THAI uses newly delivered 777-300ER to carry out humanitarian mission EVERETT, Wash., Jan. 21, 2015 /PRNewswire/ — Boeing (NYSE:BA) and Thai Airways International Public Company Limited (THAI) celebrated the Thai flag-carrier’s 75th direct delivery of a Boeing airplane. Marking the milestone delivery, Boeing and THAI collaborated to transport 1,000 wool blankets onboard THAI’s newly delivered […]
Mike Emmelhainz Succeeds Steve Goo, who is retiring, in Oklahoma City Bryan Scott replaces Emmelhainz as head of Boeing San Antonio ST. LOUIS, Jan. 21, 2015 – Boeing (NYSE: BA) veteran Mike Emmelhainz is returning to Oklahoma City to lead the company’s operations there while Bryan Scott is succeeding Emmelhainz as head of Boeing’s San […]
Upgrade increases B-52 weapons capacity and flexibility; first prototype successfully installed EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE, Calif., Jan. 21, 2015 – Boeing [NYSE: BA] and U.S. Air Force personnel successfully installed the first prototype of a new B-52 bomber weapons bay launcher. The change improves the aircraft’s weapons capacity and mission flexibility. The upgrade modifies an […]
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. […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]