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  • Carl Marchetto Named Commercial Satellite VP, GM at Lockheed - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Carl Marchetto Named Commercial Satellite VP, GM at Lockheed

    Carl Marchetto, formerly president and CEO of business development consulting firm Polaris Associates, has been appointed vice president and general manager of Lockheed Martin‘s commercial satellite business, Denver Business Journal reported Tuesday. Marchetto succeeds Mike Hamel, who will oversee a joint venture between Lockheed and telecommunications firms in Saudi Arabia, Greg Avery writes. Marchetto is a […] More

  • Lockheed-Built Imaging Satellite Concludes On-Orbit Operation; Mike Hamel Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Lockheed-Built Imaging Satellite Concludes On-Orbit Operation; Mike Hamel Comments

    The IKONOS imaging satellite made by Lockheed Martin for DigitalGlobe has been retired after nearly two decades of gathering and sharing more than 400 square kilometres of images of the Earth’s surface. The satellite, launched in September 1999, concluded its operation on March 31 after 15 years of collecting high-resolution images used in mapping, agriculture, […] More

  • Lockheed to Build Comms Satellites for Arabsat; Mike Hamel Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Lockheed to Build Comms Satellites for Arabsat; Mike Hamel Comments

    Lockheed Martin will produce communication satellites for Arabsat and King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology in a move aimed to help connect the citizens of Saudi Arabia. Arabsat ordered two A2100 satellites to expand its fleet of television, internet, telephone and secure communications satellites that already operate in orbit for the customers in Middle East, […] More

  • Lockheed to Adapt Wind Measurement Tech for Air Force Airdrops - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Lockheed to Adapt Wind Measurement Tech for Air Force Airdrops

    Lockheed Martin will work to apply its existing wind measurement system to develop airdrop technology for the U.S. Air Force’s C-130 and C-17 aircrews. Lockheed will adapt its WindTracer system in order to design a Precision Air Drop prototype unit for demonstration at a U.S. ground forces test site, Lockheed Martin said Thursday. The WindTracer technology […] More

  • Mike Hamel: Lockheed to Consolidate Denver Commercial Space Business - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Mike Hamel: Lockheed to Consolidate Denver Commercial Space Business

    Lockheed Martin Corp.’s space systems division plans to open hundreds of new satellite design and manufacturing jobs at its Denver, Colo.-based headquarters in June, the Denver Business Journal reported Monday. Lockheed Martin Space Systems Co. recently moved some of its employees to the new campus in Jefferson County and an additional 350 workers are set […] More