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  • Lockheed, Discovery Education Launch Mars Habitation Module Design Challenge in UK - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Lockheed, Discovery Education Launch Mars Habitation Module Design Challenge in UK

    Lockheed Martin has partnered with digital education services provider Discovery Education to launch a video challenge for U.K. students to design a space habitation module that could help NASA bring humans to Mars. The challenge is part of Lockheed’s Generation Beyond program that aims to encourage students to pursue science, technology, engineering and math careers, […] More

  • Lockheed Opens New Facility to Support UK's Natl Cyber Strategy - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Lockheed Opens New Facility to Support UK’s Natl Cyber Strategy

    Lockheed Martin has invested $3.9 million to establish a facility in Gloucester, England, that will develop technologies intended to help address cyber-related risks across the U.K. The Cyber Works center is built to support the British government’s National Cybersecurity Strategy and Defense Cyber Program as well as a cyber memorandum understanding signed between the U.K. and U.S., Lockheed said […] More

  • Lockheed EVP Rick Ambrose to Receive NDIA’s Peter B. Teets Award - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Lockheed EVP Rick Ambrose to Receive NDIA’s Peter B. Teets Award

    Rick Ambrose, executive vice president of space systems segment at Lockheed Martin, will receive the Peter B. Teets Award from the National Defense Industrial Association in recognition of his contribution to the space systems sector, the Denver Post reported Thursday. NDIA’s space division will present the award to Ambrose during the awards dinner event to […] More

  • State Dept Clears Additional Netherlands Hellfire Missile Purchase Request - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    State Dept Clears Additional Netherlands Hellfire Missile Purchase Request

    The State Department has approved the Netherlands’ request to acquire an additional 70 Lockheed Martin-built AGM-114R Hellfire II missiles under a potential $34 million foreign military sales agreement. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency said Tuesday the proposed transaction will be an addition to a previously implemented FMS case for the procurement of 180 Hellfire II missiles and 24 M36E8 […] More

  • Lockheed-Built THAAD Intercepts Ballistic Missile Target During MDA Test - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Lockheed-Built THAAD Intercepts Ballistic Missile Target During MDA Test

    A Lockheed Martin-built missile defense system has demonstrated a capacity to detect, track and intercept a threat representative intermediate-range ballistic missile target during a flight test led by the Missile Defense Agency. Lockheed said Tuesday the test marked the first IRBM interception for the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense system currently installed at Pacific Spaceport Complex Alaska. Richard McDaniel, vice […] More

  • Lockheed to Provide AEGIS Support for Australian Destroyer Fleet - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Lockheed to Provide AEGIS Support for Australian Destroyer Fleet

    The U.S. Navy has awarded Lockheed Martin a $41.8 million modification to provide lifetime support for the Advanced Electronic Guidance and Instrumentation System on the Australian navy’s Hobart-class air warfare destroyers. The modification exercises a foreign military sales option under a potential $421 million contract awarded to the company last year, the Defense Department said Tuesday. Lockheed’s mission systems […] More

  • Lockheed to Supply Targeting Pods for Bahrain F-16 Fleet - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Lockheed to Supply Targeting Pods for Bahrain F-16 Fleet

    Lockheed Martin has secured a $22.5 million contract to provide targeting pods for integration onto Bahrain’s F-16 aircraft fleet through a direct commercial sale. The order covers Sniper Advanced Targeting Pods, spares and support equipment and delivery of the ATP units is scheduled to begin early next year, Lockheed said Monday. Paul Lemmo, vice president of fire control […] More

  • Polish Defense Group, Lockheed to Collaborate on Missile Launcher Devt Project - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Polish Defense Group, Lockheed to Collaborate on Missile Launcher Devt Project

    A consortium of Polish state-owned defense companies intends to start exclusive further negotiations with Lockheed Martin on the development of a mobile artillery missile launcher system for Poland’s armed forces. The Polish Armament Group selected Lockheed’s High Mobility Artillery Rocket System offering as the basis of the country’s Homar program, the company said Friday. The program […] More

  • Lockheed, French Shipbuilder Open Office to Support Australia’s Submarine Devt Program - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Lockheed, French Shipbuilder Open Office to Support Australia’s Submarine Devt Program

    Lockheed Martin and French shipbuilding company Naval Group, formerly DCNS, have opened an office in Cherbourg, France, to accommodate submarine designers and naval engineers who will support Australia’s Future Submarine Program. Lockheed said Sunday its Australian arm and Naval Group will collaborate with Australia’s defense department to produce a fleet of 12 submarines for the Royal Australian […] More

  • Lockheed-Raytheon JV to Provide Army Javelin Rounds, Engineering Services - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Lockheed-Raytheon JV to Provide Army Javelin Rounds, Engineering Services

    A joint venture of Lockheed Martin and Raytheon has secured a $56.8 million contract modification to supply containerized rounds, electronics, command launch units for the U.S. Army‘s Javelin man-portable anti-tank missile system. Javelin Joint Venture will also provide non-recurring engineering services under the modification, the Defense Department said Friday. The JV developed the system to offer fire-and-forget and medium-range […] More