Lockheed gets Air Force satellite contract worth $262 million

September 24th, 2009 Lockheed Martin lifts dividend to 63 centsBETHESDA, Md. — Military contractor Lockheed Martin Corp.

September 15th, 2009 SAIC gets Navy deal worth up to $18MSAN DIEGO — Science Applications International Corp. said Tuesday it received a contract worth up to $18 million from Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command for an upgraded communication system.

September 14th, 2009 Lockheed Martin gets $111.5M defense dealWASHINGTON — Lockheed Martin Corp. recently received a $111.5 million contract from the Army for 1,152 guided multiple launch rocket systems, the Pentagon said late Monday.

September 14th, 2009 Northrop Grumman unit wins US Navy contractVIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — Northrop Grumman Corp.

September 10th, 2009 SAIC wins Marine Corps contract worth about $120MSAN DIEGO — SAIC Inc. said Thursday it has won a contract from the U.S.

September 10th, 2009 PerkinElmer gets contract for satellite workSALEM, Mass. — Industrial sciences company PerkinElmer Inc.

September 4th, 2009 Lockheed Martin gets $13.5M Navy dealWASHINGTON — A division of Lockheed Martin Corp. received a $13.5 million contract boost from the Navy for management and engineering services for the DDG-51 destroyer, the Pentagon said late Friday.

September 2nd, 2009 Lockheed Martin gets $421.1M Air Force pactWASHINGTON — A unit of Lockheed Martin Corp. received a $421.1 million contract boost from the Air Force for services for the Air and Space Operations Center, the Pentagon said late Wednesday.

August 25th, 2009 Lockheed Martins starts missile defense unitHUNTSVILLE, Ala. — Lockheed Martin Space Systems Co., a division of defense contractor Lockheed Martin Corp., said Tuesday that it has established a new missile defense systems operating unit based in Huntsville, Ala.

August 19th, 2009 Lockheed Martin gets $25.1M defense pactWASHINGTON — Lockheed Martin Corp., the nation's largest defense contractor, received a $25.1 million contract boost from the Navy for hardware to upgrade the Virginia Class attack submarine, the Pentagon said late Wednesday. The hardware will be used for a sonar system upgrade, which has already been integrated into the first 10 ships of the class as part of the modernization program.

August 18th, 2009 CBI unit wins $40 million ethylene plant contractTHE WOODLANDS, Texas — A subsidiary of Chicago Bridge & Iron NV said Tuesday it won a contract worth about $40 million to supply eight heaters to an ethylene plant in Taiwan. The Lummus Technology subsidiary said it won the contract from CTCI Corp.

July 3rd, 2009 Feds intervene in suit over $3B computer contractThe U.S. Justice Department has intervened in a so-called "whistleblower" lawsuit that accuses several companies and former government employees of rigging a winning bid on a $3.2 billion computer contract at Stennis Space Center in Mississippi.

May 12th, 2009 Lockheed ramped up lobbying in 1QWASHINGTON — Lockheed Martin Corp. significantly increased the amount of money it spent lobbying Congress and the Pentagon during the first quarter as it fought to stave off proposed cuts to some of its major weapons programs.

May 6th, 2009 Missile defense satellite launched from CaliforniaVANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. — Department of Defense officials say an experimental satellite for the U.S.

April 21st, 2009 Lockheed CFO: Company accepts DOD decision on F-22WASHINGTON — A top executive at Lockheed Martin Corp. indicated Tuesday that it has accepted the Pentagon's proposal to cap production of the defense contractor's F-22 fighter jet, the latest sign the job-heavy program may not be revived.