Defense contractor Lockheed Martin said Saturday that it had successfully warded off "a significant and tenacious" attack on its information systems network.

Lockheed Martin said in a statement that on May 21, it detected a significant and tenacious attack on its information systems network. "The company's information security team detected the attack almost immediately, and took aggressive actions to protect all systems and data. As a result of the swift and deliberate actions taken to protect the network and increase IT security, our systems remain secure; no customer, program or employee personal data has been compromised."

Lockheed Martin said that throughout the ongoing investigation, it has continued to keep the appropriate U.S. government agencies informed of our actions. The team continues to work around the clock to restore employee access to the network, while maintaining the highest level of security.
It added in its news release, "To counter the constant threats we face from adversaries around the world, we regularly take actions to increase the security of our systems and to protect our employee, customer and program data. Our policies, procedures and vigilance mitigate the cyber threats to our business, and we remain confident in the integrity of our robust, multi-layered information systems security."

Headquartered in Bethesda, Md., Lockheed Martin is a global security company that employs about 126,000 people worldwide and is principally engaged in the research, design, development, manufacture, integration and sustainment of advanced technology systems, products and services. The Corporation's 2010 sales from continuing operations were $45.8 billion.

Lockheed Martin's products included the Trident missile, P-3 Orion spy plane, F-16 and F-22 Raptor fighter jets and C-130 Hercules military cargo planes. The company is also a primary developer of stealth technology used in U-2 and SR-71 reconnaissance aircraft, the F-117 fighter jet as well as the F-22 and F-35 Joint Strike Fighter designs.

In 2007, the U.S. Navy awarded Lockheed Martin a contract to equip the three Australian ships with the Aegis Weapon System. Production of the first Aegis for the Royal Australian Navy's Air Warfare Destroyer (AWD-1) Program was completed in December 2009. The Aegis system enables destroyers to engage simultaneous threats from under the sea, the surface and the air.

In March 2010, Lockheed Martin was awarded an initial 10-year contract valued at more than $100 million by the New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) to provide its Army with warehousing and repair services. The New Zealand Army is composed of 7,500 regular and reserve forces and civilian personnel. The Army's fleet of more than 500 vehicles includes NZ Light Armoured Vehicles, Pinzgauer Light Operational Vehicles, Unimogs, and transport, service and supply vehicles.