BETHESDA, Md., Dec. 8, 2014 – Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] has appointed Robert Rangel, 55, to senior vice president for Washington Operations and a corporate officer effective Jan. 1, 2015. Rangel succeeds Greg Dahlberg, 63, who has been named senior vice president for Strategic Enterprise Initiatives and will retire in August 2015. In his new […]
MARIETTA, Ga., Dec. 8, 2014 – U.S. Air Force crews ferried two MC-130J Commando II aircraft assigned to Air Force Special Operations Command from the Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] Aeronautics facility located here, on Dec. 5. These aircraft will be operated by the 352nd Special Operations Group and will be based at Royal Air Force […]
MASDAR CITY, Abu Dhabi, Dec. 8, 2014 – Global security and aerospace leader Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] celebrated the opening of a new state-of-the-art collaboration center in Masdar City yesterday, to explore innovation, advance security and help to achieve the UAE’s vision of building a strong resilient economy. The Center for Innovation and Security Solutions […]
Exploration Flight Test-1 Lays Foundation for Future NASA Deep Space Missions CAPE CANAVERAL, FLA., Dec. 5, 2014 – The Lockheed Martin [NYSE:LMT]-built Orion spacecraft gently splashed down into the waters of the Pacific Ocean at 11:29 a.m. EST, completing the first test flight of NASA’s deep space exploration capsule. After a successful launch from Cape […]
Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla., Dec. 4, 2014 – The launch of the United Launch Alliance Delta IV Heavy rocket carrying NASA’s Orion spacecraft for Lockheed Martin was scrubbed today when, after an extended hold for ground wind conditions, the liquid hydrogen fill and drain valves on both the port and center common booster […]
ORLANDO, Fla., Dec. 2, 2014 – The National Training and Simulation Association selected the F-35 Lightning II Training System for the 2014 Modeling & Simulation Awards. The award recognizes the U.S. Air Force’s 33rd Fighter Wing, the F-35 Joint Program Office and Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] for delivering an effective, immersive training experience for F-35 […]
Javelin Joint Venture Reaches Significant Missile Milestone ORLANDO, Fla., Dec. 2, 2014 – The Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) and Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) Javelin Joint Venture recently delivered the 40,000th Javelin missile to the U.S. Army. Javelin is the world’s premier shoulder-fired anti-armor system. After launch, Javelin automatically guides itself to the target, allowing the […]
SUNNYVALE, Calif., Dec. 1, 2014 – Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] has completed thermal vacuum testing on the fourth satellite scheduled to launch and join the U.S. Navy’s Mobile User Objective System (MUOS) constellation. This milestone comes just weeks after the company shipped the third MUOS satellite to Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in anticipation of […]
BEER-SHEVA, Israel, Dec. 1, 2014 – Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] will join EMC, Jerusalem Venture Partners (JVP) and BGN Technologies as partner in the CyberSpark Industry Initiative, a non-profit organization established to enhance government-private sector collaboration in Israel and the wider international technology community through its cyber center, based at the Advanced Technologies Park, Beer-Sheva. […]
BETHESDA, Md., Dec. 1, 2014 – Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] has appointed Bridget Lauderdale, 48, to senior vice president for Corporate Strategy and Business Development and a corporate officer effective January 1, 2015. In her new role, Lauderdale will be responsible for enterprise business strategies and new business capture, and she will lead the Lockheed […]