A Lockheed Martin business unit has landed a $21.9 million contract from the U.S. Navy for logistics maintenance and support services for as many as 400 Consolidated Automated Support System stations. Lockheed’s mission systems and training business will also provide support for 150 reconfigurable, transportable CASS stations, the Defense Department said Monday. DoD added that the Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division […] More

Lockheed Martin has demonstrated a missile interceptor that works to defend against rocket, artillery and mortar threats at extended ranges. The Miniature Hit-to-Kill interceptor was designed to destroy RAM targets with the use of kinetic energy in body-to-body contact and works to prevent collateral damage, Lockheed said Tuesday. “Today’s global security environment demands agile, close-range solutions that protect soldiers and citizens from enemy […] More

Lockheed Martin-built ballistic missiles with 3D-printed components have completed U.S. Navy-led test flights in support of efforts to accelerate the missile manufacturing process. Lockheed Martin engineers built the connector backshell component with an aluminum alloy that works to protect cable connectors in the Trident II D5 fleet ballistic missiles, Lockheed said Friday. Eric Scherff, vice president of fleet […] More

Lockheed Martin and the U.S. Army have conducted a flight test for the PAC-3 Missile Segment Enhancement missile at the White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico. The missile detected and intercepted a tactical ballistic missile target during the test, Lockheed Martin said Thursday. PAC-3 MSE features updates to its dual-pulse solid rocket motor, control […] More

Scott Gray serves as vice president for the information technology and security business at Lockheed Martin, where he oversees more than 1,200 employees and a portfolio of IT services for government clients including the Departments of Homeland Security, Justice, Transportation and General Services Administration, among others. Before assuming his current role in April 2015, Gray served as program director of […] More

Lockheed Martin has received a $43 million contract from Concord Blue to start the construction of a power generation facility in Herten, Germany, in an effort to supply renewable energy to residents and businesses in the area. The 5-megawatt plant will work to convert forestry waste to power through the advanced gasification process using Concord Blue’s Reformer technology, Lockheed said […] More

Lockheed Martin has selected John Mollard, vice president of financial planning and analysis, to serve as both VP and treasurer as well as a newly elected corporate officer beginning April 4. The company said Monday Mollard will be in charge of its LMC Properties subsidiary and global banking activity and oversee treasury operations, rating agency relations, capital planning and risk management. […] More

Lockheed Martin will work with LogRhythm on cybersecurity systems integration pilot programs after the latter signed up for the Lockheed Martin Cyber Security Alliance. LogRhythm also agreed to offer its security intelligence platform and share cybersecurity-focused best practices with Lockheed as a member of the alliance, Lockheed said Monday. The LogRhythm-built security intelligence tool works to […] More

Lockheed Martin teamed up with Cybereason to combine the latter’s Endpoint Detection and Response platform and Lockheed’s threat intelligence to launch the Wisdom EDR endpoint technology. Angie Heise, vice president of Lockheed’s commercial cyber business, said in a release issued Monday Cybereason’s services work to complement Lockheed’s cybersecurity programs. Wisdom EDR is designed to track anomalies and capture and […] More

Lockheed Martin will provide Naval Vigilance Radar software to the U.K. defense ministry under a $62.9 million contract. The company said Thursday it has collaborated with Kelvin Hughes to produce the navigation software, which includes a collision avoidance system and a common maritime data processing environment. Peter Ruddock, chief executive of Lockheed Martin UK, said the Naval […] More

Lockheed Martin has delivered 45 F-35 aircraft to the U.S. government and allied nations in 2015 under the $391 billion fighter jet project, Reuters reported Tuesday. The Defense Department said Lockheed met its delivery goals for the year and the company is set to receive majority of related performance fees, Andrea Shalal reports. “Meeting aircraft production […] More

Lockheed Martin has turned over two additional C-130J Super Hercules aircraft to the U.S. Air Force. Lockheed said Monday the C-130J-30 Super Hercules and HC-130J Combat King II were flown to Little Rock Air Force Base in Arkansas and Moody Air Force Base in Georgia, respectively. The C-130 Hercules is configured for tactical airlifting operations, while […] More