Posts Tagged ‘Lockheed Martin’
The Japan Ministry of Defense recently ordered 19 AbleSentry systems from Lockheed Martin to provide detection and early warning of a possible chemical, biological, or radiological attack. Designed for the tactical battlefield, AbleSentry is simple to deploy, operate and maintain. Using a sophisticated detection algorithm, the system’s array of networked, remote sensors provides a high [...] [...]
Lockheed Martin will continue to provide support and management for a system that provides information to U.S. commanders and partner nations about missile events. The defense giant won a $21.5 million award from the U.S. government for a single year. The potential value of the contract for a five-year period is $78 million. Known as [...] [...]
Lockheed Martin has developed a wireless sensor network that will change the way government users obtain information. Known as SPAN, or the self-powered ad-hoc network system, the ground sensors are a kind of “field and forget” technology that will provide continuous, unobtrusive surveillance. The typical sensor fits in the palm of the hand, and can [...] [...]
For the dozen lawmakers tasked with producing a deficit-cutting plan, the threatened “doomsday” defense cuts hit close to home. The six Republicans and six Democrats represent states where the biggest military contractors — Lockheed Martin, General Dynamics Corp., Raytheon Co. and Boeing Co. — build missiles, aircraft, jet fighters and tanks while employing tens of [...] [...]
Lockheed Martin, the world’s largest defense company, said first-quarter profit rose by 5.6 percent, aided by higher sales of its Patriot anti-missile interceptors. Profit from continuing operations increased to $548 million from $519 million a year earlier. Based in Maryland, Lockheed has about 1,200 workers in Colorado Springs. The results beat expectations. Full-year profit will [...] [...]
Boeing’s Global Positioning System operational control segment has gained full operational status at Schriever Air Force Base. The system keeps the GPS operational within specified accuracy to provide both secure and precise navigation around the world. The move marks the first time in more than 20 years a GPS control system has been deployed for [...] [...]
Lockheed Martin Corp. today unveiled a cavernous test facility at its Waterton Canyon site south of Denver, where full-size mock-ups of the space station and the front section of the Orion can be used to practice docking maneuvers. The company also showed off a test version of the Orion spacecraft, which was initially meant to return [...] [...]
A Colorado company has won the Nunn-Perry Award for outstanding performance in the United States Defense Department’s Mentor-Protégé program. ISYS Technologies, headquartered in Littleton with offices in Colorado Springs, received the award for its partnership with Lockheed Martin. The program is designed to help smaller businesses by partnering them with larger companies, with a focus [...] [...]
Lockheed Martin won a $107 million follow-up contract to build the next phase of the space fence, a program that will allow the Air Force to more accurately map space debris. Under the 18-month contract, Lockheed Martin will further develop its ground-based radar system design in preparation for a final space fence production contract next [...] [...]
Lockheed Martin has submitted a proposal to continue the ground-based midcourse defense contract for the Missile Defense Agency. Much of the work will be done at Schriever Air Force Base in Colorado Springs. The GMD development and sustainment contract will provide development, manufacturing, test, training, performance-based logistics, operations and sustainment of the ground missile defense [...] [...]
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