History was made today when the nation's first Littoral Combat Ship, Freedom (LCS 1), put to sea for the first time, marking the beginning of Builder's Sea Trials for the first-in-class coastal...

Lockheed Martin, the Space Foundation and SpaceClass announced today the launch of a strategic online education collaboration called Orion's Path. The interactive virtual classroom project will...

Lockheed Martin Corporation has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Aculight Corporation based in Bothell, WA. Aculight is a privately held company primarily focused on providing...

The U.S. Air Force recently awarded Lockheed Martin an $80 million follow-on contract for the Gunship Multispectral Sensor System (GMS2), the electro-optical/infrared fire control system for the...

The National Aeronautical and Space Administration (NASA) recently announced it awarded Lockheed Martin a one-year contract extension of the Cargo Mission Contract (CMC) valued at $42 million. The...

Lockheed Martin Corporation has delivered the Israeli Air Force (IAF) F-16I Flight and System Trainer (FST) that will be used to support a variety of training requirements for the IAF F-16I...

Lockheed Martin is progressing steadily on the Advanced Extremely High Frequency (AEHF) military communications system, most recently delivering the core propulsion module for the third space...

One of the world's most challenging navigable waterways became safer and more secure recently when the Turkish government deployed the final phase of the Lockheed Martin Vessel Traffic Management...

The Lockheed Martin /Northrop Grumman Transformational Satellite Communications System (TSAT) Space Segment team has completed a successful demonstration of its new-generation High Power Hall...

Lockheed Martin will add new capabilities to the UK Ministry of Defence's Joint Asset Management and Engineering Solutions (JAMES) logistics support programme under a recent contract amendment...

Lockheed Martin 's Integrated Common Electronics Warfare System (ICEWS) -- a single enterprise solution designed to scale across all ship classes in the U.S. Navy's surface fleet -- performed...

Lockheed Martin Corporation today reported second quarter 2008 net earnings of $882 million ($2.15 per diluted share), compared to $778 million ($1.82 per diluted share) in 2007. Net sales were...

Lockheed Martin will webcast live its Second Quarter 2008 Earnings Conference Call on Tuesday, July 22, 2008, at 11 a.m. EDT. Bruce Tanner, Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer and...

Lockheed Martin was selected by the United States Marine Corps Systems Command to provide program office support services for the Program Manager, Optics and Non-Lethal Systems (PM ONS). This task...

Training for future generations of fighter pilots is now a reality, as the T-50 Golden Eagle looks forward to graduating additional classes of Korean air force student pilots this year. The third...

A senior Lockheed Martin official told reporters attending the Farnborough Air Show today that Lockheed Martin partnerships around the world are providing military customers with enterprise...

Alliant Techsystems , Lockheed Martin and the Northrop Grumman Corporation announced that they have signed a teaming agreement to jointly pursue the emerging market for advanced capability...

FARNBOROUGH AIR SHOW -- Lockheed Martin UK unveiled an enhanced Swift Laboratory during this year's Farnborough Air Show. The Swift, located in the Farnborough Aerospace Centre, is an innovative...

With two of its three variants now in flight test, the 17 remaining pre-production aircraft in assembly, the first two production aircraft in fabrication, another 12 production jets fully funded...

The two versions of the F-16 being delivered to customers today are the most advanced multi-role fighter aircraft types currently available on the international market and are building on the...

Lockheed Martin officials briefed reporters today at the Farnborough Air Show about new configurations and new technologies for the C-130J Super Hercules. Attendees where given insight into the...

The Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor air dominance fighter showcased its unique capability performing unequaled aerodynamic maneuvers during the opening day at the 2008 Farnborough Air Show. "U.S. Air...

Lockheed Martin Chairman, President and CEO Bob Stevens said that the case for transatlantic collaboration will only grow in strength and urgency because of current economic conditions and new,...

The first group of student pilots has begun flight training as a part of the Republic of Singapore Air Force (RSAF) Basic Wings Course (BWC). Lockheed Martin was awarded a 20-year contract by the...

Lockheed Martin broke ground July 11 on a $15 million, 9,600 square foot radar test facility that will provide the company with one of the world's most advanced, large-antenna measurement systems....

The Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor air dominance fighter made its international air show debut outside North America today at the Royal International Air Tattoo held at RAF Fairford. The U.S. Air...

The propulsion plant of the nation's first Littoral Combat Ship, Freedom (LCS 1), has completed testing in preparation for dock trials. The ship is now ready to begin dock trials -- the final...

Lockheed Martin announced today that it has been awarded an extension to continue developing portions of the Army Battle Command System for project manager Battle Command, located at Fort...

The Naval Surface Warfare Center has awarded Lockheed Martin a $50 million production contract for the Target Sight System (TSS), a new fire control system for the U.S. Marine Corps' AH-1Z Cobra...

Lockheed Martin has received a $1.2B contract from the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) to manage its Integrated Hiring Operations and Personnel (IHOP) Program. Under the potential...

Lockheed Martin today released its media briefing schedule for the 2008 Farnborough International Air Show. Briefings will take place in the Lockheed Martin Partnership Pavilion (OE8), unless...

Lockheed Martin's Aegis Fire Control System successfully launched a Standard Missile-6 (SM-6) and guided it to a successful intercept of an airborne drone target during a U.S. Navy test at the...

The National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) recently announced Initial Operational Capability (IOC) of the Electronic Records Archives (ERA) system, built for the agency by Lockheed Martin

The U.S. Air Force has awarded Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] a $23.3 million modification to the C-130 Aircrew Training System contract, which provides comprehensive academic and simulation training...

Lockheed Martin has won an initial $89-million information convergence contract from the U.S. Transportation Command (USTRANSCOM) and the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) to help enhance the...

Lockheed Martin's Lufkin Operations has been awarded the prestigious James S. Cogswell Award for Outstanding Industrial Security. Of the more than 12,000 cleared defense contractor sites in the...

Lockheed Martin announced today that the first Advanced Extremely High Frequency (AEHF) military communications satellite is now undergoing thermal vacuum testing at the company's Sunnyvale,...

The Defense Security Services has selected a unit of Lockheed Martin Mission Services as a recipient of the James S. Cogswell Outstanding Industrial Security Achievement Award for 2008, for...

Lockheed Martin Corporation today announced the planned redemption of all of the outstanding $1,000,000,000 in original aggregate principal amount of Floating Rate Convertible Senior Debentures...

The Lockheed Martin Corporation [NYSE: LMT] Board of Directors today declared a regular quarterly dividend on the Corporation's common stock of 42 cents per share. The dividend is payable...

Lockheed Martin and the U.S. Missile Defense Agency (MDA) conducted a successful test of the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) Weapon System at the Pacific Missile Range Facility (PMRF)...

Lockheed Martin has received a U.S. Air Force contract valued at $107 million for a seventh production lot of the JASSM(TM) cruise missile. The contract award will bring total contracted...

Lockheed Martin was selected by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to provide Information Technology services to the agency's Coordinating Office for Terrorism Preparedness and...

Lockheed Martin received a $10 million contract to produce and support Multi-Function Towed Arrays (MFTAs) for the U.S. Navy's AN/SQQ-89 Antisubmarine Warfare Combat System. The work will be...

A joint U.S. Air Force/Lockheed Martin team announced today that it has successfully completed on-orbit checkout of the second Highly Elliptical Orbit (HEO-2) payload in the Space Based Infrared...

Lockheed Martin is hosting 20 elementary school, middle school, and high school teachers over the summer as part of the company's on-going partnership with the Bay Area-based Industry Initiatives...

David J. Podlesney, a 34-year Lockheed Martin employee, was inducted into the Global Positioning System (GPS) Hall of Fame for 2008 during a May 21 ceremony in Long Beach, Calif. The Global...

Lockheed Martin has received a A$74.8 million (US$72 million) contract from the Australian Rail Track Corporation (ARTC), Ltd. for the "Proof of Concept" phase of the Advanced Train Management...

Lockheed Martin has successfully integrated key shipboard combat system components aboard the U.S. Navy's first Littoral Combat Ship, PCU Freedom, with COMBATSS-21, the ship's core combat...

The short takeoff/vertical landing (STOVL) Lockheed Martin F-35B Lightning II completed its first flight today at Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Co. in Fort Worth, Texas. The F-35B will provide a...