CAPE CANAVERAL AIR FORCE STATION, Fla., Jan. 20, 2015 – The third Mobile User Objective System (MUOS) satellite built by Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] for the U.S. Navy is now responding to commands after being launched here today. An initialization team, led by the company, is operating the MUOS-3 satellite from the Naval Satellite Operations […]
CAPE CANAVERAL AIR FORCE STATION, Fla., Jan. 16, 2015 – The U.S. Navy and Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] are ready to launch the third Mobile User Objective System (MUOS) satellite, MUOS-3, here on Tuesday, Jan. 20 aboard a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket. The launch window is between 7:43 p.m. and 8:27 p.m. EST. […]
Largest ever Boeing widebody order from a Spanish carrier MADRID, Jan. 15, 2015 /PRNewswire/ — Boeing [NYSE:BA] and Air Europa today announced an order for 14 787-9 Dreamliners, valued at $3.6 billion at list prices, the largest ever Boeing widebody order from a Spanish carrier. The order was booked in December 2014 and was previously […]
Combat Survivor Evader Locator helps in recovery of isolated personnel HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif., Jan. 15, 2015 – Boeing [NYSE: BA] will deliver an additional 336 Combat Survivor Evader Locator (CSEL) radios, and upgrade the system’s global base station network, through new orders from the U.S. Air Force with a combined total value of about $9.7 […]
ROCKVILLE, Md. & SAN DIEGO, Jan. 12, 2015 – Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) and Illumina, Inc. (NASDAQ: ILMN) today announced a new strategic alliance to collaborate on scalable and affordable genomics solutions to provide personalized health care for national populations. Genomics is the science of studying genomes or DNA. Applied to health care, analyzing a […]
BETHESDA, Md., Jan. 12, 2015 – Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] announced the appointment of Dan Nelson as Vice President of Worldwide Media Relations, reporting to Jennifer Whitlow, Senior Vice President of Corporate Communications. In this role, Nelson will serve as the Corporation’s chief spokesperson, counsel senior executives on media engagements, and be responsible for global […]
Phoenix, Jan. 8, 2015 – The American Meteorological Society (AMS) recognized Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] with its 2015 Award for Outstanding Services to Meteorology by a Corporation. The award was granted for the corporation’s outstanding contributions to atmospheric, ocean, and heliophysics science and operational forecasting through production of satellites, radars, sensors and information technology over […]
ORLANDO, Fla., Jan. 7, 2015 – The tri-national Medium Extended Air Defense System (MEADS) program enters 2015 as a candidate for next-generation air and missile defense requirements in both Germany and Poland. MEADS is a primary candidate for the German Taktisches Luftverteidigungssystem (TLVS), a new generation of air and missile defense that requires a flexible […]
DALLAS, Jan. 7, 2015 – Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] received a $78 million contract from the U.S. Army for upgrades to the Army Tactical Missile System (ATACMS). The program will take hardware from early-production ATACMS Block 1 missiles and develop an enhanced and affordable weapon system capable of eliminating targets without the risk of unexploded […]
Primary Optical Payload Raises Bar for Most Powerful Space Telescope Ever Built Palo alto, Calif., Jan. 6, 2015 – The Near Infrared Camera (NIRCam) instrument Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] helped develop for NASA’s next deep space telescope surpassed expectations during tests in late 2014. It will see farther into the cosmos and further back in […]