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Lockheed Martin Corp. is the nation's largest defense contractor. Lockheed Martin employs nearly 11,000 employees, more than half of them (6,500) in metro Orlando, where it is Central Florida's largest industrial employer.
Lockheed Martin produces some of the most sophisticated military hardware in the world at its Orlando operations, which include the following (in order of size): Lockheed Martin Missiles & Fire Control; Lockheed Martin Simulation, Training & Support; and Lockheed Martin Enterprise Information Systems. The missiles unit is known worldwide for its production of guided missiles, weapons targeting and aircraft night-vision navigation systems. The simulation division i...
Lockheed Martin produces some of the most sophisticated military hardware in the world at its Orlando operations, which include the following (in order of size): Lockheed Martin Missiles & Fire Control; Lockheed Martin Simulation, Training & Support; and Lockheed Martin Enterprise Information Systems. The missiles unit is known worldwide for its production of guided missiles, weapons targeting and aircraft night-vision navigation systems. The simulation division i...
Lockheed Martin Corp. is the nation's largest defense contractor. Lockheed Martin employs nearly 11,000 employees, more than half of them (6,500) in metro Orlando, where it is Central Florida's largest industrial employer.
Lockheed Martin produces some of the most sophisticated military hardware in the world at its Orlando operations, which include the following (in order of size): Lockheed Martin Missiles & Fire Control; Lockheed Martin Simulation, Training & Support; and Lockheed Martin Enterprise Information Systems. The missiles unit is known worldwide for its production of guided missiles, weapons targeting and aircraft night-vision navigation systems. The simulation division is a global player in high-tech training systems for air and ground combat forces and commanders. The enterprise unit is Lockheed's computer tech services operation for the entire corporation.
Nationwide, the Bethesda, Md.-based company is known for producing military aircraft, missiles, rockets, advanced electronics, satellites and NASA systems (including production of the space shuttle's external fuel tank). Lockheed posted more than $2.5 billion in profit on sales of nearly $40 billion in 2006. It has 140,000 employees worldwide, including New York, Texas, Florida, California and other major states.
Lockheed Martin formed in 1995 from the merger of Lockheed Corp. and Martin Marietta Corp., during an era of dramatic consolidation in the defense industry after the end of the Cold War with the former Soviet Union. Prior to the Lockheed Martin merger, Lockheed was based in Calabasas, CA., and Martin was based in Bethesda. Martin Marietta's predecessor --The Glenn Martin Co.-- opened a missiles factory in Orlando in 1957, creating 2,700 jobs in what was then just a citrus town.
Lockheed Martin produces some of the most sophisticated military hardware in the world at its Orlando operations, which include the following (in order of size): Lockheed Martin Missiles & Fire Control; Lockheed Martin Simulation, Training & Support; and Lockheed Martin Enterprise Information Systems. The missiles unit is known worldwide for its production of guided missiles, weapons targeting and aircraft night-vision navigation systems. The simulation division is a global player in high-tech training systems for air and ground combat forces and commanders. The enterprise unit is Lockheed's computer tech services operation for the entire corporation.
Nationwide, the Bethesda, Md.-based company is known for producing military aircraft, missiles, rockets, advanced electronics, satellites and NASA systems (including production of the space shuttle's external fuel tank). Lockheed posted more than $2.5 billion in profit on sales of nearly $40 billion in 2006. It has 140,000 employees worldwide, including New York, Texas, Florida, California and other major states.
Lockheed Martin formed in 1995 from the merger of Lockheed Corp. and Martin Marietta Corp., during an era of dramatic consolidation in the defense industry after the end of the Cold War with the former Soviet Union. Prior to the Lockheed Martin merger, Lockheed was based in Calabasas, CA., and Martin was based in Bethesda. Martin Marietta's predecessor --The Glenn Martin Co.-- opened a missiles factory in Orlando in 1957, creating 2,700 jobs in what was then just a citrus town.
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Air Force Awards Contract for F-22 Oxygen System
The Air Force has awarded a contract worth about $19 million to Lockheed Martin Corp. to install a backup oxygen system in the F-22 Raptor. The stealth fighter has had problems with pilots experiencing dizziness and blackouts from a lack of oxygen. The...
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F-22 program produces few planes, soaring costs
When the U.S. sought to assure Asian allies that it would defend them against potential aggression by North Korea this spring, the Pentagon deployed its top-of-the-line jet fighter, the F-22 Raptor. But only two of the jets were sent screaming through...Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Air Transportation Delays, U.S. Congress, Military Equipment, Politics
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Letters: No support for the F-35
Re "Struggling to take off," June 12 Granted, Lockheed Martin Corp.'s F-35 fighter jet under development is a spectacular technological achievement, but could somebody please tell me who exactly is the enemy that we need to fight with 2,457 of these...
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Struggling to take off
EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE— Far beyond the electronic security gates and razor-wire topped fences, Col. Rod Cregier surveys a team of technicians busily readying a lithe F-35 fighter jet for its next test flight. As the F-35 program director at the...
Tags: U.S. Congress, Military Equipment, Aircraft Carriers, Military Aircraft, Science and Technology
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F-35 fighter jet conducts first in-flight missile launch near L.A.
An F-35 fighter jet launched a missile in mid-flight from its internal weapons bay for the first time in a test flight for the Air Force. The missile firing took place last week about 60 miles northwest of Los Angeles at the Navy’s Point Mugu...
Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Military Equipment, SpaceX, Military Aircraft, Science and Technology
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06/03 Patents
Utility Patents A utility patent protects how something works and what it does. Central Florida inventors who have recently received utility patents include: Clifford E. Johnson, Orlando. A flow control through a resonator system of gas turbine...Tags: University of Central Florida, Orlando, Winter Garden, Dwayne Johnson, University of Florida
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More than $300 million in contracts announced at Showcase
Daily American Staff Writer @PeteBosakOHNSTOWN — Nearly $370 million in new contracts were announced Friday for area defense contractors and other companies at the 23rd Annual Showcase for Commerce. Richland Township-based Concurrent Technologies Corp. announced a $15 million contract...Tags: U.S. Air Force, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Somerset County (Pennsylvania), Defense, U.S. Army
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Lockheed's global arms sales buoyed by deals with Jordan, Finland
Lockheed Martin Corp.'s Orlando missiles unit has received two contracts worth a combined $51 million to provide certain military systems to the countries of Jordan and Finland, boosting its growing global arms business. Lockheed Missiles & Fire...Tags: Iraq War (2003-2011), Unrest, Conflicts and War, U.S. Air Force, Missile Systems, Wars and Interventions
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Obama to nominate Bush-era Justice Dept. official to head FBI
WASHINGTON — President Obama plans to nominate James B. Comey, a former senior Justice Department official who famously challenged warrantless eavesdropping under President George W. Bush, to replace Robert S. Mueller III as director of the FBI,...
Tags: Robert Mueller, Unrest, Conflicts and War, U.S. Department of Justice, Pakistan, Prosecution
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Obama to nominate James Comey to lead the FBI
WASHINGTON — President Obama plans to nominate James B. Comey, a former senior Justice Department official who famously challenged a secret eavesdropping program during the George W. Bush administration, to replace Robert S. Mueller III as...
Tags: Robert Mueller, U.S. Department of Justice, Politics, Washington, DC, White House
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F-35 fighter jet program reaches milestone with vertical takeoff
The F-35 fighter jet, a nearly $400-billion weapons program under development for more than a decade, hit a major milestone when it completed its first-ever vertical takeoff. On Monday, aircraft manufacturer Lockheed Martin Corp. released a video in...
Tags: Military Equipment, Armed Forces, Virgin Group, Ltd., Military Aircraft, Bethesda (Montgomery, Maryland)
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Northrop may get largest state incentive deal of Scott's term
Northrop Grumman Corp., which reported a $2 billion profit last year, could receive nearly $19 million in cash and tax breaks from Florida in return for its planned expansion in Brevard County, which would make it the state's largest jobs-creation...
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