Lockheed Martin To Set Record Volunteer Effort At Central Florida Primrose Center
ORLANDO, FL, September 12th, 2008 -- Record-breaking numbers of Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] volunteers will renovate and rejuvenate the Central Florida Primrose Center as a part of the United Way's annual "Day of Caring" on Saturday, September 13. The volunteer team represents the largest, single-day corporate volunteer effort in Central Florida. With more than 900 registrants, Lockheed Martin employees, family members and friends will paint, repair and landscape the Primrose Center, an Orlando not-for-profit organization that supports over 400 adults with developmental disabilities on a daily basis. The Primrose Center helps developmentally-disabled adults develop life-skills and succeed at daily living by providing educational services and therapeutic activities, often helping many find employment. Read More
Lockheed Martin Awarded $37 Million Contract to Provide Trainers, Simulator to U.S. Army
ORLANDO, FL, August 26th, 2008 -- Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) will produce a Close Combat Tactical Trainer (CCTT) Reconfigurable Vehicle Simulator and the Reconfigurable Vehicle Tactical Trainer (RVTT/CCTT-RVS) for the U.S. Army, providing Soldiers with the latest skills to defeat adaptive and intelligent adversaries. The initial one-year contract valued at $37 million has three options which, if exercised, could bring the total contract value to $147 million. "Reconfigurable trainers fulfill one of the Army's desires to increase home station training giving soldiers more time with their families," said Jim Craig, vice president of the Ground, Maritime and Civil Solutions business at Lockheed Martin Simulation, Training & Support. "It will be the most realistic training environment for convoy operations and will give the Army the flexibility to upgrade scenarios to meet future needs." Read More
Lockheed Martin delivers F-16I Flight Systems Trainer to Israeli Air Force
ORLANDO, FL, July 24th, 2008 -- Lockheed Martin Corporation [NYSE: LMT] has delivered the Israeli Air Force (IAF) F-16I Flight and System Trainer (FST) that will be used to support a variety of training requirements for the IAF F-16I "Soufa" fighter and ground attack aircraft. Delivery of the simulator is part of a contract originally awarded in January 2006 that calls for Lockheed Martin Simulation, Training & Support (STS) to provide emergency procedures, aircraft systems operation, and tactical and weapon systems crew training.. Lockheed Martin provides the hardware and software to simulate F-16I aircraft systems, sensors, weapons and flight dynamics. The training system foundation is built from Lockheed Martin's NxSys pre-integrated suite of simulation products. That suite includes the Instructor Operator Station (NxIOS), Flight Debrief Station for After Action Review (NxAAR), Tactical Environment Simulation (NxTES), Digital Radar Landmass Simulation (NxDRLMS) Air-to-Ground and Terrain Following (TF) radar, and NxView Sensor Image Generator Software for Low Altitude Navigation and Targeting Infrared for Night (LANTIRNTM ) forward-looking mid-wave infrared (FLIR). Read More
Lockheed Martin to provide UK with Second Phase of Joint Asset Management Engineering Solution Programme
LONDON, UK, July 23rd, 2008 -- Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] will add new capabilities to the UK Ministry of Defence's Joint Asset Management and Engineering Solutions (JAMES) logistics support programme under a recent contract amendment valued at £75 million. Designed by Lockheed Martin Simulation, Training & Support and first deployed in July 2005, JAMES currently manages more than 60,000 pieces of equipment for the British Army giving users and commanders the ability to identify the availability, status, condition, ownership and location of a piece of equipment in moments. The newest phase of the programme, called JAMES Land, will extend the system to include ground-based equipment used by the Royal Navy and Royal Air Force, in addition to the British Army additional capabilities. It also will enhance existing diagnostic capabilities to provide comprehensive integrated logistics support for covered equipment. Read More
First Group Of Students Begin Flight Training As Part Of Singapore Basic Wings Course
ORLANDO, FL, July 14th, 2008 -- The first group of student pilots has begun flight training as a part of the Republic of Singapore Air Force (RSAF) Basic Wings Course (BWC). Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] was awarded a 20-year contract by the Singapore Defence Science and Technology Agency to support BWC in November 2006. As training system integrator, Lockheed Martin provides aircraft, maintenance, simulators, courseware and ground-based instructors to the RSAF's 130 Squadron at Royal Australian Air Force Base Pearce, north of Perth in Western Australia. RSAF pilots use the Pilatus PC-21 turboprop to provide flight instruction to students. Read More
Lockheed Martin receives $23.4 Million Contract Modification to update Formal Training Unit for C-130 Aircrews
ORLANDO, FL, July 1st, 2008 -- The U.S. Air Force has awarded Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] a $23.3 million modification to the C-130 Aircrew Training System contract, which provides comprehensive academic and simulation training for C-130 weapons system aircrews. The modification will update the current Little Rock AFB Formal Training Unit (FTU) curriculum to move training events from the aircraft to aircrew training systems and enhance existing training capability. The modification provides funding for the Air Force's Reduced Flight Initial Qualification (RFIQ) program that will conserve fuel and reduce aircraft usage by requiring fewer hours of training on the flight line for pilots, navigators, flight engineers and loadmasters. Aircrews instead will accomplish more of their training on high-fidelity Weapons System Trainers (WST) simulators; the addition of several part task trainers will offset the increased demand on the WSTs. Read More
Lockheed Martin Receives Cogswell Outstanding Industrial Security Achievement Award
ORLANDO, FL, June 19th, 2008 -- The Department of Defense Security Service (DSS) has awarded to Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) Simulation, Training & Support the highest honor it can present to a government contractor, the James S. Cogswell Outstanding Industrial Security Achievement Award. This year, 23 of the 12,000 eligible contractors will receive the Cogswell Award. To be considered for this prestigious honor, nominees must go through a rigorous selection process that requires extraordinary security practices on behalf of management and the facility workforce. Read More
Ascent Signs Contract With MoD For New UK Military Flight Training System
London, June 2nd, 2008 -- Ascent, a joint venture of Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) and VT Group, has today signed the contract which will see it provide military flying training to the UK Armed Forces for the next 25 years. The initial contract is valued at £635 million and is projected to rise to approximately £6 billion over the life of the programme. The contract makes Ascent responsible for running the UK Military Flying Training System (UKMFTS) programme, providing comprehensive training to all new UK military aircrew across the Royal Navy, the Royal Air Force and the Army Air Corps. Read More
Marine Corps Embedded Platform Logistic System on Track for July Delivery, Nine Months After Contract Award
ORLANDO, FL, March 20th, 2008 -- A critical design review by the U.S. Marine Corps earlier this month confirmed that the Embedded Platform Logistics System is on track for delivery this summer - just nine months after contract award. The integrated system of on-board sensors, computers and displays will monitor the status of three classes of vehicles that are essential for Marine Corps combat readiness. "The Marines are fighting in a tough environment right now, and it's challenging for them to keep their equipment properly maintained," explained Tom McLeod of Lockheed Martin Simulation, Training & Support. "They really see EPLS as a way to improve processes, and we see the system as a way to support them as they go into harm's way." Read More
Air Force Distributed Mission Operations Center Wins Department Of Defense Modeling And Simulation Award
ORLANDO, FL, March 13th, 2008 -- The U.S. Air Force Distributed Mission Operations Center (DMOC) at Kirtland AFB, NM has been awarded the Department of Defense Modeling and Simulation Award for Training for "significant advancements in exercise delivery and combat training." Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) provides advanced distributed simulation support to DMOC, the Air Force's warfighter-in-the-loop simulation facility. "This award validates the great value of the training that is being provided to the warfighter every day by the DMOC," said Brigadier General Steve Hoog, USAF Warfare Center Commander. "Realistic, integrated virtual training using high-fidelity models and simulations is no longer the wave of the future, it is the here and now. Through exercises like Virtual Flag, the Air Force's primary venue to train the entire Theater Air Control System from the Air Operations Center to the shooters, the great folks at the DMOC are building and enhancing joint combat capabilities that will increase the likelihood of victory in the next conflict." Read More
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