Lockheed Martin

ARLINGTON, Va., May 21, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) has completed a program milestone for the integrating system that links the numerous sensors, weapons and systems currently operational in the U.S. Ballistic Missile Defense System. The Lockheed Martin-led Missile Defense National Team successfully completed ... read more

BETHESDA, Md., May 17, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The Manufacturing Leadership Council recognized Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] with four awards during the 2013 Manufacturing Leadership Summit in Palm Beach, Fla. on May 15. Now in its ninth year, the Manufacturing Leadership 100 (ML100) Awards honor companies and individuals that ... read more

EL PASO, Texas, May 16, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- U.S. Army and Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) officials commissioned the first U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) grid-tied microgrid integrating both renewable resources and energy storage during a ribbon cutting ceremony today at Fort Bliss, Texas. The project was funded ... read more

KAUAI, Hawaii, May 16, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Lockheed Martin's (NYSE: LMT) second-generation Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense (BMD) system achieved its fourth intercept since May 2012. The system successfully launched and guided a Standard Missile-3 (SM-3) Block IB missile to engage a sophisticated, separating short-range ballistic missile target. During ... read more

SUNNYVALE, Calif., May 15, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Aerospace engineering students at California Polytechnic State University (Cal Poly), San Luis Obispo, have completed a design review with Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) Space Systems Company for geostationary satellites and service vehicles. The review, which was conducted at Lockheed ... read more

BETHESDA, Md., May 14, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Lockheed Martin's [NYSE: LMT] Chief Executive Officer and President Marillyn A. Hewson today made remarks in Arlington, Va. at the Corporation's fourth annual Media Day.  During her presentation, Hewson discussed the Corporation's collaboration with customers to help them meet their current and future ... read more

SUNNYVALE, Calif., May 13, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- WHAT: Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) and NASA are building the Orion Multi-Purpose Crew ... read more

HUNTSVILLE, Ala., May 13, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) and the U.S. Missile Defense Agency (MDA) have successfully tested a prototype air-launched Extended Medium-range Ballistic Missile (eMRBM) target at Yuma Proving Ground, Arizona. In the test, a full-scale prototype of the eMRBM target was released ... read more

ORLANDO, Fla., May 13, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Lockheed Martin's (NYSE: LMT) Joint Air-to-Surface StandoffMissile (JASSM(®)) Extended Range successfully completed U.S. Air Force Initial Operational Test and Evaluation (IOT&E) flight testing, scoring 20 successes in 21 flights, a success rate of 95 percent. The JASSM-ER missiles demonstrated their effectiveness against a wide ... read more

ASHBURN, Va., May 9, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- New updates to the Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) Flight Services (LMFS) automation system and Pilot Web Portal will make general aviation safer and more convenient - at no cost to pilots. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20110419/PH85737LOGO-b ) The Surveillance-Enhanced Search and Rescue service ... read more

BETHESDA, Md., May 9, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- More than 1,000 Washington, D.C., area Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] employees and family members participated Saturday, May 4, in Rockville, Md., in the Corporation's first-ever 5K run/walk to get fit while supporting a great cause, the Wounded Warrior Project. The Lockheed ... read more

SUNNYVALE, Calif., May 8, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] today announced that it has successfully demonstrated the Area Defense Anti-Munitions (ADAM) system in multiple tests against free-flying Qassam-like rocket targets. The prototype laser system has destroyed eight small-caliber rocket targets in flight at a range ... read more

BETHESDA, Md., May 6, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Employees at the Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) Space Systems facility in Huntsville, Ala., have received the company's Platinum Target Zero Award for working 10 million hours without a workplace safety incident resulting in lost time. "This outstanding accomplishment by our Huntsville ... read more

BETHESDA, Md., May 6, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Lockheed Martin Corporation [NYSE: LMT] announced the appointment of Gordon Johndroe, 38, as vice president of Media Relations and International Communications, reporting to Jennifer Whitlow, vice president, Corporate Communications. In this role, Johndroe will serve as chief spokesperson for the ... read more

KENNEWICK, Wash., May 1, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) will host its 13th annual Information Technology (IT) Day at the Three Rivers Convention Center on Wednesday, May 8, to increase IT education and awareness, as well as to encourage networking and collaboration in industry, ... read more

HUNTSVILLE, Ala., May 1, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] today commemorated 50( )years of operations in Huntsville, Ala., with a celebration attended by approximately 1,000 people, including Lockheed Martin employees and retirees, government and military personnel, industry partners and community members. John Holly, vice ... read more

HOUSTON, May 1, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Lockheed Martin has been awarded a $166.8 million contract option from NASA for facilities development and operations at Johnson Space Center that support human spaceflight. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20110419/PH85737LOGO-b) The one-year contract extension exercised by NASA extends the period of performance through Sept. 30, ... read more

BETHESDA, Md., April 26, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) continues to meet and exceed established sustainability goals as outlined in its 2012 Corporate Sustainability Report, released yesterday. "We are committed to creating sustainable value for all of our stakeholders," said Chief Executive Officer and President Marillyn A. Hewson. "From ... read more

DENVER, April 25, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) Space Systems Company campuses across the nation today opened their doors to more than 3,200 children aged six to 18 to introduce them to the wonders of science, physics and mathematics in the space industry through Young Minds at Work ... read more

ROCKVILLE, Md., April 22, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) will deliver a suite of information technology support services to the Department of Defense (DoD) Chief Information Office (CIO) that will allow warfighters to better share secure information. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20110419/PH85737LOGO-b ) Under a five-year $217 million-ceiling ... read more