Lockheed to Provide Engineering for Navy Underwater Combat System

Lockheed Martin will provide engineering services to the Navy for an undersea warfare combat system, according to a Defense Department announcement Friday.

The AN/SQQ-89A is a surface ship combat system comprised of a hull-mounted sonar, a sonar towed behind a ship and acoustic intercept receivers. The system is used to defend against threats from submarines, mine-like small…

Lockheed Forms Partnership for Smart Grid Applications

Lockheed Martin and Dominion are delivering smart grid applications under a joint marketing and development alliance, the companies announced Tuesday.

Lockheed and Dominion also announced they are releasing the EDGE Grid Side Efficiency solution to public utilities.

EDGE is a management system intended for voltage conservation through modular and adaptive methods….

Lockheed Reports Upgrade to P-3 Orion for CBP

Lockheed Martin has delivered an upgraded P-3 Orion aircraft to Customs and Border Protection, the company announced Monday.

CBP uses the P-3 for drug enforcement operations and homeland security. Lockheed said the delivery is the fourth P-3 upgrade the company has delivered to CBP in 18 months.

According to CBP, the…

Lockheed Adds Micro UAS Technology Company

Lockheed Martin is adding a Utah-based maker of technology for micro unmanned aerial systems, according to a Lockheed announcement Tuesday.

Lockheed said in the release that UAS are Procerus Technologies’ area of expertise. Procerus provides autopilot, targeting and payload technologies for micro UAS to both domestic and international governments.

Bob Stevens, Lockheed chairman and CEO, said small unmanned…

Air Force Gears up to Launch GPS III Satellites

The U.S. Air Force is working to ensure a smooth and successful deployment of its GPS III satellites, which are scheduled to launch in 2014.

The Air Force has selected Lockheed Martin to provide a launch and checkout capability to control all GPS III satellites throughout launch and early on-orbit testing under a $21.5…

New Year Means New Moon Data for NASA, Lockheed

For NASA and Lockheed Martin, ringing in the New Year included the Gravity Recovery and Interior Laboratory spacecraft beginning its orbit around the Moon. 

The GRAIL mission has two spacecraft map the moon’s gravitational field while in orbit around the moon. 

The Lockheed-built GRAIL spacecraft were launched in early September. The New…

Stratfor Cyber Breach Adds to Debate Over Govt Role in Protecting Private Networks

A cybersecurity breach at intelligence think tank Stratfor over the weekend struck close to the central point of debate over how to secure domestic networks, Josh Smith wrote in the National Journal today.

Smith wrote that this debate “has revolved around the division between government and private sector security,” where businesses…

Lockheed to Maintain IBM Software for Global Air Force System

Lockheed Martin will continue to maintain IBM software for the Air Force, as well as provide the branch with new software licenses in support of the Air Force’s global combat support system.

According to a Pentagon announcement, the work will support the system’s development and integration environment.

The company won an $8,510,044…

Military Wants Better Sensors for UAV: What Engineers are Doing to Get There

With the popularity of unmanned aerial vehicles increasing, the military is pushing to set the bar higher for UAV performance. A report by Defense Systems highlights changes taking place and areas of consideration for improving UAVs.

As UAV flights are more prevalent, flight length and larger UAVs have made way for more sensors and electronics…

Lockheed Martin Debuts UK Cybersecurity Center

With one cybersecurity center already in operation in the U.S., Lockheed Martin‘s U.K. operations has opened its first cybersecurity center overseas.

The 2.5 million pound, $$3.9 billion, Security Intelligence Centre at Farnborough was opened today Gerald Howarth MP, Minister for International Security Strategy, according to the company. The center will be run by a team of cyber analysts…