Lockheed

Latest stories

in News, Space News

Lockheed’s Lisa Callahan: Digitizing Manufacturing Workflows Offers Advantages for Deep Space Missions

Lisa Callahan, vice president and general manager of commercial civil space at Lockheed Martin’s space business, said she believes accelerated digital modernization efforts meant to improve spacecraft manufacturing processes could also benefit deep space missions, SpaceNews reported Tuesday. She noted that the COVID-19 pandemic prompted the company to speed up its digital transformation roadmap and […] More

by Jane Edwards August 25, 2021, 11:48 am
3 Shares
in Contract Awards, News

IFS, Lockheed to Support Navy N-MRO Program With Ship, Aircraft Maintenance Tool; Scott Helmer Quoted

The U.S. Navy has selected Lockheed Martin and enterprise applications developer IFS to build and deliver a ship and aircraft maintenance platform in support of the Naval Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul initiative. The N-MRO program seeks to advance the use of digital twins, predictive analytics and artificial intelligence to predict potential system failures to improve support of fleet management, supply logistics and maintenance functions.

More

by Jane Edwards May 13, 2021, 8:16 am
in Government Technology, News

Lockheed Martin Space Execs Discuss Recruitment Efforts Amid COVID-19

Lockheed Martin’s space business hired 2,700 employees and 700 interns in 2020 and executives discussed in an interview about the company’s college hiring and other recruitment initiatives amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Nick Spain, vice president for human resources at Lockheed Martin Space, said the company partners with universities, including minority-serving institutions and historically Black colleges and universities, to recruit potential candidates.

More

by Jane Edwards April 26, 2021, 2:48 am
in Executive Moves, News

Carey Smith to Succeed Chuck Harrington as Parsons CEO

Parsons' board of directors has elected Carey Smith, company president and chief operating officer, as CEO, effective July 1. The company said Tuesday Smith, a 2021 Wash100 Award recipient, will succeed Chuck Harrington, who is retiring after 40 years with the company. Harrington will serve on the company's board as executive chairman upon his retirement.

More

by Noah Chelednik April 20, 2021, 10:29 am
in Government Technology, News, Wash100

Stephanie Hill, EVP for Lockheed Martin RMS, Receives 2021 Wash100 Award for Advancing U.S. Military Capabilities; Driving Company Growth and Sales

Executive Mosaic is pleased to introduce Stephanie Hill, executive vice president of rotary and mission systems for Lockheed Martin, as a recipient of the 2021 Wash100 Award for leading the business segment as it continues to secure multimillion dollar contracts from the U.S. military for missile delivery, update and support services.

More

by William McCormick April 19, 2021, 10:31 am
in Government Technology, News, Wash100

Jim Taiclet, Chairman, President & CEO of Lockheed Martin, Inducted to 2021 Wash100

Jim Taiclet, chairman, president and CEO of Lockheed Martin, has received the first Wash100 Award of his long federal career for sustaining company growth through acquisition deals and contract wins, promoting support to supply chains during the COVID-19 pandemic, and advancing military technology and 5G. Visit Wash100.com to cast a vote for Jim Taiclet as the most significant executive of consequence to the GovCon sector.

More

by William McCormick April 14, 2021, 10:19 am
in News

ULA Sends Atlas V Rocket to Space Force for 5th SBIRS Satellite Launch

United Launch Alliance has shipped its Atlas V vehicle to the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida ahead of launching a Lockheed Martin-built satellite that will join a constellation of missile-warning spacecraft. An Atlas V 421 rocket will send the Space-Based Infrared System Geosynchronous Earth Orbit 5 satellite to orbit on behalf of the Space and Missile Systems Center, ULA said Thursday.

More

by Brenda Marie Rivers April 5, 2021, 5:26 am
1 Shares
in Executive Moves, News

Walt Lindsley to Serve as Director, GM at Lockheed South Carolina Site

Walt Lindsley, director of modifications, upgrades and overhaul for sustainment operations at Lockheed Martin, has been appointed to lead the company's Greenville, South Carolina site as director and general manager. The 36-year U.S. Air Force veteran will succeed Mike Fox and oversee the site's operations, including nose-to-tail aircraft sustainment, update and modification activities, the company said Wednesday.

More

by Matthew Nelson April 1, 2021, 3:47 am
in Government Technology, News, Space News, Wash100

Lockheed Martin Space EVP Rick Ambrose Receives Sixth Wash100 Award; Executive Mosaic CEO Jim Garrettson Quoted

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.

More

by William McCormick March 24, 2021, 12:40 am
in Contract Awards, Government Technology, News

Lockheed Taps L3Harris for F-16 Aircraft’s Electronic Warfare System Upgrade

Lockheed Martin has awarded L3Harris Technologies a contract for developing an advanced electronic warfare system (EWS) meant to protect the internationally used F-16 Viper multirole fighter aircraft against emerging radar and electronic threats. L3Harris announced the contract award on Monday.

More

by Noah Chelednik March 22, 2021, 10:19 am
in News

State Department Clears Proposed Hellfire Missile Sale to South Korea

The State Department has approved the government of South Korea's request to procure 288 AGM-114R Hellfire missiles and spare parts as part of a proposed $36 million foreign military sales deal. The transaction will also cover the provision of engineering, repair, return, logistics, program and technical support services, the Defense Security Cooperation Agency said Friday.

More

by Matthew Nelson March 22, 2021, 3:39 am
in Contract Awards, News

DARPA Taps University of Massachusetts, Amherst for Machine Learning Framework Development

A University of Massachusetts, Amherst laboratory has received a contract fom the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency to design a framework for machine learning in support of the Ditto – Intelligent Auto-Generation and Composition of Surrogate Models project.

More

by Matthew Nelson March 5, 2021, 9:47 am