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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Mar 31, 2006
Lockheed Martin today delivered to the U.S. Navy the first new-production MH-60R helicopter fully integrated for its anti-submarine and surface warfare missions. "More than 30 years after we first...
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Mar 30, 2006
Lockheed Martin Vendor Industry Day is Aimed at Attracting Potential Suppliers to Major Homeland Security Program WHO: Jay Dragone, vice president, Integrated Border Security Solutions, Lockheed...
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Mar 29, 2006Mission to Sustain Legacy of Company's Sophisticated Aeroshell Technology
Lockheed Martin has been awarded a preliminary design and concept study start-up contract by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration's (NASA) Jet Propulsion Laboratory for the Mars...
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Mar 28, 2006
Lockheed Martin yesterday submitted its final proposal revision for the U.S. government's Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System II (APKWS II) System Design and Development (SDD) program. Lockheed...
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Mar 27, 2006
New Office Will Allow Company to Better Serve Department of Defense Customers Lockheed Martin held a dedication ceremony today to mark the opening of its new office facility in Sarpy County. The...
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Mar 27, 2006
Lockheed Martin has been selected by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) as one of two companies to proceed with conceptual designs for the Integrated Ocean Observing System...
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Mar 27, 2006
Lockheed Martin delivered its Multi-Mission Surveillance Radar (MMSR) system to the U.S. Navy for use at its Atlantic Underwater Test and Evaluation Center (AUTEC). AUTEC is the U.S. Navy's...
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Mar 24, 2006
The Lockheed Martin F-35 Joint Strike Fighter completed "leak-free" fuel-system checkout testing achieving another major success milestone on the fighter program. Engineers and technicians have...
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Mar 24, 2006Lockheed Martin Team to Perform CEV Program Management, Systems Engineering, Software Development, and Qualification Testing in Texas If Selected By NASA
Lockheed Martin announced today, in partnership with the State of Texas, its plans to locate its Crew Exploration Vehicle (CEV) program office in Houston, Texas, as well as systems engineering,...
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Mar 24, 2006
New Office Will Allow Company to Better Serve Department of Defense Customers WHO: Lockheed Martin Executive Vice President Stan Sloane and OPUS CEO Mark Rauenhorst will host the dedication...
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Mar 24, 2006
Lockheed Martin Vendor Industry Day Is Aimed at Attracting Potential Suppliers to Major Homeland Security Program WHO: Jay Dragone, vice president, Integrated Border Security Solutions, Lockheed...
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Mar 23, 2006
Lockheed Martin yesterday delivered the second C-130J airlifter of 2006. The aircraft was flown to Keesler Air Force Base, Miss., where it is assigned to the 403rd Wing's 815th Airlift Squadron,...
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Mar 23, 2006Lab Will Support Government Customers in the Global War on Terror
Lockheed Martin cut the ribbon yesterday on its Knowledge Creation Laboratory, which will centralize knowledge discovery, analysis and information access and sharing from across the corporation to...
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Mar 23, 2006HC-235A to Enforce Homeland Security
Lockheed Martin and aircraft maker EADS CASA today rolled out the first production airframe of the HC-235A medium-range surveillance maritime patrol aircraft. Produced in Spain with substantial...
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Mar 22, 2006
Lockheed Martin Corporation will submit a proposal to amend and restate its charter at its annual meeting of stockholders on April 27, 2006. The amendment would eliminate two provisions of the...
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Mar 22, 2006
The U.S. Navy awarded Lockheed Martin a $20.8 million contract to deliver the first Aegis Combat System upgrade ship-set for a cruiser modernization program. The upgrade will extend the life,...
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Mar 21, 2006
The Lockheed Martin-led A-10 Prime Team has delivered a new weapons delivery system to the U.S. Air Force's A-10C flight-test program. Called the Digital Stores Management System (DSMS), the new...
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Mar 21, 2006
A strong record of responsible environmental stewardship by Lockheed Martin's Manassas, VA facility has resulted in an invitation for the site to participate in a new U.S. Environmental Protection...
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Mar 20, 2006
Lockheed Martin has received $45.6 million from the U.S. Army Aviation & Missile Command for Army Tactical Missile System (ATACMS) Quick Reaction Unitary missiles. Work on the contract will be...
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Mar 20, 2006
Lockheed Martin announced today that it has completed the first kill vehicle pathfinder seeker for the U.S. Missile Defense Agency's Multiple Kill Vehicle System. Lockheed Martin is testing the...
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Mar 17, 2006
The Department of the Navy awarded Lockheed Martin a $1.1 million, 12-month contract to finish several experiments aboard Sea Shadow IX-529 and then deactivate the ship after seven years of...
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Mar 16, 2006$305 million Program to be the centerpiece of FBI's IT Infrastructure
Lockheed Martin has been awarded the $305 million Sentinel information technology contract by the Federal Bureau of Investigation. The goal of the contract is to transform the way agents and...
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Mar 15, 2006
The U.S. Army Communication-Electronics Life Cycle Management Command, C-E LCMC, has awarded Lockheed Martin a Strategic Services Sourcing (S3) contract to provide support for command, control,...
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Mar 15, 2006
Lockheed Martin announces successful completion of the maiden flight of the first Polish F-16 aircraft. The flight took place in Ft. Worth, Texas, USA and marks a key milestone in the success of...
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Mar 15, 2006
Lockheed Martin's Undersea Systems business, in Manassas, VA, and M & M Technical Services, Inc., of Woodbridge, VA, have been named joint-recipients of the Department of Defense Mentor-Protege...
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Mar 14, 2006
Lockheed Martin is competing for a U.S. Army requirement to develop and produce a 2.75-inch guided rocket, a program that could potentially exceed $2 billion. Lockheed Martin's completion of its...
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Mar 10, 2006
The Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter spacecraft, designed and built by Lockheed Martin for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), was...
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Mar 10, 2006
Lockheed Martin will hold local Vendor Industry Days to meet with potential suppliers for SBInet, the Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) comprehensive multi-year plan to secure America's...
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Mar 9, 2006
As the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) nears its final destination -- the planet Mars -- Lockheed Martin and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration's (NASA) Jet Propulsion Laboratory...
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Mar 9, 2006
Integrated Coast Guard Systems, LLC (ICGS) today has issued a Broad Industry Announcement seeking innovations in Radio Direction Finding (RDF) sensors to support the Integrated Deepwater System...
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Mar 8, 2006
The Aegis-equipped cruiser USS Lake Erie (CG-70) successfully launched a Standard Missile (SM)-3 with a cooperatively engineered, experimental nosecone. The experimental nosecone is the result of...
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Mar 6, 2006
Lockheed Martin launched Lider, the first of two SLICE(R) Crew Transport Vessels (SCTV) the company is building for Hoteleria y Servicios Petroleros, S. A. de C.V. (HSP) of Mexico on Saturday. HSP...
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Mar 6, 2006
Lockheed Martin lanzó Líder, la primera de dos Embarcaciones de Transporte de Tripulación (SCTV), SLICE(R), que la empresa está ensamblando para Hotelería y Servicios Petroleros, S. A. de...
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Mar 6, 2006
A Lockheed Martin lançou o Lider, o primeiro de duas Crew Transport Vessels (SCTV - Embarcações de Transporte de Funcionários) SLICE(R) que a companhia está construindo para a Hoteleria y...
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Mar 3, 2006
The 94th Fighter Squadron, famous for its historic "Hat in the Ring" insignia and legendary aviator Eddy Rickenbacker, began receiving F-22 Raptors from Lockheed Martin today. The two 5th...
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Mar 2, 2006
A Lockheed Martin Corporation-led contractor team met today with more than 30 small businesses to cover the innovative approaches it will take to win and perform under the U.S. Army's Information...
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Mar 2, 2006
The Australian Ministry of Defence has selected the Lockheed Martin JASSM(TM), a stealthy, air-to-surface missile, as the preferred solution for its AIR 5418 Follow-on Standoff Weapon (FOSOW)...
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Mar 1, 2006
Lockheed Martin Corporation will webcast a live presentation by Chris Kubasik, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, at Citigroup's 19th Annual Global Industrial Manufacturing...
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Mar 1, 2006Lockheed Martin Successfully Conducts Guided Flight Test of Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System II
Lockheed Martin yesterday conducted a successful ground-launched medium-range guided test vehicle (GTV) flight of the "HELLFIRE(R) Junior" missile it is offering for the U.S. government's Advanced...
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Feb 28, 2006
Lockheed Martin delivered the first C-130J airlifter of 2006 yesterday. The aircraft was flown to Keesler Air Force Base, Miss., and assigned to the 403rd Wing's 815th Airlift Squadron, Air Force...
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Feb 28, 2006Lockheed Martin and ATK Achieve Final Qualification of ORBUS 1A Motor for Boost Vehicle-Plus Program
Lockheed Martin announced today that the ORBUS 1A second- and third-stage solid rocket motor has completed qualification testing for the U.S. Missile Defense Agency's (MDA's) Boost Vehicle-Plus...
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Feb 27, 2006
Lockheed Martin is proud to have two employees recognized as Asian American Engineers of the Year by the Chinese Institute of Engineers/USA at their annual award event on Feb. 25, 2006. Emmanuel...
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Feb 27, 2006Solid Progress Continues with GPS Modernization Effort
The fleet of Global Positioning System (GPS) Block IIR satellites designed and built by Lockheed Martin to significantly enhance the overall performance of the GPS constellation has now...
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Feb 27, 2006Workshops at Center for Innovation Introduce Methods to Identify and Solve Customer Challenges
Lockheed Martin is offering a new framework that aims to reduce both cost and risk to customer challenges in the areas of national security, homeland defense, and military operations around the world.
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Feb 24, 2006
Lockheed Martin Corporation will webcast a live presentation by Linda Gooden, President, Lockheed Martin Information Technology, at the UBS Government & Defense IT Conference on Friday, March 3, 2006.
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Feb 23, 2006
Lockheed Martin selected six employees from its Advanced Technology Laboratories (ATL) to receive that unit's highest award for superior performance in management, technology leadership,...
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Feb 23, 2006
The United Kingdom's Defence Procurement Agency awarded Lockheed Martin a $2.65 million contract to enhance the British Army's Desert Hawk Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS). Originally developed by...
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Feb 22, 2006Lockheed Martin Team To Perform CEV Final Assembly and Testing In Florida If Chosen By NASA
Lockheed Martin announced today, in partnership with the State of Florida, its plans to locate final assembly and testing of the Crew Exploration Vehicle (CEV) in Florida if the corporation is...
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Feb 22, 2006
In December 2005, just 24 months after receiving the low-rate initial production contract, Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) delivered the first two production T-50 Golden Eagle supersonic trainers...
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Feb 22, 2006
The Lockheed Martin Advanced Technology Center (ATC) has been awarded a $2 million, 12-month contract by the NASA Goddard Space Flight Center to proceed to the formulation phase for the...
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Feb 22, 2006
From combat delivery missions in Afghanistan and Iraq, to humanitarian relief flights in the Indian Ocean, to literally flying into hurricanes, 2005 was a milestone year for operations with the...
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Feb 22, 2006
The first Lockheed Martin F-35 Joint Strike Fighter completed assembly and was ceremoniously turned over to the flight line in Fort Worth, Texas, USA, on schedule Feb. 19. This represents the next...
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Feb 22, 2006
Lockheed Martin Corporation will webcast a live presentation by Art Johnson, Senior Vice President Corporate Strategic Development, at the Friedman Billings Ramsey 2nd Annual Defense, Government...
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Feb 22, 2006
The U.S. Air Force has awarded Lockheed Martin a $68 million contract to provide Weapons Systems Trainers (WST) to support the service's C-130J and the U.S. Marine Corps KC-130J aircraft. Under...
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Feb 21, 2006
With the F-22 Raptor reaching U.S. Air Force Initial Operational Capability last December and the scheduled first flight of the F-35 later this year, the 5th Generation of fighter aircraft is now...
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Feb 21, 2006
Continued orders and the infusion of advanced technologies in the Lockheed Martin F-16, particularly in the Block 52 and Block 60 variants, keep the F-16 Fighting Falcon the multirole tactical...
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Feb 20, 2006
The Lockheed Martin F-35 Joint Strike Fighter team has completed assembly of the first F-35 aircraft and moved it out of the factory in preparation for an intensive period of ground testing. First...
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Feb 20, 2006
Lockheed Martin's Central Florida businesses will support local activities to promote math and science education for students during National Engineers Week, February 19-25. Through fun hands-on...
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Feb 20, 2006
Lockheed Martin's two North Texas businesses will support local activities to promote math and science education for students during National Engineers Week, February 19-25. Through fun hands-on...
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Feb 20, 2006
Lockheed Martin received a $5.4 million modification to an existing contract from the U.S. Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) to continue providing technical and engineering support services for...
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Feb 16, 2006
Lockheed Martin Corporation will expand its successful mentor-protege program to include two small business teammates joining the company in pursuit of the $45 billion Department of Homeland...
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Feb 16, 2006
More than two dozen small, advanced technology businesses set up shop at Lockheed Martin's Moorestown business today to share their innovations and capabilities directly with Lockheed Martin...
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Feb 15, 2006
The EchoStar X telecommunications satellite, designed and built by Lockheed Martin for EchoStar Communications Corporation of Englewood, Colo., was successfully launched today aboard a Sea Launch...
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Feb 15, 2006
Lockheed Martin , in a media briefing at the Association of the U.S. Army's Winter symposium, revealed an extensive company-funded risk reduction program for the Advanced Precision Kill Weapon...
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Feb 15, 2006
During its press briefings February 21 and February 22 at the Asian Aerospace exposition in Singapore, Lockheed Martin will highlight the importance of international partnerships in winning and...
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Feb 13, 2006R&D Agreement With Electronic Systems Center Will Enable Network-Centric Engineering Projects
Lockheed Martin has signed a three-year Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA) with the U.S. Air Force's Electronic Systems Center (ESC). The CRADA will enable identification of...
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Feb 9, 2006
Lockheed Martin today announced the French Post Office, La Poste, has agreed to invest $175 million in its future mail processing information system. Lockheed Martin is partnering with Bull on the...
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Feb 8, 2006
Lockheed Martin Corporation will webcast a live presentation by Chris Kubasik, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, at the Lehman Brothers Twenty-Third Annual Industrial Select...
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Feb 7, 2006
Lockheed Martin has been awarded a $9 million contract to build a technology demonstration vehicle for the second phase of the U.S. Army's Future Tactical Truck System Advanced Concept Technology...
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Feb 6, 2006
The EchoStar X telecommunications satellite, designed and built by Lockheed Martin for EchoStar Communications Corporation of Englewood, Colo., is ready for launch Feb. 8 aboard a Sea Launch Zenit...
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Feb 3, 2006
Lockheed Martin today opened the doors to a new customer support office in O'Fallon. The 2,200- square-foot office located near Scott Air Force Base (AFB) reflects Lockheed Martin's expanding...
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Feb 2, 2006
Senior executives from Lockheed Martin today emphasized the crucial role that 5th Generation fighters and next generation tactical airlifters play in forging an interdependent U.S. military...
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Feb 2, 2006Lockheed Martin's Counter-Insurgency (COIN) Surveillance and Investigative Technology to be Field Tested by U.S. Marines in Upcoming Deployment
United States military forces stationed in Iraq will soon utilize surveillance technology and methods adapted from those used by police departments to track and investigate gang activity. Lockheed...
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Feb 2, 2006
Lockheed Martin has selected Dr. Donald G. (Don) DeGryse, an executive with 24 years of experience in government and commercial programs, as vice president, Navigation Systems for Space Systems...
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Feb 1, 2006
Members of the media are invited, and interviews will be made available with teachers and Mars researchers at two completely booked showings of the new IMAX movie "Roving Mars" at The Tech Museum,...
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Feb 1, 2006
Lockheed Martin Integrated Systems and Solutions (IS&S) has received official Notice-to-Proceed instructions from the Army to begin the development, integration and maintenance of the $152 million...
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Jan 31, 2006
Lockheed Martin has upgraded the software processing and modeling for the Air Force's Global Positioning System (GPS), enhancing the Air Force's ability to monitor GPS satellites and improve...
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Jan 31, 2006
The U.S. Air Force has awarded Lockheed Martin a contract for $491 million to build a third spacecraft for the Advanced Extremely High Frequency (Advanced EHF) program constellation. Advanced EHF...
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Jan 31, 2006New 'Collaborative Messaging Solution' Approved for Fielding
Lockheed Martin has added an innovative capability for the U.S. military's Defense Message System (DMS) that improves functionality, enhances performance and reduces cost. The added capability,...
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Jan 30, 2006
The U.S. Navy has dedicated a $24 million facility at Naval Air Station Patuxent River, Md., for testing of the Navy and Marine Corps' newest jets: the Lockheed Martin F-35B and F-35C Joint Strike...
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Jan 30, 2006
Lockheed Martin today announced that its Australian entity, Lockheed Martin Australia (LMA) and Computer Sciences Corporation's Australian operation have agreed to implement the Aegis Open...
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Jan 27, 2006TMOS Will Transform Critical Air Force Communications Network
Lockheed Martin has been awarded a $2 billion contract to lead the development of an advanced Air Force network that will provide a new level of high-bandwidth, secure, global communications to...
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Jan 27, 2006
Lockheed Martin Corporation today named Mary Margaret ("Meg") VanDeWeghe as its senior vice president of finance. Reporting directly to Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer...
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Jan 26, 2006
Lockheed Martin will highlight four major programs in support of the Air Force's interdependent joint force initiatives at the 2006 Air Force Association in Orlando, February 2-3 at the Buena...
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Jan 26, 2006Purchase Strengthens Company's Business Process Management Offerings
Lockheed Martin Corporation has completed its acquisition of Aspen Systems Corporation. Lockheed Martin Information Technology, based in Seabrook, Md., will manage the provider of business process...
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Jan 26, 2006
The Lockheed Martin Corporation Board of Directors today declared a regular quarterly dividend on the Corporation's common stock of 30 cents per share. The dividend is payable March 31, 2006 to...
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Jan 26, 2006* Fourth Quarter Net Earnings Up 53% to $568 Million; Full Year Up 44% to $1.8 Billion
Lockheed Martin Corporation today reported fourth quarter 2005 net earnings of $568 million ($1.29 per diluted share) compared to $372 million ($0.83 per diluted share) in 2004. Net sales were...
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Jan 25, 2006
The Kelly Aviation Center, L.P. (KAC), a joint venture of Lockheed Martin , GE -- Aviation , and Rolls-Royce (RR.L) will consolidate one of its major subcontracts under KAC management beginning in...
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Jan 23, 2006Purchase Strengthens Military Vehicle Design Capabilities
Lockheed Martin UK Holdings Limited, a subsidiary of Lockheed Martin Corporation , has acquired HMT Vehicles Limited, a United Kingdom-based developer of designs for military vehicles. HMT...
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Jan 20, 2006
Lockheed Martin today announced its sponsorship of "Roving Mars," a Walt Disney Pictures film that will begin showing exclusively in IMAX theaters around the country Jan. 27, 2006. The World...
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Jan 19, 2006
A Radioisotope Thermoelectric Generator (RTG), built by Lockheed Martin at its Space Systems Company facility in Valley Forge, then fueled by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), is providing...
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Jan 19, 2006
Follow-On Test and Evaluation (FOT&E) for the Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor was officially completed with the U.S. Air Force announcement late last week rating the world's only 5th Generation...
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Jan 19, 2006
Lockheed Martin Corporation will webcast live its 2005 fourth quarter earnings and year-end results conference call on Thursday, January 26, 2006 at 3 p.m. EST. Bob Stevens, Chairman, President...
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Jan 18, 2006
The Space-Based Infrared System (SBIRS) team led by Lockheed Martin has successfully completed engineering thermal vacuum testing of the payload for the first geosynchronous orbit (GEO) satellite....
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Jan 18, 2006
The Israeli Ministry of Defense has awarded Lockheed Martin an $18 million Foreign Military Funds (FMF) commercial contract to provide a Flight and Systems Trainer (FST) for Israeli F-16I pilot...
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Jan 18, 2006
The U.S. Navy awarded Lockheed Martin $144.3 million for continued development of the Advanced Deployable System (ADS), a rapidly deployable undersea surveillance system. The work will be...
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Jan 18, 2006Distributed Information Operations Project Focuses on Signals Intelligence Integration
Lockheed Martin announced today that it has been selected by the U.S. Navy to be the lead systems engineer for the Distributed Information Operations (DIO) project, which addresses the Navy's need...
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Jan 17, 2006
The U.S. Navy has awarded Lockheed Martin $57.3 million under an existing contract for Aegis Combat System engineering, installation and integration on new U.S. Navy destroyers, as well as...
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Jan 15, 2006
A capsule containing comet particles and interstellar dust samples collected in space by NASA's Stardust spacecraft -- designed and built by Lockheed Martin -- landed gently under parachute early...
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Jan 12, 2006
Lockheed Martin has received a $16.4 million U.S. Navy award to add enhanced capabilities to the airborne mine countermeasures (AMCM) Common Console, currently in development for the MH-60S...