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 Lockheed Martin Space Systems - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
In 1995 Lockheed Martin announced the closure of the New Jersey facility and the relocation of operations to Sunnyvale, California.
This was sold to Martin Marietta in 1993 and became part of Lockheed Martin in 1995 following that company's merger with the Lockheed Corporation.
Lockheed Corp. was responsible for the design and introduction of the Polaris, Poseidon and Trident missiles.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Lockheed_Martin_Space_Systems   (277 words)

  
 Lockheed Martin - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
In 1998 Lockheed Martin abandoned plans to merge with Northrop Grumman due to government fears of the potential strength of the new group (Lockheed/Northrop would have had control of 25% of the DoD's procurement budget).
Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) is an aerospace manufacturer and advanced technology company formed in 1995 by the merger of Lockheed Corporation with Martin Marietta.
In 2003 Lockheed Martin benefited from a USAF decision to punish Boeing for conducting industrial espionage against its rival.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Lockheed_Martin   (551 words)

  
 Lockheed Martin Overview
A Lockheed Martin official rejected the argument that ballistic-missile defense is being rushed.
The $812 million contract Lockheed Martin received last October from the Defense Department's Missile Defense Agency to modify some of the Navy's existing 69 Aegis ships for ballistic-missile defense was equivalent in value to the cost of 13 new Aegis systems.
Roughly 2,800 now work on the program there for Lockheed Martin, which is the nation's biggest defense contractor, with $21.9 billion in prime contract awards during fiscal 2003.
www.brandywinepeace.com /overview.html   (1904 words)

  
 Military-Industrial Complex Revisited: New Military Mega-Companies
In recent years, Lockheed Martin and its allies in the weapons industry have aggressively pushed for favorable treatment from the federal government in the form of special subsidies, lucrative contracts for big-ticket weapons systems, and wholesale changes in U.S. policies on arms sales and military technology transfers.
First, at a meeting that Lockheed Martin’s Norman Augustine refers to as the "last supper," Perry bluntly told industry executives that the Pentagon would not be ordering enough ships, planes, and tanks to support the number of major military contractors that had been sustained by the Reagan military buildup of the 1980s.
One way that firms like Lockheed Martin and Boeing fatten their bottom lines at the expense of our long-term security is by using their connections on Capitol Hill to force the Pentagon to buy weapons that weren’t included in the department’s original budget request.
www.fpif.org /papers/micr/companies_body.html   (3573 words)

  
 CorpWatch : Lockheed Martin
Lockheed Martin, one of the world's largest aerospace and defense contractors, had begun running full-page ads in newspapers and at subway stops near the Pentagon as part of an all-out lobbying campaign to oust tiny Sikorsky as the presidential helicopter builder.
Defense giants Lockheed Martin Corp. and Raytheon Co. both swung to a profit in the fourth quarter as the Pentagon's determination to transform the military boosted sales of their high-tech programs.
The Air Force stripped Boeing Co. of $ 1 billion in potential revenue as a penalty for possessing documents stolen from Lockheed Martin Corp. during a competition for a large contract to launch military satellites.
www.corpwatch.org /article.php?list=type&type=9   (1615 words)

  
 Lockheed Martin - SourceWatch
Lockheed Martin is the largest arms manufacturer in the world [1] (http://www.defensenews.com/content/features/2004chart1.html), with an order book worth £70bn and a dominance in the fighter aircraft sector.
Lockheed Martin is headquartered in Bethesda, Maryland, and "employs about 125,000 people worldwide." The company is "principally engaged in the research, design, development, manufacture and integration of advanced technology systems, products and services" [3] (http://www.lockheedmartin.com/wms/findPage.do?dsp=fecandci=4andsc=400).
Nearly 80% of Lockheed Martin's customer base is with the U.S. Department of Defense and the U.S. federal government agencies.
www.sourcewatch.org /index.php?title=Lockheed_Martin   (563 words)

  
 Lockheed Martin News
Lockheed Martin Corp. is suing three former managers and the competitor who now employs them for allegedly conspiring to steal trade secrets involving a $1 billion simulation training contract.
Lockheed Martin's Goodyear facility has partnered with Estrella Mountain Community College to offer an apprenticeship program aimed at preparing Native American teens for careers in information technology,...
Lockheed Martin received a contract from Mitsubishi Heavy Industries on March 31 valued at over $145 million to manufacture components for five additional F-2 production aircraft.
www.topix.net /com/lmt   (635 words)

  
 Lockheed Martin Scuttles Titan Acquisition (washingtonpost.com)
Lockheed Martin Corp. abandoned its $2.2 billion deal to acquire Titan Corp. yesterday after the San Diego-based company failed to resolve a federal bribery investigation, ending a nearly year-long courtship plagued by controversy.
But Lockheed did not want to inherit legal responsibility for a violation of the Foreign Corrupt Practice Act, which prohibits U.S. companies or their agents from bribing foreign officials to win business, particularly because bribery has been an issue for the company before.
Bethesda-based Lockheed gave Titan until Friday to reach a plea agreement with the Justice Department, which is investigating whether Titan consultants bribed officials in Saudi Arabia and Benin, an African nation, to win contracts, including some for communications equipment.
www.washingtonpost.com /wp-dyn/articles/A8745-2004Jun26.html   (872 words)

  
 Lockheed Martin Corporation
The most recent addition to Lockheed Martin was the July 3, 1997 announcement that it would combine with Northrop Grumman in an $11.6 billion transaction.
The Lockheed Martin Corporation is a diversified enterprise principally engaged in the conception, design, manufacture and integration of advanced technology products and services for the United States Government, foreign entities, and private industry.
Lockheed Martin is rapidly developing the reputation of being the Packard Bell of the defense and aerospace industry.''
www.globalsecurity.org /military/industry/lock-mart.htm   (535 words)

  
 Lockheed Martin > Aeronautics > Skunk Works®
Lockheed Martin honors the service of the many dedicated men and women who have contributed to the fame of the SKUNK WORKS® marks through vigilant preservation of these marks and the brand equity they represent.
Now owned by Lockheed Martin Corporation, the marks were first used during World War II and are still used today.
Thus, these marks may not be used by others on their own goods and services without prior written approval by Lockheed Martin.
www.skunkworks.net   (149 words)

  
 Lockheed Martin - Legacy Data Conversion to SGML
Lockheed Martin had 25,000 critical pages currently in use (with missile manufacturing systems) that needed to be converted almost immediately.
This was the position Lockheed Martin found itself in when it decided to replace a Cobol-based documentation system with an Oracle database application.
At that time, Lockheed Martin was first considering conversion related to another project, but hadn’t yet decided to move on it.
www.dclab.com /Lockheed.asp   (1456 words)

  
 The MoJo Wire--Action Atlas, Lockheed Martin
In the process, the new Lockheed Martin pocketed about $1 billion in taxpayer money for costs related to employee relocations, plant closures, and associated expenses.
In 1995 Martin Marietta took advantage of these same federal reimbursements in merging with Lockheed, creating the world's largest arms maker with $28 billion in 1997 sales.
Nobody is doing a better job of arming the world than Lockheed Martin; the company's portfolio of weapons and buyers is breathtaking.
www.motherjones.com /news/special_reports/arms/lockheed.html   (718 words)

  
 Cornell News: Lockheed Martin awards
He received his Lockheed Martin award for his project, "Cooperative Information Seeking for Uninhabited Vehicles." The project is designed to build a synergy between current Lockheed Martin programs in autonomous vehicles, such as the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) Unmanned Combat Armed Rotorcraft program, and two DARPA programs led by Campbell.
Thomas Avedisian, Cornell professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering, was a Lockheed Martin award recipient in 2003 and 2002.
According to Nader Mehravari, senior technical staff member and manager of the IT Planning and Architecture Department at Lockheed Martin System Integration facilities in Owego, N.Y., "It is very unusual for the corporation to award more than one grant to a given university per year.
www.news.cornell.edu /releases/Feb04/Lockheed.awards.deb.html   (491 words)

  
 Online Ethics Center: Graymatters Mini-cases from Lockheed Martin Corporation
The game was designed to educate the employees of Lockheed Martin (and other high tech corporations that have adopted the game) about ethical norms, corporate support for coping with ethically significant problems, and corporate policy.
In some places discussion and commentary (identified as to author) have been added to on Lockheed Martin's answers and scores.
Online Ethics Center: Graymatters Mini-cases from Lockheed Martin Corporation
onlineethics.org /corp/graymatters/martin.html   (282 words)

  
 PTAC and Lockheed Martin
Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company in Marietta, GA, and the National Center for American Indian Enterprise Development for the Eastern U.S. currently co-sponsor the United Indian Development Center PTAC.
In the interest of increasing contractual participation of Massachusetts small businesses with Lockheed Martin business units across the nation, the parties have agreed to develop action plans, set timetables, and establish a common framework for sharing innovative ideas and solutions.
The Massachusetts Small Business Development Center Network established a formal working relationship with Lockheed Martin in September 2002 to help the state’s business community identify and capture federal and state contractual opportunities.
msbdc.som.umass.edu /lockheed.html   (530 words)

  
 Chart of the Nuclides
Continuing a half-century tradition, Knolls Atomic Power Laboratory (operated by Lockheed Martin) has published the 16th edition of its classic, "Chart of the Nuclides." Available in both Wallchart and Textbook versions, this document presents the key nuclear properties of every known stable and radioactive form of each element.
KAPL is operated for Naval Reactors Program of the Department of Energy by KAPL Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of the Lockheed Martin Corporation.
Evaluated nuclear data is given for about 3100 known nuclides and 580 known isomers in a format similar to a periodic table.
chartofthenuclides.com   (302 words)

  
 Adobe - Customer Showcase : Adobe Success Story : Lockheed Martin Information Technology E-STARS®
Lockheed Martin Information Technology, a business unit of Lockheed Martin, provides enterprise business systems, managed services, and infrastructure solutions to government agencies.
Headquartered in Bethesda, Md., Lockheed Martin is a global enterprise principally engaged in the research, design, development, manufacture, and integration of advanced-technology systems, products, and services.
Across the Lockheed Martin Corporation, more than 30,000 IT professionals support approximately 2,000 field locations in the United States and abroad.
www.macromedia.com /cfusion/showcase/index.cfm?event=casestudydetail&casestudyid=51487&loc=en_us   (899 words)

  
 Encyclopedia: Lockheed Martin Corporation
Lockheed Martin ( NYSE: LMT  ( http://www.nyse.com/about/listed/lcddata.html?ticker=LMT)) is an aerospace manufacturer formed in 1995 by the merger of Lockheed Corporation with Martin Marietta.
In 1998 Lockheed Martin abandoned plans to merge with Northrop Grumman due to government fears of the potential strength of the new group (Lockheed/Northrop would have had control of 25% of the DoD's procurement budget).
In 2003 Lockheed Martin benefitted from a USAF decision to punish Boeing for conducting industrial espionage against its rival.
www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Lockheed-Martin-Corporation   (899 words)

  
 Lockheed Martin Logo
Globe Is Etched With The Lockheed Martin Logo And The Base Has The F-22, C-130J & P-3 World Design.
Has A Gold Face With The Lockheed Martin Logo And A Black Leather Band.Click On The Picture To See A Larger View.
Color: Navy/White Panels With Lockheed Martin Stacked Logo In White On Navy Panel.
www.lockheedmartingiftshop.com /lockheedmartinlogo.html   (1071 words)

  
 Lockheed Martin Comments
Lockheed Martin Corporation ("LMC") hereby submits comments in response to NTIA’s Federal Register Notice to assist the Secretary of Commerce in responding to various statutory requirements relating to the privatization of INTELSAT and Inmarsat.
LMC, through its acquisition of COMSAT — the U.S. Signatory to INTELSAT and the former U.S. Signatory to Inmarsat, provides satellite and telecommunications services through Lockheed Martin Global Telecommunications ("LMGT"), and has a strong interest in the successful privatization of Inmarsat and INTELSAT.
Where market access barriers exist, the responsibility rests with those national governments that maintain them and it is with these governments that solutions must be sought.
www.ntia.doc.gov /ntiahome/occ/oecd2001/LM.htm   (2666 words)

  
 Lockheed Martin - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
In 1998 Lockheed Martin abandoned plans to merge with Northrop Grumman due to government fears of the potential strength of the new group (Lockheed/Northrop would have had control of 25% of the DoD's procurement budget).
Lockheed Martin is the largest defense contractor in the world.
Lockheed Martin won the contract to build the Joint Strike Fighter in 2001 with its X-35 design.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Lockheed_Martin   (2666 words)

  
 Lockheed Martin Aeronautics - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
While the formation of Lockheed Martin in 1995 was a merger of equals, by far the greatest contribution to Lockheed Martin Aeronautics was the product portfolio of Lockheed.
Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company is a major unit of Lockheed Martin with headquarters at Fort Worth,
The F/A-22 air dominance fighter, while smaller in terms of aircraft ordered, is still of great importance to Lockheed Martin (and partner Boeing).
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Lockheed_Martin_Aeronautics   (2666 words)

  
 MSN Encarta - Lockheed Martin Corporation
Lockheed Martin Corporation, aerospace, electronics, and defense company based in Bethesda, Maryland.
encarta.msn.com /encyclopedia_761588146/Lockheed_Martin_Corporation.html   (2666 words)

  
 Lockheed Martin Corporation
Lockheed Martin employees are not permitted to accept funds in any form or amount, or any gift that has a retail or exchange value of $20 or more from individuals, companies, or representatives of companies having or seeking business relationships with Lockheed Martin.
Corporate Policy Statements relating to the above topics can be accessed via the Lockheed Martin Corporation internal network or obtained from your supervisor.
In our role as a U.S. corporation and a major government contractor, we must always be alert to and comply with the security laws and regulations of the United States.
www.itcilo.it /actrav/actrav-english/telearn/global/ilo/code/lockheed.htm   (2666 words)

  
 Lockheed Martin
In 1994, Martin-Marietta took over the Space Systems Division of General Dynamics, the manufacturer of the Atlas and Centaur families of launch vehicles, before itself becoming part of Lockheed Martin as the Lockheed Martin Missiles and Space Systems Company a year later.
A major U.S. aerospace company formed from the 1995 merger of Lockheed and Martin-Marietta.
Martin merged with the American Marietta Corporation in 1961 to form Martin-Marietta, which was chosen to develop the Titan II (used to launch Gemini and the Titan III, the Viking Mars landers/orbiters, the propulsion system for Voyager, the Space Shuttle External Tank, and the Manned Maneuvering Unit.
www.daviddarling.info /encyclopedia/L/Lockheed_Martin.html   (2666 words)

  
 Lockheed Corporation
A corporate ancestor of Lockheed Martin, the Lockheed Corporation aerospace company was formed in 1932 by the brothers Allan and Malcom Loughhead, who had built their first plane in 1913.
Lockheed Martin F-35 Team Begins the Shift From Development to...
In 1996, the company merged with the Martin Marietta Corporation to form Lockheed Martin.
www.wikiverse.org /lockheed-corporation   (2666 words)

  
 Lockheed Martin Space Systems - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
In 1995 Lockheed Martin announced the closure of the New Jersey facility and the relocation of operations to Sunnyvale, California.
This was sold to Martin Marietta in 1993 and became part of Lockheed Martin in 1995 following that company's merger with the Lockheed Corporation.
Lockheed Corp. was responsible for the design and introduction of the Polaris, Poseidon and Trident missiles.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Lockheed_Martin_Space_Systems   (281 words)

  
 Lockheed Martin - Simulation, Training & Support - Huntsville Operations
Lockheed Martin - Simulation, Training and Support - Huntsville Operations is a world class provider of high quality Live Fire Training Systems and Depot Level Integration & Repair services.
Lockheed Martin - Simulation, Training & Support - Huntsville Operations
Visit the pages in this web site for additional information on our Huntsville Operations products and services.
lmtds.hiwaay.net   (56 words)

  
 SPACE.com -- SpaceX Sues Boeing and Lockheed Martin
Boeing and Lockheed Martin could not immediately be reached for comment.
WASHINGTON — Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) is suing Boeing and Lockheed Martin in federal court for conspiring to violate antitrust laws to corner the market on U.S. government satellite launches.
“Boeing and Lockheed Martin have engaged in an unlawful conspiracy to eliminate competition, and ultimately to monopolize, the government space launch business and prevent SpaceX and other potential new entrants from competing in that business,” the court documents read.
www.space.com /news/051021_spacex_lawsuit.html   (422 words)

  
 Lockheed Martin - We never forget who we're working for.
Lockheed Martin - We never forget who we're working for.
www.lockheedmartin.com   (18 words)

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