Lockheed Martin CEO Marillyn Hewson has said the Canadian government and the aerospace and defense industry should promote entrepreneurship, seek opportunities in emerging markets and create a pipeline of science, technology, engineering and math professionals to advance innovation. She noted in her speech Tuesday at the Canadian Aerospace Summit that industry and government should make investments in novel technologies […] More

Lockheed Martin CEO Marillyn Hewson has said NATO and industry partners can maintain their technological edge through sustained investment, interoperability and talent development. Hewson said Wednesday at the NATO-Industry forum in Brussels alliance members should provide consistent and sustained defense spending to support operational readiness and the industry’s research and development efforts. She added alliance members’ pledges to allocate 2 percent of their gross domestic product […] More

Lockheed Martin and Japan have marked the delivery of the country’s first F-35A aircraft in a ceremony held Friday to commemorate the national defense and security alliance between Japan and the U.S. More than 400 guests from the government, military and defense industry sectors in both countries attended the F-35A rollout ceremony, Lockheed Martin said Friday. “As the security environment surrounding Japan has become increasingly […] More

Lockheed Martin CEO Marillyn Hewson has said the company increased its investments in research and development efforts to $839 million in 2015 in an effort to meet its international clients’ current and future defense and national security requirements. She noted in her speech at Lockheed’s 2016 Media Day in Virginia Tuesday that such investments went to the development […] More

Lockheed Martin has selected John Mollard, vice president of financial planning and analysis, to serve as both VP and treasurer as well as a newly elected corporate officer beginning April 4. The company said Monday Mollard will be in charge of its LMC Properties subsidiary and global banking activity and oversee treasury operations, rating agency relations, capital planning and risk management. […] More

Lockheed Martin and Sikorsky held an event Friday to formally mark their combination, a week after Lockheed closed its approximately $9 billion acquisition of the helicopter manufacturing business from United Technologies Corp. “Today is the beginning of an exciting new period for our company,” Marillyn Hewson, Lockheed chairman, president and CEO, said Friday. “Sikorsky’s strong […] More

Lockheed Martin has rolled out the first F-35A fighter jet for Norway’s military during a ceremony held in Fort Worth, Texas. Marillyn Hewson, Lockheed chairman, president and CEO, said Tuesday the F-35A seeks to “provide the strength” Norway needs to address threats in the north. “It is the only aircraft with adequate range, persistence, sensors and advanced communications to […] More

Lockheed Martin will retain its government cybersecurity business as the company looks to potentially separate many of its information technology and technical services segments, CEO Marillyn Hewson told Defense News in an interview posted Monday. The company’s commercial cyber business is part of Lockheed’s IT and technical services business review, she said. “Market dynamics and changing customer priorities have made it clear that these […] More

Lockheed Martin CEO Marillyn Hewson has stated that the company’s business growth strategy works to align with current trends in the global security landscape to address industry challenges and meet customer needs. Hewson outlined the strategy in a media day event to highlight its technology investments and product and service portfolio in line with these trends, Lockheed said Wednesday. “The global landscape […] More

Lockheed Martin has opened an innovation center in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates to facilitate technical collaboration among industry, academia and government organizations. The Center for Innovation and Security Solutions is located in Masdar City’s incubator building and aims to build new technologies to address global problems such as climate change and resource scarcity, Lockheed […] More

Lockheed Martin CEO Marillyn Hewson has highlighted the company’s partnership with the Energy Department, universities and industry in addressing the challenges in the energy sector and encouraging careers in science, technology, engineering and math. Hewson said Tuesday in her address during the first anniversary of DOE’s Minorities in Energy project that Lockheed supports the agency in meeting the energy needs […] More

Lockheed Martin CEO Marillyn Hewson has said the company can help with security, growth and sustainability initiatives to maintain the partnership and collaboration between the U.S. and Japan. “[It] is our shared values, our collaboration and our commitment to each other that will allow us to overcome these challenges successfully,” she said in her U.S.-Japan Council conference keynote address published Friday. […] More