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 13, 2007New Building Will Support Government Customers
Lockheed Martin held a ribbon-cutting ceremony today to celebrate the opening of its new office building in Chantilly. The new building, named Stonegate II, will expand Lockheed Martin's existing...
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Sep 13, 2007
Lockheed Martin yesterday delivered a fourth C-130J Super Hercules to the 41st Airlift Squadron (AS), a unit of the 463rd Airlift Group, which is based at Little Rock Air Force Base, Ark. The 41st...
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Sep 11, 2007
Lockheed Martin today unveiled the DAGR(TM), a system developed with company funding to defeat targets close to civilian assets and friendly forces due to its precise accuracy and ability to...
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Sep 10, 2007
Lockheed Martin announced today that it has successfully mated the spacecraft bus and the payload for the first Space-Based Infrared System (SBIRS) geosynchronous orbit (GEO-1) satellite. SBIRS...
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Sep 10, 2007Units Are Critical Component of Future Remote Minehunting Systems on Arleigh Burke Destroyers and Littoral Combat Ships
Lockheed Martin recently delivered the second production Remote Multi-Mission Vehicle (RMMV) to the U.S. Navy to further enhance the mine countermeasures capability for both DDG 51 Arleigh Burke...
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Sep 6, 2007Contract further strengthens Corporation's growing Business Process Solutions operating unit
Lockheed Martin today announced it has received a five-year, $9 million contract from the Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS) to operate its integrated call center and provide...
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Sep 4, 2007
A Lockheed Martin -led team has begun production activities to reconfigure a modernized Global Positioning System Block IIR (GPS IIR-M) satellite to include a new demonstration payload that will...
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Sep 4, 2007
The JCSAT-11 communications satellite, designed and built by Lockheed Martin for the JSAT Corporation (JSAT) of Japan, is ready for its scheduled launch on Sept. 6 from the Baikonur Cosmodrome...
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Aug 31, 2007
Lockheed Martin announced today that the U.S. Missile Defense Agency's Airborne Laser (ABL) team has demonstrated the capability to accurately point and focus the elements of the Lockheed...
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Aug 31, 2007
Lockheed Martin Corporation will webcast a live presentation by Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer, Bob Stevens at the Morgan Stanley Global Industrials CEOs Unplugged Conference on...
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Aug 30, 2007Desktop, computing and help desk services agreement has potential value of $227 Million
Lockheed Martin Corporation has been selected by the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) in Pasadena, Calif., to provide desktop services and unified help desk support under the Desktop and...
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Aug 30, 2007
Lockheed Martin Corporation has been selected by the U.S. Joint Forces Command to provide Information Technology services under the new Information Systems Support Services contract, with a...
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Aug 29, 2007
Lockheed Martin formally delivered the 100th F-22 Raptor air dominance fighter to the U.S. Air Force in ceremonies here today. The milestone aircraft (Air Force serial number 05-0100) will be...
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Aug 29, 2007Pilot Program Will Simulate Government Transition from IPv4 to IPv6
Lockheed Martin announced today that it will transition a portion of its global network to Internet Protocol version 6 (IPv6). The pilot program will work through all phases of a full-scale IPv6...
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Aug 28, 2007
Lockheed Martin today announced the development of the Wearable Intelligent Reporting Environment (WIRE), a spoken-language-understanding system for military mobile and dismounted operations and...
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Aug 27, 2007
Lockheed Martin announced that its team tested a key element of the U.S. Missile Defense Agency's revolutionary Multiple Kill Vehicle payload at Edwards Air Force Base's National Hover Test...
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Aug 27, 2007
A Lockheed Martin - led team has submitted its proposal to design and build the U.S. Air Force's next-generation Global Positioning System Space Segment program, known as GPS Block III. This...
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Aug 23, 2007
Lockheed Martin's manufacturing facility here was opened 10 years ago this month with 80 workers. Today the plant provides about 200 local jobs and supports production of 14 different aircraft,...
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Aug 22, 200735 New Jobs Created
Lockheed Martin , prime contractor and systems integrator for the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) Weapon System, has selected its award-winning manufacturing facility in Camden, AR, to...
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Aug 22, 2007Reduces from hours to minutes the time needed to prosecute targets
Lockheed Martin successfully developed and delivered to Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) a software suite that dramatically reduces the time an Air Operations Center (AOC) needs to prosecute...
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Aug 21, 2007
The Defence Acquisition & Logistics Organization (DALO) of the Danish Ministry of Defence formally transferred ownership of two Lockheed Martin TPS-77 mobile, long- range surveillance radars to...
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Aug 20, 2007
Lockheed Martin has been awarded a $16.5 million contract from the U.S. Army Aviation and Missile Command (AMCOM) to partner with Letterkenny Army Depot to provide life cycle contractor support of...
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Aug 17, 2007
Lockheed Martin Corporation announced it has acquired 3Dsolve, Inc. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. 3Dsolve is a privately held company that creates simulation-based learning...
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Aug 15, 2007
Lockheed Martin announced the signing of a cooperative marketing agreement today with FortiusOne, a geospatial analytics company. FortiusOne provides next- generation intelligent mapping services...
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Aug 15, 2007
Lockheed Martin recently demonstrated how the application of open architecture to the U.S. Navy's MK 41 Vertical Launching System (VLS) can reduce life-cycle costs while perpetually maintaining...
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Aug 14, 2007
The BSAT-3a telecommunications satellite, designed and built by Lockheed Martin for the Broadcasting Satellite System Corporation (B-SAT), was successfully launched today from Kourou, French...
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Aug 14, 2007
The U.S. Navy awarded Lockheed Martin a $23 million contract for follow-on technical and logistics support services for Norway's Aegis weapon system-equipped F310-class frigates. Under the...
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Aug 10, 2007
Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] has announced that Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Christopher E. Kubasik will lead its Electronic Systems Business Area, succeeding Robert B....
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Aug 10, 2007
The BSAT-3a broadcasting satellite, designed and built by Lockheed Martin for the Broadcasting Satellite System Corporation (B-SAT) of Japan, is ready for its scheduled launch on Aug. 14 aboard an...
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Aug 9, 2007
The U.S. Coast Guard and Lockheed Martin today completed a consolidated contract action (CCA) regarding the shipboard command and control systems for the first three National Security Cutters as...
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Aug 9, 2007Third Coast Guard cutter moves closer to reality
The U.S. Coast Guard yesterday announced that they have awarded a contract to begin production and delivery work on the third ship of the Legends class of National Security Cutters (WMSL 752), a...
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Aug 9, 2007Lockheed Martin Provides Autonomy Technology to Driverless Automobile
Imagine driverless automobiles safely navigating the busy streets and pedestrian pathways of large cities nationwide. Imagine the vehicles stopping at red lights, avoiding errant drivers and...
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Aug 9, 2007
Lockheed Martin has been contracted by the Royal Thai Air Force (RTAF) to provide a TPS-77 long- range, air surveillance radar, which will complete a multi-phase national air defense system for...
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Aug 8, 2007
Ceremonies held at Elmendorf AFB, Alaska today marked the formal beginning of operations for the Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor in the Pacific region. "There is no doubt that the F-22 is the most...
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Aug 7, 2007
Lockheed Martin announced today that the U.S. Navy recently completed operational testing of the strategic Ohio-class Common Submarine Radio Room (CSRR) and has declared the system operationally...
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Aug 7, 2007
The Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II has successfully completed its Pilot Training System Critical Design Review (CDR), a significant development milestone that verifies the design maturity of...
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Aug 7, 2007
Lockheed Martin today received a $33 million contract to provide Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense (BMD) capability to the Aegis-equipped Japanese Maritime Self Defense Force destroyer JDS Chokai....
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Aug 4, 2007NASA Spacecraft to Explore Martian Arctic's Icy Subsurface
NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander, designed and built by Lockheed Martin , was successfully launched this morning from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station at 5:26 a.m. EDT aboard a Delta II rocket provided...
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Aug 3, 2007
Lockheed Martin today delivered a third C-130J Super Hercules to the 41st Airlift Squadron, Little Rock Air Force Base, Ark. The 41st, also known as the "Black Cats," is the first active-duty...
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Aug 2, 200729 Companies Selected to Compete for Tasks
Lockheed Martin Corporation [NYSE: LMT] has been selected by the General Services Administration (GSA) to compete for future information technology task orders under the Alliant contracting...
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Aug 1, 2007
Lockheed Martin announced today that it has successfully completed a critical end-to-end test between the space and ground elements of the Space-Based Infrared System (SBIRS), a key milestone in...
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Aug 1, 2007RHOV is Next Generation of Submersible that Brought Humans to the Sunken RMS Titanic
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) has awarded Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] a $2.8 million contract for the initial design of the Replacement Human Occupied Vehicle (RHOV), a next...
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Jul 31, 2007
Lockheed Martin today received an additional $5 billion from the U.S. Air Force for three lots of F-22 Raptor air dominance fighters. This brings the total multi-year contract value to $7.3...
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Jul 30, 2007
The U.S. government has awarded an initial $187 million for long-lead tasks as part of a $1.1 billion contract to Lockheed Martin for the production of 30 new Advanced Block 50 F-16 aircraft for...
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Jul 30, 2007
The Lockheed Martin /Northrop Grumman team today submitted its proposal to design and build the Transformational Satellite Communications System (TSAT) Space Segment, the future global...
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Jul 30, 2007
Lockheed Martin's Maritime Systems and Sensors business unit achieved a Maturity Level 4 rating during its recent Capability Maturity Model(R) Integration (CMMI(R)) appraisal. CMMI(R) is...
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Jul 26, 2007
The U.S. Navy recently awarded Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] a $23.2 million firm fixed price contract modification to upgrade the MK 41 Vertical Launching System (VLS) on the Ticonderoga class...
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Jul 24, 2007* Second quarter earnings per share up 36% to $1.82; Year-to-date earnings per share up 28% to $3.42
Lockheed Martin Corporation today reported second quarter 2007 net earnings of $778 million ($1.82 per diluted share), compared to $580 million ($1.34 per diluted share) in 2006. Net sales were...
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Jul 23, 2007GEO-1 Payload Readied for Delivery for Start of Integration with Spacecraft
Lockheed Martin announced today that the payload for the first Space-Based Infrared System (SBIRS) geosynchronous orbit (GEO) spacecraft has successfully completed thermal vacuum testing, a key...
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Jul 23, 2007
The first U.S. Air Force Global Positioning System Block IIR (GPS IIR) satellite, built by a team led by Lockheed Martin , has surpassed its 10-year design life of on-orbit service, providing the...
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Jul 19, 2007
Lockheed Martin F-35 vice president Tom Burbage is the recipient of the 2007 Leadership Excellence Award, presented by the Stockdale Center for Ethical Leadership at the United States Naval...
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Jul 19, 2007
Lockheed Martin successfully conducted a PAC-3 Missile flight test yesterday at White Sands Missile Range, NM. The test was an engagement against a low-flying, air-breathing target, which was...
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Jul 18, 2007Lockheed Martin Again Teams with Advanced Acoustic Concepts, Inc. on Key U.S. Navy Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW) System
Lockheed Martin received two U.S. Navy contracts worth $20.6 million to provide integration engineering and engineering support for the AN/SQQ-89A(V)15 undersea warfare system. Under the terms of...
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Jul 18, 2007
The U.S. Air Force has awarded Lockheed Martin a 10-year Aircrew Training and Rehearsal Support II (ATARS II) contract. The $1.1 billion contract will provide Air Force Special Operations Command...
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Jul 17, 2007
Lockheed Martin will webcast live its 2007 second quarter earnings conference call on Tuesday, July 24, 2007, at 11 a.m. EDT. We will discuss second quarter 2007 financial results, provide updates...
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Jul 17, 2007
The U.S. Army Aviation and Missile Command (AMCOM) recently awarded the Longbow Limited Liability Company (LBL), a Joint Venture of Lockheed Martin and Northrop Grumman Corporation , a $29.2...
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Jul 17, 2007
Lockheed Martin and Referentia Systems, Inc. recently signed a three-year mentor-protege agreement. Through the partnership, Lockheed Martin provides its expertise to aid Referentia in developing...
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Jul 16, 2007
The United States Army Aviation and Missile Command (AMCOM) recently awarded the Longbow Limited Liability Company (LBL), a Joint Venture of Lockheed Martin and Northrop Grumman Corporation , a...
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Jul 16, 2007
A combined U.S. Air Force/Lockheed Martin team has successfully completed an on-orbit reconfiguration of the five-satellite Milstar constellation to maximize the system's capabilities to provide...
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Jul 11, 2007
Lockheed Martin has delivered a fourth C-130J Super Hercules to the Royal Danish Air Force (RDAF), completing the current order for Denmark. Denmark's first C-130J was delivered in March 2004 and...
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Jul 11, 2007
The ASTRA 1L broadcasting satellite, designed and built by Lockheed Martin , is now operational for SES ASTRA, an SES company (Euronext Paris and Luxembourg Stock Exchange: SESG), following...
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Jul 10, 2007Stardust-NExT Mission Will Explore Comet Tempel 1 in 2011
Lockheed Martin is on a team that has been awarded a $25 million contract by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) for the Stardust-NExT (New Exploration of Tempel) mission. The...
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Jul 10, 2007Facility to Support Corporation's effort to Modernize Air Force Operations Centers
Lockheed Martin announced today the opening of a new facility to support the Air & Space Operations Center Weapon System Integrator (AOC WSI) program. Located near Langley Air Force Base, the...
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Jul 10, 2007Specialized $3 Million Center Will Enhance Development Efforts for Department of Defense Programs
Lockheed Martin Information Systems & Global Services (IS&GS), a business unit of Lockheed Martin Corporation , dedicated a new facility designed to support military operations of the future. The...
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Jul 5, 2007
The VH-71 helicopter made its maiden flight at AgustaWestland's facility in Yeovil, UK, on July 3, marking a significant milestone in the development of the United States' Presidential aircraft....
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Jul 2, 2007
Lockheed Martin has been selected by the U.S. Army to develop and analyze concepts that will enhance the unmanned systems component of its Air Maneuver Battle Laboratory in Fort Rucker, Alabama....
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Jun 29, 2007
The governments of Norway and the United States have signed a Letter of Offer and Acceptance (LOA) for the sale of four Lockheed Martin C-130J Super Hercules aircraft to Norway. "The C-130J...
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Jun 28, 2007User Defined Operational Picture Improves Shared Situational Awareness
Lockheed Martin has provided the U.S. Strategic Command (USSTRATCOM) with a network centric warfare capability that allows system users to create a collaborative, real-time picture of critical...
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Jun 28, 2007
The Lockheed Martin Corporation Board of Directors today declared a regular quarterly dividend on the Corporation's common stock of 35 cents per-share. The dividend is payable Sept. 28, 2007 to...
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Jun 27, 2007
The U.S. Navy's F-35C Lightning II carrier variant has completed its Air System Critical Design Review (CDR), a significant development milestone that verifies the design maturity of the aircraft...
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Jun 27, 2007Final Flight Test at White Sands Missile Range
The U.S. Missile Defense Agency (MDA) and Lockheed Martin conducted a successful low endo-atmospheric test of the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) Weapon System interceptor, at White...
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Jun 27, 2007
The Lockheed Martin Space Radar team has successfully completed on-schedule an Integrated Baseline Review (IBR) with the U.S. Air Force, an important program milestone that precedes the System...
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Jun 25, 2007
Lockheed Martin has received an $18 million contract for Low Cost Reduced-Range Practice Rockets (LCRRPR) for the Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System (GMLRS). The contract calls for the delivery...
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Jun 22, 2007
During a test today, Lockheed Martin's Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense (BMD) System intercepted and destroyed a separating ballistic missile target during its midcourse phase of flight. The test...
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Jun 21, 2007
The Department of Defense has officially advanced Lockheed Martin's Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System (GMLRS) - Unitary into low-rate production. Additionally, the U.S. Army awarded the company...
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Jun 20, 2007
Lockheed Martin today delivered the second C-130J Super Hercules to an Air Mobility Command active duty combat delivery unit. After accepting the new C-130J, Maj. Gen. James Hawkins, Commander...
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Jun 20, 2007
With 11 test aircraft on the assembly line, nine nations signed onto the program's production and sustainment phase, one aircraft deep into flight testing and another nearing completion, the F-35...
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Jun 20, 2007
Lockheed Martin , along with artists representing the nine F-35 Lightning II joint strike fighter countries, unveiled nine original works of art at the Paris Air Show today depicting the F-35...
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Jun 20, 2007
The Lockheed Martin -led team developing the Department of Defense's (DoD) next generation narrowband tactical satellite communications system, known as the Mobile User Objective System (MUOS),...
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Jun 19, 2007
Lockheed Martin's F-16 Fighting Falcon continues on the leading edge of technology as the world standard in multi-role fighters. With evolutionary technology upgrades and selection by 24 nations,...
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Jun 19, 2007
With two-thirds of an aircraft's lifetime cost attributed to operations and support activities, Lockheed Martin has reinvigorated its Global Sustainment team to provide greater long-term value to...
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Jun 19, 2007
Advanced training for future generations of fighter pilots is now a reality as the first class of 12 Republic of Korea Air Force (ROKAF) student pilots moves toward graduation using the T-50...
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Jun 19, 2007
Lockheed Martin and Mubadala Development Company (MDC) of the Government of Abu Dhabi signed a memorandum of understanding today to expand their strategic relationship and jointly explore...
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Jun 19, 2007Radar to Provide High Resolution, 24-hour, All-Weather Capability
Lockheed Martin announced today that it will upgrade radar capabilities for the reconnaissance version of the Japan Air Self Defence Force's fleet of F-15 aircraft As part of a Japanese-led team,...
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Jun 19, 2007Laser Radar System Detects Wind Hazards, Improving Aviation Safety
Lockheed Martin announced today the Japan Meteorological Agency has installed a WindTracer(R) Doppler lidar system at the Tokyo International Airport, commonly known as Haneda Airport. Developed...
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Jun 19, 2007
Lockheed Martin is poised to deliver two spacecraft in the third quarter of 2007 for two premiere customers, the Broadcasting Satellite System Corporation (B-SAT) and the JSAT Corporation (JSAT),...
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Jun 18, 2007
The flexibility and enhanced performance of the Lockheed Martin C-130J Super Hercules are meeting the operational needs of air forces around the world, as demonstrated by the "J" fleet's growing...
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Jun 18, 2007
The Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor 5TH generation air dominance fighter continues to compile an overwhelming record of performance and reliability since entering operational service with the U.S. Air...
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Jun 18, 2007
Lockheed Martin announced today that it will host 23 elementary school, middle school, high school and community college teachers over the summer as part of the company's long-standing support of...
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Jun 18, 2007
The Government of France has selected Lockheed Martin's HELLFIRE II(R) missile system to equip its Helicoptere d'Appui Destruction (HAD) Tiger attack helicopter fleet. The precision-strike...
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Jun 18, 2007Three Versions of SPY-1 Radar Participate In First-Ever Three-Nation Combat System Qualification Trial
Lockheed Martin's Aegis Weapon System recently played a major role in the successful completion of the first-ever, three-nation joint Combat System Ship Qualification Trials (CSSQT), involving the...
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Jun 18, 2007
Fresh insights into long-standing solar mysteries and the first 3-D views of the Sun have been made possible by Lockheed Martin space instruments on two new Sun-watching space missions. Hinode, an...
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Jun 18, 2007
Lockheed Martin announced today that it has successfully integrated the spacecraft propulsion core structure and the payload module for the first Advanced Extremely High Frequency (AEHF)...
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Jun 17, 2007
This week the aerospace industry gathers for the Paris Air Show to celebrate aviation and advancements, like the Lockheed Martin 5TH Generation F-22 and F-35 stealth fighters. This time also marks...
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Jun 15, 2007"The Fleet Is Complete"
Lockheed Martin has delivered the eighth C-130J Super Hercules for the 143rd Airlift Wing, the Air National Guard Unit based at Quonset State Airport, Rhode Island. This is the last C-130J...
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Jun 14, 2007
Lockheed Martin was selected by the U. S. Department of Justice (DOJ) as one of three companies awarded the opportunity to compete for future tasks orders under the Mega 3 Automated Litigation...
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Jun 13, 2007DOD Honors Transportation and Security Solutions
Lockheed Martin Transportation and Security Solutions has been named by the Department of Defense as a 2007 recipient of the Defense Security Service's James S. Cogswell Outstanding Industrial...
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Jun 12, 2007
The third of four pairs of massive solar arrays and a second Solar Alpha Rotary Joint (SARJ), built by Lockheed Martin at its Space Systems facility in Sunnyvale, have been installed on the...
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Jun 11, 2007
Lockheed Martin today released its media briefing schedule for the 2007 Paris Air Show. Briefings will take place in the Lockheed Martin Press Center at the Lockheed Martin Chalet, Row A, #400,...
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Jun 11, 2007
The Lockheed Martin -led F-22 Raptor air dominance fighter team was awarded the Robert J. Collier Trophy for 2006 in ceremonies in Washington, D.C., on June 8. The Collier Trophy, given annually...