Michele Evans, Lockheed Martin Executive VP dies on New Years Day
Michele Evans, an Executive Vice President of Lockheed Martin died on New Years Day. Among other tasks in her 34-year career with the company, she worked on the Marietta-based C-130…
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Lockheed Martin announces C-130J training facility for binational French and German squadron
Lockheed Martin announced a new C-130J training facility for French and German aircrews. The C-130J is manufactured at the Lockheed Martin facility here in Cobb County in Marietta. Located in…
Lockheed Martin awarded contract for “Palletized Munitions Experimentation Campaign”
According to a press release from Lockheed Martin, the U.S. Air Force Strategic Development Planning and Experimentation (SDPE) Office awarded the company a $25 million contract to support the next…
Lockheed Martin wins contract to build lightweight HIMARS rocket laucher transportable by C-130s
According to a company news release, Lockheed Martin won a contract from the U.S. Army to produce the High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS), a lightweight rocket launcher transportable by…
Lockheed Martin wins major Air Force contract for C-130j Super Hercules to be built in Marietta facility
Lockheed Martin has won a major contract for Super Hercules C-130j aircraft manufactured here in Cobb County at the Marietta facility. The contract is for $15 billion. [Clarification: a representative…
Lockheed Martin will webcast its second quarter earnings call
According to a news release on its company website, Lockheed Martin will webcast live its second quarter earnings results conference call on Tuesday, July 21, 2020, at 11 a.m. EDT….
James D. Taiclet replaces Marillyn Hewson as president and CEO of Lockheed Martin
Lockheed Martin, which is a major employer in Cobb County, has a new president and CEO, James D. Taiclet. The company issued the following press release announcing the transition. In…
FireHerc firefighting airtanker to be built at Lockheed Martin’s Marietta plant
The LM-100J FireHerc, a civil-certified firefighting airtanker variant of the C-130J Super Hercules airlifter, was unveiled by Lockheed Martin at the Farnborough International Airshow (FIAS) in England on Monday. Stephanie Stinn,…
50th anniversary of the C-5
Lockheed Martin celebrated the 50th anniversary of the C-5 Galaxy strategic transport plane on Tuesday, June 26 at the company’s Marietta, Georgia, plant. Gov. Nathan Deal spoke at the event,…
Lockheed subsidiary Derco signs contract with Arkwin Industries for repair of C-130, F-16 components
Lockheed Martin announced in a press release that Derco, one of its subsidiaries, has become the exclusive repair center for Arkwin Industries for components Arkwin designs and manufactures for the…