Rick Ambrose, executive vice president of Lockheed Martin's space business segment, has been named to the list of recipients of the 2021 Wash100 Award. He's received the highest honor in all of government contracting (GovCon) for his significant contributions to the federal sector and space domain and his drive to advance spacecraft development and other space tech capabilities.
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Lockheed Martin Demos U-2 Dragon Lady Aircraft With Kubernetes Cloud; Jeff Babione Quoted
Lockheed Martin has demonstrated the use of Kubernetes-based processing aboard a U-2 Dragon Lady reconnaissance aircraft as a precursor to achieving real-time software deliveries during flights. The Kubernetes containerization technology test, conducted in November, supports an effort to create a secure software development environment that allows aircraft to accommodate software updates when airborne, Lockheed said Monday.
Read More »Lockheed Martin Demos Flight of Precision Strike Missile
Lockheed Martin has completed flight tests and demonstrated related functions of a new missile designed to hit targets at long ranges.
Read More »Lockheed Martin Awarded $87M Contract for C-130J Aircraft Training
Lockheed Martin has secured a four-year, $87M contract to provide the U.S. Air Force with simulated training for aircrew and maintainers of the C-130J aircraft.
Read More »Lockheed Martin Subsidiary Added to Mobile Ad Hoc Network Alliance
Persistent Systems has inducted Lockheed Martin's Procerus Technologies subsidiary to an organization of sensor and unmanned systems providers that utilize the Wave Relay network.
Read More »Lockheed Martin Space Taps Former NASA Acting Chief as VP for Strategy & BD; Rick Ambrose Quoted
TYSONS CORNER, VA, May 8, 2019 “” Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) hired former NASA acting administrator Robert Lightfoot to serve as vice president of strategy and business development for the space sector beginning Monday, GovCon Wire reported April 30. Lightfoot, a past Wash100 awardee, joins four other recent business development …
Read More »Lockheed Martin to Grow California Workforce With New Partnership
Lockheed Martin‘s Skunk Works division has partnered with California’s Office of Business and Economic Development to drive job growth in the state. The agreement creates new engineering and manufacturing jobs and authorizes Lockheed to invest $100M in new facilities within the Southern California area, the company said Thursday. Jack O'Banion, …
Read More »Lockheed Martin Selects Veterans for 2018 Fighting Spirit Scholarships
Veterans 1st Lt. Victor Prato, retired U.S. Army Chief Warrant Officer Anthony Radetic and retired Sgt. 1st Class Randy Nantz have been awarded scholarships under Lockheed Martin‘s 2018 Fighting Spirit program. The company said Monday its scholarship program, which it sponsored for the third consecutive year, provides wounded veterans with …
Read More »Lockheed Martin Lists 19 Suppliers for Missile & Fire Control Business Support Services
Lockheed Martin has acknowledged 19 small businesses’ support for products and services of the company’s missiles and fire control unit in 2017. The suppliers were recognized for factors such as the delivery schedule and prices of parts, products and services, business process, values alignment and resolutions generation, Lockheed said Monday. …
Read More »Lockheed Martin Gets Army Contract to Commence Development of Small Artillery Interceptor
Lockheed Martin will proceed with the development of an artillery, mortar and rocket threat interceptor under a $2.6 million contract from the U.S. Army. The company said Wednesday it has completed the science and technology phase of the Extended Mission Area Missile Program by the Army Cruise Missile Defense Systems Project Office. …
Read More »Lockheed Martin Delivers 300th F-35 Aircraft to Hill AFB
Lockheed Martin and the F-35 Joint Program Office have delivered the 300th F-35 aircraft. The 300th Lightning II unit is an F-35A variant assigned to the U.S. Air Force‘s Hill AF Base, the company said Monday. At present, 197 conventional takeoff and landing variants, 75 short takeoff/vertical landing variants and 28 carrier variants compose the combined …
Read More »Lockheed Martin Holds Dual Test-Fire of Air-Launched Long-Range Missile
Lockheed Martin conducted a dual test-fire of its precision-guided, anti-ship missile from a U.S. Air Force B-1B aircraft that flew over the Sea Range at Point Mugu, Calif. The aircraft fired two production representative Long Range Anti-Ship Missiles that used data from an onboard sensor to navigate planned waypoints, shift …
Read More »Lockheed Martin to Continue Production of U.S. Navy Laser-Guided Training Rounds
Lockheed Martin was awarded a $23.1 million contract from the U.S. Navy for follow-on production of laser-guided training rounds. The company said Tuesday the award exercises the first option of its 2017 contract to provide Enhanced Laser Guided Training Rounds for the service branch’s Paveway II weapons exercises. The new …
Read More »U.S. Navy to hold christening ceremony for Lockheed Martin-built future USS Indianapolis
The U.S. Navy will christen at a ceremony on Saturday a Freedom-variant littoral combat ship Lockheed Martin has built. The service branch said Thursday it will christen the future USS Indianapolis (LCS 17) at a ceremony that will feature former Senator Richard Lugar, R-Ind., as principal speaker and ship sponsor Jill …
Read More »Lockheed Martin Delivers California Air National Guard’s First Rescue Tanker Aircraft
The California Air National Guard received its first combat search and rescue tanker aircraft developed by Lockheed Martin on April 5. Lockheed said Friday the 129th Rescue Wing will operate the HC-130J Combat King II from the Moffett Air National Guard Base in California. The 129th RQW intends to replace its existing fleet of MC-130P …
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