Editing Lockheed Martin (section)

=== 2010s ===
On November 18, 2010, Lockheed Martin announced that it would be closing its [[Eagan, Minnesota]], location by 2013 to reduce costs and optimize capacity at its locations nationwide.<ref>Hult, Karla. [https://archive.today/20130127012534/http://www.kare11.com/news/news_article.aspx?storyid=883055&catid=14 "Lockheed Martin to Close Eagan Plant, Shed 1,000 Jobs."] Kare 11 News, November 19, 2010.</ref> In January 2011, Lockheed Martin agreed to pay the U.S. Government $2&nbsp;million to settle allegations that the company submitted [[False Claims Act|false claims]] on a U.S. government contract for that amount. The allegations came from a contract with the Naval Oceanographic Office Major Shared Resource Center in Mississippi.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2011-01-25 |title=Lockheed to pay $2&nbsp;million to settle lawsuit |language=en-US |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]] |agency=[[Bloomberg News]] |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/lockheed-to-pay-2-million-to-settle-lawsuit/2011/01/24/ABG1CTJ_story.html |access-date=2023-01-24 |issn=0190-8286}}</ref>

On May 25, 2011, Lockheed Martin bought the first Quantum Computing System from [[D-Wave Systems]]. Lockheed Martin and D-Wave will collaborate to realize the benefits of a computing platform based upon a [[quantum computing|quantum annealing processor]], as applied to some of Lockheed Martin's most challenging computation problems. Lockheed Martin established a multi-year contract that includes one system, maintenance, and services.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dwavesys.com/en/pressreleases.html|title=Press Releases – D-Wave Systems|access-date=December 14, 2013|archive-date=December 22, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201222041457/https://www.dwavesys.com/en/pressreleases.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>

On May 28, 2011, it was reported that a [[cyberattack]] using [[SecurID#March 2011 system compromise|previously stolen EMC files]] had broken through to sensitive materials at the contractor.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.foxnews.com/politics/lockheed-martin-hit-by-unspecified-cyber-incident |work=Fox News |title=Lockheed Martin Hit by Unspecified Cyber Incident |date=May 28, 2011}}</ref>  It is unclear if the Lockheed incident is the specific prompt whereby on June 1, 2011, the new United States military strategy, makes explicit that a cyberattack is ''[[casus belli]]'' for a traditional act of war.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2011/06/01/us/politics/01cyber.html|title=Pentagon to Consider Cyberattacks Acts of War|date=June 1, 2011|work=The New York Times}}</ref>

On March 3, 2012, the [[U.S. Department of Justice]] (DOJ) said that Lockheed Martin had agreed to settle allegations that the defense contractor had sold overpriced perishable tools used on many contracts. The DOJ said the allegations were based specifically on the subsidiary Tools & Metals Inc's inflation of costs between 1998 and 2005, which Lockheed Martin then passed on to the U.S. government under its contracts. Further, in March 2006, Todd B. Loftis, a former TMI president, was sentenced to 87 months in prison and ordered to pay a fine of $20 million following his guilty plea.<ref>{{cite news |last=Seper |first=Jerry |title= Lockheed Martin to pay back government for subcontractor scheme |url=http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2012/mar/23/lockheed-martin-repay-government-15m-pricing-scam/ |date=March 23, 2012 |newspaper=Washington Times |access-date=July 4, 2015}}</ref>

On July 10, 2012, Lockheed Martin announced it was cutting its workforce by 740 workers to reduce costs and remain competitive as necessary for future growth.<ref name="cuts 740 jobs">{{cite news |url=http://www.indianexpress.com/news/lockheed-martin-cuts-740-jobs/973037/ |title= Lockheed Martin cuts 740 jobs |date= July 11, 2012|work=The Indian Express |access-date=July 11, 2012}}</ref> On November 27, 2012, Lockheed Martin announced that [[Marillyn Hewson]] would become the corporation's chief executive officer on January 1, 2013.<ref>{{cite news |url= https://www.chicagotribune.com/2012/11/27/lockheed-martin-raises-compensation-of-ceo-elect-hewson/ |title= Lockheed Martin raises compensation of CEO-elect Hewson |work=Chicago Tribune |date=November 27, 2012}}</ref>

On January 7, 2013, Lockheed Martin Canada announced that it would be acquiring the engine maintenance, repair, and overhaul assets from [[Aveos Fleet Performance]] in [[Montreal]], [[Quebec]], Canada. On February 20, 2013, Lockheed Martin Corp complied with the [[United States District Court for the Southern District of New York]], agreeing to pay a $19.5 million lawsuit to conclude a [[securities fraud]] [[class-action]] legal battle that had accused the company of deceiving shareholders in regards to expectations for the company's information technology division.<ref>{{cite news |last=Raymond |first=Nate |title=Lockheed to settle securities fraud suit for $19.5 million |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-lockheed-settlement-idUSBRE91J0ZH20130220 |date=February 20, 2013 |newspaper=Reuters |access-date=July 4, 2015 |archive-date=September 24, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924175605/http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/02/20/us-lockheed-settlement-idUSBRE91J0ZH20130220 |url-status=live}}</ref> On July 3, 2013, Lockheed Martin announced that it was partnering with [[DreamHammer]] to use the company's software for integrated command and control of its unmanned aerial vehicles.<ref>{{cite web|title=Dreamhammer Hammers Out Deal With Lockheed Martin|url=http://www.socaltech.com/dreamhammer_hammers_out_deal_with_lockheed_martin/s-0050162.html|work=socalTECH.com|publisher=SOCALTECH LLC|access-date=October 2, 2013}}</ref> Lockheed Martin teamed up with [[Bell Helicopter]] to propose the [[V-280 Valor]] [[tiltrotor]] for the [[Future Vertical Lift]] (FVL) program.<ref>"[http://www.airframer.com/news_story.html?release=23063 Bell Helicopter and Lockheed Martin team on V-280 Valor]" ''AirFramer'', September 9, 2013. Accessed: September 9, 2013.</ref> In September 2013, Lockheed Martin acquired the [[Scotland]]-based tech firm, [[Amor Group]], saying the deal would aid its plans to expand internationally and into non-defense markets.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-lockheed-acquisition-amor-idUSBRE98A17I20130911 |title=Lockheed acquires Amor group as part of global expansion plan |author=Andrea Shalal-Esa |work=Reuters |date=September 11, 2013 |access-date=July 1, 2017 |archive-date=September 24, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924184606/http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/09/11/us-lockheed-acquisition-amor-idUSBRE98A17I20130911 |url-status=live}}</ref> On November 14, 2013, Lockheed announced they would be closing their [[Akron, Ohio]] facility laying off 500 employees and transferring other employees to other locations.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.newsnet5.com/dpp/news/local_news/akron_canton_news/lockheed-martin-laying-off-hundreds-closing-akron-facility |title=Lockheed Martin laying off hundreds, closing Akron facility |author=Chris Horne |publisher=Scripps Media, Inc. |date=November 14, 2013 |access-date=November 14, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131123010002/http://www.newsnet5.com/dpp/news/local_news/akron_canton_news/lockheed-martin-laying-off-hundreds-closing-akron-facility |archive-date=November 23, 2013 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

[[File:F-35A flight (cropped).jpg|thumb|right|Lockheed Martin's F-35 Lightning II]]
In March 2014, Lockheed Martin acquired Beontra AG, a provider of integrated planning and demand forecasting tools for airport, planning to expand their business in commercial airport information technology solutions.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/lockheed-martin-acquires-beontra-ag-250741761.html|title=Lockheed Martin Acquires BEONTRA AG|publisher=PR Newswire|date=March 18, 2014}}</ref> Also, in March 2014, Lockheed Martin announced its acquisition of Industrial Defender Inc.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://id.lockheedmartin.com/lockheed-martin-to-acquire-industrial-defender |title=Lockheed Martin To Acquire Industrial Defender |date=March 12, 2014 |publisher=Lockheed Martin |access-date=December 11, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151222123839/http://id.lockheedmartin.com/lockheed-martin-to-acquire-industrial-defender |archive-date=December 22, 2015 |url-status=dead}}</ref> On June 2, 2014, Lockheed Martin received a Pentagon contract to build a space fence that would track debris, keeping it from damaging satellites and spacecraft.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Sherman |first1=Erik |title=Lockheed wins $915 million "space fence" contract |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/lockheed-wins-915-million-space-fence-contract/ |website=CBS News|date=June 3, 2014 |access-date=June 6, 2014}}</ref>

On December 20, 2014, Lockheed Martin Integrated Systems agreed to settle a [[False Claims Act]] lawsuit paying $27.5 million to finalize allegations that it had knowingly overbilled taxpayers for work performed by company staff who did not hold the relevant essential qualifications for the contract.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.budget.senate.gov/democratic/public/_cache/files/33ece616-4aaf-4eb5-b99b-44b9f993a096/ash-carter-letter-from-senator-sanders-3.4.2015.pdf |title=US Senate Recent Examples of Contractor Fraud and Misconduct |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150521121826/http://www.budget.senate.gov/democratic/public/_cache/files/33ece616-4aaf-4eb5-b99b-44b9f993a096/ash-carter-letter-from-senator-sanders-3.4.2015.pdf |archive-date=May 21, 2015}}</ref>

On July 20, 2015, Lockheed Martin announced plans to purchase [[Sikorsky Aircraft]] from [[United Technologies Corporation]] at a cost of $7.1 billion.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/lorenthompson/2015/07/20/lockheed-martin-announces-sikorsky-purchase-and-strategic-review-of-services-portfolio/|title=Lockheed Martin Announces Sikorsky Purchase And Strategic Review Of Services Portfolio|first=Loren|last=Thompson|website=[[Forbes]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/lockheed-martin-takes-the-plunge-with-9bn-sikorsky-414811/|title=Lockheed Martin takes the plunge with $9bn Sikorsky deal|date=July 20, 2015}}</ref> [[The Pentagon]] has criticized the acquisition as causing a reduction in competition.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.aviationtoday.com/rw/topstories/Pentagon-Criticizes-Sikorsky-Acquisition_86178.htm |title=Rotor & Wing |work=aviationtoday.com |access-date=October 4, 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160206131252/http://www.aviationtoday.com/rw/topstories/Pentagon-Criticizes-Sikorsky-Acquisition_86178.htm |archive-date=February 6, 2016}}</ref> In November 2015, the acquisition received final approval from the Chinese government,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.verticalmag.com/news/article/LockheedMartinreceivesfinalregulatoryapprovalneededtocloseSi|title=Lockheed Martin receives final regulatory approval needed to close Sikorsky acquisition – Vertical Magazine}}</ref> with a total cost of $9 billion.<ref>{{cite web|title=Lockheed finalizes $9B purchase of helicopter maker Sikorsky |url=http://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/news/article.cfm?c_id=3&objectid=11541519|website=[[The New Zealand Herald]] |access-date=November 7, 2015}}</ref> Dan Schulz was named the president of Lockheed Martin's Sikorsky company.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://lockheedmartin.com/us/news/press-releases/2015/november/151106-lockheed-martin-acquires-sikorsky.html |title=Lockheed Martin Completes Acquisition of Sikorsky Aircraft |work=lockheedmartin.com |access-date=November 19, 2015}}</ref> Lockheed Martin has shown{{when|date=August 2015}} sketches for a twin-engine, [[blended wing body]] strategic airlifter similar in size to the C-5.<ref>Warwick, Graham. "[http://aviationweek.com/HWB#slide-0-field_images-1348431 Lockheed Martin’s Hybrid Wing-Body Future Airlifter]"</ref> On March 31, 2015, the US Navy awarded Lockheed Martin a contract worth $362 million for the construction of [[Freedom-class littoral combat ship|Freedom-class]] ship LCS 21 and $79 million for advance procurement for LCS 23. The Freedom-class ships are built by Fincantieri Marinette Marine in [[Marinette, Wisconsin]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Flurry of Contracts Spark US Navy Shipbuilding|date=April 3, 2015|url=http://www.defensenews.com/story/defense/2015/04/03/navy-shipbuilding-contracts/25249469/|access-date=August 9, 2016}}</ref> In December 2015, Lockheed won an $867 million seven-year contract to train [[Australia]]'s next generation of [[military pilot]]s. The deal also has the option to extend this contract across 26 years, which would greatly increase the deal's value.<ref>{{cite web|title= Lockheed Martin wins $867 million deal for Australian pilot training |url= https://www.reuters.com/article/us-lockheed-australia-idUSKBN0TS04L20151209#3YfI7Ly01ZixqqJ7.97 |website=Reuters|date=December 11, 2015}}</ref>

In August 2016, Canadian Forces Maritime tested an integrated submarine combat system developed by Lockheed Martin. The test marked Canada's first use of the combat system with the MK 48 heavyweight torpedo, variant 7AT.<ref>{{cite web|title=The latest update on defence contracts awarded|url=https://ottawacitizen.com/news/national/defence-watch/the-latest-update-on-defence-contracts-awarded|access-date=August 11, 2016|date=August 11, 2016}}</ref> The same month, a deal to merge [[Leidos]] with the entirety of Lockheed Martin's Information Systems & Global Solutions (IS&GS) business came to a close.<ref name=Forbes>{{cite web|title=Leidos Deal Closes, Spawning Vast Solutions Enterprise|website=[[Forbes]]|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/lorenthompson/2016/08/17/leidos-deal-closes-spawning-vast-solutions-enterprise/#cb8f2bc5a063|access-date=23 August 2016}}</ref><ref name="fortune.com">{{Cite web|url=https://fortune.com/fortune500/2019/leidos-holdings|title=Leidos Holdings|website=Fortune|access-date=September 18, 2022|archive-date=August 31, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190831061517/https://fortune.com/fortune500/2019/leidos-holdings/|url-status=dead}}</ref>

In May 2017, during a visit to Saudi Arabia by President Donald Trump, [[Saudi Arabia]] signed business deals worth tens of billions of dollars with U.S. companies, including Lockheed Martin.<ref>"[https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-05-22/guide-to-400-billion-in-saudi-u-s-deals-black-hawks-to-oil Guide to $400 Billion in Saudi-U.S. Deals: Black Hawks to Oil]". Bloomberg. May 22, 2017.</ref> (See: [[2017 United States–Saudi Arabia arms deal]])

On August 13, 2018, Lockheed Martin announced that the company had secured a $480 million contract from the [[United States Air Force]] to develop a [[hypersonic]] weapon prototype. A [[hypersonic]] missile can travel at one mile a second. This is the second contract for hypersonic weapons that Martin has secured; The first was from the Air Force as well and for $928 million which was announced in April 2018.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cnbc.com/2018/08/14/lockheed-martin-gets-480-million-hypersonics-contract-from-pentagon.html|title=Lockheed Martin gets a second hypersonic weapons contract, this time for $480 million, as the US tries to keep pace with Russia and China|first=Amanda|last=Macias|date=August 14, 2018|website=CNBC}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cnbc.com/2018/04/18/lockheed-martin-just-got-one-step-closer-to-handing-hypersonic-weapons-to-the-us-air-force.html|title=Lockheed Martin just got one step closer to handing hypersonic weapons to the US Air Force|first=Amanda|last=Macias|date=April 18, 2018|website=CNBC}}</ref>

On November 29, 2018, Lockheed Martin was awarded a [[Commercial Lunar Payload Services]] contract by [[NASA]], which makes it eligible to bid on delivering science and technology payloads to the Moon for NASA, worth $2.6 billion.<ref name="CLPS_win">{{cite web |title=NASA Announces New Partnerships for Commercial Lunar Payload Delivery Services |url=https://www.nasa.gov/press-release/nasa-announces-new-partnerships-for-commercial-lunar-payload-delivery-services |publisher=NASA |access-date=November 29, 2018|date=November 29, 2018}}</ref> Lockheed Martin plans to formally propose a lander called ''[[McCandless Lunar Lander]]'', named after the late astronaut and former Lockheed Martin employee Bruce McCandless II, who in 1984 performed the first free-flying spacewalk without a lifeline to the orbiting shuttle, using a jetpack built by the company.<ref>[https://www.denverpost.com/2018/11/30/next-moon-lander-colorado/]. Marcia Dunn, The Associated Press; Published by ''The Denver post''. November 30, 2018.</ref> This lander would be based on the successful design of the [[Phoenix (spacecraft)|''Phoenix'']] and ''[[InSight]]'' Mars landers.<ref>[https://finance.yahoo.com/news/lockheed-martin-selected-nasas-commercial-192300235.html Lockheed Martin Selected for NASA's Commercial Lunar Lander Payload Services Contract] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181215222708/https://finance.yahoo.com/news/lockheed-martin-selected-nasas-commercial-192300235.html |date=December 15, 2018}}. ''Yahoo Finance''. November 29, 2018.</ref>

On April 11, 2019, at 6:35 pm EDT, an [[Arabsat-6A]] satellite was successfully launched from [[Kennedy Space Center Launch Complex 39|(LC-39A)]]. This satellite is one of two, the other being [[SaudiGeoSat-1/HellasSat-4]] and they are the "most advanced commercial communications satellites ever built by" Lockheed Martin.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.firstpost.com/tech/science/spacex-delays-falcon-heavys-first-commercial-launch-of-arabsat-6a-to-10-april-6414011.html|date=April 9, 2019|title=SpaceX Delays Falcon Heavy's First Commercial Launch of ArabSat-6A to 10 April|work=[[The First Post]]|access-date=April 28, 2019}}</ref>

On September 23, 2019, Lockheed Martin and NASA signed a $4.6-billion contract to build six or more [[Orion (spacecraft)|Orion]] capsules for NASA's Artemis program to send astronauts to the Moon.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://spaceflightnow.com/2019/09/23/nasa-taps-lockheed-martin-to-build-six-more-orion-crew-capsules/ |title=NASA taps Lockheed Martin to build six more Orion crew capsules – Spaceflight Now |access-date=April 5, 2020}}</ref>