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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Nov 15, 2005
Lockheed Martin today released its schedule of press briefings for the Dubai Air Show. All briefings will be in Conference Room B of the air show press center unless otherwise designated....
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Nov 15, 2005Center Is Enhanced With New Simulators Linked to Network-Centric War-Gaming and Global Information Grid Test Bed for Evaluating New Technologies, Operational Concepts and Capabilities
Lockheed Martin Corporation is enhancing its unique Center for Innovation by adding net- enabled air combat simulation capability to its powerful network-centric laboratory. Two simulators,...
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Nov 15, 2005Networked Systems Can Dramatically Compress the Time Between Threat Discovery and Response
Lockheed Martin has completed a successful experiment at the Center for Innovation that demonstrated the power of networked warfighting in driving critical, time- sensitive intelligence data to...
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Nov 15, 2005
Lockheed Martin has been awarded a $2.9 billion fixed-price contract by the U.S. Air Force for continued production of F/A-22 aircraft through November 2007. "As the Air Force has announced, we...
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Nov 15, 2005Space-Based Network Vital to National Security
The second U.S. Air Force Milstar communications satellite, built by a team led by Lockheed Martin , has surpassed its 10-year design life of on-orbit service and will continue to provide secure,...
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Nov 15, 2005
Lockheed Martin Chief Information Officer Joseph Cleveland yesterday was selected Information Technology "Leader in Manufacturing" at the inaugural CNBC Technology Leadership Awards gala held in...
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Nov 14, 2005
Lockheed Martin has received a contract valued at up to $120 million from the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) to continue improving automated recognition of handwritten and machine-printed addresses on...
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Nov 10, 2005
For outstanding demonstration of system level performance, the Department of Defense selected Lockheed Martin's F-117 Team Nighthawk as a winner of the first Performance Based Logistics (PBL)...
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Nov 10, 2005Lockheed Martin Information Technology President Linda Gooden to Receive Prestigious Black Engineer of the Year Award
Four Lockheed Martin employees will be honored in February at the Black Engineer of the Year Award Conference in Baltimore, Md. Included among the award winners is Linda Gooden, President of...
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Nov 10, 2005
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) awarded Lockheed Martin $3.5 million to develop a new tool that will allow commanders to better understand and evaluate options as they plan...
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Nov 9, 2005
Lockheed Martin has delivered the first increment of the Joint Asset Management and Engineering Solutions (JAMES) to the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD). JAMES, a software-based logistic process...
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Nov 8, 2005
The U.S. Air Force awarded Lockheed Martin an $89 million contract to provide six long-range AN/TPS-77 transportable radar systems for the Islamic Republic of Pakistan. Under the Foreign Military...
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Nov 8, 2005First Satellite Performing Nominally During Critical On-Orbit Test Phase
Lockheed Martin has delivered the second modernized Global Positioning System Block IIR (GPS IIR) satellite to Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla., where it will be readied for a January...
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Nov 7, 2005Key Milestone Achieved on Next-Generation Military Communications Satellite Built by Lockheed Martin
Lockheed Martin announced today that it has successfully completed static loads testing of the second Advanced Extremely High Frequency (EHF) satellite structure. The test validated the...
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Nov 3, 2005Office Will Allow Company to Better Serve Seattle-Area Department of Defense Customers
Lockheed Martin opened the doors to a new customer support office in Seattle Thursday. The 8,000- square-foot office located in Bellevue reflects Lockheed Martin's expanding presence in the...
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Nov 3, 2005
Lockheed Martin Corporation will hold an investor conference in Bethesda, Md. on November 8, 2005, beginning at 8:00 a.m. EST. During the conference, which will be webcast, the Corporation will...
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Nov 2, 2005Cooperative Effort to Research and Develop Joint Command-Future Capabilities Will Utilize Lockheed Martin's Center for Innovation
Lockheed Martin Integrated Systems & Solutions and U.S. Joint Forces Command (USJFCOM) signed a Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA) today to partner on the research and...
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Oct 31, 2005
Lockheed Martin selected several employees from Orlando to receive the corporation's highest recognition for individual and team achievement. Less than one-half of one percent of Lockheed Martin's...
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Oct 31, 2005
A new system that will significantly improve the efficiency of air traffic management over the Pacific Ocean became fully operational in October at the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)...
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Oct 31, 2005
Lockheed Martin has been awarded a $10 million, six-month contract by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) for the Program Definition and Risk Reduction (PDRR) phase of the...
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Oct 27, 2005Worldwide Live TBMCS Online Training in Full Operation
The newest addition to Lockheed Martin's Theater Battle Management Core Systems (TBMCS) portfolio, Virtual University, is now in full operation. Virtual University is a first of its kind, online...
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Oct 27, 2005
Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] has received a U.S. Navy contract to complete the integration and flight testing of five airborne mine countermeasures (AMCM) systems with the MH-60S multimission...
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Oct 26, 2005
The Mobile User Objective System (MUOS) team led by Lockheed Martin has successfully completed on schedule the Preliminary Design Review (PDR) phase with its U.S. Navy customer. The PDR validated...
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Oct 25, 2005* Third Quarter Net Earnings Up 39% to $427 Million; Year-to-Date Net Earnings Up 41% to $1.3 Billion
Lockheed Martin Corporation today reported third quarter 2005 net earnings of $427 million ($0.96 per diluted share) compared to $307 million ($0.69 per diluted share) in 2004. Net sales were $9.2...
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Oct 25, 2005* Third Quarter Net Earnings Up 39% to $427 Million; Year-to-Date Net Earnings Up 41% to $1.3 Billion
Lockheed Martin Corporation today reported third quarter 2005 net earnings of $427 million ($0.96 per diluted share) compared to $307 million ($0.69 per diluted share) in 2004. Net sales were $9.2...
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Oct 25, 2005* Third Quarter Net Earnings Up 39% to $427 Million; Year-to-Date Net Earnings Up 41% to $1.3 Billion
Lockheed Martin Corporation today reported third quarter 2005 net earnings of $427 million ($0.96 per diluted share) compared to $307 million ($0.69 per diluted share) in 2004. Net sales were $9.2...
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Oct 24, 2005
The Boeing Company and Lockheed Martin Corporation announced today that they have received a Second Request for information from the Federal Trade Commission relating to their filing pursuant to...
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Oct 19, 2005Proud Era Closes for Air Force and Lockheed Martin Titan IV Team at West Coast Launch Site
The United States Air Force and Lockheed Martin closed out a proud five-decade history today with the final launch of a Titan IV B rocket carrying a critical national security payload for the...
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Oct 19, 2005
Lockheed Martin displayed the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) cockpit demonstrator and full-scale model during the Korea Aerospace and Defense Exhibition here to present the capabilities of this...
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Oct 19, 2005Purchase Strengthens Weapons, Communications and Advanced Systems Offerings in the United Kingdom
Lockheed Martin UK Holdings, Ltd., a subsidiary of Lockheed Martin Corporation , has completed its acquisition of INSYS Group Limited, a UK-based diversified integrator of military communications...
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Oct 18, 2005
In the news release, T-50 Makes Its Debut at the Korea Aerospace & Defense Exhibition 2005, issued earlier today by Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company and Korea Aerospace Industries Ltd. over PR...
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Oct 18, 2005
The T-50 Golden Eagle advanced jet trainer made its aerial debut and showcased its versatility today at the Korea Aerospace & Defense Exhibition, also known as the Seoul Air Show. The aircraft was...
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Oct 18, 2005
Lockheed Martin Corporation will webcast live its third quarter 2005 financial results conference call on Tuesday, October 25 beginning at 11:00 a.m. EDT. Chris Kubasik, Executive Vice President &...
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Oct 18, 2005
Lockheed Martin in support of the U.S. Navy and the crews of the U.S. Navy destroyers USS Halsey (DDG-97) and USS Howard (DDG-83) and the Spanish Navy frigate Blas de Lezo (F-103) continued the...
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Oct 13, 2005
The second satellite with a payload that will support air navigation enhancements for the Federal Aviation Agency (FAA) has been deployed for Lockheed Martin by the PanAmSat Corporation. The...
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Oct 13, 2005
Lockheed Martin and Raytheon Company today announced they have reached an out of court settlement agreement on the Distributed Common Ground System (DCGS) litigation. While the details of the...
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Oct 12, 2005
Lockheed Martin's revolutionary full-scale pole model has completed its first round of testing at the Lockheed Martin Helendale Measurement Facility. The radar cross section testing of the vehicle...
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Oct 12, 2005Seeking Pioneering Satellite Communications Suppliers
Integrated Coast Guard Systems, LLC (ICGS) today issued a Broad Industry Announcement seeking additional innovation for satellite communications to support the Integrated Deepwater System program....
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Oct 12, 2005
2005 marks half a century of Lockheed Martin support to the Fleet Ballistic Missile (FBM) program, as the U.S. Navy's Strategic Systems Programs (SSP) organization celebrates its 50th anniversary...
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Oct 12, 2005
The Aegis Weapon System moved a significant step forward in its evolution to an open computing architecture when Lockheed Martin successfully integrated and demonstrated the tactical operation of...
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Oct 11, 2005
The Lockheed Martin Advanced Technology Center (ATC) has submitted to the NASA Goddard Space Flight Center a formulation phase study proposal for the Geostationary Lightning Mapper (GLM)...
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Oct 10, 2005
Lockheed Martin and shipbuilder Navantia successfully performed initial at-sea testing of the first Aegis Weapon System equipped with the new SPY-1F radar aboard the Norwegian frigate Fridtjof...
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Oct 7, 2005Operational Demo Showcases Maturity and Advanced Capabilities of AMF JTRS
Lockheed Martin has successfully completed a live fly demonstration of the Airborne, Maritime and Fixed Station (AMF) component of the military's Joint Tactical Radio Systems (JTRS) program. The...
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Oct 6, 2005
The U.S. Navy has awarded Lockheed Martin two contract awards totaling $119.4 million for the continued production of advanced naval displays. The awards are a follow-on to the AN/UYQ-70 Advanced...
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Oct 6, 2005
Lockheed Martin today opened a new facility to support the integration and test of mission systems for the Littoral Combat Ship (LCS). The Mission Systems Integration Center (MSIC) is a full scale...
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Oct 5, 2005Purchase Strengthens Sensor Solutions and Laser Radar Technology Offerings
Lockheed Martin Corporation has completed its acquisition of Coherent Technologies, Inc. The newly acquired company will be named Lockheed Martin Coherent Technologies, Inc. and will remain...
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Oct 4, 2005
Dr. Mary P. Reagor, technical fellow for mathematical algorithms at Lockheed Martin in Fort Worth, Texas, is the recipient of the 2005 Outstanding Achievement Award from Women in Aerospace. Honors...
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Oct 4, 2005
Lockheed Martin and SELEX Communications, a Finmeccanica company, are collaborating on opportunities to offer a new obstacle detection and avoidance technology for U.S. civilian and military...
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Oct 4, 2005
Lockheed Martin today began operation of the Federal Aviation Administration's 58 Automated Flight Service Stations (AFSS) in the contiguous U.S., Hawaii and Puerto Rico. The action follows an...
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Oct 4, 2005
In the news release, Lockheed Martin Selected To Upgrade Sweden's Mail Processing, issued earlier today by Lockheed Martin over PR Newswire, we are advised by the company that the ninth paragraph,...
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Oct 4, 2005
The Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense (BMD) Weapon System with its prototype Aegis BMD Signal Processor (Aegis BSP) successfully tracked an advanced ballistic missile target. This test was the...
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Oct 4, 2005
Posten Sverige AB, Sweden's national postal service, has selected Lockheed Martin to upgrade its address recognition technology and mail automation capabilities for processing the nation's letter...
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Oct 4, 2005Common Imagery Exploitation Segment Provides Information Bridge Until DCGS Is Fielded
Lockheed Martin announced today that it has successfully provided a key software upgrade to the government's Distributed Common Ground System (DCGS) interim ground station, the Common Imagery...
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Oct 3, 2005
Lockheed Martin today named Judy F. Marks president of its Transportation and Security Solutions (TSS) business, which specializes in advanced aviation management, security and other...
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Oct 3, 2005
Lockheed Martin was awarded a contract valued at approximately $75 million for the purchase of 13 Arrowhead Modernized Target Acquisition and Designation Sight/Pilot Night Vision Sensor...
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Oct 3, 2005
The Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense (BMD) Weapon System successfully detected and tracked an unarmed U.S. Air Force Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM). Aegis detected the...
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Oct 3, 2005
Lockheed Martin has been awarded a contract by JSAT Corporation (JSAT) of Japan to build its next geostationary telecommunications satellite, designated JCSAT-11. JCSAT-11 will be reserved...
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Oct 3, 2005Radar Set Will Upgrade Aircraft's Reconnaissance Capabilities
Lockheed Martin has been selected by the United States Army to upgrade the Airborne Reconnaissance Low-Multifunction (ARL-M) radar that provides high-resolution Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR)...
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Sep 29, 2005Team Completes First Mission for MDA's Targets and Countermeasures Program
Lockheed Martin announced today that it has completed its first mission for the U.S. Missile Defense Agency's (MDA's) Targets and Countermeasures program, for which the company is prime...
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Sep 29, 2005
Turkey is positioning itself to take delivery of the world's most advanced, international multi-role fighter. The first F-35 Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) is nearing completion and is preparing for...
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Sep 29, 2005
Lockheed Martin has received a $38 million contract from the U.S. Navy to test and integrate additional weapons, as well as communications and navigation systems into new production MH-60R and...
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Sep 29, 2005
Lockheed Martin employees throughout Central Florida are supporting national hurricane relief efforts as well as preparing to help evacuees who are coming to the Orlando area. Throughout the next...
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Sep 28, 2005Lockheed Martin-Developed Boost Vehicle-Plus Program Completes Initial Qualification of ATK ORBUS 1AProgram to Complete Eight More BV+ Boosters With ATK-Supplied Rocket Motors
Lockheed Martin announced today that the first phase of qualification testing at Alliant Techsystems (ATK) has been successfully completed for the ORBUS 1A, the second- and third-stage solid...
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Sep 28, 2005
Lockheed Martin delivered the 50th F/A-22 Raptor air dominance fighter to the U.S. Air Force today, marking another milestone in this revolutionary stealth aircraft program. The Raptor can...
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Sep 28, 2005
Lockheed Martin today announced the successful delivery of its second Highly Elliptical Orbit (HEO 2) payload, a critical element of the nation's next-generation missile warning system, known at...
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Sep 27, 2005
ORLANDO, Fla., Sept. 27 -- Lockheed Martin's Missiles and Fire Control business unit will host a Hurricane Katrina relief concert for employees at its Sand Lake Road facility from 11 a.m. to 1...
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Sep 27, 2005
Lockheed Martin today officially opened the F/A-22 Technical Support Center (TSC), a first in contractor sustainment support. The TSC is a one-stop center for all technical communications in the...
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Sep 26, 2005Technical Solution to Offer Response Option of Census Filing Via the Internet
The U.S. Bureau of Census will count on a team led by Lockheed Martin to develop and operate an information processing system for the nation's 2010 Census. Under the six-year contract valued at...
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Sep 26, 2005
A small south Jersey staple with a large global reach, Lockheed Martin Advanced Technology Laboratories (ATL) will celebrate its 75th anniversary Oct. 3 through 7 with employee commemoratives,...
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Sep 26, 2005
The first modernized Global Positioning System (GPS) satellite built by Lockheed Martin for the U.S. Air Force, was successfully launched yesterday at 11:37 p.m. EDT from Cape Canaveral. The...
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Sep 23, 2005
In a press release yesterday, Lockheed Martin Corporation announced that its Board of Directors has authorized a dividend increase of 20 percent and the repurchase of up to an additional 45...
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Sep 23, 2005
The U.S. Air Force is preparing to launch the first modernized Global Positioning System (GPS) satellite built by Lockheed Martin aboard a Delta II rocket on Sept. 25, from Cape Canaveral Air...
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Sep 22, 2005
Lockheed Martin Corporation today announced that its Board of Directors has authorized a dividend increase of 20 percent and the repurchase of up to an additional 45 million shares of the...
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Sep 21, 2005
Lockheed Martin Corporation and The Boeing Company announced today that they have withdrawn their filing pursuant to the Hart-Scott-Rodino Anti-Trust Improvements Act of 1976 regarding the...
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Sep 21, 2005
Lockheed Martin's Global Combat Support System-Air Force (GCSS-AF) has received the Government Award for Excellence in Enterprise Integration from the Association for Enterprise Integration...
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Sep 19, 2005
Lockheed Martin has received a contract valued at approximately $50 million to deliver laser-guided bomb (LGB) kits to the U.S. Air Force next year. The contract, for manufacture and delivery of...
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Sep 19, 2005Employees, Retirees, Stockholders Eligible for Discounts, Free U.S. Shipping
For the eighth consecutive year, Lockheed Martin is a leading sponsor of "The Year In Space" Desk Calendar, a 144-page full-color weekly calendar for 2006 featuring images and information from the...
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Sep 16, 2005
More than 600 Lockheed Martin employees on Saturday, September 17 will take part in the Heart of Florida United Way Day of Caring, making Lockheed Martin's the largest single-company effort for...
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Sep 15, 2005
Lockheed Martin has been selected to provide information technology services to the Social Security Administration (SSA) under the agency's Electronic Disability (eDib) Initiative National...
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Sep 14, 2005
Lockheed Martin has delivered the first eight Arrowhead systems for the U.S. Army's Modernized Target Acquisition and Designation Sight/Pilot Night Vision Sensor (M-TADS/PNVS) program. This...
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Sep 14, 2005Aerosystems International, Ltd. Adds Human Factors Engineering Support
Lockheed Martin has selected Aerosystems International, Ltd. (AeI), of the United Kingdom, as a partner in its team for Project Helix, a reconnaissance upgrade to the Royal Air Force's fleet of...
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Sep 13, 2005
As the first F-35 Joint Strike Fighter moves toward its inaugural flight next year, the program continues to meet milestones on schedule and is planning for initial production and operational...
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Sep 13, 2005
Lockheed Martin , builder of the world's only 5th generation fighter aircraft flying today, provided an F/A-22 Raptor program update detailing the game- changing advantages and unmatched...
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Sep 13, 2005
Lockheed Martin Corporation will webcast live a presentation by G. Thomas Marsh, Executive Vice President, Lockheed Martin Space Systems and James R. Ryan, Vice President, Investor Relations, from...
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Sep 13, 2005
Lockheed Martin reached a critical milestone in the C-5 Galaxy modernization programs, as technicians installed the first engine pylon on a Reliability Enhancement and Re-engining Program (RERP)...
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Sep 13, 2005
Lockheed Martin officials told reporters today at the Air Force Association's 2005 Air & Space Conference and Technology Exposition that the C-130J Super Hercules is outperforming legacy air...
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Sep 13, 2005
Lockheed Martin , producer of the world's only 5th generation fighter aircraft, today detailed the game-changing advantages and unmatched capabilities that only 5th generation fighters can bring...
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Sep 12, 2005Completion of Preliminary Design Review Brings AMF JTRS One Step Closer to Reality
Lockheed Martin has successfully completed a Preliminary Design Review (PDR) of the Airborne, Maritime and Fixed Station (AMF) component of the military's Joint Tactical Radio Systems (JTRS)...
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Sep 12, 2005
The U.S. Navy certified that the latest evolution of the Lockheed Martin-developed Aegis Weapon System, referred to as Baseline 7, is approved for deployment. The USS Pinckney, the first ship...
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Sep 9, 2005
Demonstrated performance achieved through the infusion of technology, value, innovation and sustainment on USAF programs will be reviewed by Lockheed Martin at the 2005 Air Force Association Air...
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Sep 9, 2005
A satellite that will enable future air navigation enhancements has been deployed for Lockheed Martin . The payload is the first use of the GPS L5 civil navigation frequency for the Federal...
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Sep 8, 2005
The Kelly Aviation Center, L.P., a joint venture of Lockheed Martin Aircraft & Logistics Centers and GE Transportation, has announced that Rolls-Royce will join the partnership at the KellyUSA...
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Sep 8, 2005
Lockheed Martin Corporation today announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Coherent Technologies, Inc., a renowned supplier of high- performance, laser-based remote sensing...
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Sep 8, 2005
Lockheed Martin's Patriot Advanced Capability-3 (PAC-3) Missile successfully intercepted and destroyed an incoming tactical ballistic missile (TBM) today during a flight test at White Sands...
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Sep 8, 2005
The National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) today awarded Lockheed Martin a $308 million contract to build a permanent archives system to preserve and manage electronic records created...
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Sep 8, 2005
The U.S. Transportation Command (USTRANSCOM) has awarded Lockheed Martin a 12-month extension of the Global Transportation Network (GTN) contract worth $21.3M. GTN, a command and control (C2)...
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Sep 7, 2005
Lockheed Martin Corporation will be joined by a formidable team of major defense and information technology companies to compete for the $20 billion U.S. Army's IT Enterprise Solutions-2 Services...
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Sep 7, 2005
Lockheed Martin has established an application process for the distribution of funds to employees affected by Hurricane Katrina. Employees in Louisiana and southern Mississippi impacted by the...
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Sep 7, 2005
Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] has received a $50.8 million U.S. Navy contract to improve the communications capabilities of the MH-60R and MH-60S multimission helicopters. Of the total contract...
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Sep 7, 2005
The first F-35 Joint Strike Fighter came alive with electrical power today, as technicians at Lockheed Martin in Fort Worth initiated "power-on" -- the incremental process of testing the...