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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Oct 26, 2006
Lockheed Martin has delivered a critical payload subsystem for the second geosynchronous orbit (GEO-2) satellite in the Space-Based Infrared System (SBIRS) program. SBIRS will provide...
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Oct 25, 2006Team Poised for Next Launch Scheduled for Mid-November
The second modernized Global Positioning System Block IIR (GPS IIR-M) satellite, designed and built by Lockheed Martin has been declared fully operational for military and civilian navigation...
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Oct 25, 2006
The U.S. Department of the Interior has selected Lockheed Martin to create a public safety law enforcement system that will enable the agency to identify, collect, store, retrieve, analyze, manage...
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Oct 25, 2006
Lockheed Martin UK has today been named as one of two companies short listed to compete for the UK Census 2011 programme. Both companies will conduct a Field Test project in 2007 before the prime...
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Oct 24, 2006* Third quarter earnings per share up 52% to $1.46; Year-to-date earnings per share up 47% to $4.12
Lockheed Martin Corporation today reported third quarter 2006 net earnings of $629 million ($1.46 per diluted share), compared to $427 million ($0.96 per diluted share) in 2005. Net sales were...
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Oct 19, 2006
The U.S. Air Force has named the Defense Satellite Communications System (DSCS) Life Extension Team as a winner of the 2006 Chief of Staff Team Excellence Award. The prestigious award, sponsored...
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Oct 19, 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 - will soon...
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Oct 18, 2006
Lockheed Martin completed penetrator warhead sled tests to successfully conclude the high-speed payload employment testing component of its Revolutionary Approach To Time-critical Long Range...
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Oct 18, 2006
Lockheed Martin announced today that its Missiles and Fire Control business unit achieved the highest possible rating for maturity of its engineering and management processes. The company's...
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Oct 17, 2006
Lockheed Martin Corporation will webcast live its 2006 third quarter earnings results conference call on Tuesday, Oct. 24 at 11:00 a.m. EDT. Chris Kubasik, Executive Vice President and Chief...
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Oct 17, 2006
Lockheed Martin rolled out the first combat capable F-22 stealth fighter destined for basing and operations in the Pacific Rim yesterday. Raptor 4087 completed its final assembly with Air Force...
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Oct 16, 2006
Lockheed Martin has entered into a contract to upgrade and enhance the capabilities of the C-130J Super Hercules transports flown by four international operators. Valued at approximately $110...
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Oct 16, 2006
Lockheed Martin's Airborne and Maritime / Fixed Station Joint Tactical Radio System (AMF JTRS) team has successfully completed its Pre-System Design & Development (SDD) efforts one month ahead of...
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Oct 11, 2006Lockheed Martin Will Continue to Market Atlas Commercial Launch Services
Lockheed Martin Corporation , has completed the sale of its interests in Lockheed Khrunichev Energia International, Inc. (LKEI) and ILS International Launch Services, Inc. (ILS) to Space Transport...
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Oct 11, 2006
Lockheed Martin and ITT Corporation have formed an alliance in the competition to build the U.S. Air Force's next generation Global Positioning System Space Segment program, known as GPS Block...
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Oct 11, 2006
Lockheed Martin has entered a Mentor-Protege Agreement with Angeles Composite Technologies, Inc. (ACTI) of Port Angeles, Wash., and will assist the company as it becomes a supplier of advanced...
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Oct 10, 2006
Lockheed Martin and Armor Holdings, Inc. , are teaming to compete for the Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV) program. JLTV is intended to be the next generation in light armored wheeled tactical...
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Oct 9, 2006
The U.S. Air Force has awarded a $3.5 million task to Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] to expedite imagery and intelligence report sharing through the early fielding of the Distributed Common Ground...
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Oct 5, 2006
During a press briefing today at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C., Lockheed Martin showcased its broad credentials in logistics and sustainment, and presented its vision for...
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Oct 4, 2006
Lockheed Martin has rolled out the 2300th C-130 Hercules from its assembly line in Marietta, Ga. The milestone aircraft is a KC-130J tanker destined for the United States Marine Corps. This is the...
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Oct 3, 2006
Lockheed Martin today confirmed that United Launch Alliance, L.L.C. (ULA), its joint venture with the Boeing Co., had received anti-trust clearance from the Federal Trade Commission (FTC). The...
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Oct 3, 2006
Five Lockheed Martin facilities were honored last week with James S. Cogswell Awards for outstanding achievement in Industrial Security. The five award-winning facilities, all part of Lockheed...
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Sep 29, 2006Acquisition Complements Lockheed Martin's Capabilities in Outsourced Support Services for Government Customers
Lockheed Martin Corporation has completed its acquisition of Pacific Architects and Engineers Incorporated (PAE), a California-based provider of services that support military readiness,...
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Sep 28, 2006
Lockheed Martin Corporation today announced that its Board of Directors has authorized a dividend increase of $0.05 per share and the repurchase of up to an additional 20 million shares of the...
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Sep 28, 2006
The U.S. Army Communications- Electronics Research and Development Engineering Center awarded Lockheed Martin a contract valued with options at $5.2 million to develop the Coalition Joint Spectrum...
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Sep 28, 2006
Who: Lou Kratz -- Vice President and Managing Director, Focused Logistics, Lockheed Martin Vic Verma -- President, Savi Technology, wholly-owned subsidiary of Lockheed Martin Tom Goudreau --...
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Sep 27, 2006
Lockheed Martin has been awarded a contract valued at approximately $120 million to provide the U.S. Army with five Enhanced AN/TPQ-36 radars. The contract was awarded by the Army's Program...
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Sep 27, 2006
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has selected Lockheed Martin to support the development of a "Road Map" for introducing Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) into the National Airspace System....
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Sep 27, 2006
Lockheed Martin 's second AN/TPS-77 radar for the U.S. Air Force's Pacific Alaska Range Complex (PARC) passed its Site Acceptance Test (SAT) and was deployed to improve safety and surveillance at...
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Sep 26, 2006
Ross Reynolds, Lockheed Martin vice president for Air Mobility programs, has received the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) Hap Arnold Award for Excellence in Aeronautical...
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Sep 26, 2006
Nine small, advanced technology businesses were able to share their innovative technologies directly with the U.S. Department of Defense today at Lockheed Martin 's Technology Collaboration...
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Sep 26, 2006
Lockheed Martin has received a contract for approximately $10 million to further develop advanced material technology and next-generation hull material for stratospheric airships under the Defense...
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Sep 25, 2006
A modernized Global Positioning System Block IIR (GPS IIR-M) satellite built by Lockheed Martin was launched successfully today from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla. The satellite,...
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Sep 25, 2006
For the ninth consecutive year, Lockheed Martin is a leading sponsor of "The Year In Space" Desk Calendar, a 144-page full-color weekly calendar for 2007 featuring images and information from the...
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Sep 25, 2006
History was made Saturday (Sept. 23) when the nation's first Littoral Combat Ship, FREEDOM (LCS-1) -- the inaugural ship in an entirely new class of U.S. Navy surface warships -- was christened...
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Sep 23, 2006
History was made here today when the nation's first Littoral Combat Ship, FREEDOM (LCS-1) -- the inaugural ship in an entirely new class of U.S. Navy surface warships -- was christened and...
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Sep 22, 2006
Lockheed Martin will continue its co-sponsorship of the Small Business Administration Business Matchmaking Face-to-Face Events by actively participating in the Eastern Regional event at the...
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Sep 21, 2006
Major Lockheed Martin programs will be featured in conjunction with the 2006 Air Force Association National Symposium in Washington, D.C. at the Marriott Wardman Hotel Sept. 25-27. Presentations...
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Sep 21, 2006
The second modernized Global Positioning System (GPS) Block IIR satellite built by Lockheed Martin for the U.S. Air Force is set for launch aboard a Delta II rocket on Sept. 25, from Cape...
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Sep 20, 2006
Lockheed Martin and General Dynamics have partnered to offer federal agencies and first responders a credentialing service for cost- effective compliance with Homeland Security Presidential...
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Sep 20, 2006
Lockheed Martin will host a press conference at 10:00 a.m. on Thursday, September 21, 2006, at its facility in Camden, AR, to discuss details of being named one of INDUSTRYWEEK magazine's "Top 10...
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Sep 20, 2006
The Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II completed its first series of engine runs on Monday afternoon, culminating in a full-afterburner test that unleashed 40,000 pounds of thrust -- the most ever...
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Sep 20, 2006
Lockheed Martin's Camden Operations has been selected as one of INDUSTRYWEEK magazine's "Top Ten Best Plants" for 2006. The Camden plant was selected from more than 200 potential candidate...
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Sep 18, 2006China Medical Services, a Division of ACME
PRNewswire -- ACME is pleased to announce that it has received its first order for its VScan TB test kit from China. Medical Services is now shipping VScan TB test kits to 5 major...
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Sep 18, 2006
A suite of instruments called the Focal Plane Package (FPP) -- designed and built at the Solar and Astrophysics Laboratory of the Lockheed Martin Advanced Technology Center (ATC) in Palo Alto --...
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Sep 15, 2006
Ceremonies were held today at Lockheed Martin in Fort Worth, Texas, to commemorate the Polish F-16 Peace Sky program. The ceremony marks an important production milestone, demonstrating that the...
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Sep 14, 2006Operational Demonstration Highlights AMF JTRS Advanced Mission Effectiveness Capability and Risk Reduction
Lockheed Martin has successfully completed a live flight demonstration of network centric operations for the Airborne, Maritime and Fixed Stations (AMF) component of the military's Joint Tactical...
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Sep 14, 2006
The second of four pairs of massive solar arrays and a 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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Sep 13, 2006
A joint research agreement between Lockheed Martin and the University of Oklahoma promises to triple the warning time for deadly weather, such as tornadoes, making it harder for dangerous and...
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Sep 13, 2006
The Norwegian frigate F-310 Fridtjof Nansen successfully intercepted its target during the first live missile firing test of its Lockheed Martin -developed SPY-1F Aegis Weapon System today in the...
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Sep 12, 2006Transformational Effort Will Evolve Command and Control Centers to Support Net-Centric Joint and Coalition Operations Worldwide
The United States Air Force has selected an industry team led by Lockheed Martin to be the Air and Space Operations Center Weapon System Integrator (AOC WSI). Under this multi-year contract, the...
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Sep 12, 2006
Lockheed Martin today announced it will invest $16 million over two years to build a Border Enforcement Solutions Center (BESC) in a southwest border community as part of its proposed Secure...
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Sep 11, 2006
The U.S. Navy and the Missile Defense Agency have certified the latest version of the Lockheed Martin-developed Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense (BMD) Weapon System for tactical deployment. The...
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Sep 7, 2006
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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Sep 7, 2006
Lockheed Martin announced today the proposed sale of its ownership interests in Lockheed Khrunichev Energia International, Inc. (LKEI) and ILS International Launch Services, Inc. (ILS) to Space...
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Sep 5, 2006
Lockheed Martin's Secure Border Initiative (SBInet) solution will present the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) with a balanced mix of people, process, technology and infrastructure in order...
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Sep 5, 2006
Lockheed Martin U.K. has been awarded a seven-year contract to provide combat system upgrades to the sonar systems aboard four Royal Navy Vanguard Class ballistic missile submarines. More than 70...
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Sep 1, 2006
The newly modernized Lockheed Martin C-5M Super Galaxy completed Dynamic Taxi Testing at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif., Aug. 25. "This phase of rigorous testing validates the structural design of...
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Sep 1, 2006
Lockheed Martin said today that Marshall Byrd has been appointed vice president and general manager of its Commercial Space Systems line of business, effective September 1. Byrd succeeds Ted...
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Sep 1, 2006
Lockheed Martin's Patriot Advanced Capability-3 (PAC-3) Missile successfully intercepted and destroyed an incoming Tactical Ballistic Missile (TBM) target yesterday during a flight test at White...
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Aug 31, 2006Lockheed Martin Team to Design and Build Successor to Space Shuttle as NASA's Primary Vehicle for Human Space Exploration
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) announced today that it has selected the Lockheed Martin team to design and build the agency's next-generation human space flight crew...
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Aug 31, 2006
Lockheed Martin delivered its sixth C-130J Super Hercules to the 146th Airlift Wing, California Air National Guard unit yesterday at Channel Islands Air National Guard Station, Calif. The aircraft...
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Aug 30, 2006
Lockheed Martin and Remmele Engineering announced an agreement in which Remmele Engineering will support advanced S-band solid-state radar development with key design and thermal management...
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Aug 29, 2006
Lockheed Martin announced today that it has successfully completed an extensive test phase of the first Space-Based Infrared System (SBIRS) geosynchronous orbit (GEO) satellite. SBIRS will provide...
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Aug 28, 2006
Lockheed Martin Corporation today announced the expiration of its offer to exchange certain of its outstanding debt securities listed in the table below (the "old notes") for a new series of 6.15%...
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Aug 23, 2006
Lockheed Martin Corporation today announced the pricing terms for Lockheed Martin's new series of 6.15% Notes due 2036 (the "new notes") that Lockheed Martin is offering to exchange, together with...
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Aug 23, 2006
ACME, Inc. has named Charlie Young senior vice president of marketing. Young comes to the company with more than 18 years of marketing experience. Young will oversee and direct the company's...
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Aug 23, 2006
The Office of Naval Research awarded Lockheed Martin $724,000 from its Disruptive Technology Fund to help evaluate prospective modifications to the Tactical Tomahawk Weapons Control System (TTWCS)...
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Aug 21, 2006
What: Media update on Lockheed Martin's progress in supporting all three segments of the country's multi-layered missile defense system. Lunch will be served. Who: Lockheed Martin missile defense...
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Aug 21, 2006
The second of four pairs of massive solar arrays and a Solar Alpha Rotary Joint (SARJ), built by Lockheed Martin at its Space Systems facility in Sunnyvale, will be launched aboard the space...
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Aug 21, 2006
The U.S. Navy awarded a contract valued at up to $43 million to Lockheed Martin to continue in its role as design agent for the MK92 Fire Control System supporting the U.S. Navy, U.S. Coast Guard...
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Aug 21, 2006
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has awarded Lockheed Martin a proof-of- concept contract to implement its end-to-end identity framework solution at four of the agency's...
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Aug 17, 2006Cutting-edge Consortium Could Connect Border Stakeholder Groups
Lockheed Martin has linked with the Multi-Sector Crisis Management Consortium (MSCMC) in Arlington, VA, as part of the company's ongoing effort to shape its SBInet solution. The Secure Border...
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Aug 17, 2006
Who: * John C. Karas, Vice President, Space Exploration, Lockheed Martin Space Systems Company * James H. Crocker, Vice President, Civil Space, Lockheed Martin Space Systems Company * Kenneth S....
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Aug 17, 2006
The A-10 Prime Team led by Lockheed Martin has received a $48 million award from the U.S. Air Force to produce 107 Precision Engagement (PE) modification kits for the A-10 close air support...
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Aug 17, 2006
Lockheed Martin successfully completed an on-time demonstration of the new Volume Search Radar (VSR) antenna for the U.S. Navy's DDG-1000 next-generation destroyer program. The demonstration...
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Aug 17, 2006Acquisition Complements Lockheed Martin's Capabilities in Outsourced Support Services for Government Customers
Lockheed Martin Corporation , today announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Pacific Architects and Engineers Incorporated (PAE), a California-based provider of services...
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Aug 16, 2006
The U.S. Department of Defense Joint Robotics Office awarded Lockheed Martin a $1.9-million, three-year contract to mentor AnthroTronix, Inc., a small, privately held, woman-owned business in...
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Aug 15, 2006New Building Will Support Workforce Expansion
Lockheed Martin kicked off construction of a new office building in Huntsville, Ala., with a ground-breaking ceremony today. The new facility will expand the corporation's Huntsville Operations...
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Aug 15, 2006
During a press briefing today at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C., Lockheed Martin showcased its latest developments in unmanned systems technology and its progress into the future...
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Aug 14, 2006
Lockheed Martin Corporation today announced early results of its offer to exchange up to $1,000,000,000 (as amended below) of its outstanding debt securities listed in the table below (the "old notes"
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Aug 11, 2006
The JCSAT-10 telecommunications satellite, designed and built by Lockheed Martin for JSAT Corporation of Japan, was successfully launched today from Kourou, French Guiana. Lift-off occurred at...
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Aug 10, 2006
Who: Richard O'Lear -- Vice President, Unmanned Aerial Systems Frank Mauro -- Deputy Director, Unmanned Aeronautical Systems Thomas Lewis -- Senior Manager, Maritime Surveillance, Business...
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Aug 10, 2006
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) awarded Lockheed Martin $650,000 to support Phase IV of a program designed to help maintain the performance levels of military personnel...
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Aug 10, 2006
Lockheed Martin has completed upgrading computer software and hardware on eight AN/FPS-117 long-range, air surveillance radars used by the German Air Force. Under a November 2003 contract,...
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Aug 9, 20068 Companies Selected to Compete for Tasks
A team headed by Lockheed Martin was selected by the U.S. Air Force to compete for future task orders under the NORAD/USNORTHCOM Advisory and Assistance Services (N-NC A&AS) contract vehicle....
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Aug 8, 2006Lockheed Martin and ATK Complete Second Motor Test for Proposed U.S. Navy Intermediate-Range MissileTest Is Breakthrough for Fast-track Development
Lockheed Martin and Alliant Techsystems successfully test fired a second-stage booster motor under the Submarine Launched Intermediate Range Ballistic Missile (SLIRBM) Booster System Demonstration...
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Aug 8, 2006
The JCSAT-10 telecommunications satellite, designed and built by Lockheed Martin for JSAT Corporation of Japan, is ready for launch Aug. 11. The launch is scheduled for 6:14 p.m. EDT aboard an...
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Aug 4, 2006University Offers Research, Coalition-Building Opportunities
Arizona State University (ASU) will offer its advanced border security research capability to Lockheed Martin as part of the company's effort to shape an operationally successful SBInet solution,...
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Aug 3, 2006
Lockheed Martin Space Systems Company, one of five core business areas of the Lockheed Martin Corporation with annual sales of approximately $7 billion, is marking 50 years of operations at its...
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Aug 3, 2006
Lockheed Martin successfully completed a series of sled tests, further demonstrating the future tactical suitability of the Revolutionary Approach To Time-critical Long Range Strike (RATTLRS)...
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Aug 2, 2006
Lockheed Martin announced today that the Air Force Research Laboratory's (AFRL) Space Vehicles Directorate, located at Kirtland Air Force Base, NM, has chosen the company to provide engineering...
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Aug 2, 2006
Lockheed Martin announced today the successful delivery of the flight structure for the second Advanced Extremely High Frequency (EHF) spacecraft. The Advanced EHF system will provide global,...
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Aug 1, 2006
Lockheed Martin has received a $7.8 million contract from the Air Force Research Laboratory to design, produce and test its Real-time Active Imaging in 3-D at Extended Range (RAIDER) multi-sensor...
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Aug 1, 2006
Lockheed Martin selected 14 employees from its Advanced Technology Laboratories (ATL) to receive its NOVA Award for teamwork. The NOVA Award is the Corporation's highest recognition for individual...
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Jul 31, 2006
Lockheed Martin Corporation today announced the commencement of an offer to exchange up to $1,000,000,000 of its outstanding debt securities listed in the table below (the "old notes") for a new...
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Jul 28, 2006NASA's Mission First Step in Return to the Moon
Lockheed Martin's Atlas V rocket has been selected by NASA to launch the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter mission in 2008 from Cape Canaveral, Fla. LRO represents NASA's first step toward returning...
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Jul 27, 2006Components Will Support the Net-Centric F-16 Joint Mission Planning System
The U.S. Air Force has awarded Lockheed Martin a Mission Planning Enterprise Contract (MPEC) delivery order to upgrade components for the U.S. Air Force's fleet of F-16 Block 40 and 50 aircraft....
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Jul 26, 2006Real-World Test Environment Provides Significant Advantage to Address DHS Challenges
Lockheed Martin will use New Mexico Tech's Playas Training and Research Center as an environmental test bed for its SBInet solution through an agreement with the state-sponsored research university. "
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Jul 25, 2006* Second Quarter Net Earnings Up 26% to $580 Million; Year-To-Date Net Earnings Up 41% to $1.2 Billion
Lockheed Martin Corporation today reported second quarter 2006 net earnings of $580 million ($1.34 per diluted share) compared to $461 million ($1.02 per diluted share) in 2005. Net sales were...