Lockheed Martin

How Ex-Army Helicopter Pilot Kathleen Hildreth Co‑Founded a Billion-Dollar, Denton-Based Defense Contractor

by | Feb 19, 2025
Innovation, competence, and confidence paid dividends for the Michigan native, who helped start and build M1 Support Services en route to becoming one of America’s richest self-made women.
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Pentagon’s New Cyber Rules for Defense Suppliers Take Center Stage at SMU Conference
by | Feb 16, 2025
More than 300,000 defense suppliers—from major contractors to small businesses—must meet new CMMC security standards or risk losing contracts; SMU's conference tackles compliance requirements and implementation strategies Feb. 19-20.
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Poland's First F-35 [Photo: Lockheed Martin Aeronautics]
Lockheed Martin in Fort Worth Lands Over $5 Billion in Defense Contracts, Debuts Poland’s First F-35A
by | Aug 29, 2024
It’s been a power week for Lockheed Martin in Fort Worth. The defense giant secured over $5 billion in new and modified F-35 contracts and unveiled Poland’s first F-35A fighter jet, named “Husarz” after the NATO ally’s legendary winged armor cavalry unit.
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Kinaxis, a Canada-Based Supply Chain Tech Platform, Opens Las Colinas Office
by | Jan 31, 2024
Kinaxis said its new North Texas office will serve as a centralized hub where employees and customers can come together to engage, collaborate, and work towards solving some of the biggest challenges facing global supply chains. The company serves more than 40,000 users in over 100 countries worldwide.
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Groundbreaking: Fortune 500 Company Joins Texas A&M Fort Worth’s Landmark Campus Project

Dignitaries dug in today at the groundbreaking for Texas A&M Fort Worth. Construction will begin with the $150 million Law & Education Building, part of a three-building urban research campus. Texas A&M System Chancellor John Sharp says the campus will be "a magnet for economic growth for the North Texas region.”
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Meet the North Texas Cos. on the 2023 TIME100 Most Influential List
by | Jun 21, 2023
Featuring "a diverse group of businesses helping chart an essential path forward," the TIME100 Most Influential Companies list features five companies that are either headquartered in North Texas or have a strong presence here. See who they are—and what they're doing to disrupt the status quo and innovate for the future.
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DMN: Lockheed Martin’s Grand Prairie-Based Missiles Division Boosts Production Due to War in Ukraine
Many have credited Lockheed Martin's HIMARS rocket launch system with helping Ukraine turn the tide in its war with Russia. Now, as Ukraine prepares for what could be an historic spring counter-offensive, the company's Grand Prairie-based Missiles and Fire Control division is ramping up production from 48 units a year toward an expected 96, according to the Dallas Morning News.
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Lockheed Martin Partners with KAI and Red 6 Aerospace on AR Pilot Training System
by | Mar 7, 2023
Through the partnership, Fort Worth-based Lockheed Martin Aerospace will bring the Red 6 Airborne Tactical Augmented Reality System into the TF-50 aircraft and variants, which it has developed with Korea Aerospace Industries. According to Red 6, its systems "bring virtual and constructive assets into the real-world by allowing pilots and ground operators to see synthetic threats in real-time, outdoors, and critically, in high-speed environments."
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Ascent Ventures Makes Pre-Seed Investment in Canadian AI-Development Pioneer

by | Feb 7, 2023
OVA is a pioneer in AI-enabled immersive software technology development. It works with industry leaders from around the world who are looking to transform their business with spatial and immersive computing, AI, augmented reality, mixed reality, and virtual reality.
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Catalyze Dallas Launches New Portfolio Company to ‘Democratize and Accelerate Bioinformatics’
by | Oct 25, 2022
The Dallas-based venture development firm—which specializes in the commercialization of technology it acquires from Fortune 100 companies—has launched Almaden Genomics, a company with a newly released platform designed to streamline genomic workflows. Formerly part of IBM Research before its acquisition by Catalyze Dallas, Almaden calls its g.nome platform "a revolutionary approach to bioinformatics." “The possibilities for the healthcare innovation it can power are as vast as they are life-changing," says Mark Kunitomi, Almaden's chief scientific officer.
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Follow the Money: Recuro Health Expands with New Acquisition, Texas Cybersecurity Transplant Raises $70M, and More
by | Aug 22, 2022
Plus, bidding war looms for Dallas-based Signify Health; Fort Worth-based Harvest Returns raises $780K for new fund; Dallas property consulting firm Masterplan is acquired by New York company; Washington D.C. PE firm adds to its Fort Worth architectural platform; Pharos Capital sells stake in diagnostic testing company; and more North Texas deals.
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See What’s in Store at Dallas Startup Week’s Corporate Startup Innovation Summit
by | Jul 27, 2022
The DEC Network’s flagship event—Dallas Startup Week—will be held August 7 through August 11 both virtually and in person at SMU's Cox School of Business.

Bringing together the local ecosystem’s “breadth and diversity” of corporations and startups, the Corporate Startup Innovation summit will feature Jim Adler, founding managing director of Toyota Ventures, and Steven Levy, editor at large at Wired—plus a deep dive in the funding landscape, an accelerator pitch competition, and more.
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DI People: Jacobs, Southwest Airlines, AT&T, Sunwest Communications, KKR, Comerica, and More Make Moves

by | Mar 18, 2022
In this week's roundup of hires, promotions, and accolades in North Texas, you'll also find news from Ecobat, Wingstop, ActivePure Technologies, Communities Foundation of Texas, Texas Health Resources, and other area organizations.

Plus, meet the UT Arlington professor helping to lead a NASA mission.
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Aiming to Make Fort Worth a Hub of ‘Energy 2.0,’ Electric Motor Maker Launches Production with $17M Funding
by | Mar 2, 2022
With 95 patents issued or pending on its tech, Fort Worth's Linear Labs wants to bring manufacturing back to the U.S., seeing the electrification supply chain as a "national security strategic imperative."

Brad Hunstable launched Linear Labs in 2014 after incubating in the TechFW program. This year his company aims to produce 20,000 electric motors and intelligent drive systems—with twice the torque and half the size and weight of competitors.
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Lockheed Martin Names New F-35 and Program Management Leaders
by | Apr 7, 2021
Based out of Fort Worth, the newly appointed executives will help manage the combat aircraft—F-35 and F-35 Lightning—program.
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Dallas Mayor Eric Johnson Discusses Parallel Crises Facing City, Looks to the Future
by | Dec 11, 2020
During Eric Johnson’s term as Mayor of Dallas, he's had to respond to two major crises so far: the ongoing pandemic and an increase in violent crime. Mayor Johnson addressed these issues in The Year-End Conversation and also touched on initiatives to develop Dallas’ workforce and transform the city into a destination for startup companies.
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