PALMDALE, Calif., , November 6th, 2009 -- The California Integrated Waste Management Board recently awarded Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] Aeronautics in Palmdale, Calif., a 2009 Waste Reduction Awards Program (WRAP) award for outstanding waste reduction efforts in 2008.

Last year, the Palmdale facility diverted 1,673 tons of waste from the landfill through recycling and reuse efforts, reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 2.2 million pounds of CO2 and saving $417,300 in the process.

DALLAS, TX, November 5th, 2009 -- Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] successfully fired a U.S. Army Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System (GMLRS) rocket 92 kilometers in a recent test at White Sands Missile Range, NM. The flawless test highlighted recent product improvements of this battle-proven system to give it a longer reach, maintaining its accuracy and effectiveness while minimizing potential collateral damage.

Firing crews for the launch were from the 5th Battalion, 3rd Field Artillery from Fort Lewis, WA. This test firing of a unitary GMLRS met all mission objectives, which included:
• Verify production of GMLRS and HIMARS production lines;
• Validating rocket and launcher reliability;
• Proving performance of system software; and
• Obtaining performance, technical and reliability data.

Owego, NY, November 5th, 2009 -- Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] has received three contracts totaling $7.7 million from the U.S. Air Force for the continued modernization and sustainment of the A-10 close air support fighter jet.

The contracts address the following content:

• A trade study to look for a new, more cost-efficient fuel system tester aimed at increasing overall maintenance effectiveness;
• Integration of the Fuel Quantity Intermediate Device to help pilots more effectively manage onboard fuel reserves that will maximize time on station during training and combat operations;
• Support of the Aircraft Structural Integrity Program to support safe flight operations, ensuring structural integrity of the A-10 fleet through the end of its service life.

“These three contracts continue our commitment to the A-10’s long-term sustainment,” said Roger Il Grande, A-10 program director at Lockheed Martin Systems Integration in Owego, NY. “We are proud of our 12-year history in the modernization and sustainment of the A-10, where we continue to apply the knowledge we’ve acquired on the program to provide the Air Force with the most up-to-date and fully capable aircraft possible.”

Arlington, Va., November 3rd, 2009 -- The Pentagon’s network infrastructure will continue to receive top tier operations and maintenance support now with an award of a $292.7 million contract to Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) by the U.S. Army Information Technology Agency (ITA).

Lockheed Martin will continue to provide network operations maintenance, management, and security support for all data networks within the Pentagon and the National Capital Region. The program provides constant, round-the-clock support through the Network Infrastructure Service Center.

NEWTOWN, Pa, November 2nd, 2009 -- The third Global Positioning System Block IIR (GPS IIR-3) satellite, designed and built by Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] to provide significantly improved navigation capabilities for military and civilian users worldwide, has reached 10 years of successful on-orbit operational service.

The satellite was launched on Oct. 7, 1999, and is one of 30 GPS spacecraft currently on-orbit, providing critical situational awareness and precision weapon guidance for the military. The constellation also supports a wide range of civil, scientific and commercial functions – including air traffic control, ATM banking, and the Internet.

SYRACUSE, NY, November 2nd, 2009 -- The U.S. Navy recently selected Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] to provide its next-generation of electronic warfare (EW) systems for surface ships, which will significantly improve the Navy’s ability to detect threats to the fleet.

Under an initial $9.9 million contract award, the company will produce a preliminary design for the Surface Electronic Warfare Improvement Program (SEWIP) Block 2 Upgrade by June 2010. The contract includes options, if exercised, totaling nearly $167 million.
 
Under SEWIP, the Navy is pursuing an evolutionary series of enhancements to its SLQ-32 EW system. This contract is part of a series of block upgrades intended to provide technological advances and add functional capabilities incrementally.

ORLANDO, FL, November 2nd, 2009 -- Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] has elevated preferred supplier Evans Capacitor Company to the Platinum level of Lockheed Martin Missiles and Fire Control’s three-tiered Preferred Supplier Program.

The Preferred Supplier Program supports the company’s philosophy of building a world-class supply chain that demonstrates excellence as the standard and continuous improvement as the culture. Each of the program's successive categories -- Silver, Gold or Platinum -- exhibits a more stringent level of performance excellence, and furthers the company’s philosophy of doing business with the “Best of the Best.”

DENVER, CO, November 2nd, 2009 -- Lockheed Martin’s [NYSE: LMT] avionics and ground system were fundamental to last week’s picture perfect flight test of NASA’s Ares I-X launch vehicle from Kennedy Space Center, FL.

The primary test objective for the Ares I-X flight was to demonstrate command and control of this new vehicle design as well as effective vehicle integration, ground processing and launch operations that will be used for NASA’s Ares I launch system. The flight test also demonstrated vehicle proof of concept and collected data on important flight performance in an actual launch environment that reduce risk early in the design of the Ares I program. Ares I will provide NASA with an even safer, more reliable and more affordable launch capability once the space shuttle is retired, that will take astronauts to the International Space Station and missions to the moon, Mars and other destinations in the solar system.

SUNNYVALE, Calif, October 29th, 2009 -- Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] announced today that the second Space-Based Infrared System (SBIRS) geosynchronous orbit (GEO-2) spacecraft is progressing through a series of key tests that will demonstrate the integrated satellite's readiness to enter the critical environmental test phase in preparation for launch.

SBIRS is designed to provide early warning of missile launches, and simultaneously support other missions including missile defense, technical intelligence and battlespace characterization.

ARCHBALD, PA, October 29th, 2009 -- Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] successfully completed the first in a series of flight tests of the paveway II Plus Laser Guided Bomb (LGB) guidance kit. The paveway II Plus LGB uses an enhanced laser guidance package, significantly improving precision when compared to existing paveway II LGBs.

The flight test consisted of two GBU-10s released from a U.S. Navy Super Hornet at the Navy’s China Lake, CA, test ranges. Each weapon included the new paveway II Plus MAU-209C/B Computer Control Group. Both weapons, which were also equipped with telemetry instrumentation, were released using a set of pre-determined flight conditions, initiated laser guidance as planned and successfully guided to direct hits on the target.