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PRESS RELEASE Date Released: Wednesday, November 11, 2009 Source: Lockheed Martin Corporation - Comments Lockheed Martin is in the final stages of preparation for Saturday's launch of a commercial telecommunications satellite for Intelsat, the world's leading provider of fixed satellite services, aboard an Atlas V booster provided by United Launch ...

A former engineer for defense contractor Lockheed Martin Corp. claims in a federal whistleblower lawsuit that the company knowingly used "defective" stealth coatings when building its F-22 Raptor stealth jets.

The largest defense deal in Israeli history, for the purchase of the F-35 stealth fighter aircraft, is advancing, slowly but surely.

Military trucker Oshkosh continued to stay one step ahead of the competition this week.

Citing a limited decline in its workload, Lockheed Martin Corp. 's high-tech training unit in Orlando laid off nearly 45 workers on Monday - its first downsizing in eight years.

Alcoa Inc. said Thursday it is set to invest $110 million to repair one of the nation's biggest pieces of industrial machinery to help boost output for Lockheed Martin Corp.'s F-35 fighter jet.

Savi Technology said Thursday it has formed a strategic alliance with Shipcom Wireless and KBR Wireless that uses Radio Frequency Identification technology to instantly track and manage supplies transported between onshore and offshore oil and gas facilities worldwide.

Lockheed Martin Corp. has won a $292.7 million contract for continued network infrastructure and maintenance support to the Defense Department.

Lockheed Martin has won a $293 million contract to provide network operations support to the Pentagon and other military networks in the Washington, D.C., area.

The U.S. Air Force's embattled Space Based Infrared System program faces another delay - this time of 12 to 18 months, according to defense and industry officials.

Lockheed Martin Corp. 's Information Systems and Global Service-Defense group has won a contract worth up to $292.7 million from the Army Information Technology Agency to maintain the Pentagon's communications network infrastructure.

Fasteneing the all-composites skin on the Lightning II requires machining and drilling technology that is optimized for cost-efficiency. Article from: High Performance Composites , Jeff Sloan, Editor-in-Chief Article Date: 10/19/2009 This F-35 on the Lockheed Martin Aeronautics assembly line inside the Fort Worth facility awaits the carbon ...

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OWEGO -- When it comes to funding the canceled presidential helicopter program, it's not over until it's over.

Rising costs, changing threats and rival aircraft - manned and unmanned - could cut nearly in half the number of F-35 Joint Strike Fighters that ultimately are built, a Dutch defense analyst said in a report to the Dutch parliament.

Lockheed Martin officials insisted Friday that they're making good progress developing the F-35 joint strike fighter, downplaying a published report that says a Pentagon review is again predicting delays and cost increases.

General Dynamics Armament and Technical Products announced Friday afternoon its days in the Queen City are numbered.

The Army C-12 Huron twin-engine turboprop had been missing since it crashed Oct.

The federal agency is relying on the Bethesda defense contractor to provide systems administration, e-mail support, help desk and call center services for its program support center.

Lockheed Martin Corp. has won more work developing the Aegis missile defense system.