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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Feb 14, 2007
Lockheed Martin has been awarded a contract by the Romanian Ministry of Defense (MoD) to significantly upgrade five AN/FPS-117 long-range radars originally delivered to Romania in 1998 and 1999....
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Feb 13, 2007
The U.S. Navy's Naval Air Systems Command has awarded Lockheed Martin a $186.5 million Foreign Military Sale contract to continue providing mission system upgrades and sustainment work for seven...
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Feb 13, 2007Laser Radar System Used in the CREDOS Project of EUROCONTROL
The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is loaning a Lockheed Martin WindTracer(R) Doppler lidar system to the European Commission's CREDOS project (Crosswind Reduced Separations for...
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Feb 12, 2007
The Cooperative Avionics Test Bed, a highly modified 737 designed to validate the Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II's powerful avionics, has satisfied all test objectives within its initial...
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Feb 8, 2007
The Lockheed Martin Corporation -led F-22 Raptor aircraft team is the recipient of the National Aeronautic Association (NAA) 2006 Robert J. Collier Trophy, considered America's most prestigious...
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Feb 8, 2007
Lockheed Martin C-130Js operated by the U.S. Air Force have just completed a 20- month deployment to southwest Asia where they soundly demonstrated the ability to maintain a high operational tempo...
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Feb 8, 2007Service-Oriented Architecture Enables Access to Intelligence Data and Services
Lockheed Martin announced today that Air Force commanders at different locations now have immediate access to each other's intelligence imagery and services, attributable to the early fielding of...
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Feb 7, 2007TMOS Operation Center Opens to Support Critical Air Force Communications Network
San Jose Mayor Chuck Reed dedicated a new Lockheed Martin facility here designed to support the TSAT Mission Operations System (TMOS) program. The TMOS Operation Center will be used to prototype...
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Feb 7, 2007
Lockheed Martin received a firm fixed-price foreign military sales contract from the Belgium Defense (BE DEF) for eight Sniper(R) Advanced Targeting Pods (ATP), making the BE DEF the fifth...
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Feb 5, 2007Commanders Have More Accurate and Real-Time Depiction of Missile Threats
Lockheed Martin today announced the successful delivery of a new missile warning system to address tactical and strategic missile threats against the United States and Canada. U.S. Strategic...
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Feb 5, 2007Second GEO Spacecraft Readied for Propulsion Subsystem Integration
Lockheed Martin announced today that the first Space-Based Infrared System (SBIRS) geosynchronous orbit (GEO) spacecraft bus has successfully completed engineering thermal vacuum testing at its...
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Feb 1, 2007
Lockheed Martin will host a media briefing at the upcoming Air Force Association Air Warfare Symposium in Orlando, Florida at the Buena Vista Palace hotel on February 8. The presentation will...
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Feb 1, 2007Purchase Strengthens Company's Capabilities in Mission Solutions for Growing Health Care Initiatives
Lockheed Martin Corporation has completed its acquisition of Management Systems Designers Incorporated (MSD), a Fairfax, Virginia-based provider of information technology (IT) and scientific...
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Feb 1, 2007
Lockheed Martin and Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace (Kongsberg) of Norway have entered into a Joint Marketing Agreement to market an air-launched version of the Naval Strike Missile. The missile, to...
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Jan 30, 2007Lockheed Martin Establishes Engineering and Technology Research Program at University of Puerto RicoInitiative Extends Strategic Relationship With Leading Hispanic University
Lockheed Martin today announced the establishment of a research program at the University of Puerto Rico at Mayaguez (UPRM), extending its 4-year relationship with the leading Hispanic engineering...
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Jan 30, 2007
Lockheed Martin has received a $166 million contract to provide 44 High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems (HIMARS) to the U.S. Army and 16 to the U.S. Marine Corps. Work on the contract will be...
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Jan 30, 2007NASA transitions historic Operations & Checkout Building for use by Lockheed Martin and the Constellation Program
In another milestone marking steady progress on the Orion crew exploration vehicle program, the Lockheed Martin team accepted responsibility today for the Operations & Checkout (O&C) Building at...
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Jan 30, 2007
The Naval Materiel Command (NMC) of the Kingdom of Denmark has selected the MK 41 Vertical Launching System (VLS), produced by Lockheed Martin , for its Patrol Ship Program. Under the direct...
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Jan 29, 2007
The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) selected a team led by Lockheed Martin to provide services for the Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC) Phase IV program under a...
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Jan 29, 2007
The Defense Meteorological Satellite Program (DMSP) F-17 Block 5D-3 spacecraft, built under contract for the U.S. Air Force by Lockheed Martin , has been turned over to the National Oceanic and...
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Jan 29, 2007
Lockheed Martin was awarded an $8.7 million contract to develop a Low Profile Mast sensor system for the U.S. Navy's Virginia Class submarines. The Low Profile Mast system will provide the U.S....
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Jan 27, 2007
The U.S. Missile Defense Agency and Lockheed Martin conducted a successful flight test of the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) weapon system on January 26, intercepting a unitary target...
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Jan 26, 2007
Turkey yesterday became the fifth country to sign a Memorandum of Understanding with the United States government to participate in the F-35 Lightning II fighter aircraft program's Production,...
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Jan 25, 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 March 30, 2007 to...
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Jan 25, 2007* Fourth quarter earnings per share up 30% to $1.68; Full year earnings per share up 41% to $5.80
Lockheed Martin Corporation today reported fourth quarter 2006 net earnings of $729 million ($1.68 per diluted share), compared to $568 million ($1.29 per diluted share) in 2005. Net sales were...
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Jan 22, 2007
Two Aviation Industry Leaders Collaborate to Promote Advancement of the Future U.S. Air Transportation System WHO: Judy Marks, President, Lockheed Martin Transportation and Security Solutions...
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Jan 22, 2007
Lockheed Martin and Boeing have formed a strategic alliance to promote advancement of the future U.S. air transportation system. Aviation forecasts predict a two- to three-fold increase in air...
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Jan 19, 2007
Lockheed Martin was selected by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to continue providing support to the Agency's Coordinating Office for Terrorism Preparedness and Emergency...
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Jan 18, 2007
Lockheed Martin Corporation will webcast live its 2006 fourth quarter earnings and year-end results conference call on Thursday, January 25, 2007, at 3 p.m. EST. Bob Stevens, Chairman, President...
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Jan 16, 2007
Lockheed Martin has received a $3 million contract from the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) to continue the Air-Launched Hit-to-Kill (ALHTK) initiative, which would enable fighter aircraft to carry...
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Jan 15, 2007
Lockheed Martin has received a $36.5 million contract from Inmarsat (LONDON: ISAT.L) to develop technology that will enable Inmarsat to expand its market reach into the commercial handheld mobile...
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Jan 15, 2007
Lockheed Martin and Alliant Techsystems have successfully completed the Submarine Launched Intermediate Range Ballistic Missile (SLIRBM) Booster System Demonstration for the U.S. Navy. The team...
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Jan 14, 2007
Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Co. in Fort Worth plans to be open for business as usual on Monday, January 15. All shifts will start at their usual times. Lockheed Martin officials will continue...
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Jan 10, 2007
The U.S. Navy is awarding Lockheed Martin a contract valued at $654.9 million for fiscal year 2007 production and deployed system support for the Trident II D5 Fleet Ballistic Missile (FBM)...
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Jan 10, 2007
The Raytheon-Lockheed Martin Javelin Joint Venture achieved success in qualification flight tests of the Block 1 Javelin missile at Redstone Arsenal, in Huntsville, Ala. The Block 1 missile...
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Jan 10, 2007
Lockheed Martin has successfully completed at-sea demonstration operational testing of a new Fast Inshore Attack Craft (FIAC) Defense System, which provides an innovative and cost-effective way to...
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Jan 9, 2007
Lockheed Martin successfully displayed live tracks with its internally developed Scalable Solid-State S-band Radar (S4R) Engineering Development Model (EDM). The live tracks demonstrate Lockheed...
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Jan 8, 2007
The Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II achieved another successful test flight today from the company's Fort Worth, Texas, facility. (Photo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20070108/DAM045 )...
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Jan 8, 2007
Lockheed Martin will manage the logistics and warehousing for all tires used on U.S. Air Force and Army aircraft around the world, supporting tire manufacturer and prime contractor Michelin...
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Jan 3, 2007
Lockheed Martin has been awarded a $619 million contract from the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) to begin production of the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) Weapon System. The contract...
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Jan 3, 2007
Lockheed Martin achieved significant milestones on several critical missile defense programs during 2006, and was the only company to lead the development of new technology for boost-, mid-course-...
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Dec 26, 2006Lockheed Martin Receives $635 Million Contract for the Modernization of Turkey's Existing F-16 Fleet
The U.S. government awarded a $635 million Fixed Price Incentive contract to Lockheed Martin on Dec. 22 to upgrade the Turkish Air Force's existing fleet of F- 16s. Under the terms of the...
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Dec 22, 2006Major Delivery Milestones on First AEHF Satellite Planned for Early 2007
Lockheed Martin today announced that it has delivered ahead of schedule the flight structure for the third space vehicle in the Advanced Extremely High Frequency (AEHF) program to the company's...
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Dec 21, 2006Purchase Strengthens Company's Capabilities in Mission Solutions for Growing Health Care Initiatives
Lockheed Martin Corporation today announced that it has agreed to acquire Fairfax, Virginia-based Management Systems Designers Incorporated (MSD). Terms of the transaction, which are not expected...
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Dec 21, 2006
The U.S. Air Force has awarded Lockheed Martin a contract valued at approximately $50 million to execute a System Design Review for the next generation Global Positioning System Space Segment...
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Dec 20, 2006
The Extreme Ultraviolet Imager (EUVI) instrument -- designed and built at the Solar and Astrophysics Laboratory of the Lockheed Martin Advanced Technology Center (ATC) in Palo Alto -- has begun...
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Dec 19, 2006Next Block IIR-M Spacecraft Delivered to Support Future Launch
The newest modernized Global Positioning System Block IIR (GPS IIR-M) satellite, designed and built by Lockheed Martin , has been declared fully operational by the U.S. Air Force following...
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Dec 19, 2006
Lockheed Martin Corporation today announced the expiration of its offer to exchange its 6.15% Notes due 2036, Series B, which have been registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the...
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Dec 18, 2006Great Grandson of Lockheed Founder Among New Grads
Forty-six Flight Service Specialists will graduate this week from Lockheed Martin's Flight Service Academy in Prescott Valley, Ariz. Following graduation, each of the 46 students will be assigned...
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Dec 15, 2006
The Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II lifted into the skies today for the first time, completing a successful inaugural flight and initiating the most comprehensive flight test program in military...
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Dec 15, 2006
The Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II completed its first flight moments ago at Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Co. in Fort Worth, Texas. The F-35 is an all-new family of supersonic stealth fighters...
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Dec 14, 2006ULA Demonstrates Commitment to Mission Assurance With Delta II West Coast Liftoff for NRO Customer
A Delta II expendable launch vehicle successfully launched today a classified payload for the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO), marking the first mission completed by the United Launch...
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Dec 14, 2006
USAF Mentor-Protege Program Benefits Local Alaska Native-Owned Business, ACTI Angeles Composite Technologies Inc. (ACTI) will gain about 20 new jobs and important new manufacturing capabilities as...
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Dec 13, 2006
The Government of South Korea has signed a contract with Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) for approximately 50 additional T-50 and TA-50 Golden Eagle advanced jet trainers bringing, the total...
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Dec 12, 2006
The first Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II successfully completed all ground taxi tests today, among some of the last activities clearing the way for its inaugural flight. (Photo:...
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Dec 11, 2006
Lockheed Martin has received an initial $128 million from the United States government as part of a $256.2 million contract for three C-130J-30 combat delivery aircraft for the U.S. Air Force and...
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Dec 11, 2006
The U.S. government has awarded an initial $78 million as part of a $144 million contract to Lockheed Martin for long-lead tasks related to the production of 18 new Advanced Block 52 F-16 aircraft...
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Dec 11, 2006
Lockheed Martin has conducted a successful series of tests of a new centralized controller device for unmanned air and ground vehicles. During these tests, Lockheed Martin demonstrated control of...
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Dec 8, 2006
The first F-35 aircraft is ready for final activities leading to first flight. Thursday the aircraft successfully completed low speed taxi test and today the aircraft received flight...
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Dec 8, 2006
The AMC-18 telecommunications satellite, designed and built by Lockheed Martin for SES GLOBAL (Euronext Paris and Luxembourg stock exchanges SESG), was successfully launched today from Kourou,...
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Dec 8, 2006
The F-35 Lightning II moved under its own power for the first time on Thursday afternoon, initiating the last series of tests before the fighter jet's first flight. (Photo:...
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Dec 8, 2006
Lockheed Martin and aircraft maker EADS-CASA, on December 6, in Seville, transferred ownership of the first Deepwater medium range surveillance maritime patrol aircraft (MRS MPA) to the U.S. Coast...
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Dec 7, 2006Linda R. Gooden to Head Company's Information & Technology Services Business Area
Lockheed Martin Corporation today announced that Linda R. Gooden will succeed retiring executive Michael F. Camardo as executive vice president of Lockheed Martin Information & Technology Services (I&
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Dec 7, 2006
Lockheed Martin has been awarded an initial contract valued at $9 million to provide the U.S. Navy with five TB-34 Next Generation (NextGen) Towed Array acoustic sensors that will be deployed on...
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Dec 7, 2006
The U.S. Navy conducted a successful test launch Nov. 21 of two Trident II D5 Fleet Ballistic Missiles (FBMs) built by Lockheed Martin . The Navy launched the unarmed missiles from USS Maryland...
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Dec 5, 2006Supply Chain Management Training Program Approved by Maryland Apprenticeship and Training Council
Lockheed Martin , in partnership with the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, has received approval for a new training program with a focus on honorably discharged veterans. Approved by the...
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Dec 5, 2006
Lockheed Martin recently accomplished a first for unmanned aerial systems (UAS), demonstrating that high-resolution, broad-area imaging from a Miniaturized Synthetic Aperture Radar (MiniSAR) could...
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Dec 5, 2006
The AMC-18 telecommunications satellite, designed and built by Lockheed Martin for SES GLOBAL (Euronext Paris and Luxembourg stock exchanges SESG) is ready for launch Friday aboard an Ariane 5...
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Dec 5, 2006Minister of Environment and Water Management Barbu: 'DESWAT will be a positive step towards enhancing our infrastructure and flood response activities ...'
The hydrological forecast system that Lockheed Martin is providing in partnership with the Romanian Ministry of Environment and Water Management has successfully completed its first Operational...
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Dec 4, 2006Popular Science Awards Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II and Polecat UAV Best of What's New for 2006
The Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II stealth fighter and the P-175 Polecat Unmanned Air Vehicle (UAV) have received the 2006 Best of What's New awards from Popular Science, the world's largest...
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Dec 1, 2006Atlas and Delta Launch Vehicle Programs Combine to Assure Access to Space for U.S. Government Space Missions
United Launch Alliance (ULA), the new joint venture combining the Delta and Atlas rocket programs of Boeing and Lockheed Martin, officially opened its doors today as a new enterprise focused on...
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Dec 1, 2006
Lockheed Martin Corporation and The Boeing Company today announced that they have completed the transaction combining their expendable launch vehicle businesses, forming the joint venture called...
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Nov 30, 2006
Ascent, a joint venture of Lockheed Martin and VT Group, has been announced as the preferred bidder to provide military flying training to the UK Armed Forces for the next 25 years. The UK...
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Nov 29, 2006
Lockheed Martin delivered the 2300th C-130 Hercules built at its facility in Marietta, Georgia, in ceremonies today. The milestone aircraft, a KC-130J Super Hercules tanker for the United States...
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Nov 29, 2006
The U.S. Army has awarded Lockheed Martin a $77.5 million contract to provide additional tethered aerostat surveillance systems for deployment in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation...
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Nov 27, 2006
Lockheed Martin delivered the 100th Aegis Weapon System to the U.S. Navy during a ceremony in which Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Mike Mullen announced that the destroyer receiving the system...
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Nov 22, 2006
Lockheed Martin Corporation will webcast live a presentation by Chris Kubasik, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer and Ralph Heath, Executive Vice President, Aeronautics, at the...
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Nov 21, 2006
NASA's Stardust program has received the 2006 Aviation Week Program Excellence Award. Lockheed Martin designed and built the Stardust spacecraft under contract to NASA. The award was recently...
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Nov 21, 2006
Lockheed Martin Corporation will webcast live a presentation by Judy Marks, President, Lockheed Martin Transportation and Security Solutions, at the Thomas Weisel Partners Security Technology...
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Nov 21, 2006Steady Progress Continues on Next-Generation Milsatcom Systems
A U.S. Air Force/Lockheed Martin team announced today that the Defense Satellite Communications System (DSCS) III constellation, which provides vital communications capabilities to America's...
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Nov 20, 2006Move Combines Capabilities for Cargo Security, Global In-Transit Visibility, Mobile Asset Management and Supply Chain Management
Lockheed Martin today announced the establishment of a new organization to provide integrated real-time information solutions and services for securing and managing global supply chains. The Savi...
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Nov 17, 2006
The second fully modernized Lockheed Martin C-5M Super Galaxy test aircraft made its first flight today from Dobbins Air Reserve Base, Ga. This is the second of three aircraft that will comprise...
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Nov 17, 2006Critical National Asset Will Provide Significant New Capabilities to the Warfighter
All systems are operating as expected on the first Space Based Infrared System (SBIRS) Highly Elliptical Orbit (HEO) payload following a successful on-orbit checkout by a joint U.S. Air...
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Nov 17, 2006
A U.S. Air Force modernized Global Positioning System Block IIR (GPS IIR-M) satellite, designed and built by Lockheed Martin was launched successfully today from this seaside launch complex aboard...
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Nov 17, 2006
Lockheed Martin Corporation today announced that it commenced an exchange offer pursuant to which it is offering to exchange its 6.15% Notes due 2036, Series B, which have been registered under...
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Nov 16, 2006
In the news release, KAI and Lockheed Martin Sign Strategic Relationship Agreement, issued earlier today by Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company over PR Newswire, we are advised by the company that...
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Nov 16, 2006
Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) and Lockheed Martin signed a memorandum of understanding today to expand their strategic relationship and jointly study areas of mutual interest. "First, the memo...
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Nov 16, 2006
The Lockheed Martin GPS III team announced today the successful completion of a System Requirements Review (SRR) for the U.S. Air Force's next generation Global Positioning System Space Segment...
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Nov 15, 2006
The Netherlands yesterday became the first of the F-35 partner nations to extend its participation into the production and support phase of the Joint Strike Fighter program. Netherlands Deputy...
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Nov 15, 2006
Lockheed Martin's Atlas launch vehicle program has received the 2006 Aviation Week & Space Technology 2006 Program Excellence Award. The award was announced at the publication's Aerospace and...
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Nov 14, 2006
Lockheed Martin was awarded a $20 million contract by the Royal Denmark Air Force (RDAF) for LANTIRN(TM) Extended Range (ER) targeting pods. The direct commercial sales contract is for three new...
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Nov 14, 2006
Lockheed Martin will supply United Airlines with advanced flight planning technology designed to optimize flight routes, increase efficiency and generate cost savings. The systems integrator will...
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Nov 9, 2006
Lockheed Martin , the Poland Air Force (PoAF), Polish Ministry of Defense (PMOD) and other Polish government officials celebrated the arrival of the first four new Advanced Block 52 F-16 multirole...
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Nov 8, 2006
Lockheed Martin named Moorestown, NJ, resident Patrick "Andy" Muckelbauer a Lockheed Martin Fellow. The distinction honors technologists who demonstrate technical excellence, support the...
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Nov 8, 2006Integrated Exploitation Capability and Tactical Tomahawk Weapons Control System Programs Each Receive Pentagon and Defense Industry 'Top Five' Honor
Two Lockheed Martin defense programs are being recognized for program excellence by the Department of Defense (DoD) and the National Defense Industrial Association. The Integrated Exploitation...
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Nov 7, 2006
Lockheed Martin conducted a successful demonstration of simulated missile engagement in which the Integrated Architecture Behavior Model (IABM) was integrated into the Aegis Weapon System to...
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Nov 6, 2006Lockheed Martin Announces Solution, Team for Transportation Worker Identification Credential Pursuit
Lockheed Martin has offered the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) a solution for rapid nationwide deployment of biometric identification cards for the next phase of the Transportation...
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Nov 4, 2006
The Defense Meteorological Satellite Program (DMSP) F-17 Block 5D-3 spacecraft, built under contract for the U.S. Air Force by Lockheed Martin [NYSE:LMT], was launched this morning from Vandenberg...
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Nov 3, 2006
Lockheed Martin was awarded a 20-year contract by the Singapore Defence Science and Technology Agency to support the Republic of Singapore Air Force (RSAF) Basic Wings Course (BWC). "BWC is unique...
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Nov 2, 2006
Two dozen small, advanced technology businesses met directly with Lockheed Martin engineers today to share innovations and capabilities that may benefit warfighters through current and future...