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  • Marillyn Hewson: Extended Continuing Resolution Would Affect 2018 Lockheed Orders - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Marillyn Hewson: Extended Continuing Resolution Would Affect 2018 Lockheed Orders

    Lockheed Martin CEO Marillyn Hewson has said the company’s 2018 orders and backlog levels could take a hit if Congress passes another stopgap measure to fund U.S. government operations, CNBC reported Tuesday. Hewson, an inductee into Executive Mosaic‘s Wash100 for 2017, stated at Lockheed’s third-quarter earnings conference call that the company expects its 2017 financials to remain unaffected by the […] More

  • Lockheed Vet Angel Hunt Joins ACT I as Senior Contracts Manager; Michael Niggel Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Lockheed Vet Angel Hunt Joins ACT I as Senior Contracts Manager; Michael Niggel Comments

    Angel Hunt, a veteran of Lockheed Martin and Hewlett-Packard, has been named  senior manager for contracts at Advanced Concepts and Technologies International. “Ms. Hunt’s background in the areas of contract negotiation, contract management and administration, cost control, and regulatory compliance will enhance our contracting capabilities and support ACT I’s continued growth.” ACT I CEO Michael Niggel said […] More

  • Lockheed Reports $100M in Navy Super Hornet Sensor Upgrade Contracts - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Lockheed Reports $100M in Navy Super Hornet Sensor Upgrade Contracts

    Boeing has awarded Lockheed Martin a pair of contracts worth up to $100 million combined to update an infrared search-and-track sensor technology used on the U.S. Navy‘s fleet of F/A-18E/F Super Hornet fighter aircraft. Lockheed said Thursday it will develop software, update hardware and deliver prototypes in an effort to optimize the detection, tracking and ranging capacity of […] More

  • Keoki Jackson Outlines Lockheed's Tech Investment Plans - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Keoki Jackson Outlines Lockheed’s Tech Investment Plans

    Keoki Jackson, chief technology officer at Lockheed Martin, has outlined technology areas where Lockheed plans to invest over the next two to three decades during an Oct. 11 roundtable, C4ISRNET reported Thursday. Jackson said the technologies are classified into three categories, including the strategic technology thread areas that cover “anything Lockheed Martin will do… whether from undersea […] More

  • Lockheed Supports NATO Ballistic Missile Defense Tests in Atlantic Ocean - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Lockheed Supports NATO Ballistic Missile Defense Tests in Atlantic Ocean

    Lockheed Martin has assisted the U.S. Navy and the Missile Defense Agency in a series of ballistic missile defense tests in the Atlantic Ocean during the Formidable Shield 2017 naval exercise that involved eight NATO member nations. Formidable Shield aimed to showcase interoperability between NATO allies using the organization’s command-and-control reporting structures and datalink architecture, Lockheed said […] More

  • Lockheed to Develop Multimodal Sensor Fusion Testbed for Army Rotocraft - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Lockheed to Develop Multimodal Sensor Fusion Testbed for Army Rotocraft

    Lockheed Martin aims to build multimodal sensor fusion testbed for rotary-wing aircraft under a potential three-year, $12 million contract from U.S. Army‘s Night Vision and Electronic Sensors Directorate. The company said Tuesday currently develops sensor fusion and integration tools in an effort to help increase the survivability of Army helicopters and restore situational awareness for pilots who operate […] More

  • ULA's Atlas V Carries NRO Natl Security Payload to Orbit - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    ULA’s Atlas V Carries NRO Natl Security Payload to Orbit

    United Launch Alliance, a joint venture between Boeing and Lockheed Martin, has deployed a National Reconnaissance Office payload into space aboard its Atlas V rocket from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. The NROL-52 payload lifted off Sunday at 3:28 a.m. Eastern time to support NRO’s national security mission, ULA said Sunday. The company launched NROL-52 using an Atlas […] More

  • Lockheed Launches Modernization Flight Test on Army Tactical Missile System - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Lockheed Launches Modernization Flight Test on Army Tactical Missile System

    Lockheed Martin has performed a modernization flight test on the U.S. Army‘s tactical missile system at the White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico to evaluate the missile’s capacities. The company said Thursday the Army Tactical Missile System, which was launched using a soldier-manned High Mobility Artillery Rocket System launcher, flew nearly 87 miles and performed […] More

  • Keoki Jackson: Lockheed's Terran Orbital Investment Creates Tech Insertion Opportunities - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Keoki Jackson: Lockheed’s Terran Orbital Investment Creates Tech Insertion Opportunities

    Keoki Jackson, chief technology officer at Lockheed Martin, has said the company’s investment in nanosatellite maker Terran Orbital provides opportunities for strategic technology insertion, Space News reported Wednesday. Jackson told reporters that Lockheed needs agility and speed to adapt new technologies that can help maintain the relevance of the company’s existing platforms. Lockheed set aside […] More

  • MDA Selects Lockheed for Phase 1 Low Power Laser Demonstrator Project - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    MDA Selects Lockheed for Phase 1 Low Power Laser Demonstrator Project

    Lockheed Martin has secured a nine-month, $9.4 million contract to support a Missile Defense Agency project to integrate and test a low-power laser technology onboard an unmanned aerial vehicle. The company will aim to help MDA address the agency’s laser power and aperture size requirements under the first phase of the Low Power Laser Demonstrator project, the […] More

  • Navy Taps Boeing, Lockheed for Extra Large UUV Design Contracts - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Navy Taps Boeing, Lockheed for Extra Large UUV Design Contracts

    The U.S. Navy has awarded a $42.3 million contract to Boeing and a $43.2 million contract to Lockheed Martin to design an extra large unmanned undersea vehicle platform as well as deliver a technical data package. The contracts represent the first phase of the competitive Orca XLUUV acquisition program and include priced options for the project’s second phase, the Defense […] More

  • Lockheed to Test C-130 Aircraft Wing Durability Under $61M Air Force Contract - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Lockheed to Test C-130 Aircraft Wing Durability Under $61M Air Force Contract

    The U.S. Air Force has awarded Lockheed Martin a potential eight-year, $60.5 million contract to perform wing durability test on the company-built C-130 Hercules transport aircraft. Lockheed will carry out test preparation, test operations, residual strength test, test teardown and inspection, outer wing test and technical data delivery under the sole-source contract, the Defense Department said […] More