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  • Bloomberg: Lockheed Eyes F-16 Manufacturing in India - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Bloomberg: Lockheed Eyes F-16 Manufacturing in India

    Lockheed Martin has made an offer to India for the manufacture of F-16 fighter jets in the country in an effort to help upgrade the Indian defense sector, Bloomberg reported Thursday. Phil Shaw, CEO of Lockheed’s Indian unit, said the company’s CEO and President Marillyn Hewson opened the deal’s possibility to Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in […] More

  • Norway, Lockheed Unveil Country's First F-35A Jet; Marillyn Hewson Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Norway, Lockheed Unveil Country’s First F-35A Jet; Marillyn Hewson Comments

    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

  • Marillyn Hewson: Lockheed to Keep Gov't Cyber Business - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Marillyn Hewson: Lockheed to Keep Gov’t Cyber Business

    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 Eyes Growth Opportunities in Environmental Projects - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Lockheed Eyes Growth Opportunities in Environmental Projects

    Lockheed Martin continues with its efforts to utilize technologies that work toward addressing the issue of climate change through partnerships with companies such as Kampachi Farms, The Washington Post reported Friday. Christian Davenport and Amrita Jayakumar write that the efforts align with the Defense Department‘s declaration that climate change presents a threat to national security. Lockheed’s energy […] More

  • Lockheed Execs See Opportunity in Air Force Bomber Joint Bid With Boeing - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Lockheed Execs See Opportunity in Air Force Bomber Joint Bid With Boeing

    Marillyn Hewson, CEO of Lockheed Martin, said she believes the company’s teaming agreement with Boeing to pursue a U.S. Air Force bomber development contract represents a “very important opportunity” for both companies, Air Force Times reported Wednesday. Brian Everstine writes the Air Force’s upcoming competition would pit the Boeing-Lockheed team against Northrop Grumman, the incumbent […] More

  • Darrell Durst Describes Lockheed's Strategy Against Cyber Attacks in 2014 - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Darrell Durst Describes Lockheed’s Strategy Against Cyber Attacks in 2014

    Darrell Durst, vice president of operations for defense and intelligence services at Lockheed Martin, has described how the company defended its infrastructure from cyber attacks in 2014, Military Embedded Systems reported Wednesday. Durst said Lockheed worked to stop the attacks as they happened and safeguarded the company’s assets before sharing cyber threat data with government authorities for legal actions, John […] More

  • Lockheed's Marillyn Hewson Outlines Efforts to Address Challenges in Global Security Landscape - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Lockheed’s Marillyn Hewson Outlines Efforts to Address Challenges in Global Security Landscape

    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 Opens Abu Dhabi-Based Tech Collaboration Hub; Marillyn Hewson Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Lockheed Opens Abu Dhabi-Based Tech Collaboration Hub; Marillyn Hewson Comments

    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

  • Marillyn Hewson: Lockheed Continues Support for Energy Sector Through STEM Talent - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Marillyn Hewson: Lockheed Continues Support for Energy Sector Through STEM Talent

    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

  • Marillyn Hewson: Lockheed to Support US-Japan Security, Growth, Sustainability Programs - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Marillyn Hewson: Lockheed to Support US-Japan Security, Growth, Sustainability Programs

    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

  • HENAAC Names 3 Lockheed Honorees for Tech Innovations; Marillyn Hewson Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    HENAAC Names 3 Lockheed Honorees for Tech Innovations; Marillyn Hewson Comments

    Sergio Torres, Edward Jimenez and Ruben Herrera of Lockheed Martin were among those recognized on the sidelines of the Hispanic Engineer National Achievement Awards Conference for their contributions to the engineering community. Marillyn Hewson, chairman, president and CEO of Lockheed Martin, delivered a speech at the Oct. 3 conference that congratulated the honorees and tackled the significance […] More