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Sikorsky Aircraft officials say they have an idea on how to continue the Marine One project and keep the cost low.

The U.S. Justice Department has intervened in a so-called "whistleblower" lawsuit that accuses several companies and former government employees of rigging a winning bid on a $3.2 billion computer contract at Stennis Space Center in Mississippi.

Lockheed Martin Maritime Systems and Sensors in Moorestown, N.J., has received a $44.9 million contract from the Navy through the Foreign Military Sales Program to tie together the computer systems on three air warfare destroyers being built by the Australian Navy.

A $10,000 grant from Lockheed Martin will fund training programs at Peninsula College to help Angeles Composite Technologies Inc.

Lockheed Martin Corp. 's Orlando missiles unit said Tuesday it has delivered the first copy of its advanced weapons-targeting system for the U.S. Marine Corps' AH-1Z Cobra combat helicopter.

A stealth expert on the F-117 and B-2 programmes intends to file suit against Lockheed Martin later this week for concealing alleged deficiencies with the stealth coatings for the F-22. The pending lawsuit accuses Lockheed of knowingly providing defective coatings used to reduce the aircraft's radar and visual signatures, and covering up the ...

After the government cut Lockheed's VH-71 presidential helicopter contract, company officials planned to cut nearly 1,000 jobs from the Owego plant.

In a radical revamp of its surface fleet modernization program, the Israel Navy has shelved long-held plans to purchase Lockheed Martin-produced Littoral Combat Ships , as well as a fallback option involving corvetees built by Northrop Grumman.

Preparing for a possible showdown with Congress, the White House on Wednesday threatened to veto legislation authorizing a $680 billion military budget if it contains money for jet fighters the Pentagon doesn't want.

The MTA fired back at a major defense contractor today, saying Lockheed Martin bungled an anti-terror program to link 2,000 subway security cameras capable of "intelligent video" to huge surveillance command centers.

LONDON, UK: Lockheed Martin UK will unveil new approaches to differing land systems requirements at this year's DVD showcase, where for the first time it will display the AVATM-2, the second prototype vehicle to be produced using the Lockheed Martin Adaptive Vehicle Architecture; Lockheed Martin's Warrior Capability Sustainment Programme technology ...

Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman Carl Levin, D-Mich., and ranking member John McCain, R-Ariz., said Thursday they plan to fight a decision by their own committee to add seven F-22 Raptor fighter jets to its version of the fiscal 2010 defense authorization bill when the measure heads to the floor next month.

This from Jeff Lieberson: Hinchey Helps House Pass Measure Supporting Continuation of Lockheed Martin's Presidential Helicopter Project Language Backs Expanding Increment 1 Aircraft to Replace Current, Aging Fleet Washington, DC -- Congressman Maurice Hinchey today helped the House approve a measure that encourages the Pentagon to continue ...

Sabreliner Corporation's aerospace manufacturing center has been designated by Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Co.

Senators on Thursday added $1.75 billion to a Pentagon budget proposal for seven more of Lockheed Martin Corp.

June 24, 2009, 08:27 PM - - Users who shared their social networking implementation stories at the Enterprise 2.0 conference in Boston on Wednesday emphasized that success requires careful consideration of corporate culture and goals, as well as effective technology.

This is Part III in a Mother Jones special report on the defense budget. A quick primer on the problem programs Gates wants to cut and the ones he left intact: F-22 Raptor Fighter Jet Designed for dogfighting with Soviet planes, an F-22 costs $351 million, more than double the original projections.

The morning started with Andrew McAfee interviewing Shawn Dahlen and Chris Keohane from Lockheed Martin about how they've progressed on their internal social network since we heard about it at last year's conference.

A key House Democrat on Tuesday criticized so-called fiscal conservatives for approving millions of dollars for an outdated weapon system, while complaining about ballooning deficits.