Today the keel was laid for FREEDOM (LCS 1), marking a significant milestone in production of the U.S. Navy's first Littoral Combat Ship (LCS). LCS is a new class of surface combatant, designed to...

During its Paris Air Show press briefings, Lockheed Martin will highlight the importance of international partnerships in winning and executing global programs for global defense and civil...

The aft fuselage -- the last major subassembly of the first F-35 Joint Strike Fighter -- has arrived at Lockheed Martin in Fort Worth and is being readied for attachment to the aircraft's center...

MEADS International (MI) formally signed a definitized contract to design and develop the tri-national Medium Extended Air Defense System (MEADS). The contract value is approximately $2 billion...

Defence Minister Robert Hill today announced that ASC Shipbuilder Pty Ltd will join the Royal Australian Navy's Air Warfare Destroyer (AWD) program as the in-country shipbuilder. Lockheed Martin ,...

Lockheed Martin received a contract valued at approximately $40 million from the Air Material Command (AMC) of the Royal Danish Air Force for two long-range AN/TPS-77 transportable radar systems...

Lockheed Martin Corporation will webcast live a presentation by Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer, Bob Stevens, at the Sanford C. Bernstein & Co., LLC 21st Annual Strategic Decisions...

Lockheed Martin's Transportation and Security Solutions (TSS) unit achieved the Software Engineering Institute's top rating using the Capability Maturity Model(R) Integration (CMMI(R)), ranking...

Lockheed Martin has delivered the first 72 Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System (GMLRS) Unitary rockets to the U.S. Army, satisfying a request for an immediate capability as part of an Urgent Need...

Lockheed Martin today announced that Lockheed Martin Space Operations' (LMSO) Cargo Mission Contract (CMC) has received recommendation for AS9100 certification from Det Norske Veritas, or DNV, an...

Responding to an urgent request from warfighters, Lockheed Martin expanded the capabilities of its Predator anti-tank weapon and delivered 400 rounds to the U.S. Marine Corps. The U.S. Marine...

Lockheed Martin Aircrew Training System (ATS) C-130E simulators at Little Rock AFB, AR, have received a Level C certification from the United States Air Force Air Mobility Command. The...

Lockheed Martin was awarded a contract valued at approximately $212 million for Arrowhead(TM), the Army's Modernized Target Acquisition and Designation Sight/Pilot Night Vision Sensor...

Lockheed Martin has delivered the U.S. Navy's 65th P-3C aircraft modified under the Anti- Surface Warfare Improvement Program (AIP). This aircraft represents the second of five P-3C aircraft...

The most intense burst of solar radiation in five decades accompanied a large solar flare on January 20. It shook space weather theory and highlighted the need for new forecasting techniques,...

The NOAA-N spacecraft, a Polar Operational Environmental Satellite (POES), was launched successfully this morning at 3:22 a.m. PDT from Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif. Lockheed Martin Space...

Lockheed Martin was awarded $52.9 million in a firm-fixed-price contract to produce 1,655 Wind Corrected Munitions Dispenser (WCMD) tail kits and 100 WCMD-Extended Range (ER) wing kits for the...

Lockheed Martin has signed a contract with the Broadcasting Satellite System Corporation (B-SAT) of Japan to build its next geostationary telecommunications satellite. Designated BSAT-3a, the...

Workers at Lockheed Martin joined the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter's 35-foot-wide carbon- fiber composite skinned and metal structure wing to the aircraft's fuselage on Monday, uniting three of the...

The Australian Army has taken delivery of its first two Tiger armed reconnaissance helicopters (ARHs), equipped with Lockheed Martin's HELLFIRE II missiles and M299 "smart" launchers. The...

CHI Systems, Inc. awarded Lockheed Martin a $600,000, two-year follow-on contract to continue development of the Debriefing Distributed Simulation-Based Exercises (DDSBE) program. This brings...

The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has certified an explosives detection system (EDS) upgrade kit developed by Lockheed Martin as prime contractor and Analogic Corporation . The...

U.S. Air Force Aeronautical Systems Center Commander Lt. Gen. William R. Looney praised Lockheed Martin's Sniper(R) Advanced Targeting Pod, recognizing the system's recent successful deployment in...

The U.S. Navy this week begins Operational Evaluation of the MH-60R Weapons System, the next generation submarine hunter and surface attack helicopter that will replace the fleet's legacy SH-60B...

The T-50 Full Scale Development (FSD) team celebrated completion of the 1,000th flight of their new advanced jet trainer today at Korea Aerospace Industries' facilities at Sacheon, South Korea....

A Lockheed Martin-led team has submitted a comprehensive proposal to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) for the next generation Geostationary Operational Environmental...

On behalf of Team Apache Systems LLC, Lockheed Martin ceremonially delivered its first Modernized Target Acquisition and Designation Sight/Pilot Night Vision Sensor (M-TADS/PNVS), also known as...

The NOAA-N spacecraft, a Polar Operational Environmental Satellite (POES), is being prepared for launch from Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif. on May 11, 2005. Lockheed Martin Space Systems...

Lockheed Martin recently completed a series of successful tests verifying the maturity of the multi-purpose warhead for the Joint Common Missile (JCM). "The warhead tests, which began with...

Lockheed Martin today delivered a third C-130J Super Hercules to Little Rock Air Force Base, Ark. At the controls was Gen. John W. Handy, commander, U.S. Transportation Command, and commander, Air...

Lockheed Martin is taking the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex out of this world! Space enthusiasts of all ages will celebrate science on May 5 and May 6 in recognition of Space Day. Hands-on...

Lockheed Martin said today it had been selected by General Atomics as weapon system integrator for the High Energy Liquid Laser Area Defense System (HELLADS). General Atomics' Photonics Division...

Lockheed Martin successfully tested Dual Mode Guided Bombs (DMGB) at the U.S. Navy's China Lake test range. The weapons were released from Navy aircraft and maneuvered through controlled flight...

ARTC and Lockheed Martin have entered into an agreement to develop a blueprint for a new Advanced Train Management System (ATMS) which will provide new communications and control technology for...

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) celebrated arrival of its first Lockheed Martin F-16E/F aircraft on May 3. The first "Desert Falcon" F-16s to be based in the UAE were received by the Crown Prince,...

Lockheed Martin has successfully completed a crucial "jitter" test of the Space- Based Infrared System High (SBIRS High) geosynchronous orbit (GEO) satellite, an important step in meeting the...

Lockheed Martin and its Joint Common Missile (JCM) rocket motor supplier, Aerojet, a GenCorp Inc. company , recently completed a series of successful tests of the rocket motor for the JCM, paving...

Lockheed Martin has received a contract valued at approximately $26 million to deliver laser- guided training rounds (LGTRs) to the U.S. Navy next year. The contract includes four one-year options...

The U.S. Navy recently completed initial testing of Lockheed Martin's Millennium Gun as part of its effort to validate and qualify new naval cannon technology for fleet self protection. The gun's...

The United States Air Force and Lockheed Martin wrote the final chapter in a five-decade history at Cape Canaveral tonight with the final launch of a Titan IV B heavy-lift rocket carrying a...

Lockheed Martin and Pratt & Whitney have successfully performed the first start of an F-35 aircraft test engine using a revolutionary integrated power package and engine-mounted starter/generator....

The Lockheed Martin Corporation board of directors has elected Robert J. Stevens as Chairman of the Board, effective today. This action follows an announcement on Nov. 23, 2004 regarding Vance...

The Lockheed Martin Corporation Board of Directors today declared a regular quarterly dividend on the Corporation's common stock of 25 cents per share. The dividend is payable June 30, 2005 to...

Lockheed Martin , Aerosonde North America, Inc., and Aerosonde Pty Limited today announced the establishment of a multinational strategic alliance to provide Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS)...

Lockheed Martin was awarded a contract valued at $101 million over five years to produce AN/USQ-78B Acoustic Processing and Display Systems for the U.S. Navy's P-3C maritime patrol aircraft. The...

Lockheed Martin has been granted an authorization to proceed (ATP) by the Broadcasting Satellite System Corporation (B-SAT) of Japan to build its next geostationary telecommunications satellite....

Lockheed Martin successfully completed the first live shipboard tracking exercise with its new SPY-1F multifunction phased array radar system aboard the Norwegian frigate Fridtjof Nansen (F-310)....

The governments of the United States and Turkey signed a Letter of Offer and Acceptance (LOA) for the systems upgrade of Turkish F-16 aircraft at an estimated total value of $1.1 billion. Lockheed...

Lockheed Martin Corporation today reported first quarter 2005 net earnings of $369 million ($0.83 per diluted share) compared to $291 million ($0.65 per diluted share) in 2004. Net sales were $8.5...

Lockheed Martin Corporation will webcast live its Annual Meeting of Stockholders on Thursday, April 28, 2005 at 12:30 p.m. EDT (10:30 a.m. MDT). The live audio webcast and relevant charts will be...