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Lockheed Martin is an American aerospace and defense company formed by the merger of Lockheed Corporation and Martin Marietta in 1995. It produces military and civilian aircraft, missiles, satellites, and other technologies, and is one of the largest defense contractors in the world.
Skunk Works is the official pseudonym for Lockheed Martin's Advanced Development Programs, responsible for designing and building aircraft such as the U-2, SR-71, F-117, F-22, and F-35. The name originated from a comic strip and was used to describe a group with autonomy and secrecy.
Learn about the history and products of Lockheed Martin Space, one of the four major business divisions of Lockheed Martin. The division has a site in Sunnyvale, California, where it developed missiles, satellites, and spacecraft.
Lockheed Martin Aeronautics is a major unit of Lockheed Martin with headquarters in Fort Worth, Texas. It produces various aircraft, such as the F-35, F-22, C-5, and C-130, and has facilities in Georgia, California, and other states.
The Loral Corporation (and its holdings, including the Goodyear Airdock) was purchased by Lockheed Martin in 1996. As of 2021 California company LTA Research and Exploration, together with the University of Akron, plans to use the airdock to develop electric-powered airships. [9]
A government-owned, contractor-operated aerospace facility at Dobbins Air Reserve Base in Marietta, Georgia, operated by Lockheed Martin Aeronautics. It was built in 1942 to produce B-29 Superfortresses and later refurbished B-29s and B-47 Stratojets.
A comprehensive list of aircraft produced or proposed by the Lockheed Aircraft Corporation from 1926 to 1995, with model numbers, names, first flights and remarks. The list covers various types of aircraft, such as fighters, bombers, transports, trainers and reconnaissance planes.
Plant 42 is a classified aircraft manufacturing plant owned by the US Air Force in the Antelope Valley, California. It produces and maintains military aircraft and components for the US and its allies, and hosts contractors such as Boeing, Lockheed Martin, and Northrop Grumman.