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The MER team comprises about 48 engineers from NASA, ESA, Lockheed Martin, and Airbus.
Lockheed Martin is manufacturing next-generation GPS IIIF satellites that are expected to incorporate advanced payloads, greater flexibility, and further hardening against emerging threats in space and cyberspace.
Lockheed Martin has completed production of the first ten GPS III satellites, designated SV01 through SV10.
Lockheed Martin frames the latest GPS III launch as part of its role as a global defense technology provider focused on innovation in all-domain mission solutions.
Lockheed Martin emphasizes that modern GPS spacecraft are central to its 21st Century Security vision to field integrated, resilient systems capable of withstanding contested conditions.
Lockheed Martin positions GPS III SV09 as a bridge to the next phase of the constellation, known as GPS IIIF.
Lockheed Martin is a contractor on PWSA and is an experienced satellite manufacturer with assets on orbit.
Lockheed Martin Space in Denver supports Hubble operations at NASA Goddard.
Lockheed Martin’s Missiles and Fire Control segment had $14.5 billion in sales in 2025, up 14% year-over-year.
Lockheed Martin posted $75 billion in total sales for 2025, up 6% year-over-year.
Lockheed Martin is forecasting Space sales of $13.5 billion to $13.8 billion for 2026.
Lockheed Martin recorded a $380 million increase in sales for strategic and missile defense programs on the Next Generation Interceptor and Fleet Ballistic Missile programs in 2025.
Lockheed Martin recorded a $255 million increase in commercial civil space program sales in 2025, primarily for the Orion program.
United Launch Alliance is a joint venture of Boeing and Lockheed Martin.
Lockheed Martin’s Aeronautics segment had $30.3 billion in sales in 2025, up 6% year-over-year.
Lockheed Martin posted $13 billion in Space sales for full-year 2025.
Operating profit for Lockheed Martin’s Space segment increased 10% over 2024 to $1.3 billion in 2025.
Lockheed Martin recorded $40 million of lower equity earnings from United Launch Alliance in 2025.
Lockheed Martin projects Space to grow approximately 5% year-over-year at the midpoint in 2026 with strong growth expected on Fleet Ballistic Missile, Next Generation Interceptor, and hypersonic programs and solid growth from space tracking and communication missions due to the Space Development Agency’s Transport and Tracking Layer programs.
Lockheed Martin’s Space segment saw a 4% year-over-year revenue increase in 2025 driven by sales for strategic and missile defense programs and the Orion spacecraft program for NASA.