Imager (SXI) instrument, designed and built by Lockheed Martin at its Space Systems Advanced Technology Center (ATC) is ready for flight. Built for the NASA...
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Jun 17, 2009
International participants in the Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II program have begun purchasing aircraft and making long-range commitments to integrate the fighter into their fleets, a Lockheed...
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Jun 17, 2009
PARIS AIR SHOW -- The US Air Force's fleet of Global Positioning System (GPS) Block IIR and IIR-M satellites, designed and built by Lockheed Martin , has accumulated 100 years of successful...
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Jun 16, 2009Steady Progress Continues on Second and Third Advanced EHF Spacecraft
PARIS AIR SHOW -- Lockheed Martin announced today that the first Advanced Extremely High Frequency (Advanced EHF) military communications satellite is now undergoing final thermal vacuum testing...
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Jun 16, 2009Lockheed Martin to Provide Mission and Business Sustainment Services Support to Joint Forces Command
Lockheed Martin has won a new contract for mission and business sustainment services with the U.S. Joint Forces Command's (JFCOM) Joint Concept Development and Experimentation Directorate (J9)....
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Jun 16, 2009
PARIS AIR SHOW -- Lockheed Martin has completed production and testing of the heatshield for NASA's Mars Science Laboratory (MSL). The heatshield is half of the large and sophisticated two-part...
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Jun 16, 2009
Lockheed Martin's vice president and general manager of F-16 Programs, John Larson, told reporters attending the Paris Air Show today that the F-16 continues to be the most advanced 4th Generation...
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Jun 16, 2009
Lockheed Martin officials briefed reporters today at the Paris Air Show about the proven capabilities of the C-130J Super Hercules, all of which are key components in aiding global security....
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Jun 16, 2009
Responding to aging weapons systems, rising operations and maintenance costs, and struggling international economies, Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Global Sustainment is critical in keeping military...
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Jun 16, 2009
PARIS AIR SHOW -- Lockheed Martin announced today that two launch abort system (LAS) motors for NASA's Orion crew exploration vehicle are now in place at White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico for...
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Jun 15, 2009
A detailed, full-scale representation of the Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II stealth fighter rolled out of the Fort Worth factory today, with production-representative Very Low Observable...
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Jun 15, 2009
The nation's first Littoral Combat Ship, USS Freedom (LCS 1), successfully conducted its second and final round of U.S. Navy acceptance trials May 18-22, 2009. The agile 378-foot Freedom, designed...
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Jun 15, 2009
Lockheed Martin announced today that it is hosting 25 elementary school, middle school, and high school teachers over the summer as part of the company's on going partnership with the Bay...
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Jun 15, 2009
Lockheed Martin has signed a foreign military sales contract to deliver Sniper Advanced Targeting Pods (ATPs) to the Royal Saudi Air Force. This is the first phase of a multi-year $100 million...
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Jun 15, 2009
At the Paris Air Show today, Lockheed Martin officials discussed the role of air power in global security and the effects of the company's technologies, products and programs in assuring security...
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Jun 15, 2009Testbed Will Accelerate Delivery of Critical Capabilities to the Warfighter
Lockheed Martin today announced the development of an Airborne Multi-INT Laboratory (AML), which will be used for operational testing and experimentation of C4ISR capabilities. The AML provides a...
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Jun 15, 2009
Lockheed Martin is celebrating the 25th anniversary of the world's first hit-to-kill intercept of a ballistic missile target outside the earth's atmosphere. The U.S. Army's Homing Overlay...
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Jun 14, 2009As Paris Air Show Opens, Bob Stevens Calls For Open Markets, Healthy Partnerships
Lockheed Martin Chairman, President and CEO Bob Stevens today told a group of journalists that as the global security environment becomes more complex, and the definition of "security" evolves,...
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Jun 14, 2009
PARIS AIR SHOW -- Lockheed Martin announced today that it has delivered the final block of a new flight software architecture that will provide highly reliable spacecraft command and control...
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Jun 14, 2009
Paris Air Show -- The Lockheed Martin team developing the U.S. Air Force's Global Positioning System (GPS) III program has entered the Critical Design Review (CDR) stage on-schedule, an extensive...
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Jun 13, 2009
Members of the Security, Police and Fire Professionals of America (SPFPA) union, including about 80 security officers at the Lockheed Martin facility in Fort Worth, have approved a new three-year...
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Jun 11, 2009
Lockheed Martin will continue to modernize and sustain the A-10 close air support fighter jet as one of the associate prime contractors selected today by the U.S. Air Force. As an associate prime,...
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Jun 10, 2009
The Lockheed Martin -led team developing the U.S. Air Force's Space-Based Infrared System (SBIRS) has successfully mated the spacecraft bus with the infrared sensor payload for the second...
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Jun 10, 2009
Lockheed Martin has delivered the 200th Common Cockpit(TM) avionics suite to the U.S. Navy's MH-60R and MH-60S multimission helicopter programs. The avionics suite has flown more than 250,000...
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Jun 9, 2009
Lockheed Martin announced today that seven Bay Area students have been selected for National Merit Lockheed Martin Academic Scholarships. The students receiving the scholarships are: -- Emily...
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Jun 9, 2009
Lockheed Martin today formally began full operations as the supply chain manager for the U.S. military's global automotive parts needs. In September 2008, the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA)...
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Jun 5, 2009Please Note Number of Countries Updated
Lockheed Martin has signed a contract with the Sultanate of Oman for a C-130J Super Hercules. The aircraft, to be delivered in mid-2012, is in the longer C-130J-30 configuration. "The C-130J is...
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Jun 5, 2009
Lockheed Martin has signed a contract with the Sultanate of Oman for a C-130J Super Hercules. The aircraft, to be delivered in mid-2012, is in the longer C-130J-30 configuration. "The C-130J is...
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Jun 4, 2009
Lockheed Martin today released its media briefing schedule for the 2009 Paris Air Show. Briefings will take place in the Lockheed Martin Press Center, Lockheed Martin Chalet, Row A, No. 397,...
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Jun 3, 2009
The United States Department of Defense has awarded Lockheed Martin a $2.1 billion contract modification to produce 17 F-35 Lightning II stealth fighters in the third lot of low-rate initial...
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Jun 3, 2009
Lockheed Martin and the U.S. Air Force have successfully completed Sniper(R) Advanced Targeting Pod (ATP) A-10C site activations at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base in Tucson, AZ, and Spangdahlem Air...
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Jun 3, 2009
Lockheed Martin , the Australian College of Kuwait (ACK) and the National Offset Company (NOC) announced the premiere of a state-of-the-art Maritime Simulation and Training Facility at the ACK...
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Jun 3, 2009
The Japan Ground Self Defense Force recently exercised an option on an existing contract with Lockheed Martin and its trading partner Itochu, of Tokyo, for the delivery of additional Enhanced...
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Jun 3, 2009
On Tuesday, June 2, Lockheed Martin and the Air Force Research Lab (AFRL) successfully conducted the initial demonstration flight of the Advanced Composite Cargo Aircraft (ACCA). This flight marks...
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Jun 3, 2009
Lockheed Martin has announced the Corporation's commitment of $3 million to expand the facilities of the American Community School of Abu Dhabi (ACS), increasing primary and secondary educational...
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Jun 2, 2009
The U.S. Air Force has awarded Lockheed Martin a $1.5-billion contract for the third highly elliptical orbit (HEO-3) payload, the third geosynchronous orbit (GEO-3) satellite and associated ground...
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Jun 1, 2009
The U.S. Air Force has awarded Lockheed Martin a fixed-price contract for nearly $25 million to develop a prototype for the next-generation 3-Dimensional Expeditionary Long-Range Radar (3DELRR)....
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May 29, 2009
Lockheed Martin and Concurrent Technologies Corporation (CTC) today signed a memorandum announcing the plans for Lockheed Martin AeroParts, Inc. (LMAPI) to purchase a facility now owned by CTC....
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May 28, 2009Former Leader of Air Force Installations and Energy Programs to Focus on Company's Federal Energy Performance Contracting Programs
Lockheed Martin today announced the addition of Kevin W. Billings to its Energy Services team. As Director of Federal Energy Efficiency Programs, Billings will support business development and...
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May 22, 2009
Starwood Energy Group Global, LLC, and Arizona Public Service Co. today announced they signed a Power Purchase Agreement (PPA), a precondition to Lockheed Martin's involvement to design and build...
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May 21, 2009
The Lockheed Martin team developing the U.S. Air Force's next-generation Global Positioning System (GPS) spacecraft, known as GPS III, has successfully completed the Preliminary Design Review...
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May 21, 2009
Lockheed Martin Corporation will webcast live a presentation by Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer, Bob Stevens, at Sanford C. Bernstein's Twenty-fourth Annual Strategic Decisions...
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May 19, 2009Corporation to provide accurate, consistent responses to the public and lending industry on FHA programs
Lockheed Martin announced that it was awarded a task order under the GSA's USA Contact contract to operate the U.S. Housing and Urban Development's (HUD's) Federal Housing Administration (FHA)...
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May 16, 2009
Members of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) and the Office and Professional Employees International Union (OPEIU) have ratified new labor agreements with Lockheed Martin...
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May 11, 2009
In the 1939 film adaptation of L. Frank Baum's The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, the Scarecrow imagines a life "if I only had a brain." Now 70 years later, engineers at Lockheed Martin's Advanced...
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May 8, 2009
Lockheed Martin broke ground today on an expansion of its state-of-the-art Patriot Advanced Capability-3 (PAC-3) Missile production complex in Camden, AR. Lockheed Martin anticipates that the new...
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May 8, 2009
Leroy Jeter, a Lockheed Martin employee from Herndon, Va., was recently awarded the Greater Washington Urban League's Chairman's Award for his dedicated service and contributions to the League....