Lockheed Martin and NASA have launched an exploration design contest for students from kindergarten to 12th grade to research and design ideas for protecting astronauts from space radiation. The Exploration Design Challenge calls for students to study the effects of radiation on astronauts and recommend and analyze different materials that …

Lockheed Martin Canada has agreed to acquire some assets from Aveos Fleet Performance Inc. in a move aimed at increasing Lockheed’s presence in Canada’s engine maintenance and repair industry. Lockheed did not disclose terms of its agreement with the Montreal-based aerospace firm. “We look forward to expanding our corporation’s presence …

New Lockheed Martin CEO Marillyn Hewson said Wednesday she hopes Congress and the White House will eventually eliminate cuts under sequestration after agreeing to delay them for two months, the Washington Business Journal reports. Jill Aitoro writes she sent a memo and video to employees upon her elevation to the …

In a Nov. 8 address to Lockheed Martin‘s women’s leadership forum, the company’s incoming CEO said eight women served in senior leadership roles at the corporate staff level in 2001. That number has grown to 350 nine years later, Marillyn Hewson told the audience in Bethesda, Md., according to edited …

Lockheed Martin Corp. announced Thursday one of its executives received the United Service Organizations 2012 Women of the Year Award for non-military leaders. Marillyn Hewson, executive vice president of Lockheed’s electronic systems business unit was honored on May 1 at the USO of Metropolitan New York ceremony. The Bethesda, Md.-based …

Executives from Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman and Huntington Ingalls Industries have expressed optimism on their financial performance in 2021 amid the COVID-19 pandemic, USNI News reported Monday.

Executive Mosaic, the leading executive media and events company in the government contracting “GovCon” industry, announced the 2020 winners of the highly coveted and prestigious Wash100 Award. The full list of winners and more information about the award can be found on Wash100.com. 

Lockheed Martin and Raytheon booked contracts worth more than $3B combined in recent months to develop new hypersonics technology for the Department of Defense, Aviation International News reported Friday.

NCAA March Madness is one of the most anticipated sporting events each year. The spectacle of seeing the best teams and the best players in the U.S compete for one of the top prizes in sports generates excitement. Just like March Madness, you can participate in the GovCon competition yourself. This …

Twenty-five representatives from the public and private sectors have been appointed to serve on a new board that will develop strategies to improve the state of the U.S. workforce. Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross and Ivanka Trump, adviser to the president, co-chair the recently created American Workforce Policy Advisory Board, the Department of Commerce said Wednesday.
 

Women now hold senior leadership roles at top defense contractors and among them are Leanne Caret, president and CEO of Boeing’s defense, space and security business, and Engility CEO Lynn Dugle, Politico reported Wednesday. Caret noted that women continue to encounter challenges in the defense sector, which she considers are …

Some defense industry leaders have identified hypersonic weapons as a potential growth driver for their companies as the Defense Department boosts its spending on hypersonic-related development programs, National Defense reported Wednesday. Lockheed Martin CEO Marillyn Hewson said the company considers hypersonics as one of the “key providers of growth opportunities in …

The Aerospace Industries Association has named at least 20 executives from the government contracting sector to its board of governors for 2018. Thomas Kennedy, chairman and CEO of Raytheon, will succeed Boeing CEO Dennis Muilenburg as chairman of AIA, the trade group said Monday. William Brown, chairman, president and CEO …

The German air force has indicated a preference for Lockheed Martin-built F-35 Joint Strike Fighter aircraft to replace the service’s fleet of Tornado fighter jets, Jane’s 360 reported Wednesday. A senior official from Germany’s air force told Jane’s 360 that the military branch has shortlisted potential Tornado replacements and it believes F-35 meets …

Defense contractors such as Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman and Boeing have started to step up efforts to compete in the space segment as they see new business opportunities in the market, Space News reported Thursday. Bruce Tanner, chief financial officer at Lockheed, said at an earnings call Tuesday the company …