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Second
presidential helicopter production aircraft takes flight |
4
December 2008 |
The VH-71 presidential helicopter replacement
program marked another milestone last Saturday with the maiden
flight of the second VH-71 production aircraft.
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first
production vh-71 presidential helicopter JOINS TEST PROGRAM |
2
December 2008 |
The first production VH-71 presidential replacement
helicopter has arrived at Naval Air Station Patuxent River by
U.S. Air Force C-17 cargo plane from helicopter manufacturer
AgustaWestland.
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LOCKHEED MARTIN UK RECEIVES TOP SUPPLIER PERFORMANCE AWARD FROM
UK AIR NAVIGATION SERVICE PROVIDER |
23
October 2008 |
Lockheed Martin UK has received
a prestigious Supplier Performance Award from NATS. This is
the second year in a row that the UK air navigation service
provider has honoured Lockheed Martin as its top supplier for
meeting supply chain management performance criteria.
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LOCKHEED MARTIN ANNOUNCES THIRD QUARTER 2008 RESULTS |
21
October 2008 |
Lockheed Martin Corporation (NYSE:
LMT) today reported third quarter 2008 net earnings of $782
million ($1.92 per diluted share), compared to $766 million
($1.80 per diluted share) in 2007. Net sales were $10.6 billion,
a 5% decrease from third quarter 2007 sales of $11.1 billion.
Cash from operations for the third quarter of 2008 was
$1.0 billion, compared to $935 million in 2007.
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LOCKHEED
MARTIN AWARDED FRES STUDY CONTRACT |
16
October 2008 |
Lockheed Martin has been awarded
a study contract by Atkins, the Systems House on the UK Ministry
of Defence's Future Rapid Effects Systems (FRES) project, on
behalf of the FRES Integrated Project Team (IPT).
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LOCKHEED
MARTIN ESTABLISHES CENTER FOR CYBER SECURITY INNOVATION |
17
October 2008 |
Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) today
announced the establishment of its new Center for Cyber Security
Innovation (CCSI). The center of excellence represents an
evolution for the company and its cyber security capabilities as
it organizes to centrally manage its enterprise practice for
technology innovation, best practices, and talent management.
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FIRST VH-71 PRESIDENTIAL HELICOPTER PRODUCTION AIRCRAFT TAKES
FLIGHT |
22
September 2008 |
The VH-71 presidential
helicopter program achieved another major milestone today when
the first operational pilot production helicopter (PP 1) completed
its maiden flight at AgustaWestland’s facility in Yeovil,
England.
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LOCKHEED
MARTIN AWARDED £150M CONTRACT TO SUPPORT 2011 CENSUS FOR ENGLAND
AND WALES, AND NORTHERN IRELAND |
28
August 2008 |
Today, Lockheed Martin
UK and its industry team were selected by the Office for National
Statistics to support the 2011 Census for England, Wales and
Northern Ireland. The approximately £150M contract award comes
after an extensive competition which required the Lockheed Martin
UK-led team to demonstrate its ability to provide secure and
accurate data capture and processing support services.
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Lockheed
Martin UK Summer Outreach Activities |
12
August 2008 |
The UK is host to a series
of shows and events aimed at recognising the efforts of our
Armed Forces throughout the summer months. Across the country,
military bases are opened to the public, allowing a brief glimpse
of the crucial work carried out by our service personnel and
the defence contractors that support them.
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LOCKHEED MARTIN UK’s NEW ‘FLAT-PACKED LIFESAVER’
UNVEILED AT DVD |
25
June 2008 |
Lockheed Martin UK is
showing its innovative new approach to developing blast-resistant
deployable accommodations for the first time at this year’s
DVD exhibition.
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LOCKHEED MARTIN UK TO UNVEIL INNOVATIVE NEW VEHICLE DESIGN
AT DVD |
25
June 2008 |
Lockheed Martin UK will
unveil a new approach to military vehicle design at this year’s
DVD event when it displays AVA-1, its first prototype vehicle
to be produced using the Lockheed Martin Adaptive Vehicle Architecture
(AVA).
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FIRST ROYAL NAVY SUBMARINE CLEARED TO OPERATE LOCKHEED MARTIN
UK'S DIGITAL NAVIGATION TECHNOLOGY |
17
June 2008 |
HMS Torbay has become
the first Royal Navy submarine cleared to navigate digitally
using Lockheed Martin UK – Integrated System’s Warship
Electronic Chart Display and Information System (WECDIS).
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LOCKHEED
MARTIN UK demonstrates latest military video technology at
cwid 2008 |
12
June 2008 |
Lockheed Martin UK is
showcasing new advances in information management at this year’s
Coalition Warrior Interoperability Demonstration (CWID) which
could bring significant changes to the way future battles are
fought.
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LOCKHEED MARTIN ANNOUNCES
PROMOTION OF STEPHEN BALL TO VICE PRESIDENT AND MANAGING DIRECTOR
AT LOCKHEED MARTIN UK - INSYS |
2
June 2008 |
Lockheed Martin today
announced Stephen Ball, Managing Director Lockheed Martin UK
– INSYS, has been named Vice President and Managing Director
with immediate effect. Stephen has been Managing Director of
LMUK INSYS since September 2006 and had previously served as
the manager of the Combat Systems Division.
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ASCENT SIGNS CONTRACT WITH MOD FOR NEW UK MILITARY FLIGHT
TRAINING SYSTEM |
2
June 2008 |
Ascent, a joint venture
of Lockheed Martin and VT Group, has today signed the contract
which will see it provide military flying training to the UK
Armed Forces for the next 25 years. The initial contract is
valued at £635 million and is projected to rise to approximately
£6 billion over the life of the programme.
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24
May 2008 |
Lockheed
Martin successfully designed, developed and deployed the automated
data capture system for the United Kingdom’s 2001 Census,
United States 2000 Census and Canada’s 2006 Census—and
is currently working with the US Census Bureau to prepare for
the 2010 census.
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2
May 2008 |
Lockheed
Martin UK - INSYS has a real lifesaver among its ranks. Mickey
Arnott, who has been donating blood regularly for nearly 40
years, will donate his 75th pint to the National Blood Service
(NBS) at a dedicated session for staff of Lockheed Martin UK
- INSYS.
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22
April 2008 |
Lockheed Martin Corporation
(NYSE: LMT) today reported first quarter 2008 net earnings of
$730 million ($1.75 per diluted share), compared to $690 million
($1.60 per diluted share) in 2007. Net sales were $10.0 billion,
an 8% increase over first quarter 2007 sales of $9.3 billion.
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16
April 2008 |
Lockheed Martin [NYSE:
LMT] recently opened a new Wireless Cyber Security Center, one
of only a handful of technology labs capable of testing wireless
communications systems in a classified environment.
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15
April 2008 |
Barco, a leader
in display and visualization solutions for selected professional
markets, has hosted the third annual supplier conference for
the Merlin Capability Sustainment Plus programme (MCSP) in the
Barco demonstration facilities in Kortrijk.
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2
April 2008 |
Lockheed Martin UK-led Team Athena has signed a contract with
the Ministry of Defence (MoD) for the Land Environment Air Picture
Provision (LEAPP) programme which will provide troops on the
ground with a new level of situational awareness.
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27
March 2008 |
NATS,
the UK’s air traffic control authority, recently awarded
a five-year, £80 million contract to Lockheed Martin UK to continue
to support the London Area Control (LAC) operation at the Swanwick
Air Traffic Control Centre.
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20
March 2008 |
Lockheed Martin UK has
signed a five year, £24.5 million partnering contract with the
Ministry of Defence to operate and maintain the Combined Arms
Tactical Trainer (CATT).
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19
February 2008 |
A
team of Lockheed Martin UK, BAE Systems and SELEX GALILEO (formerly
Selex S&AS) has successfully demonstrated and flown a Sniper
Advanced Targeting Pod (ATP) on board a Tornado GR4 combat aircraft.
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6
February 2008 |
Lockheed Martin UK has
introduced more than 126 local companies to potential future
opportunities in the Armoured Fighting Vehicles (AFV) sector
at an event co-sponsored with trade body Northern Defence Industries.
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28
January 2008 |
Ford
Motor Company’s Land Rover division and Savi Technology
today launched a pilot
programme to deploy an active Radio Frequency Identification
(RFID) solution that better synchronises the delivery of car
parts from multiple suppliers to Land Rover’s key assembly
plant in the West Midlands.
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24
January 2008 |
Lockheed Martin Corporation
(NYSE: LMT) today reported fourth quarter 2007 net earnings
of $799 million ($1.89 per diluted share), compared to $729
million ($1.68 per diluted share) in 2006. Net sales were
$10.8 billion in both the fourth quarter of 2007 and 2006.
Cash from operations for the fourth quarter of 2007 was $420
million, compared to $333 million in 2006.
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8
January 2008 |
Lockheed
Martin UK, part of the global Lockheed
Martin Corporation, is more than 1700 employees strong and growing.
We are creating new opportunities which are as diverse as our
people and we would like you to join our team. We have
the following roles available for experienced candidates with
DV clearance:
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7
January 2008 |
| Lockheed
Martin UK has agreed to join forces with Essential Viewing
Systems Ltd. to develop the next generation of video streaming
technology. Video streaming today requires large amounts of
bandwidth, making it difficult to transmit in high-quality
over existing communications media.
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