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 […]
Satellite Team Ready for January 20 Launch CAPE CANAVERAL AIR FORCE STATION, Fla., Dec. 19, 2014 – The third Mobile User Objective System (MUOS) satellite built by Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] for the U.S. Navy was encapsulated into its payload fairing Dec. 18. It is scheduled to launch Jan. 20 aboard a United Launch Alliance […]
ORLANDO, Fla., Dec. 19, 2014 – Lockheed Martin’s FORTIS exoskeleton received several accolades in 2014 highlighting its innovative technology design and its benefit to users in an industrial setting. This year, FORTIS was recognised with a Gold Spark Award from Spark Design & Architecture Awards, named Product Design of the Year by ICON Magazine and […]
Engineering Teams Will Begin Disassembly and Analysis KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla., Dec. 18, 2014 – The Lockheed Martin [NYSE:LMT]-built Orion spacecraft has just completed its 2,700 mile journey from Naval Base San Diego back to Kennedy Space Center (KSC). The NASA Ground Systems Development and Operations team transported the spacecraft across the country by truck, […]
Successful demo of new automation and information assurance capabilities clears way for the final launch and early orbit exercise NEWTOWN, Pa., Dec. 17, 2014 – Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] and Raytheon Company [NYSE: RTN] successfully completed the fourth of five planned launch and early orbit exercises to demonstrate new automation capabilities, information assurance and launch […]
DENVER, Dec. 15, 2014 – Alaska Aerospace Corporation (AAC) has selected Lockheed Martin’s [NYSE:LMT] Athena rocket as its launch vehicle of choice for small and medium lift missions from the Kodiak Launch Complex (KLC). Lockheed Martin and AAC will work together to define and implement rocket and launch pad upgrades to support a wider range […]
Baltimore, Md., Dec. 15, 2014 – The U.S. Navy awarded Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] a $235 million contract to continue building MK 41 Vertical Launching Systems (VLS) with options that, if exercised, would increase the value to $356 million. The VLS fires a wide range of missiles, primarily off of U.S. Navy cruisers and destroyers. […]
ORLANDO, Fla., Dec. 15, 2014 – The U.S. Air Force has approved full rate production for Lockheed Martin’s [NYSE: LMT] Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile – Extended Range (JASSM-ER). JASSM-ER successfully completed U.S. Air Force Initial Operational Test and Evaluation (IOT&E) flight testing in 2013. During IOT&E, the program had a 95 percent success rate, scoring […]
Company Seeks to Rapidly Connect Warfighters to MUOS Communications Satellite Network SUNNYVALE, Calif., Dec. 12, 2014 — With the U.S. Navy’s Mobile User Objective System (MUOS) expected to achieve global communications coverage next year, Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] recently established a new radio terminal development and certification facility to help put MUOS’ new capabilities into […]