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  • Lockheed Delivers UK's 14th F-35B Aircraft; Peter Ruddock Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Lockheed Delivers UK’s 14th F-35B Aircraft; Peter Ruddock Comments

    The U.K. military has accepted delivery of a 14th F-35B short takeoff and vertical landing aircraft from Lockheed Martin. The F-35B flew into Beaufort, South Carolina, last week to undergo tests by 200 deployed U.K. personnel before the aircraft joins the country’s 617 Squadron by next summer, the British defense ministry said Monday. Peter Ruddock, chief executive of Lockheed’s […] 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, UK Nat'l Cybersecurity Center Partner for Talent Development Initiative - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Lockheed, UK Nat’l Cybersecurity Center Partner for Talent Development Initiative

    Lockheed Martin and the U.K.-based National Cyber Security Center have partnered to facilitate a program that seeks to develop the cybersecurity skills of students who are currently in their first year or about to start university. The CyberFirst initiative will offer nearly $5000 to as many as 250 recruits along with paid work placements and employment opportunities upon graduation, Lockheed said Friday. The company […] More

  • Lockheed Martin Lands $63M UK Naval Vigilance Radar Contract - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Lockheed Martin Lands $63M UK Naval Vigilance Radar Contract

    Lockheed Martin will provide Naval Vigilance Radar software to the U.K. defense ministry under a $62.9 million contract. The company said Thursday it has collaborated with Kelvin Hughes to produce the navigation software, which includes a collision avoidance system and a common maritime data processing environment. Peter Ruddock, chief executive of Lockheed Martin UK, said the Naval […] More