David Trulio Appointed as Vice President in Lockheed Martin International

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Royal Academy of Engineering announces a new partnership and Enterprise Hub support with BP

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Weekly Toolbox Talk: Web-Tex Scaffold Safety

Mandatory Topic: Notice to Supervisors: Read and prepare for demonstration of Web-Tex scaffolds. Make sure all employees understand the importance of following our safe scaffold procedures for the Web-Tex system.At the Marek Family of Companies we thrive on having safe equipment. Keep in mind that equipment is only as safe as the people who use it are. We have two sizes of the Web-Tex scaffolds: 6’ and 8’. You should use the smallest size possible to reach your work.Today you will discuss the...

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From oil to toothpaste – multi-phase fluid dynamics research to help industry go with the flow

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Academy announces major partnership with Boeing UK

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Rebuilding Together Houston

“The purpose of life is not to be happy. It is to be useful, to be honorable, to be compassionate, to have it make some difference that you have lived and lived well.” - Ralph Waldo EmersonWhat makes a house a home? Is it the different smells, the sounds, the flaws, the security of knowing you're safe, four walls and a roof, or maybe the memories? I believe it’s all of those things. What if you see your home start to fall apart and there is nothing you can do financially to stop it? What if you...

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Lockheed Martin Makes CDP’s Climate A List Six Years in a Row

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Lockheed Martin Reports Third Quarter 2016 Results

 

• Net sales from continuing operations of $11.6 billion
• Net earnings from continuing operations of $1.1 billion, or $3.61 per share
• Generated cash from operations of $1.3 billion
• Completed divestiture of Information Systems & Global Solutions business and retired 9.4 million shares
• Increased quarterly dividend rate 10 percent to $1.82 per share
• Increased share repurchase authorization by $2.0 billion
• Updates 2016 outlook and provides trend information for 2017
  
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SECNAV Visits Marinette, Addresses the LCS Freedom Industry Team

MARINETTE, Wis., Oct. 24, 2016 – Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus met with hundreds of shipbuilders and sailors working on the Freedom-variant Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) program at Fincantieri Marinette Marine on Oct. 24.

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Records Set During Largest Day of Caring Event Ever Held in Orlando

More than 1,500 Lockheed Martin volunteers renovate

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Derco Aerospace, Inc. Signs Exclusive Distribution Agreement with Arkwin Industries, Inc.

MILWAUKEE, Wis., Oct 24, 2016 –Derco Aerospace, Inc., (a subsidiary of Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin Company), announced today that it signed a distribution agreement with Arkwin Industries, Inc. as the exclusive provider of Arkwin materials to international customers effective January 1, 2017.

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New research chair aims to crack the complexities of metal processing

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U.S. Navy Commissions Newest Littoral Combat Ship

DETROIT, MI, Oct. 22, 2016 – The U.S. Navy commissioned the nation’s seventh Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) – USS Detroit (LCS 7) – on the Detroit River, officially placing the ship designed and constructed by a Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT)-led industry team into active service

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CH-53K King Stallion Passes Initial Operational Testing

WEST PALM BEACH, FL, Oct. 21, 2016 – Lockheed Martin (NYSE:LMT) today announced the CH-53K King Stallion successfully completed initial operational testing by the U.S. Marine Corps to verify the key capabilities of the heavy lift helicopter. The week-long operational assessment by Marine Corps pilots, aircrew and maintainers marked an important step in support of a Low Rate Initial Production (LRIP) Milestone C decision early next year.

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Academy secondments provide researchers with industrial experience

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Northern Utah to be the Home of Lockheed Martin Ground Based Strategic Deterrent Program Office

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Oct. 20, 2016 – Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) announced today that its program management office for the U.S. Air Force’s Ground Based Strategic Deterrent (GBSD) program will be located in the Falcon Hill National Aerospace Research Park at Hill Air Force Base, Utah. The company made the announcement here at the Governor’s Office of Economic Development at a lease signing ceremony with Woodbury Corporation, the developer of Falcon Hill.

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It’s All About the Herc: Hercules Operators Council Held in Atlanta, Oct. 17-20

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Lockheed Martin Commissions GridStar Energy Storage System in New York

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Federal Task Force Issues Recommendations to Increase the Safety and Reliability of U.S. Natural Gas Storage Facilities

New Report Chronicles Lessons Learned from Aliso Canyon Leak and Calls for a Phase-out of Single-Barrier Wells

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Lockheed Martin Announces Third Quarter 2016 Earnings Results Webcast

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Royal Australian Navy Officers Graduate from Aegis Combat System Training at the U.S. Navy’s Combat Systems Engineering Development Site

MOORESTOWN, N.J., Oct. 18, 2016 – Naval officers from the Royal Australian Navy recently graduated from a two month Aegis combat systems course at the Combat Systems Engineering Development Site (CSEDS) in Moorestown, New Jersey. Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) and government civilians supported the training at CSEDS along with the Navy’s Center for Surface Combat Systems.

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Weekly Toolbox Talk: New Rule for Confined Spaces

Working in confined spaces can be pretty common in construction. If you’ve ever had to run conduit in a crawl space or install insulation in a cramped attic, you have worked in a confined space. If that crawl space or attic had some kind of hazard in it- such as volatile fumes from spry insulation or high temperatures caused by the heat of a summer afternoon, you may have worked in a permit required confined space.Recently, OSHA developed a new confined space rule for construction. The...

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Statement of Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz on Montreal Protocol Agreement to Cut Use of HFCs

Following several days of negotiations between the United States and nearly 200 nations in Kigali, Rwanda, an agreement was reached to amend the Montreal Protocol to phase down the production and use of potent heat-trapping chemicals knows as hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs).

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Lockheed Martin Celebrates 25 years of Work on the Royal Navy’s Merlin Helicopter Programme

HAVANT, England, Oct. 17, 2016 – Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) has led the celebrations to recognise the 25^th anniversary of the Royal Navy’s Merlin anti-submarine and anti-surface helicopter. The original contract for the Merlin Mk1 helicopter was awarded on October 9, 1991.

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Black History Month: Academy's Head of Diversity interviewed

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Engineering industry says renewed focus on industrial strategy is key to the UK’s global competitive

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Energy Department Analysis: Loan Guarantee Program Launched Utility-Scale Photovoltaic Solar Market in the United States

DOE Loan Program Releases Updated Analysis at Mesquite Solar 3 Dedication Ceremony Showing Five DOE Loans Have Led to an Additional 45 Large Solar PV Projects Established by Industry

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Skills, support and simplification are vital to improving exploitation of IP from UK universities

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Lockheed Martin Launches ‘Girls’ Rocketry Challenge’ to Inspire Japan’s Next Generation to Pursue Engineering Careers

TOKYO, Japan, October 14, 2016 – Lockheed Martin has launched a Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) program designed to enable high school girls to engage in real-life experiments that will reinforce their curiosity and interest in STEM careers.

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The Labor Shortage Is Bringing Various Craft Training Ideas to the Fore

The following article was authored by Mark L. Johnson and originally published in AWCI's Construction Dimensions magazine.John Hinson is giving away trade secrets.“We want to improve everyone in the workforce, not just our people,” says the Dallas–Fort Worth Division President at Marek in Coppell, Texas.Specifically, Hinson has licensed the Marek companies’ craft training program to the Construction Education Foundation of North Texas—and done so without charge to the Foundation. Yeah, he just...

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Academy hosts business and industry roundtable for UKRI

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Long-Serving DSCS Satellite Takes Over Role of Linking Antarctic Researchers to the World

A legacy U.S. Air Force communications satellite built by Lockheed Martin enhances Internet access at the South Pole. Photo Courtesy of National Science Foundation

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Lockheed Martin and CoGen to Build Energy-from-Waste Plant in Wales

Teaming Agreement Signed to Pursue Additional Bioenergy Projects in the U.K.

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Air Force Classic Comes to the Cotton Bowl: Lockheed Martin Presenting Sponsor of Football Game at the State Fair of Texas

DALLAS, Oct. 6, 2016 – On Oct. 15, the Air Force Academy Falcons will face the University of New Mexico Lobos as part of the inaugural Air Force Classic at the Cotton Bowl Stadium, presented by Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT). The football game will take place during the third weekend of the State Fair of Texas, a longstanding Dallas-owned tradition that traces its roots to 1886.

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Honored for Excellence: Lockheed Martin and Sandia Employees Receive Hispanic National Achievement Award

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Lockheed Martin to Upgrade U.S. Navy’s Shipboard Electronic Warfare Systems

SYRACUSE, N.Y. Oct. 6, 2016 – Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) continues to make technological advances in its electronic warfare portfolio that will keep the warfighter a step ahead. The U.S. Navy awarded the company an initial $148.9M contract for full rate production of Surface Electronic Warfare Improvement Program (SEWIP) Block 2 systems with four additional option years to upgrade the fleet’s electronic warfare capabilities so warfighters can respond to evolving threats.

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Royal Academy of Engineering and Man Group establish new Research Chair in Machine Learning

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Secretary Moniz Statement on Reaching Threshold for Paris Agreement’s Entry into Force

As of today, 72 parties accounting for 56.75 percent of global greenhouse gas emissions have joined the climate agreement negotiated at COP21 in Paris, meeting the requirements of 55 parties representing 55 percent of global emissions needed for the Paris Agreement to enter into force in 30 days, prior to the COP22 meeting in Morocco.

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Weekly Toolbox Talk: Sprains and Strains

Notice to Supervisors: Mandatory Demonstration requires a Minimum of 20 minutes to effectively cover topic.Sprains and strains continue to be one of the highest types of injuries within our company. By following a few simple rules, many of these injuries can be avoided or their severity greatly reduced. Medical evidence has shown that performing warm-up exercises before work and after breaks reduces strain and sprain type injuries.These rules are:Warm up before performing physical taskStretch...

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Lockheed Martin Receives $49 Million U.S. Army Contract for Apache Helicopter Sensor Upgrades

ORLANDO, Fla., Oct. 3, 2016 – The U.S. Army awarded Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) a

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Lockheed Martin to Brief Counter-RAM, Air and Missile Defense, Counter-UAS at AUSA National Meeting 2016

WASHINGTON, D.C., Sept. 28, 2016 -- Lockheed Martin will present briefings for members of the news media on Miniature Hit-to-Kill; THAAD, PAC-3 and PAC-3 MSE; and current and future counter-UAS capabilities during the AUSA Annual Meeting, Oct. 3-5, at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington, D.C.

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Lockheed Martin Delivers First Modernized TACMS Missile

New TACMS production line in Arkansas marks major milestone

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From Under the Sea to Up in the Air: Lockheed Martin Conducts First Underwater Unmanned Aircraft Launch from Unmanned Underwater Vehicle

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U.S. Air Force Awards Lockheed Martin $395 Million Contract for GPS III Satellites 9 and 10

GPS III satellites in production at Lockheed Martin’s GPS III Processing Facility near Denver. 

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Lockheed Martin’s Sniper Advanced Targeting Pod Continues Platform Expansion with Eurofighter Typhoon

ORLANDO, Fla., Sept. 28, 2016 – Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) has received a direct commercial sale contract for the integration of Sniper^® Advanced Targeting Pods (ATP) onto the Eurofighter Typhoon swing-role fighter.

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Lockheed Martin to Deliver New Simulation-Based F-16 Training Environment to Royal Jordanian Air Force

Family of training systems combines technologies for maximum training value

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Sikorsky Delivers Alaska’s First S-92® Search and Rescue Helicopter

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Lockheed Martin to Brief Counter-RAM, Air and Missile Defense, Counter-UAS at AUSA National Meeting 2016

WASHINGTON, D.C., Sept. 28, 2016 -- Lockheed Martin will present briefings for members of the news media on Miniature Hit-to-Kill; THAAD, PAC-3 and PAC-3 MSE; and current and future counter-UAS capabilities during the AUSA Annual Meeting, Oct. 3-5, at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington, D.C.

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Lockheed Martin Delivers First Modernized TACMS Missile

New TACMS production line in Arkansas marks major milestone

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From Under the Sea to Up in the Air: Lockheed Martin Conducts First Underwater Unmanned Aircraft Launch from Unmanned Underwater Vehicle

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U.S. Air Force Awards Lockheed Martin $395 Million Contract for GPS III Satellites 9 and 10

GPS III satellites in production at Lockheed Martin’s GPS III Processing Facility near Denver. 

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Lockheed Martin’s Sniper Advanced Targeting Pod Continues Platform Expansion with Eurofighter Typhoon

ORLANDO, Fla., Sept. 28, 2016 – Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) has received a direct commercial sale contract for the integration of Sniper^® Advanced Targeting Pods (ATP) onto the Eurofighter Typhoon swing-role fighter.

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Lockheed Martin to Deliver New Simulation-Based F-16 Training Environment to Royal Jordanian Air Force

Family of training systems combines technologies for maximum training value

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