Lockheed Corporation
1926–1995 aerospace manufacturer in the United States
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| December 2024 | Lockheed Martin formed a new subsidiary, Astris AI, to help U.S. defense companies incorporate artificial intelligence into their operations. |
| October 9 2024 | Lockheed Martin announced the appointment of Chauncey McIntosh as vice president and general manager of the F-35 Lightning II Program, effective December 1, 2024, succeeding Bridget Lauderdale. |
| June 2024 | Lockheed's director of customer requirements, Larry Gallogly, noted a lack of robust demand for the commercial LM-100J variant. |
| June 28 2024 | U.S. Army awarded Lockheed Martin a $4.5 billion contract to supply 870 Patriot Advanced Capability-3 (PAC-3) MSE missiles and related hardware. |
| March 2024 | Lockheed Martin submitted a bid to acquire Terran Orbital. |
| November 2023 | Lockheed Martin was targeted by direct action protests in the United States and United Kingdom due to weapons supplies to Israel during the Israel-Hamas war. |
| August 2023 | A fifth and final LM-100J aircraft (tail number N91BU) was delivered to Pallas Aviation. |
| June 20 2023 | The Lewis Air Legends' Lockheed VC-121A Constellation takes its first post-restoration flight from Chino Airport and flies to EAA AirVenture Oshkosh in Wisconsin. |
| May 2023 | Lockheed Martin formed a new microelectronics subsidiary called ForwardEdge ASIC to design custom application-specific integrated circuits. |
| February 2023 | Lockheed Martin was sanctioned by the Chinese government due to arms sales to Taiwan. |
| 2022 | During the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Lockheed Martin reported a sharp increase in interim sales and profits. |
| April 10 2022 | ZE704 aircraft was last seen at Bruntingthorpe Aerodrome on April 10, 2022. |
| April 4 2022 | ZE705 aircraft was last seen at Bruntingthorpe Aerodrome on April 4, 2022. |
| March 2022 | Pallas Aviation began operating four LM-100J aircraft (tail numbers N96MG, N71KM, N67AU and N139RB) on flights between various military air facilities in Europe. |
| March 28 2022 | ZD953 aircraft was last seen at Bruntingthorpe Aerodrome on March 28, 2022. |
| March 13 2022 | ZD950 aircraft was last seen at Bruntingthorpe Aerodrome on March 13, 2022. |
| February 24 2022 | ZD951 aircraft was last seen at Bruntingthorpe Aerodrome on February 24, 2022. |
| February 13 2022 | Lockheed Martin abandoned the Aerojet Rocketdyne acquisition deal following regulatory disapproval. |
| 2021 | Marillyn Hewson's tenure as Chairman of the Board ended, with James D. Taiclet taking over the leadership role. |
| June 23 2021 | Ethiopian Air Force L-100-30 was destroyed near Gijet, Ethiopia, with unconfirmed reports suggesting it was downed by Tigray Defense Forces during the Tigray War. |
| 2020 | Pakistan Air Force updated their L-100 (model L-382B) with a Glass Cockpit, CNS/ATM-2020 Compliant Avionics, H Model Wings, Short Pod APU, and T56A-15 Engines. |
| 2020 | Joseph F. Dunford becomes a member of the Lockheed Martin Board of Directors. |
| 2020 | Revenue continues to rise to $65,398 million, with net income of $6,833 million and employee count reaching 114,000 |
| December 20 2020 | Lockheed Martin announced plans to acquire Aerojet Rocketdyne Holdings for $4.4 billion, with expected closure in the first quarter of 2022. |
| December 4 2020 | Boeing retired their T-33 Chase Planes after 66 years of service, replacing both T-33s with a single T-38 Talon. |
| October 2020 | Sanctioned again by the Chinese government due to arm sales to Taiwan. |
| October 2020 | Lockheed Martin was sanctioned by the Chinese government due to arms sales to Taiwan. |
| July 2020 | Lockheed Martin was sanctioned by the Chinese government due to arms sales to Taiwan. |
| March 2020 | Lockheed Constellation (BuNo 131643) placed on static display at the Qantas Founders Outback Museum. |
| March 16 2020 | Lockheed Martin announced a leadership transition: CEO Marillyn Hewson would become executive chair and be succeeded by James Taiclet as CEO on June 15. |
| February 21 2020 | Lockheed Martin acquired Vector Launch Inc's satellite software technology GalacticSky for $4.25 million after no competing bids were received by the bankruptcy court deadline. |
| January 2020 | Naval Sea Systems Command awarded Lockheed Martin a $138 million contract for AEGIS Combat System Engineering Agent (CSEA), with the Rotary and Mission Systems unit to develop and integrate the AEGIS Advanced Capability Build (ACB) 20 integrated combat system in New Jersey, expected to be completed by December 2020. |
| January 2020 | Pentagon discovered at least 800 software defects in Lockheed Martin's F-35 fighter jets during an annual review, following similar findings in 2018 and 2019 reviews. |
| January 25 2020 | A T-33 chase plane was involved in the maiden flight of the Boeing 777-9, flying from KBFI to KPAE, stopping at KMWH, and chasing the aircraft around Mount Rainier before landing. |
| 2019 | Pallas Aviation became the launch operator for the LM-100J, planning to operate two aircraft from Fort Worth Alliance Airport. |
| 2019 | LM-100J variant started production. |
| 2019 | Debra L. Reed-Klages joins the Lockheed Martin Board of Directors. |
| August 26 2019 | CS-TMP (Luzair) L-1011-385-3 TriStar 500 was moved to Underwater Military Museum Dive Site in Aqaba, Jordan to be used as a tourist dive site. |
| 2018 | N388LS aircraft body was disassembled and reassembled for display at Chic Chic Market in Nong Khai, Thailand. |
| 2018 | Multiple board members join: Vicki A. Hollub, Jeh Johnson, and James D. Taiclet become members of the Lockheed Martin Board of Directors. |
| August 1 2018 | The Air Force received the last modified C-5 aircraft, concluding the modernization program. |
| July 2018 | By this date, only two Lockheed L-188 Electras remained in cargo transportation service, both operated by Buffalo Airways. An additional 13 Electras were still in service as air tankers, with 9 operated by Air Spray for aerial firefighting and 4 by Buffalo Airways for cargo, bulk fuel transport, and aerial firefighting. |
| July 25 2018 | RERP upgrades were completed on the C-5 fleet. |
| March 16 2018 | A T-33 chase plane participated in the maiden flight of the Boeing 737 MAX-7. |
| 2017 | Last TF39-powered C-5 flew. |
| September 7 2017 | The last operational C-5A was retired from service, marking the end of this variant's active military use. |
| July 18 2017 | C-5s based at Dover were ordered to stand down to investigate nose landing gear failures. |
| May 25 2017 | Updated LM-100J variant completed its first flight in Marietta, Georgia. |
| 2016 | Ilene S. Gordon is added to the Lockheed Martin Board of Directors. |
| March 2016 | Eisenhower's first Air Force One aircraft, Columbine II, makes its first flight since 2003, being ferried to Bridgewater for restoration. |
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