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2021
First Danish F-35 rolled out from Fort Worth plant
Lockheed Martin rolled out the first of Denmark’s 27 ordered F-35 Joint Strike Fighters from its Fort Worth plant. The aircraft was to undergo testing before its first flight.
2020
Lockheed Martin announces planned acquisition of Aerojet Rocketdyne
Lockheed Martin announced that it will acquire Aerojet Rocketdyne for $4.4 billion including debt and net cash. The proposed acquisition is subject to regulatory and Aerojet Rocketdyne stockholder approvals and is expected to close in the second half of 2021.
2020
Lockheed Martin completes acquisition of i3 hypersonics portfolio
Lockheed Martin closed its acquisition of the Hypersonics portfolio of Integration Innovation Inc. (i3). The company said the acquisition expands its capabilities to design, develop and produce integrated hypersonic weapon systems.
2020
IonQ raises additional Series B funding
IonQ announced about $7 million in additional funding as an extension of its previously announced Series B round, bringing total investment in the company to $84 million. The new funding included strategic investments from Lockheed Martin, Robert Bosch Venture Capital and Cambium.
2020
Lockheed Martin agrees to temporary F-35 production schedule changes
Lockheed Martin and the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers agreed to a temporary alternate work schedule for F-35 production employees in Fort Worth. The schedule was intended to align staffing with slower workflow resulting from supplier delays and sustain the skilled workforce.
2020
Lockheed Martin announces virtual UAE internship programme
Lockheed Martin announced that its 2020 summer internship programme for UAE university students would run on a virtual platform. The programme was scheduled to run from June 7 to September 7, 2020.
2020
Babcock Australasia and Lockheed Martin Australia sign collaboration agreement
Babcock Australasia and Lockheed Martin Australia signed a collaboration agreement to deliver high-frequency communications to the Australian Defence Force. The agreement followed a joint response to a tender for an enhanced defence high-frequency communications system.
2020
Lockheed Martin revises 2020 sales outlook
Lockheed Martin announced a revised 2020 net sales outlook of $62.25 billion to $64.00 billion, down from its prior range of $62.75 billion to $64.25 billion; it maintained its outlook for operating profit, earnings per share and cash from operations.
2020
Lockheed Martin announces Orlando innovation funding program
Lockheed Martin announced an Orlando innovation program offering $100,000 in funding to a selected small business for research and development projects in sensors, artificial intelligence, or autonomy. Proposals were invited from small businesses in Lake, Orange, Osceola, and Seminole counties.
2020
Lockheed Martin launches Pony Express 1 mission
Lockheed Martin launched the Pony Express 1 mission as a hosted payload on a Tyvak-0129 spacecraft. The mission is testing in-orbit computing and satellite networking technologies.
2020
Lockheed Martin launches Pony Express 1 mission
Lockheed Martin launched its Pony Express 1 mission as a hosted payload on the Tyvak-0129 spacecraft; the mission is testing space-based computing and mesh networking technologies in orbit.
2019
Lockheed Martin appoints Steve Froelich to Australia and New Zealand operations role
Lockheed Martin appointed Steve Froelich vice president of rotary and mission systems operations for Australia and New Zealand, and program executive for AIR6500.
2019
Blue Origin forms team for lunar lander development
Blue Origin said it had signed agreements with Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman and Draper to develop its lunar lander. The four companies planned to submit a proposal to NASA under its Artemis lunar program.
2015
Lockheed Martin announces Pike County facility expansion
Alabama Governor Robert Bentley announced that Lockheed Martin would expand operations at its Pike County facility near Troy. The planned expansion was expected to add around 240 jobs over five years, with Lockheed Martin expected to invest around $55 million.