Lockheed Martin CEO Marillyn Hewson has announced that the company will hire new apprentices and fund vocational and trade programs meant to boost workforce in the aerospace and defense industries. The Bethesda, Ma.-based firm said Thursday it will provide 8,000 openings for internships and programs for rotation, mid-career development and …

Marillyn Hewson, Lockheed Martin chairman, president and CEO, has been named by Chief Executive magazine as 2018 CEO of the Year in recognition of her leadership and efforts to promote science, technology, engineering and mathematics education. The award also recognizes Hewson’s work to advance diversity in the technology sector and build …

Lockheed Martin CEO Marillyn Hewson has said partnerships that focus on growth and shared opportunities play a key role in global security. “Public-private partnerships are most effective and most transformative when they are focused on making a strong, long-term impact,” Hewson, a 2018 Wash100 recipient, said Monday at the Global Aerospace …

Lockheed Martin CEO Marillyn Hewson has said the company is confident about its bid for the U.S. Air Force’s GPS III follow-on program that seeks to build up to 22 GPS III satellites, SpaceNews reported Tuesday. “We think we’re performing well on the ones that we’re producing today and for this follow-on …

Marillyn Hewson, chairman, president and CEO at Lockheed Martin, has received an award from the Edison Awards Steering Committee in recognition of her contributions to the technology field through professional career, achievements and leadership. The company said Thursday she accepted the 2018 Edison Achievement Award at a gala ceremony that took place Wednesday …

Lockheed Martin CEO Marillyn Hewson hosted Saudi Arabian Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman during his visit Thursday at a company site in Sunnyvale, California. MBS toured the facility where Lockheed currently builds a pair of communications satellites for operator Arabsat and the King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology, the company said Friday. …

Lockheed Martin has rolled out the first F-35A aircraft built for the South Korean air force at a ceremony held Wednesday at the company’s production facility in Fort Worth, Texas. South Korean fighter pilots and maintainers will train at Luke Air Force Base in Arizona prior to the aircraft’s flight to its operational …

Lockheed Martin CEO Marillyn Hewson has approved of President Donald Trump’s move to sign an executive memorandum that would impose tariffs on certain products in response to China’s unfair trade practices, CNBC reported Thursday. Trump proposed to implement additional 25 percent tariffs that could potentially impact Chinese imports worth approximately $60 billion. “This …

Marillyn Hewson, chairman, president and CEO of Lockheed Martin, plans to discuss the company’s strategic partnerships at the Global Aerospace Summit 2018 that will take place in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates from April 30 to May 1, Arabian Aerospace reported Tuesday. “The aerospace and defense industry is uniquely positioned …

Lockheed Martin CEO Marillyn Hewson has said the company and the Defense Department are engaged in a “complex negotiation” over the next contract to build the 11th batch of 130 F-35 fighter jets. “Our government customer needs to understand the cost,” Hewson told CNBC in an interview posted Thursday. “We need …

Lockheed Martin CEO Marillyn Hewson told CNBC in an interview posted Wednesday that she believes the company will continue to be a part of every mission to Mars. Hewson mentioned the InSight lander and the Orion deep space exploration spacecraft as two of Lockheed’s projects with NASA that seek to support the company’s involvement …

Lockheed Martin CEO Marillyn Hewson has said the company continues to work with industry partners to lower the F-35A aircraft’s price to $80 million per fighter jet by 2020. Hewson said in her speech delivered Monday at Lockheed’s media day event in Arlington, Virginia, that the company delivered 66 F-35s in 2017 and is on schedule …

Marillyn Hewson, chairman, president and CEO of Lockheed Martin, has received the 39th Howard Hughes Memorial Award from the Aero Club of Southern California in recognition of her accomplishments as an aerospace industry executive. Lockheed said Thursday the Howard Hughes Memorial Award was established in 1978 and is presented annually to an aerospace leader …

Jeh Johnson, former secretary at the Department of Homeland Security, and American Tower CEO James Taiclet Jr. have been elected to join Lockheed Martin‘s board of directors effective Jan. 1. “Jeh’s experience in acquisition and government operations and Jim’s aerospace and global perspective will help advance our ability to anticipate and exceed our …

Lockheed Martin has partnered with Saudi Arabia-based King Abdullah University of Science and Technology to conduct research and development projects that will support the country’s Saudi Vision 2030 objectives, Saudi Gazette reported Wednesday. The master research agreement calls for the company and university to explore technology that will have potential applications across multiple …