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| Predecessors | Lockheed Corporation Martin Marietta |
| Founded | 1995 |
| Headquarters | |
Key people | James D. Taiclet (Chairman, President & CEO) Bruce L. Tanner (Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer) |
| Revenue | $17.769 billion (2016[2]) |
| $1.877 billion (2016[2]) | |
Number of employees | 25,000[3] (2017) |
| Website | lockheedmartin.com |
Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company is a major unit of
Air Force Plant 4 in Fort Worth, Texas
.
Lockheed Martin Aeronautics is based in Marietta, Georgia and Palmdale, California. Palmdale is home to the Advanced Development Programs (ADP), informally known as the "Skunk Works". Various subassemblies are produced at locations in Florida, Mississippi, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia.
The company draws upon the history of the former
F-35 Lightning II
.
The most important project by far to Lockheed Martin Aeronautics is the F-35 Lightning II (JSF). Worth a potential $200bn the initial order book is approximately 3,000 excluding almost guaranteed export orders. Lockheed also supports its F-22 air dominance fighter in USAF service.
Products
- Lockheed Martin A-4AR Fightinghawk
- C-130J Super Hercules. The aircraft is produced at Lockheed Martin's Marietta, Georgia facility.
- Lockheed Martin C-130J Super Hercules
- Lockheed C-141 StarLifter: First flown in 1963, the Starlifter is a strategic airlifter. The C-141 was produced at Marietta.
- USAFinventory and one of the largest aircraft in the world. The Galaxy was produced at Lockheed's Marietta facility and it is here that the current avionics and engine modernization programs are being undertaken.
- Lockheed F-117 Nighthawk : The F-117 stealth aircraft is a product of Lockheed's Skunk Works. First flown in 1981, the aircraft has been put out of service in favor of the F-22.
- Lockheed Martin F-16 Fighting Falcon : The F-16, which made its maiden flight in December 1976, was first developed and produced by General Dynamics. In 1993, Lockheed Corporation acquired General Dynamics' Fort Worth division, the production center F-16.
- F-16 Fighting Falcon, heavily modified to Japan's requirements. Lockheed Martin Aeronautics acts as subcontractor to Mitsubishi Heavy Industries.
- Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor
- Lockheed Martin FB-22
- Joint Strike Fighter in 2001. With initial orders of approximately 3,000 aircraft, this is of major importance[why?] to Lockheed Martin.
- Multimission Maritime Aircraft (MMA) competition, but lost to Boeing's 737based design.
- Lockheed S-3 Viking : The Viking was the US Navy's anti-submarine jet and also provided surveillance of surface shipping.
- T-50 Golden Eagle : The T-50 is an advanced jet trainer produced by a partnership of Lockheed Martin and Korea Aerospace Industries(KAI). The two companies have formed the T-50 International Company for export marketing.
- Lockheed U-2 : The U-2 is a single-seat, single-engine, high-altitude reconnaissance airplane which first flew in 1955.
- Lockheed Martin VH-71 Kestrel
- Lockheed Martin X-33
- Lockheed Martin X-35
- Lockheed Martin X-44 MANTA
- Lockheed Martin X-55
Gallery
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Lockheed F-117 stealthground attack aircraft -
F-22 Raptor, stealthtactical fighter -
F-16 Fighting Falcon, initially developed by General Dynamics -
F-35 Lighting II, stealth tactical fighter -
U-2 reconnaissance jet -
C-5 Galaxy undergoing upgrade to Super Galaxy -
C-130 Hercules tactical transport -
Future aircraft design concept forsupersonic flightover land
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See also
- United States Military
- Military-Industrial Complex
- Sikorsky Aircraft
References
- ^ "Who We Are". Lockheed Martin. Retrieved 23 July 2017.
- ^ a b "2016 Annual Report Lockheed Martin Corporation" (PDF). 2016: 1–130. Retrieved 23 July 2017.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ "About Aeronautics". Lockheed Martin. Retrieved 23 July 2017.