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For over 100 years, Lockheed Martin has been at the forefront of innovation. From the space race to missions to Mars, the birth of aviation to hypersonic and stealth technology, Rosie the Riveter to advanced manufacturing, our stories are the stories of history—and the future. Read our feature stories to find out how your mission is ours.
The Engine for Training Transformation
The Engine for Training Transformation
The British Army’s Collective Training Transformation Programme calls for the delivery of an integrated, expeditionary and digitalised Army Collective Training Service (ACTS).
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The Relationship Between Prime Companies and Small and Medium Companies
The Relationship Between Prime Companies and Small and Medium Companies
Advanced defence capability requires both parties to work together to be successful.
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Lockheed Martin UK Launches Team Black Hawk For UK’s New Medium Helicopter Requirement
Lockheed Martin UK Launches Team Black Hawk For UK’s New Medium Helicopter Requirement
Proposal spells hundreds of high-tech jobs for UK workers and industry
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Sikorsky Honors UK Maritime and Coastguard Agency
Sikorsky Honors UK Maritime and Coastguard Agency
Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin company, today celebrated 35 years of partnership with the UK Maritime & Coastguard Agency and honored recent heroic lifesaving efforts of the MCA. A recognition ceremony took place at the Farnborough International Airshow.
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LONGBOW Awarded $170 Million for Apache AH-64E Radar Systems
LONGBOW Awarded $170 Million for Apache AH-64E Radar Systems
LONGBOW LLC and the U.S. Army have definitized contracts valued at $170.5 million to provide LONGBOW Fire Control Radar hardware for Apache AH-64E helicopters supporting U.S. Army lots 7 and 8 plus three international customers.
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Lockheed Martin and ThalesRaytheonSystems to Provide NATO with Battlespace Intelligence System
Lockheed Martin and ThalesRaytheonSystems to Provide NATO with Battlespace Intelligence System
Lockheed Martin and ThalesRaytheonSystems are joining forces to provide the NATO Alliance with a territorial Ballistic Missile Defence command and control capability.
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Lockheed Martin Links Capabilities Across Domains
Lockheed Martin Links Capabilities Across Domains
To expedite decision making in today’s threat environment, commanders need the ability to quickly transform terabytes of data received from unconnected systems into intelligence.
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Exechon Announces XMini Manufacturing Sale to REFCO Metals
Exechon Announces XMini Manufacturing Sale to REFCO Metals
Exechon Enterprises L.L.C., a joint venture company, has sold an XMini industrial robotic manufacturing tool to REFCO Metals, a UAE-based manufacturer of aluminum assemblies for luxury automobiles.
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Lockheed Martin Introduces LM-100J 'FireHerc'
Lockheed Martin Introduces LM-100J 'FireHerc'
Lockheed Martin today at Farnborough International Airshow (FIAS) introduced the LM-100J "FireHerc," a civil-certified firefighting airtanker variant of the proven C-130J Super Hercules that is the airlifter of choice for 18 nations around the world.
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Sikorsky Secures Sale of S-76D™ Helicopter in India
Sikorsky Secures Sale of S-76D™ Helicopter in India
Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin company, announced the sale of an S-76D™ aircraft to the Government of Maharashtra in India. The announcement came during the Farnborough International Airshow.
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Lockheed Martin Signs Teaming Agreement with Rafael
Lockheed Martin Signs Teaming Agreement with Rafael
Lockheed Martin and Rafael Advanced Defense Systems Ltd., of Israel, signed a Memorandum of Understanding to evaluate potential markets and customer requirements for Rafael's Smart, Precise Impact and Cost-Effective (SPICE™) missile guidance kits.
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Lockheed Martin To Help UK Space Agency Build Commercial Spaceport
Lockheed Martin To Help UK Space Agency Build Commercial Spaceport
The UK Space Agency has selected Lockheed Martin to help implement its vision for the UK Spaceflight Programme.
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LM-100J Flying at 2018 Farnborough International Airshow
LM-100J Flying at 2018 Farnborough International Airshow
Lockheed Martin will showcase its LM-100J Super Hercules commercial freighter at Farnborough International Airshow (FIA) 2018, held in Farnborough, England, July 16-22.
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Lockheed Martin-Built F-35 Comes Home to RAF Marham
Lockheed Martin-Built F-35 Comes Home to RAF Marham
The United Kingdom has welcomed home its first four F-35B advanced fighter aircraft, which will be flown by the Royal Air Force and Royal Navy.
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Students Solve Coding Challenges at Lockheed Martin Code Quest
Students Solve Coding Challenges at Lockheed Martin Code Quest
More than 1,500 high school students visited Lockheed Martin facilities across the globe on April 21 to compete in a Code Quest competition testing their computer programming skills.
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New £3 Million UK Cyber Security Centre Opens in Gloucester
New £3 Million UK Cyber Security Centre Opens in Gloucester
GLOUCESTER, England, July 13, 2017 – A new facility designed to help tackle cyber-crime in the UK has opened in Gloucester as part of a £3 million investment by Lockheed Martin.
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