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 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...
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Jan 11, 2006
A capsule containing comet particles and interstellar dust samples collected in space by NASA's Stardust spacecraft -- designed and built by Lockheed Martin -- is heading to Earth for a parachute...
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Jan 11, 2006Lockheed Martin Opens Fleet Ballistic Missile Post Production Center of Excellence at Cape Canaveral
Lockheed Martin today opened its new Post Production Center of Excellence for the U.S. Navy's Fleet Ballistic Missile (FBM) program at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. The center consolidates the...
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Jan 5, 2006
The U.S. Navy has awarded Lockheed Martin a $10.6 million contract modification to integrate a sensor array capable of three-dimensional (3D) obstacle detection and classification, VHF...
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Jan 4, 2006
Lockheed Martin achieved key milestones on several critical missile defense programs during 2005, and was the only company to lead the development of new technology for boost-, mid-course- and...
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Jan 4, 2006
Lockheed Martin received a contract from Navantia to work with Navantia and other Spanish industrial leaders to develop the advanced combat system for the Spanish Armada's new S-80A diesel submarines.
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Jan 4, 2006
Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) made company history recently with delivery of its first two production T-50 advanced jet trainer aircraft to the Republic of Korea Air Force (ROKAF). Designated...
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Jan 3, 2006Company looking to expand partnerships with small business suppliers
Lockheed Martin will hold two Industry Days to meet with potential suppliers for the Department of Homeland Security EAGLE (Enterprise Acquisition Gateway Leading Edge) Solutions procurement. The...
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Jan 3, 2006
The U.S. government awarded a $99.7 million contract to Lockheed Martin on December 27 for long-lead tasks related to the production of 30 new Advanced Block 52+ aircraft for Greece. The...
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Jan 3, 2006
Lockheed Martin today announced completion of the software development phase for a critical Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) program to modernize the U.S. air traffic control system. The En...
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Dec 27, 2005Award of CMMI(R) Level 5 Applies to Work Performed at Many U.S. Government Agencies
Lockheed Martin announced today that its Information Technology unit's Application Development and Maintenance organization has achieved the Software Engineering Institute's (SEI(SM)) Capability...
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Dec 20, 2005
Tomorrow Lockheed Martin will deliver two C-130J Super Hercules airlifters, bringing the total 2005 deliveries to 15 aircraft. All but one of the 15 aircraft delivered are part of the multi-year...
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Dec 20, 2005
With the installation of horizontal tails on the first F-35, the Lockheed Martin Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) team has completed assembly of the aircraft's major structural components. The next...
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Dec 19, 2005
The Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) has selected Lockheed Martin to provide spare parts and industrial hardware support to the U.S. Air Force air logistics centers under the Integrated Prime Vendor...
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Dec 19, 2005Upgrades to Provide More Power, Greater Accuracy for Navigation Users Worldwide
A joint U.S. Air Force/Lockheed Martin team announced today that the first modernized Global Positioning System (GPS) satellite has been declared fully operational for GPS users around the globe...
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Dec 19, 2005U.S. Army Selects Lockheed Martin Team as Finalist in Downselect
Lockheed Martin Corporation has announced it intends to mentor three small businesses as protege firms in connection with its pursuit of the $20 billion U.S. Army's IT Enterprise Solutions-2...
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Dec 16, 2005Purchase Will Strengthen Company's Business Process Management Offerings
Lockheed Martin Corporation today announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Aspen Systems Corporation. Aspen Systems, based in Rockville, Md., is an employee-owned...
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Dec 16, 2005In the news release, US Air Force Declares Initial Operating Capability for Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) F-22A Raptor Fighter, issued yesterday, Dec. 15, by Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company over PR Newswire, we are advised by the company that the headline should read, "Initial Operational Capability" rather than "Initial Operating Capability" as originally issued inadvertently. Complete, corrected release follows:
Lockheed Martin's F-22A Raptor, the world's only 5th generation fighter aircraft, surpassed a monumental milestone today when the United States Air Force declared that the Raptor has reached...
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Dec 15, 2005
Lockheed Martin's F-22A Raptor, the world's only 5th generation fighter aircraft, surpassed a monumental milestone today when the United States Air Force declared that the Raptor has reached...
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Dec 13, 2005
Lockheed Martin was recently awarded its second S-3 Prime Vendor Support (PVS) program contract by the U.S. Navy. The contract is valued at $21.7 million with a ceiling of $28.5 million which...
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Dec 13, 2005
The governments of Greece and the United States have signed a Letter of Offer and Acceptance (LOA) for the sale of 30 additional Lockheed Martin Advanced F-16 Block 52+ aircraft to Greece, with an...
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Dec 12, 2005
Lockheed Martin will build a prototype High Altitude Airship (HAA(TM)) under a $149.2 million contract awarded by the Missile Defense Agency (MDA). This contract marks the beginning of the...
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Dec 12, 2005
The U.S. Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has awarded a Lockheed Martin-led team a contract to begin field testing advanced certified explosives detection systems (EDS) in two major...
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Dec 9, 2005
Today 100 Lockheed Martin employees each walked new, brightly colored bicycles through their company's main office building and across the adjoining aircraft factory, as they prepared to deliver...
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Dec 8, 2005
The national rollout of the En Route Communications Gateway, designed by Lockheed Martin , was recently completed on schedule when the Federal Aviation Administration declared operational use of...
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Dec 5, 2005
VT Halter Marine has awarded Lockheed Martin a $14.3 million contract for the initial phase of the command, control, communication, computers, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (C4ISR)...
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Dec 2, 2005
Lockheed Martin Corporation will webcast live a presentation by Michael F. Camardo, Executive Vice President, Information & Technology Services at the Credit Suisse First Boston Aerospace &...
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Dec 1, 2005
James M. Schneider has been elected to the Lockheed Martin Board of Directors, effective Dec. 2, 2005. Schneider is senior vice president and chief financial officer of Dell Inc. Schneider, 53,...
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Nov 30, 2005
Lockheed Martin received the 2005 Florida Governor's Award for Modeling and Simulation during a ceremony at the Interservice/Industry Training, Simulation and Education Conference in Orlando....
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Nov 29, 2005
Lockheed Martin Corporation will webcast live a presentation by Leo S. Mackay, Jr., Vice President & General Manager, Coast Guard and Homeland Security Systems; Bruce Tanner, Vice President...
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Nov 28, 2005
Lockheed Martin has received a 2005 Excellence Award from the Systems and Software Consortium, Inc. (SSCI), in recognition of the development and market launch of its I-GUIDES(TM) software in...
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Nov 23, 2005
The Lockheed Martin -led team developing the nation's next-generation missile warning system announced today that it has completed preparations to enable the payload for the first Space-Based...
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Nov 22, 2005
Lockheed Martin will open a new outer wing production line at its Marietta, Ga. facility supporting service life extension of the P-3 and CP-140 aircraft around the world. "Interest in extending...
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Nov 22, 2005
Lockheed Martin successfully conducted a developmental flight test of the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) missile today at White Sands Missile Range (WSMR), NM. This was the first...
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Nov 22, 2005'From the Delta to the Desert'
The long-range capabilities of the Lockheed Martin C-130J Super Hercules were showcased again this week when a U.S. Air Force Reserve Command crew flew nearly 8,000 miles with payload to...
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Nov 22, 2005In the news release, T-50 Makes Its International Aerial Debut at Dubai Air Show, issued yesterday, Nov. 21, by Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company over PR Newswire, we are advised by the company that the first paragraph, second sentence, should read "T-50 program" rather than "F-50 program," the photo information should be omitted and the high resolution photo URL was incorrect as originally issued inadvertently. Complete, corrected release follows:
The T-50 Golden Eagle advanced jet trainer made its international aerial debut showcasing its supersonic capabilities and technological advances today at the Dubai International Air Show. Korea...
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Nov 22, 2005
Lockheed Martin is featuring the most advanced F-16 fighters this week at the Dubai International Air Show -- the Block 60 F-16 E/F and the Block 50/52 F-16 C/D. The new Block 60 aircraft made its...
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Nov 21, 2005
The T-50 Golden Eagle advanced jet trainer made its international aerial debut showcasing its supersonic capabilities and technological advances today at the Dubai International Air Show. Korea...
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Nov 21, 2005
The Marine Corps Systems Command has awarded Lockheed Martin a $14.9 million contract to provide post-production support for its AN/TPS-59(V)3 mobile long range air defense radars. These radars...
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Nov 21, 2005
With more than 75 percent of the nation's first Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) under construction, the Lockheed Martin team completed another key milestone - installing the ship's two main propulsion...
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Nov 21, 2005
The U.S. Navy has announced that the first Surveillance Towed Array Sensor System (SURTASS) Twin-line 29A (TL-29A), developed and manufactured by Lockheed Martin , is certified for deployment. The...
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Nov 17, 2005Targets and Countermeasures Team Completes Second Mission for MDA
Lockheed Martin announced today that it has completed its second successful mission for the U.S. Missile Defense Agency's (MDA's) Targets and Countermeasures Program, for which the company is...
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Nov 17, 2005Sixth Successful Intercept for Aegis BMD Team
The Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense (BMD) Weapon System with its Standard Missile (SM)-3 successfully intercepted a separating ballistic missile target outside the earth's atmosphere during its...