| BELGIUM: Activists Occupy Lockheed Martin Office FOR Mother Earth February 22nd, 2005 A group of 13 anti-nuclear activists occupied the European headquarters of US arms manufacturer Lockheed Martin,in Brussels, in protest against the company’s close links with the Bush government, and specifically its production of nuclear weapons and weapons ued in the war against Iraq. |
| US: Titan to Pay Fine and Plead Guilty in Bribery Probe by Jonathon Karp and Andy Pasztor, Wall Street Journal January 20th, 2005 Defense contractor Titan corporation tentatively agreed to plead guilty to criminal charges and pay less than $30 million to end investigations by the Justice Department and Securities and Exchange Commission. As part of the settlement, Titan will admit that payments by its overseas consultants violated the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act. |
| US: Lockheed, BAE protest Boeing pacts by Jonathan Karp and Andy Pasztor, Wall Street Journal October 13th, 2004 |
| US: Jets, IT Drive Lockheed Gains by Renae Merle, Washington Post April 28th, 2004 Lockheed Martin Corp. reported a 16 percent jump in first-quarter profit yesterday as demand for fighter aircraft and information technology continued to boost sales. |
| US: Diminished Oversight Leads to Overpricing by David Phinney, Federal Times April 5th, 2004 Ken Pedeleose’s eyes popped in awe as he plowed through a bill for airplane parts in 1999: $2,522 for a 4˝-inch metal sleeve, $744 for a washer, $714 for a rivet, and $5,217 for a 1-inch metal bracket. |
| US: Making Money On Terrorism by William D. Hartung, The Nation February 5th, 2004 We all know that Halliburton is raking in billions from the Bush Administration's occupation and rebuilding of Iraq. But in the long run, the biggest beneficiaries of the Administration's "war on terror" may be the "destroyers," not the rebuilders. The nation's "Big Three" weapons makers--Lockheed Martin, Boeing and Northrop Grumman--are cashing in on the Bush policies of regime change abroad and surveillance at home. |
| USA: Inside Lockheed's $250 Billion Pentagon Connection by Geoffrey Gray, Village Voice March 19th, 2003 George Bush has said if he is fortunate enough to be elected president, he is going to look at our whole military situation, including the tactical air account. He's noted that the 3000 number [of planes] seems a bit much. |
| US: Unjust Rewards by Ken Silverstein, Mother Jones May 1st, 2002 The government continues to award federal business worth billions to companies that repeatedly break the law. A Mother Jones investigation reveals which major contractors are the worst offenders. |
| Palestine: Death in Bethlehem, Made in America by Robert Fisk, The Independent (U.K.) April 15th, 2001 Lockheed Martin of Florida and the Federal Laboratories of Pennsylvania have made quite a contribution to life in the municipality of Bethlehem. Or, in the case of Lockheed, death. Pieces of the US manufacturer's Hellfire air-to-ground missile lie in the local civil defence headquarters in Bethlehem less than two months after it exploded in 18-year-old Osama Khorabi's living room, killing him instantly. |
| US: Lockheed Martin's Tests on Humans
Environmental Working Group November 27th, 2000 On behalf of military contractor Lockheed Martin, Loma Linda University is conducting the first large-scale tests of a toxic drinking water contaminant on human subjects -- a precedent medical researchers and Environmental Working Group condemned as morally unethical and scientifically invalid. |