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Second Lockheed Martin-Built Next Generation GPS III Satellite Responding to Commands, Under Self-Propulsion
Communication Systems & Equipment

Second Lockheed Martin-Built Next Generation GPS III Satellite Responding to Commands, Under Self-Propulsion

First GPS III Satellite Successfully Completes On-Orbit Testing Denver, Aug. 22, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- The U.S. Air Force's second next-generation GPS III satellite, built by Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT), is responding to commands, under control and now using its own internal propulsion system to get to orbit following its successful launch this morning. At about 11:01 a.m. ET, Air Force and...

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Life Saving Anti-Collision Software Integrated into First F-35s Seven Years Ahead of Schedule
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Life Saving Anti-Collision Software Integrated into First F-35s Seven Years Ahead of Schedule

FORT WORTH, Texas, July 24, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- The F-35 Joint Program Office, U.S. Air Force and Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) have started integrating the Automatic Ground Collision Avoidance System (Auto-GCAS) on to Air Force F-35As in the fleet. Leveraging a rapid, agile development, test and contracting approach, the joint government and industry team successfully fielded the life-saving...

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Explosives, Armaments, and Weaponry

Lockheed Martin Announces Briefing Schedule for Singapore Airshow

BETHESDA, Md. - Lockheed Martin (NYSE:LMT) stands ready to support customers with a variety of regional security and commercial services solutions as the aerospace world shifts its focus this week to Asia Pacific. During the Singapore Airshow, the Corporation will highlight its 50-year history in the region and discuss new areas for partnership and collaboration with its valued customers....

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Optics & Photonics

NASA's Next Generation Space Telescope Is Coming Together

PALO ALTO, Calif.- – An infrared camera designed with University of Arizona and Lockheed Martin [NYSE:LMT know-how, which will form the heart of NASA's James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), has joined three other instruments at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC) to be mounted in the nascent telescope structure. The Near Infrared Camera (NIRCam) will function as the central imaging...

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Explosives, Armaments, and Weaponry

Lockheed Martin-Built Trident II D5 Missile Achieves 135th Consecutive Successful Test Flight

Missile Launched in Navy Test in the Pacific Continues Reliability Record SUNNYVALE, Calif. - The U.S. Navy conducted a successful test flight March 1 of a Trident II D5 Fleet Ballistic Missile (FBM) built by Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT). The Navy launched the unarmed missile from the submerged submarine USS Nevada (SSBN 733) in the Pacific Ocean. This test marked the 135th consecutive successful...

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Communication Systems & Equipment

Lockheed Martin-Built JCSAT-10 Satellite Ready for Launch

NEWTOWN, Pa., Aug. 8 / - The JCSAT-10 telecommunications satellite, designed and built by Lockheed Martin (NYSE:LMT) for JSAT Corporation of Japan, is ready for launch Aug. 11. The launch is scheduled for 6:14 p.m. EDT aboard an Ariane V launch vehicle provided by Arianespace. JCSAT-10 is the fourth in a series of six satellite launches planned this year for Lockheed Martin Commercial Space...

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Lockheed Martin's Skunk Works® Reveals High Altitude Unmanned System

FARNBOROUGH, England, July 19 / Lockheed Martin (NYSE:LMT) today unveiled the existence of a new high altitude, unmanned aerial demonstrator to reporters attending the Farnborough International Air Show. The announcement was part of a review of several Skunk Works® projects highlighting technologies the company is exploring to enable technology for the future. This UAV is an effort to better...

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Optics & Photonics

OCR System provides high read rates.

PureVISION(TM) Optical Character Recognition solution is designed to conform to specific company's mail stream. Its software is Microsoft Windows(R) NT-based, fully scalable to run on mail transports, and reads at various system speeds up to 36,000 mail pieces per hour. Software includes RAF's Argosy Post(TM) PLUS, the preeminent system available for reading difficult addresses in a fast and cost...

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Lockheed Martin and Royal Danish Air Force Celebrate Debut of First Danish F-35 Aircraft

Fort Worth, Texas, April 7, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Danish and American officials celebrated the rollout of the first F-35A Lightning II for the Royal Danish Air Force (RDAF) today at Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) in Fort Worth, Texas. This major F-35 program milestone strengthens national defense and global partnerships between the United States, Denmark and other F-35 partner and buying...

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Lockheed Martin Awarded $3.7 Billion to Modernize Key Missile Defense Mission

The MDA downselects Lockheed Martin team to deliver Next Generation Interceptor Huntsville, Ala., March 23, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- The Missile Defense Agency (MDA), in a competitive downselect phase, selected Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) and partner Aerojet Rocketdyne (NYSE: AJRD) to deliver the nation's most advanced missile defense system, the Next Generation Interceptor (NGI). The $3.7...

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Lockheed Martin and NEC Put AI to Work on Programs Like NASA's Artemis Mission

Tokyo, Mar 2, 2021 - (JCN Newswire) - Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) and NEC Corporation (TSE: 6701) have signed a joint collaboration agreement to extend their partnership utilizing NEC's System Invariant Analysis Technology (SIAT). The companies are also finalizing a licensing agreement with a multi-year option. With a focus on driving speed and efficiency of system diagnostics, this partnership...

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U.S. Army Awards $6.07 Billion Contract to Lockheed Martin for PAC-3 MSE Production, Associated Equipment

DALLAS, April 30, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) received a $6.07 billion contract from the U.S. Army for the production of Patriot Advanced Capability-3 (PAC-3) Missile Segment Enhancement (MSE) interceptors and associated equipment, to be delivered across FY21, FY22 and FY23 contract years. The contract calls for the production and delivery of PAC-3 MSE interceptors,...

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U.S. Air Force, Lockheed Martin, Collins Aerospace Complete U-2 SYERS-2C Upgrades, Enhancing the Dragon Lady's Imaging Capability

PALMDALE, Calif., Feb. 18, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- The U.S. Air Force, Collins Aerospace Systems, a unit of United Technologies (NYSE: UTX), and Lockheed Martin Skunk Works® (NYSE: LMT) recently completed flight testing and deployment of the latest variant of the Collins Aerospace Senior Year Electro-Optical Reconnaissance System (SYERS) sensor, SYERS-2C, on the U-2. With this milestone, the...

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Lockheed Martin Elects Joseph F. Dunford Jr. to Board of Directors

BETHESDA, Md., Jan. 24, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) today announced its board of directors has elected former Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Joseph F. Dunford Jr. to the board, effective Feb. 10, 2020. General Dunford's service to the nation at the highest levels of military leadership will bring valuable insight to our board, said Marillyn Hewson,...

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DARPA Awards Lockheed Martin Hypersonic OpFires Phase 3 Contract

Integrated Weapon System continues development Orlando, Fla., Jan. 15, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) awarded Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) a $31.9 million contract for the Operational Fires (OpFires) Phase 3 Weapon System Integration program. OpFires seeks to develop and demonstrate an innovative ground-launched system to enable a hypersonic boost...

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Lockheed Martin Ships Mobile Communications Satellite to Launch Site

Third satellite based on modernized LM 2100™ bus enhances coverage across Japan Denver, Jan. 15, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) shipped its third satellite based on the modernized LM 2100™ bus to French Guiana for launch aboard an Ariane V rocket. JCSAT-17 will provide flexible mobile communications services to users in Japan and the surrounding region. Arianespace...

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Lockheed Martin Launches Vocational Scholarship, Renews STEM Scholarship

First of its kind in U.S. aerospace and defense industry BETHESDA, Md., Jan. 15, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) is launching a groundbreaking vocational scholarship for high school seniors and college students pursuing vocational and trade degrees. This effort is the first of its kind within the domestic aerospace and defense industry. The program will award up...

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Lockheed Martin Announces Teaming Agreement with TC Energy on Innovative Flow Battery Technology

BETHESDA, Md., Dec. 12, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) announced today a teaming agreement with TC Energy in which the two companies will identify and develop large-scale, long-duration energy storage projects using GridStar® Flow, Lockheed Martin's innovative flow battery technology. This cutting-edge energy storage system is capable of storing six to 12 hours or more of...

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