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LOCKHEED MARTIN
F-35 LIGHTNING II STEALTH FIGHTER COMPLETES FIRST FLIGHT |
15 December
2006 |
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The Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] F-35 Lightning II lifted
into the skies today for the first time, completing a
successful inaugural flight and initiating the most
comprehensive flight test program in military aviation
history.
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UK MOD SELECTS
ASCENT AS PREFERRED BIDDER FOR MILITARY FLIGHT TRAINING
SYSTEM |
30 November
2006 |
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Ascent, a joint venture of Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT)
and VT Group, has been announced as the preferred bidder
to provide military flying training to the UK Armed
Forces for the next 25 years.
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LOCKHEED MARTIN UK BECOMES PART OF CORPORATION'S GLOBAL
VISION ENTERPRISE |
20 November
2006 |
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Lockheed Martin UK’s Havant facility has become the
first location outside the United States to become part
of Lockheed Martin’s Global Vision Enterprise – an
international link between the company’s development
laboratories.
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HAVANT STAFF WIN TOP
LOCKHEED MARTIN HONOUR |
31 October
2006 |
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A team of 23 Lockheed Martin UK employees have been
honoured with the NOVA Award – the very highest accolade
the corporation can offer - for their exemplary work on
the Merlin helicopter programme.
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LOCKHEED MARTIN TEAM
DOWNSELECTED FOR 2011 UK CENSUS |
25 October
2006 |
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Lockheed Martin UK has today been named as one of two
companies shortlisted to compete for the UK Census 2011
programme. Both companies will conduct a Field Test
project in 2007 before the prime contract award, which
will be decided by the end of next year.
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LOCKHEED MARTIN
ANNOUNCES THIRD QUARTER 2006 RESULTS |
24 October
2006 |
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Lockheed Martin Corporation (NYSE: LMT) today reported
third quarter 2006 net earnings of $629 million ($1.46
per diluted share), compared to $427 million ($0.96 per
diluted share) in 2005. Net sales were $9.6 billion, a
4% increase over third quarter 2005 sales of $9.2
billion. Cash from operations for the third quarter of
2006 was $652 million.
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LOCKHEED MARTIN UK
AWARDED CONTRACT FOR SONAR UPGRADES FOR UK ROYAL NAVY
BALLISTIC SUBMARINES |
5 September
2006 |
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Lockheed Martin UK has been awarded a seven-year
contract to provide combat system upgrades to the sonar
systems aboard four Royal Navy Vanguard Class ballistic
missile submarines. More than 70 percent of the work
will be performed in the United Kingdom.
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LOCKHEED MARTIN UK
WIN NEXT STAGE OF BATTLE MANAGEMENT COMMAND AND CONTROL
PROGRAMME |
14 August
2006 |
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The Ministry of Defence (MoD) has announced Team Athena
– led by Lockheed Martin UK - as the as the contractor
for the Land Environment Air Picture Provision (LEAPP)
programme.
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NEW REPAIR AND
RECOVERY VEHICLE ACHIEVES SERVICE ACCEPTANCE ON SCHEDULE |
9 August
2006 |
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Lockheed Martin UK has achieved service acceptance for
the Ministry of Defence’s Multiple Launch Rocket
System’s (MLRS) new Repair and Recovery Vehicles (RRV).
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Joint Strike Fighter Officially Named "Lightning II" |
7 July
2006 |
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The Lockheed Martin F-35 Joint Strike Fighter was
officially named Lightning II, in a ceremony held today
in Fort Worth, Texas.
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2006 FARNBOROUGH AIR SHOW MEDIA BRIEFING SCHEDULE
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7 July
2006 |
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Lockheed Martin today released its media
briefing schedule for the 2006 Farnborough Air Show.
Briefings will take place at the Lockheed Martin
Partnership Pavilion, Row D, #10, unless otherwise
designated.
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ASCENT SUPPLIERS’
DAY ACCELERATES FUTURE PARTNERING ARRANGEMENTS |
15 June
2006 |
Ascent, the team of Lockheed Martin UK
and VT Group, has held the first suppliers’ day for the
UK Military Flying Training System (UKMFTS) programme.
Ascent is one of three consortia bidding for the UK MFTS
programme.
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LOCKHEED MARTIN OPENS NEW LABORATORY IN
FARNBOROUGH |
5 June
2006 |
Lockheed Martin today opened a new
state-of-the-art laboratory in Farnborough. The new
reconfigurable experimentation facility—called “Swift”
because it will rapidly develop solutions to complex
problems
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LOCKHEED MARTIN UK
COMPETES IN THE ANNUAL ROYALIST REGATTA |
12 May
2006 |
Lockheed Martin UK entered the annual
Royalist Regatta yacht race for the first time this year
and helped raise more than £40,000 for the Duke of
Edinburgh’s Award.
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LOCKHEED MARTIN UK TO STUDY FUTURE ‘MASC’
ROLES FOR MERLIN HELICOPTERS |
9 May
2006 |
Lockheed Martin UK has
been awarded a contract by the Ministry of Defence (MoD)
to study the potential of using Merlin helicopters as a
platform for both maritime airborne early warning and
command and control.
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LOCKHEED MARTIN
ANNOUNCES FIRST QUARTER 2006 RESULTS |
25 April
2006 |
Lockheed Martin Corporation (NYSE: LMT)
today reported first quarter 2006 net earnings of $591
million ($1.34 per diluted share) compared to $369
million ($0.83 per diluted share) in 2005. Net sales
were $9.2 billion, a 9% increase over first quarter 2005
sales of $8.5 billion. Cash from operations for the
first quarter of 2006 was $1.2 billion.
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LOCKHEED MARTIN UK
AWARDED UK AWARDED 25-YEAR MERLIN SUPPORT CONTRACT |
6 March
2006 |
Lockheed Martin UK has been awarded a 25
year contract by AgustaWestland which will see it
provide comprehensive support to the Royal Navy’s fleet
of Merlin Mk 1 helicopters.
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UNITED KINGDOM
AWARDS LOCKHEED MARTIN $2.65 MILLION CONTRACT TO ENHANCE
DESERT HAWK UNMANNED AERIAL SYSTEM CAPABILITY |
23
February 2006 |
The United Kingdom's Defence Procurement
Agency awarded Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] a $2.65
million contract to enhance the British Army's Desert
Hawk Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS).
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LOCKHEED MARTIN TO
UPGRADE MAIL PROCESSING CAPABILITY FOR FRENCH POSTAL
SYSTEM |
9
February 2006 |
Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] today
announced the French Post Office, La Poste, has agreed
to invest $175 million in its future mail processing
information system.
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MERLIN KICK-STARTS MCSP SUPPLIERS
CONFERENCE |
8
February 2006 |
A suppliers conference for the Merlin
Capability and Sustainment Plus (MCSP) contract was
kicked off in fine style as a Merlin Mk 1 Royal Navy
arrived at Lockheed Martin Integrated Systems, Havant.
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lockheed martin awarded $9 Million to build U.S. Army
technology demonstration vehicle |
7 February 2006 |
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Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) has been awarded a $9
million contract to build a technology demonstration
vehicle for the second phase of the U.S. Army’s Future
Tactical Truck System Advanced Concept Technology
Demonstration (FTTS ACTD). |
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LOCKHEED MARTIN
SELECTED FOR $8 MILLION CONTRACT FOR UK AWACS UPDATE |
1 February 2006 |
Lockheed Martin has been selected as one
of two preferred bidders by the UK Ministry of Defence
to compete in a technology demonstration programme to
develop a new mission system for the UK AWACS E-3D
aircraft...
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FACILITY WILL TEST LOCKHEED MARTIN
STEALTH FIGHTERS FOR THE NAVY AND MARINE CORPS
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26 January 2006 |
The U.S. Navy has dedicated a $24 million
facility at Naval Air Station Patuxent River, Md., for
testing of the Navy and Marine Corps’ newest jets: the
Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] F-35B and F-35C Joint Strike
Fighter.
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LOCKHEED MARTIN ANNOUNCES 2005 FOURTH QUARTER AND
YEAR-END RESULTS |
26 January 2006 |
Lockheed Martin Corporation (NYSE: LMT)
today reported fourth quarter 2005 net earnings of $568
million ($1.29 per diluted share) compared to $372
million ($0.83 per diluted share) in 2004. Net sales
were $10.2 billion, a 3% increase over fourth quarter
2004 sales.
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LOCKHEED MARTIN UK
ANNOUNCES COMPLETION OF HMT VEHICLES LIMITED ACQUISITION
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23 January 2006 |
Lockheed Martin UK Holdings Limited, a
subsidiary of Lockheed Martin Corporation [NYSE: LMT],
has acquired HMT Vehicles Limited, a United
Kingdom-based developer of designs for military
vehicles.
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LOCKHEED MARTIN UK AWARDED £750 MILLION MERLIN UPGRADE
CONTRACT |
12
January 2006 |
Lockheed Martin UK has been awarded a
£750 million contract by the MoD to sustain the
capability of the Royal Navy’s multi-mission Merlin
Helicopter.
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TWO LOCKHEED MARTIN
SYSTEMS INTEGRATION ENGINEERS NAMED TO PRESTIGIOUS
FELLOWS PROGRAM |
5
January 2006 |
Two Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT]
employees, Christine Collins and Robert Hanson, have
been named Lockheed Martin “Fellows,” an honor reserved
for the top one percent of technical talent across the
corporation, used to recognize and encourage the highest
levels of accomplishment by individual contributors in
technical fields.
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LOCKHEED MARTIN UK
TEAM AWARDED KEY ELECTRIC ARMOUR RESEARCH PROGRAMME FOR
THE FUTURE RAPID EFFECT SYSTEM
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5
January 2006 |
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Lockheed Martin UK has been awarded a
contract by Atkins, the FRES Systems House, for an 18
month Electric Armour Technology Demonstrator Programme.
This programme will enhance the maturity of this
technology, define and assess constraints and determine
the principles for integration of Electric Armour into
all FRES type chassis, should it be proven to be
sufficiently mature. |
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