Lockheed Martin Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Vance Coffman announced today that he will retire after 37 years with the company, including seven years as CEO. Lockheed Martin's Board of...

Lockheed Martin has been awarded a contract to build an A2100 geosynchronous satellite, marking the fifth new commercial satellite order received by its Commercial Space Systems business during 2003.

Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) has received a production contract for 25 T-50 Golden Eagle supersonic advanced jet trainers. The T-50 is being developed by KAI with the assistance of Lockheed Martin

A U.S. Air Force/Lockheed Martin team has successfully completed on-orbit checkout and testing of the Defense Satellite Communications System (DSCS) spacecraft launched on Aug. 29, 2003 from Cape...

A Global Positioning System (GPS) satellite built by Lockheed Martin for the U.S. Air Force, was successfully launched today from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla. This mission, designated...

Lockheed Martin recently delivered the first MK 41 Vertical Launching System (VLS) module for installation aboard the Royal Norwegian Navy's Fridtjof Nansen frigate, the first of five ships in its...

Lockheed Martin has been awarded a $60 million subcontract by Northrop Grumman to design and manufacture Lightweight Wide Aperture Array (LWWAA) acoustic sensor systems for the fifth and sixth...

NASA has renamed the Space Infrared Telescope Facility, its newest space observatory, for the late astronomer Dr. Lyman Spitzer, Jr. The official name is now the Spitzer Space Telescope. The...

The Lockheed Martin Unmanned Combat Armed Rotorcraft (UCAR) development team is strengthening its technical diversity and communication systems capabilities by adding Harris Corporation and DRS...

The U.S. Air Force is preparing to launch an upgraded Global Positioning Systems (GPS) satellite built by Lockheed Martin aboard a Delta II rocket scheduled on Dec. 21, from Cape Canaveral Air...

Lockheed Martin has chosen Pratt & Whitney and Hamilton Sundstrand to provide the propulsion system for its entry in the U.S. Navy's Multi-mission Maritime Aircraft (MMA) competition. The Lockheed...

Lockheed Martin and the U.S. Air Force have begun flight testing the latest block of software developed for the C-5 Avionics Modernization Program (AMP). Testing began on Dec. 12 with a 4.8-hour...

Lockheed Martin and teammate PerkinElmer Optoelectronics successfully demonstrated the cold, ambient and hot-temperature penetration capability of its Joint Common Missile (JCM) multi-target...

Lockheed Martin's vice president for F-16 programs, John Bean, told reporters yesterday at the Dubai International Aerospace Exhibition that the company contributes to the world's modern defense...

The Lockheed Martin- developed Aegis Weapon System successfully intercepted a ballistic missile target outside the earth's atmosphere during its descent phase of flight today. The Aegis Weapon...

The Lockheed Martin- developed Aegis Weapon System successfully intercepted a ballistic missile target outside the earth's atmosphere during its descent phase of flight today. The Aegis Weapon...

The Republic of Korea Air Force (ROKAF) recently began flight testing the multimode control radar of the Lead-In Fighter Trainer (LIFT) version of the T-50 Golden Eagle, a supersonic jet trainer...

The Missile Defense Agency (MDA) has awarded Lockheed Martin a prime contract to manage the overall missile defense targets and countermeasures portfolio. The ten-year potential contract value is...

Team Apache Systems, a Limited Liability Company (LLC) composed of The Boeing Company and Lockheed Martin , reached agreement with the U.S. Army Aviation and Missile Command and PM Apache, for the...

Lockheed Martin Corporation announced today that its planned acquisition of The Titan Corporation has cleared the mandatory waiting period required under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust...

The newest, most advanced Lockheed Martin F-16 completed a successful first flight today. The aircraft is the first of the Block 60 line, which has been designated the F-16E/F version. It is the...

The U.S. Air Force recently further extended the phase maintenance interval for its Block 40/42/50/52 F-16C/Ds to 400 flight hours. This is a strong indicator of the F-16's inherent reliability...

Lockheed Martin today demonstrated a revolutionary new system for air battle management -- one that enables warfighters at all levels to react and respond in real time to the constantly changing...

A Lockheed Martin Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile (JASSM) was successfully launched from a B-1B bomber Oct. 30 over China Lake, California, making it the first conventional guided missile...

The Spanish Navy commissioned its second F100-class frigate equipped with the Lockheed Martin- developed Aegis Weapon System on Dec. 3 during a ceremony at the IZAR shipyard in Ferrol, Spain. The...