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LOCKHEED MARTIN UK CONSORTIUM THROUGH TO THE FINAL STAGES OF BID FOR THE DEFENCE INFORMATION INFRASTRUCTURE CONTRACT

17 December 2003

The Ministry of Defence (MOD) has announced that it has selected the Lockheed Martin UK Consortium as one of three contenders to go through to the final stages of the procurement process to provide the MOD with its next generation IT infrastructure.

 

Lockheed Martin, Rolls-Royce and VT Group Announce Consortium Name for UK MOD’s Military Flying Training System Programme

3 December 2003

Lockheed Martin UK Ltd., Rolls-Royce plc and VT Group plc today formally announced the name of their consortium team bidding for the UK Ministry of Defence’s Military Flying Training System (UK MFTS) programme. The team will be known as ASCENT.

 

performance of lockheed martin c-130j Airlifter highlighted in Italian air force operations in afghanistan

21 November 2003

Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi recently presented the Aeronautica Militare Italiana’s (AMI, the Italian Air Force) C-130 unit with the Knight’s Cross of the Military Order of Italy.

 

MANUFACTURING BEGINS ON LOCKHEED MARTIN
F-35 AIRFRAME

10 November 2003

Workers in Texas and California have begun fabricating the first major airframe components for the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter.

 

LOCKHEED MARTIN RECEIVES $20 MILLION CONTRACT FROM C-130J OPERATORS TO ADVANCE AIRCRAFT’S CAPABILITIES

5 November 2003

The U. S. Department of Defense, the Royal Air Force, the Italian Air Force and the Royal Australian Air Force have signed a contract with Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] valued at approximately $20 million to collaborate on defining a C-130J avionics and hardware block upgrade program.

 

LOCKHEED MARTIN REPORTS 2003 THIRD QUARTER RESULTS

28 October 2003

Lockheed Martin Corporation (NYSE: LMT) today reported third quarter 2003 net sales of $8.1 billion, a 23% increase over third quarter 2002 sales of $6.5 billion.

 

ROYAL NAVY MERLIN HELICOPTER TO LAND AT LOCKHEED MARTIN UK SITE AT LANGSTONE TECHNOLOGY PARK, HAVANT

15 October 2003

One of the Royal Navy’s latest Merlin helicopters is to land at the Lockheed Martin UK site in Langstone Technology Park, Havant, 11.00 on Wednesday 15 October 2003.

 

LOCKHEED MARTIN Agrees to team with rolls-royce and vt group FOR UK MOD Military FLYING TRAINING SYSTEM

10 September 2003

Lockheed Martin today agreed to team with Rolls-Royce plc and VT Group plc to pursue the Training Systems Integrator role for the UK Ministry of Defence’s Military Flying Training System (MFTS).

 

lockheed martin UK awarded contract for new british army battlegroup command and control trainer

9 September 2003

Lockheed Martin UK Ltd.- Information Systems has been awarded a contract to provide the new British Army Battlegroup Command and Control Trainer (BC2T) by the Defence Procurement Agency.

 

LOCKHEED MARTIN ANNOUNCEs PRESS BRIEFING & CONFERENCE SCHEDULE FOR DEFENCE SYSTEMS EQUIPMENT INTERNATIONAL SHOW

5 September 2003

Lockheed Martin UK today released its press briefing and conference schedule for the Defence Systems Equipment International (DSEi) show.

 

LOCKHEED MARTIN UK SELECTED FOR MOD’s SOOTHSAYER ELECTRONIC WARFARE PROGRAMME

11 August 2003

The UK MOD has appointed Lockheed Martin as preferred supplier for Project Soothsayer, the next-generation Electronic Warfare (EW) programme for British land forces. The contract is expected to sustain and create up to 120 high-tech jobs in the UK.

 

LOCKHEED MARTIN PARTNERS WITH U.S. AND SPANISH NAVIES FOR FIRST INTERNATIONAL JOINT AEGIS WEAPON SYSTEM DEMONSTRATION

5 August 2003

Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) and the crews of the Spanish Navy frigate Álvaro de Bazán and the U.S Navy destroyer USS Mason made history in late July with the successful completion of the first international joint Combat System Ship Qualification Trials (CSSQT).

 

Lockheed Martin Reports 2003 Second Quarter Results

24 July 2003

Lockheed Martin Corporation (NYSE: LMT) today reported second quarter 2003 net sales of $7.7 billion, a 23% increase over the second quarter 2002 sales of $6.3 billion.

 

LOCKHEED MARTIN VESSEL TRAFFIC SAFETY SYSTEM FOR TURKISH STRAITS GAINS FORMAL ACCEPTANCE

1 July 2003

The Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] Vessel Traffic Management Information System (VTMIS) that will monitor all vessels moving between the Black Sea and the Aegean Sea was formally accepted today in a ceremony at the Istanbul control center by Turkey’s Under Secretariat for Maritime Affairs.

 

LOCKHEED MARTIN ACHIEVES EARLY SUCCESS IN UK’s FIRST CEC TRIALS

30 June 2003

Lockheed Martin’s UK Cooperative Engagement Capability (UK CEC) programme for the Ministry of Defence has achieved a significant milestone with the first successful trials being completed a mere four days after the equipment was installed. 

 

Lockheed Martin Details Design For Next Presidential Helicopter

26 June 2003

Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] delivered this week to Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR), Patuxent River, MD, a 600-page plan demonstrating how the US101 medium-lift helicopter can be configured to transport the President of the United States by 2007.

 

LOCKHEED MARTIN UK TEAM SHORT-LISTED FOR DEFENCE INFORMATION INFRASTRUCTURE PROGRAMME

26 June 2003

The Ministry of Defence today announced that it has selected the Lockheed Martin UK consortium as one of four contenders for its Defence Information Infrastructure (DII) programme. 

 

TEAM ATHENA WINS GROUND BASED AIR DEFENCE SYSTEM ASSESSMENT PHASE CONTRACT

25 June 2003

Team Athena, a consortium of British and U.S. aerospace and defence companies, today announced that it has been awarded one of two £38M Assessment Phase contracts for the United Kingdom’s Ground Based Air Defence (GBAD) programme.

 

LOCKHEED MARTIN UK FORMS ALLIANCE TO PURSUE WARSHIP NAVIGATION SYSTEMS MARKET

24 June 2003

Lockheed Martin has teamed with two of the world’s leading maritime navigational equipment suppliers to pursue the expanding UK and international military market for electronic chart and navigation systems.

 

Lockheed Martin’s Evolving F-16 Maintains Warfighter’s Edge in Modern Combat

19 June 2003

Lockheed Martin’s [NYSE: LMT] F-16 Fighting Falcon continues its historic evolution, honing its edge in meeting new operational requirements both in the defense marketplace and in combat...

 

Lockheed Martin’s Multi-Mission Maritime Aircraft Solution Is Right for Many Countries

19 June 2003

Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] officials said today at the Paris Air Show that the company’s solution to meet the U.S. Navy’s requirement for a new maritime patrol aircraft also presents a low risk solution to countries looking to upgrade or acquire maritime patrol capability.

 

Program Manager Stresses F-35’s Technical and Global Partnership Innovations

17 June 2003

Lockheed Martin’s [NYSE: LMT] F-35 Joint Strike Fighter Program is extending technological frontiers and establishing new levels of international participation in a fighter aircraft program, the F-35 JSF’s general manager told reporters today at the Paris Air Show.

 

Lockheed Martin’s Skunk Works Celebrates Diamond Anniversary

17 June 2003

Lockheed Martin's [NYSE: LMT] renowned Skunk Works officially marks its 60th Anniversary today. Once the informal name for the Lockheed organization led by Clarence L. “Kelly” Johnson that produced many of America’s most technologically advanced aircraft, the Skunk Works has made an indelible mark on aviation history.

 

T-50 Supersonic Trainer Performing Well in Development Program

17 June 2003

Officials from the Republic of Korea Air Force (ROKAF), Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) and Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] said today that the T-50 Golden Eagle development program is on track and the supersonic trainer is performing well in every aspect.

 

Lockheed Martin C-130J: A Business and Battlefield Success with a Bright Future

17 June 2003

Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] officials said today at the Paris Air Show, that the company’s C-130J Super Hercules, the world’s most advanced airlifter, is deliveringoutstanding performance for operators around the world.

 

LockheED MARTIN JOINS TEAM IN CELEBRATING PRESTIGIOUS PACKARD AND WELCH ACQUISITION AWARDS

16 June 2003

The Passive Attack Weapon (PAW) Team, part of the Area Attack Systems Program Office at Eglin Air Force Base Fla., has received two prestigious industry acquisition awards.

 

LOCKHEED MARTIN AWARDED $40 MILLION CONTRACT FOR  WCMD-ER DEVELOPMENT

16 June 2003

The U.S. Air Force awarded Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] a $40 million contract for development and test of an extended range (ER) version of its Wind Corrected Munitions Dispenser (WCMD).

 

Lockheed Martin/SIKA International Receives $4.75 Million Maturation Contract For Continued Development of Transformational TRACER/FSCS Vehicle

11 June 2003

DALLAS, TX, June 11, 2003 – Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] and SIKA International – a joint venture of Lockheed Martin and BAE Systems – have received a $4.75 million contract for technology maturation and evaluation for FCS.

 

LOCKHEED MARTIN WINS NEW CONTRACT ON DEFENCE FIXED TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICE PROGRAMME

10 June 2003

London, United Kingdom – June 10, 2003 –Lockheed Martin has announced that it has been awarded a further contract for the Defence Fixed Telecommunications Service (DFTS).

 

UPGRADE STUDY ANNOUNCED FOR ROYAL NAVY’S MERLIN HELICOPTER FLEET

4 June 2003

Minister for Defence Procurement, Lord Bach, announced today that Lockheed Martin UK Ltd has been selected by the Ministry of Defence for a two-year programme to assess possible upgrades to the Royal Navy's Merlin HM Mk1 weapon system.

 

LOCKHEED MARTIN 2003 PARIS AIR SHOW PRESS BRIEFING SCHEDULE RELEASED

3 June 2003

Lockheed Martin today released its press-briefing schedule for the 2003 Paris Air Show.

 

TONY BLAIR ARRIVES AT BASRA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT IN LOCKHEED MARTIN RAF hERCULES c-130j

29 May 2003

British Prime Minister Tony Blair, right, walks alongside General Peter Wall, as he arrives Thursday May 29, 2003, in Basra, Iraq.

 

Lockheed martin teams with cogent systems for uk’s largest criminal identification technology services contract

29 May 2003

IT firms’ emerging technologies experiences are critical to IDENT1 programme success...
 

T-50 Completes 100th Test Flight

21 May 2003

The T-50 Golden Eagle, an advanced supersonic trainer developed by Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) with the assistance of Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT], has completed its 100th test flight.

 

First F-35 Vehicle-Management Computer Delivered

19 May 2003

A successful Preliminary Design Review (PDR) has the Lockheed Martin F-35 Joint Strike Fighter team looking ahead to upcoming milestones while closing out a handful of remaining PDR issues.

 

UK’s FIRST MASTER’S QUALIFICATION IN CONTRACT MANAGEMENT ANNOUNCED BY UNIVERSITY OF PORTSMOUTH AND LOCKHEED MARTIN

7 May 2003

 

The University of Portsmouth and leading advanced technology firm, Lockheed Martin UK Ltd Integrated Systems, in Havant, have teamed to offer the UK’s first and only Master’s degree qualification in contract management.

 

Lockheed Martin Reports First Quarter 2003 Earnings

22 APRIL 2003

Lockheed Martin Corporation (NYSE: LMT) today reported first quarter 2003 earnings from continuing operations of $250 million, or $0.55 per diluted share, compared to $224 million, or $0.50 per diluted share in 2002.

 

Lockheed Martin and Poland Sign Offset Agreement Valued at More Than $6 Billion

18 APRIL 2003

The Polish Minister of Economy, Labour and Social Policy and Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company, a business area of Lockheed Martin Corporation [NYSE: LMT], today signed a Master Offset Agreement valued at $6.023 billion as part of Poland’s procurement of 48 F-16 C/D Block 52 aircraft.

 

F-35 Team Looks to Next Milestones Following Preliminary Design Review

18 APRIL 2003

A successful Preliminary Design Review (PDR) has the Lockheed Martin F-35 Joint Strike Fighter team looking ahead to upcoming milestones while closing out a handful of remaining PDR issues.

 

ROLLS-ROYCE SHIPS FIRST BLISK FOR JOINT STRIKE FIGHTER SDD PROGRAMME

2 APRIL 2003

Rolls-Royce has produced its first LiftFan™ blisk for the Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) in the programme’s System Development and Demonstration (SDD) phase.

 

LOCKHEED MARTIN UK TO PROVIDE EUROPEAN HUB FOR WORLD’S LARGEST DEFENCE PROGRAMME

31 MARCH 2003

Havant, United Kingdom – 31 March 2003 - Lockheed Martin UK Ltd Integrated Systems announced today that it had been selected as the European hub to provide a secure computer network infrastructure to support the Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) programme.

 

LOCAL ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY FIRM RAISES NEARLY £1,200 FOR COMIC RELIEF

20 MARCH 2003

HAVANT, United Kingdom – 20 March 2003 – Lockheed Martin UK Ltd Integrated Systems, based in Havant, really got into the spirit of Comic Relief last Friday and raised a total of £1,161-80 for one of the nation’s favourite charities.

 

IT EFFECTIVENESS AWARDS

18 MARCH 2003

From the 24th - 26th of March, the picturesque town of Harrogate will be hosting the largest Health Conference and Exhibition in Europe. This annual event is an opportunity for the world’s leading healthcare suppliers to exhibit their latest high-tech gadgets and gizmos.

 

MERLIN SUPPORT SYSTEM ACHIEVES PERFECT SCORE

4 MARCH 2003

HAVANT, United Kingdom – 4 March 2003 - For the first time ever, a major stock and accounting audit carried out by the Asset Accounting Centre at the Defence Procurement Agency (DPA) has given a one hundred per cent accuracy score to a defence logistic support system; an unprecedented achievement.

 

LOCKHEED MARTIN DELIVERS FIRST F-35 JSF SUPPORT HARDWARE

30 JANUARY 2003

McKINNEY, Texas, and WORCESTER, England – Lockheed Martin today (Jan. 30) completed the first F-35 Joint Strike Fighter program hardware delivery with the installation of LM-STAR™ avionics test equipment at QM Systems in Worcester, England, and at Raytheon in McKinney, Texas.

 

Lockheed Martin Earns High Rankings in Information Technology Services from Leading Industry Analyst 

28 JANUARY 2003

BETHESDA, MD, Jan. 28, 2003 -- Three recent reports issued by information technology industry analyst Gartner have rated Lockheed Martin Corporation (NYSE:LMT) among the top IT providers both worldwide and in the U.S. 

 

CORPORATION RELEASE 4Q 2002 EARNINGS

24 JANUARY 2003

BETHESDA, Maryland, January 24, 2003 – Lockheed Martin Corporation (NYSE: LMT) today reported 2002 earnings from continuing operations of $533 million, or $1.18 per diluted share, compared to $43 million, or $0.10 per diluted share in 2001.

 

LOCKHEED MARTIN UK INFORMATION SYSTEMS TO BENEFIT FROM JAVELIN WIN

24 JANUARY 2003

Lockheed Martin UK Information Systems part of the winning team to provide new generation anti-armour weapon for British Army resulting in up to 15 new and sustained highly skilled jobs for Hertfordshire. 

 

UNITED KINGDOM SELECTS RAYTHEON-LOCKHEED MARTIN JAVELIN FOR LIGHT FORCES ANTI TANK GUIDED WEAPON SYSTEM

23 JANUARY 2003

LONDON (23 January 2003) -- The United Kingdom Ministry of Defence has selected the Raytheon/Lockheed Martin Javelin Joint Venture as the preferred supplier for its Light Forces Anti-Tank Guided Weapon (LFATGW) system programme.

 

 

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