PALMDALE, Calif., Dec. 10, 2014 – In a series of U-2 flight tests, Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] integrated multiple Air Force Open Mission Systems (OMS) payloads using the Skunk Works® Enterprise Open Systems Architecture (E-OSA), demonstrating the ability to rapidly modernize the aircraft’s mission systems architecture. The flight tests conclude a five-month research and development […]
DENVER, Dec.10, 2014 – This year marked the 10th anniversary of the first operational deployment of the Command Control, Battle Management & Communications (C2BMC) system, the critical part of the ballistic missile defense system that integrates globally deployed sensors, radars, satellites and interceptors into a unified network. C2BMC gives commanders a unified picture of missile […]
Engineering Teams Analyzing Heat Shield, Data Recorders from Flight Test San Diego, California, Dec. 9, 2014 – Engineers are getting their first look at the Lockheed Martin [NYSE:LMT]-built Orion spacecraft following its successful flight test and recovery on Dec. 5. With the spacecraft recovered from the Pacific and brought to port in San Diego, technical […]
HERNDON, Va., Dec. 8, 2014 – The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) became the first intelligence agency to host an operational capability within Amazon Web Services’ Commercial Cloud Services (C2S) environment after Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] deployed the interactive map for NGA’s Map of the World to the C2S environment. The Map of the World initiative […]
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 […]