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LOCKHEED MARTIN TEAM COMPLETES MAJOR CONSTRUCTION MILESTONE FOR FIRST LITTORAL COMBAT SHIP	24 November 2005
With more than 75 percent of the nation’s first Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) under construction, the Lockheed Martin team completed another key milestone – installing the ship’s two main propulsion gas turbines. Freedom (LCS 1) is on schedule to launch in the summer of 2006 and deliver to the U.S. Navy in early 2007, 24 months after the start of construction.
MOST ADVANCED LOCKHEED MARTIN F-16 FIGHTERS FEATURED AT DUBAI AIR SHOW	22 November 2005
Lockheed Martin [NYSE:LMT] is featuring the most advanced F-16 fighters this week at the Dubai International Air Show – the Block 60 F-16 E/F and the Block 50/52 F-16 C/D.
LOCKHEED MARTIN'S THAAD MISSILE SUCCESSFUL IN DEVELOPMENTAL FLIGHT TEST	22 November 2005
Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] successfully conducted a developmental flight test of the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) missile today at White Sands Missile Range (WSMR), NM.
LOCKHEED mARTIN C-130J SUPER HERCULES demonstrates long-range capabilities en route to dubai air show	22 November 2005
The long-range capabilities of the Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] C-130J Super Hercules were showcased again this week when a U.S. Air Force Reserve Command crew flew nearly 8,000 miles..
T-50 MAKES ITS INTERNATIONAL AERIAL DEBUT AT DUBAI AIR SHOW	22 November 2005
The T-50 Golden Eagle advanced jet trainer made its international aerial debut showcasing its supersonic capabilities and technological advances today at the Dubai International Air Show.
LOCKHEED MARTIN RECEIVES CONTRACT TO CONTINUE ADDRESS RECOGNITION IMPROVEMENTS FOR U.S. POSTAL SERVICE THROUGH 2007	11 November 2005
Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] has received a contract valued at up to $120 million from the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) to continue improving automated recognition of handwritten and machine-printed addresses on letter mail.
FOUR LOCKHEED MARTIN EMPLOYEES TO BE RECOGNIZED AT 2006 BLACK ENGINEER OF THE YEAR CONFERENCE	10 November 2005
Four Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] employees will be honored in February at the Black Engineer of the Year Award Conference in Baltimore, Md.
LOCKHEED MARTIN AWARDED SECRETARY OF DEFENSE PERFORMANCE BASED LOGISTICS AWARD FOR F-117 AIRCRAFT	10 November 2005
For outstanding demonstration of system level performance, the Department of Defense selected Lockheed Martin's [NYSE:LMT] F-117 Team Nighthawk as a winner of the first Performance Based Logistics (PBL) Award at the Aerospace Industry Association Fall Product Support Conference in Hilton Head Island, S.C.
LOCKHEED MARTIN DELIVERS FIRST JOINT ASSET MANAGEMENT AND ENGINEERING SOLUTION TO UK MINISTRY OF DEFENCE	9 November 2005
Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) has delivered the first increment of the Joint Asset Management and Engineering Solutions (JAMES) to the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD).

LOCKHEED MARTIN WINS $65 MILLION PAVEWAY II DUAL MODE LASER GUIDED BOMB CONTRACT	9 November 2005
Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] has been selected to develop, qualify and produce the Paveway II Dual Mode Laser Guided Bomb (DMLGB), the next-generation precision-guided weapon system for the U.S. Navy.

LOCKHEED MARTIN ANNOUNCES THIRD QUARTER 2005 RESULTS	25 October 2005
Lockheed Martin Corporation (NYSE: LMT) today reported third quarter 2005 net earnings of $427 million ($0.96 per diluted share) compared to $307 million ($0.69 per diluted share) in 2004.

LOCKHEED MARTIN UK ANNOUNCES COMPLETION OF INSYS GROUP LIMITED ACQUISITION	20 October 2005
Lockheed Martin UK Holdings, Ltd., a subsidiary of Lockheed Martin Corporation [NYSE: LMT], has completed its acquisition of INSYS Group Limited, a UK-based diversified integrator of military communications systems, weapons systems and advanced future concepts development.

LOCKHEED MARTIN AND SELEX COMMUNICATIONS PURSUING OBSTACLE AVOIDANCE TECHNOLOGY OPPORTUNITY FOR UH-60 FLEET	4 October 2005
Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] and SELEX Communications, a Finmeccanica company, are collaborating on opportunities to offer a new obstacle detection and avoidance technology for U.S. civilian and military requirements, including the U.S. Army’s UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter.

LOCKHEED MARTIN SELECTED TO UPGRADE SWEDEN’S MAIL PROCESSING	4 October 2005
Posten Sverige AB, Sweden’s national postal service, has selected Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] to upgrade its address recognition technology and mail automation capabilities for processing the nation’s letter mail.

LOCKHEED MARTIN F-35 TO BRING 5th GENERATION CAPABILITIES TO TURKISH AIR FORCE	29 September 2005
Turkey is positioning itself to take delivery of the world’s most advanced, international multi-role fighter.

LOCKHEED MARTIN AWARDED $500 MILLION CONTRACT TO IMPLEMENT SYSTEM FOR 2010 U.S. CENSUS	26 September 2005
The U.S. Bureau of Census will count on a team led by Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] to develop and operate an information processing system for the nation’s 2010 Census.

LOCKHEED MARTIN AWARDED ELECTRONIC ARCHITECTURE TECHNOLOGY DEMONSTRATOR PROGRAMME	31 August 2005
Atkins Defence and the Ministry of Defence announced the award to Lockheed Martin UK for the design, integration and demonstration of the Future Rapid Effect System (FRES) Electronic Architecture (EA) Technology Demonstrator Programme (TDP).

LOCKHEED MARTIN U.K. AGREES TO ACQUIRE U.K. SYSTEMS & IT COMPANY INSYS GROUP LIMITED	16 August 2005
Lockheed Martin U.K. Holdings Ltd., a subsidiary of the Lockheed Martin Corporation [NYSE:LMT] today announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire INSYS Group Limited, a U.K.-based diversified supplier of military communications systems, weapons systems and advanced analysis services.

LOCKHEED MARTIN ANNOUNCES SECOND QUARTER 2005 RESULTS	26 July 2005
Lockheed Martin Corporation (NYSE: LMT) today reported second quarter 2005 net earnings of $461 million ($1.02 per diluted share) compared to $296 million ($0.66 per diluted share) in 2004.

LOCKHEED MARTIN’S JOINT COMMON MISSILE SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETES KEY DESIGN REVIEW	6 July 2005
Lockheed Martin’s [NYSE: LMT] Joint Common Missile program successfully completed its system-level Preliminary Design Review (PDR) on June 30.

FRIGATE FITTED WITH WORLD’S MOST ADVANCED ELECTRONIC CHART SYSTEM	27 June 2005
HMS Westminster, the Royal Navy’s most potent Type 23 frigate, is now operating the world’s most advanced warship electronic chart system.

LOCKHEED MARTIN RECEIVES U.S. ARMY ORDER FOR FOUR ADDITIONAL VIRTUAL COMBAT CONVOY TRAINERS	27 June 2005
The U.S. Army has awarded Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) a 12-month service contract valued at $4.2 million for a suite of four Virtual Combat Convoy Trainers (VCCT).

LOCKHEED MARTIN SUCCESSFUL IN ADDITIONAL DUAL MODE GUIDED BOMB TESTS FOR U.S. NAVY	8 June 2005
Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] successfully completed additional flight tests of its Dual Mode Guided Bomb (DMGB) at the U.S. Navy’s China Lake test range recently.

LOCKHEED MARTIN 2005 PARIS AIR SHOW PRESS BRIEFING SCHEDULE RELEASED; INTERNATIONAL PARTNERSHIP PROGRAMS HIGHLIGHTED	2 June 2005
During its Paris Air Show press briefings, Lockheed Martin will highlight the importance of international partnerships in winning and executing global programs for global defense and civil government markets.

UNITED KINGDOM AWARDS LOCKHEED MARTIN $212 MILLION CONTRACT FOR ARROWHEAD SYSTEM PRODUCTION	25 May 2005
Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] was awarded a contract valued at approximately $212 million for Arrowhead™..

LOCKHEED MARTIN’S SNIPER DEMONSTRATES OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE DURING DEPLOYMENT IN IRAQ	12 May 2005
U.S. Air Force Aeronautical Systems Center Commander Lt. Gen. William R. Looney praised Lockheed Martin’s [NYSE: LMT] Sniper® Advanced Targeting Pod, recognizing the system’s recent successful deployment in Iraq.

LOCKHEED MARTIN BOARD OF DIRECTORS ELECTS ROBERT J. STEVENS AS CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD	28 April 2005
The Lockheed Martin Corporation [NYSE: LMT] board of directors has elected Robert J. Stevens as Chairman of the Board, effective today.

B-SAT AWARDS LOCKHEED MARTIN AUTHORIZATION TO PROCEED ON A2100 SMALL-CLASS SATELLITE	27 April 2005
Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] has been granted an authorization to proceed (ATP) by the Broadcasting Satellite System Corporation (B-SAT) of Japan to build its next geostationary telecommunications satellite.

TURKEY TO UPGRADE LOCKHEED MARTIN F-16 FLEET WITH ADVANCED SYSTEMS	26 April 2005
The governments of the United States and Turkey signed a Letter of Offer and Acceptance (LOA) for the systems upgrade of Turkish F-16 aircraft at an estimated total value of $1.1 billion. Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] will be the principal contractor for the program.

LOCKHEED MARTIN ANNOUNCES FIRST QUARTER 2005 RESULTS	26 April 2005
Lockheed Martin Corporation (NYSE: LMT) today reported first quarter 2005 net earnings of $369 million ($0.83 per diluted share) compared to $291 million ($0.65 per diluted share) in 2004.

GERMANY APPROVES NINE-YEAR MEADS DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM	20 April 2005
MEADS International (MI) announced that Germany has approved entry into the Design and Development (D&D) phase for the tri-national Medium Extended Air Defense System (MEADS).

DOD APPROVES LOCKHEED MARTIN F/A-22 RAPTOR AIRCRAFT FOR FULL-RATE PRODUCTION	19 April 2005
The Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] F/A-22 Raptor fighter aircraft has been given the green light by Department of Defense acquisition officials to enter into full-rate production.

LOCKHEED MARTIN JOINT COMMON MISSILE SUCCESSFULLY PERFORMS IN F/A-18 E/F WIND TUNNEL TESTS	18 April 2005
Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] has successfully completed initial F/A-18 E/F integration wind tunnel tests of its Joint Common Missile (JCM).

CHILE’S MINISTER OF DEFENSE AND AIR FORCE COMMANDER VIEW COUNTRY’S FIRST F-16 AIRCRAFT AT LOCKHEED MARTIN	14 April 2005
Chile’s Minister of National Defense, Mr. Jaime Ravinet, joined other Chilean and U.S. officials today in celebrating completion of the first F-16 produced for the Chilean Air Force, or Fuerza Aérea de Chile (FACH).

LOCKHEED MARTIN NAMES JUDY F. MARKS TO LEADERSHIP OF TRANSPORTATION AND SECURITY SOLUTIONS	4 April 2005
Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] named Judy F. Marks executive vice president of its Transportation and Security Solutions (TSS) business unit, effective May 1, and said she will become company president in October 2005 as Don Antonucci transitions to retirement.

LOCKHEED MARTIN EXECUTIVE NAMED TO "50 MOST IMPORTANT HISPANICS FOR 2005" FOR THIRD CONSECUTIVE YEAR	1 April 2005
Lockheed Martin's [NYSE: LMT] Ralph Tourino, vice president, Integrated Systems & Solutions, Space Support and Global Strike has once again been named one of the 50 Most Important Hispanics in Technology and Business.

LOCKHEED MARTIN ANNOUNCES COMPLETION OF AMENDED SYTEX ACQUISITION	31 March 2005
Lockheed Martin Corporation [NYSE: LMT] today announced it has completed the purchase of The SYTEX Group, Inc. (TSGI) after the parties amended their previous agreement excluding the smallest TSGI business, MacAulay Brown, Inc.

LOCKHEED MARTIN AWARDED $37.8 MILLION CONTRACT FOR A-10 UPGRADES	30 March 2005
Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] received a $37.8 million contract to provide the U.S. Air Force with Precision Engagement production kits to modify A/OA-10 aircraft.

LOCKHEED MARTIN RECEIVES $10 MILLION FOR MLRS FUTURE FIRE CONTROL SYSTEMS FOR THE UNITED KINGDOM	21 March 2005
Lockheed Martin has received a $10 million contract for 15 Multiple Launch Rocket System (MLRS) Future Fire Control Systems (FFCS) from the United Kingdom Ministry of Defence.

LOCKHEED MARTIN COMPLETES ACQUISITION OF STASYS LIMITED	28 February 2005
Lockheed Martin Corporation [NYSE: LMT] has completed the acquisition of STASYS Limited, a U.K.-based technology and consulting firm specializing in network communications and defense interoperability. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

LOCKHEED MARTIN TAKES DELIVERY OF CRITICAL NEW LASER FOR JSF ELECTRO-OPTICAL TARGETING SYSTEM	23 February 2005
Lockheed Martin’s [NYSE: LMT] F-35 Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) team received the first laser system for the aircraft’s Electro-Optical Targeting System (EOTS) from BAE Systems Avionics, at a special event in Edinburgh, Scotland today.

T-50 AIRCRAFT REACHES SIGNIFICANT TECHNICAL MILESTONES	14 February 2005
The supersonic T-50 Golden Eagle advanced jet trainer has attained several significant technical milestones, including reaching maximum load factors, maximum operating speed, beginning stores separation testing and completing its second lifetime of structural durability testing.

LOCKHEED MARTIN ANNOUNCES 2004 FOURTH QUARTER AND YEAR-END RESULTS	27 January 2005
Lockheed Martin Corporation (NYSE: LMT) today reported fourth quarter 2004 net earnings of $372 million ($0.83 per diluted share), compared to $344 million ($0.77 per diluted share) in 2003. Net sales were $10.0 billion, an 11% increase over fourth quarter 2003 sales of $9.0 billion.

LOCKHEED MARTIN CONDUCTS FOURTH SUCCESSFUL TEST OF GUIDED MLRS UNITARY ROCKET	25 January 2005
Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] successfully conducted the fourth flight test of a Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System (GMLRS) Unitary rocket at White Sands Missile Range, NM, this past weekend.

LOCKHEED MARTIN C-130J SUPER HERCULES PRAISED BY AIR MOBILITY COMMAND	19 January 2005
In a release issued today detailing the success of the U.S. Air Force deployment of C-130Js to South West Asia General John W. Handy, commander of Air Mobility Command and U.S. Transportation Command said "I am extremely pleased with the performance of the C-130J during this deployment,"..

DEPLOYED C-130Js EXCEEDING EXPECTATIONS	19 January 2005
When the C-130J - the newest variant of the versatile C-130 Hercules -- deployed for the first time nearly a month ago, Air Mobility Command officials said they were confident the aircraft would perform to their expectations.

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