Aeronautics
Aeronautics designs, develops, researches, integrates, produces, updates and
supports advanced military fighter and airlift aircraft, and related technologies.
Aeronautics’ major lines of business are:
Combat Aircraft
Air Mobility
Aeronautical Research & Development.
Our Combat Aircraft business designs, develops, produces and provides systems
support for fighter/attack aircraft, including:
F/A-22 “Raptor” - an air dominance and multi-mission stealth fighter
F-16 “Fighting Falcon” - a low-cost, multi-role fighter
F-35 “Joint Strike Fighter” - the next generation, stealth multi-role fighter
F-2 – Japan’s new support fighter
T-50 Golden Eagle – advanced fighter jet trainer for Korea
F-117 Nighthawk – total system support and sustainment.
We are the team leader for the F/A-22 “Raptor.” The F/A-22 is an air-dominance
and multi-mission stealth combat aircraft with improved capabilities over current
U.S. Air Force aircraft, including enhanced maneuverability, stealth, super-cruise
speed and advanced integrated avionics that enable it to attack critical air
and surface targets to gain and maintain air superiority against air-to-air
and ground-to-air threats. The program is transitioning from development activities
to the early stages of low-rate initial production.
We are the prime contractor on the F-16 “Fighting Falcon” multi-role tactical
fighter aircraft and continue to provide upgrades for the U.S. Air Force and
our international customers. Since the program’s inception, over 4,000 F-16s
have been delivered worldwide. In 2003, the F-16 program marked a milestone
of 25 years of continuous production deliveries.
For the next generation F-35 “Joint Strike Fighter,” the U.S. Air Force, U.S.
Navy, U.S. Marine Corps. and other countries are working together to design,
test and build a “family of aircraft” to meet their joint requirements. Built
on a single assembly line, our F-35’s multiple-variant design will include the
conventional takeoff and landing variant, the carrier-based variant and the
short takeoff and vertical landing variant. The F-35 is designed to be a superior
multi-role, stealth aircraft offering improvements in lethality, survivability,
and supportability over most existing multi-role aircraft all within an overarching
requirement for increased affordability in procurement as well as support. The
F-35 is planned to replace the F-16 and A-10 for the U.S. Air Force, the F/A-18
for the U.S. Navy, the AV-8B and F/A-18 for the U.S. Marines, and the Harrier
jet for the U.K. Royal Air Force and Navy. In 2003, Israel signed onto the program
as a security cooperation participant, joining the United States and eight other
partner countries (the United Kingdom, Netherlands, Italy, Canada, Denmark,
Norway, Turkey and Australia).
In Air Mobility, we design, develop, produce and provide full system support
of tactical and strategic airlift and cargo aircraft. The C-130J is an advanced
technology tactical transport aircraft offering improved performance and reliability
and reduced operating and support cost over prior C-130 models. The C-130 is
designed primarily to support the military mission of tactical combat transport.
It also is a multi-mission platform that has been purchased in support of electronic
combat, weather reconnaissance, sea surveillance and as an aerial tanker. The
“J” model incorporates state-of-the-art cockpit and avionics, a more powerful
and efficient propulsion system and other innovations into a proven, mission-tested
airframe.
Other Air Mobility programs include the C-5 aircraft modernization and the
C-27J. For the C-5 aircraft, we are involved in an avionics modernization, a
reliability enhancement and re-engining program for the U.S. Air Force. The
C-27J is a medium military transport aircraft.
In addition, we are involved in other programs, including the joint Japan/U.S.
production of the F-2 fighter aircraft. We provide sustained engineering, modifications
and upgrades for existing aircraft, including the F-117, P-3, S-3 and U-2 reconnaissance
aircraft. We are a co-developer, with the Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI),
of the T-50 supersonic jet trainer aircraft for Korea.
In our Aeronautical Research & Development business, we are involved in
advanced development programs and advanced design and rapid prototype applications.
Our Advanced Development Program organization has made Unmanned Air Vehicles
(UAVs) and Unmanned DoD in a cost effective manner.
Electronic Systems
Our Electronic Systems segment has several lines of business that mainly are
engaged in U.S. defense work. Electronic Systems’ three major lines of business
are:
Maritime Systems & Sensors
Missiles & Fire Control
Platform, Training & Transportation Solutions (PT&TS).
Maritime Systems & Sensors provides ship systems integration services,
surface ship and submarine combat systems, sea-based missile defense systems,
sensors, tactical avionics and missile launching systems. Missiles & Fire
Control develops and produces land-based air and theater missile defense systems,
tactical battlefield missiles, electro-optical systems, fire control and sensor
systems, and precision-guided weapons and munitions. Our PT&TS business
integrates mission-specific applications for fixed and rotary-wing platforms,
develops and integrates postal automation and material handling systems, and
provides information management solutions for government customers. PT&TS
provides simulation, training and support services, integrates advanced air
traffic control systems and develops homeland security systems and products.
The THAAD program is a transportable defensive missile system designed to engage
targets both inside and outside of the earth’s atmosphere. The THAAD system
is comprised of the THAAD battle management/command control, communications
and intelligence units, missiles, launchers and ground support equipment. The
THAAD program currently is in the engineering, manufacturing and development
phase.
The Lockheed Martin-developed Aegis Weapon System is a naval defense system
and the sea-based element of the U.S. ballistic missile defense system. The
Aegis Weapon System is a radar and missile system, integrated with its own command
and control system, intended to defend against advanced air, surface and subsurface
threats. The Aegis Combat System program encompasses activities in the development,
production, ship integration and test support for ships at sea. We manufacture
major portions of the Aegis Combat System, with our primary customer being the
U.S. Navy. We test and integrate weapon systems for the U.S. Navy’s Ticonderoga
Class Cruiser and Arleigh Burke Class destroyer, along with the Kongo Class
Destroyer for Japan, the F100 Class Frigate for Spain, the Nansen Class Frigate
for Norway and the KDX Class Destroyer for Korea. We are expanding the capabilities
of the Aegis Combat System, including major upgrades associated with sea-based
missile defense.
The Patriot Advanced Capability-3 (PAC-3) missile is an advanced defensive
missile designed to intercept incoming airborne threats.
ATACMS, the first tactical surface-to-surface missile system ever used in combat
by the U.S. Army, is an evolutionary family of long-range guided missiles that
are fired from MLRS launchers.
Space Systems
Space Systems designs, develops, researches, engineers and produces military
and commercial space systems. . Space Systems’ principal lines of business are:
Satellites
Launch Services
Strategic & Defensive Missile Systems.
Our Satellites business designs, develops, manufactures and integrates advanced
technology satellite systems for government and commercial applications. We
are responsible for various classified systems and services in support of vital
national security systems.
We are the prime contractor for Milstar, a military satellite communications
system that provides the DoD, national command authorities and operational forces
with reliable, secure, jam-proof communications among fixed-site, mobile and
portable terminals. The Milstar system consists of the space segment (comprising
five satellites to complete a ring constellation), the terminal segment (comprising
communications terminals installed on ships, submarines, aircraft and vehicles)
and the mission control segment. The Milstar satellite constellation was completed
in 2003.
We are also under contract to develop the DoD’s next generation of highly secure
communications satellites known as the Advanced Extremely High Frequency (AEHF)
system. As envisioned by the DoD, the fully operational system constellation
will consist of four networked satellites (plus an in-orbit spare). These satellites
will provide improved secure data throughput capability and coverage flexibility
to regional and global military operations and also will be compatible with
the Milstar I and II system. The AEHF communication system includes the aforementioned
satellite constellation, mission control segment and terminal development. Our
current contract includes two space vehicles and development of the ground segment.
Lockheed Martin is the prime contractor for the Global Positioning System (GPS)
IIR program, which includes 20 satellites that will improve navigation accuracy
and provide longer autonomous satellite operation than current global positioning
satellites. In 2003, we successfully launched three GPS IIR satellites.
We are also the prime contractor for the Space-Based Infrared System (SBIRS)
program. SBIRS is providing the nation with enhanced worldwide missile detection
and tracking capabilities. The consolidated ground system is now operational
and processes data from the Defense Support Program satellites and manages the
satellite constellation. The ground system also provides the foundation to evolve
mission capabilities as SBIRS-High payloads and satellites are deployed. SBIRS-High
is envisioned to operate with a total of four satellites in geo-synchronous
earth orbit and two sensors in highly-elliptical orbit to increase mission capabilities
for missile warning, missile defense and technical intelligence. Our current
contract includes two geo-synchronous orbit spacecraft and two highly-elliptical
orbit payloads.
We produce exploration spacecraft, earth-orbiting satellites and sensors for
Earth observation and environmental monitoring. Spacecraft include the Hubble
Space Telescope, Spitzer Space Telescope, Defense Meteorological Satellite Program
satellites, Mars Odyssey, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, Mars Phoenix Lander,
Genesis and Stardust.
Our satellite business also designs, builds, markets and operates turnkey commercial
satellite systems for space-based telecommunications and provides space-based
solutions for other applications.
We provide launch services to both government and commercial customers. We
design, develop, manufacture and integrate expendable and reusable space launch
systems for the DoD, NASA and commercial customers.
The Titan IV is the nation’s largest expendable launch vehicle, delivering
the largest national security payloads to space. We are the prime contractor
to the U.S. Air Force for the development, program management, production, payload,
integration and launch operations for the Titan IV. Our contract calls for the
launch of 39 vehicles.
We also are integrally involved with several missile defense programs. The
Boost Vehicle-Plus contract is part of the Ground-based Midcourse Design program
dual boost vehicle strategy, in which Lockheed Martin is developing one of two
booster configurations. Lockheed Martin is completing the boost vehicle design.
Lockheed Martin is one of three industry teammates developing the Airborne Laser
Weapon (ABL). ABL is a revolutionary weapon system consisting of a modified
Boeing 747 aircraft carrying a megawatt-class chemical laser. ABL is being designed
to acquire, track and destroy missiles during boost phase, over the launch area
and away from friendly forces. It is being designed to counter ballistic missiles,
and may have capability against other types of airborne threats. Lockheed Martin
is responsible for the beam control/fire control system, surveillance sensors
within the battle management, and the command and control segment of the weapon
system.
Integrated Systems & Solutions
Integrated Systems & Solutions (IS&S) is engaged in the design, research,
development, integration and management of net-centric solutions supporting
the command, control, communications, computers, intelligence, reconnaissance
and surveillance (C4ISR) activities of the DoD, intelligence agencies, other
federal agencies and allied countries. IS&S provides technology, full life
cycle support and highly specialized talent in the areas of software and systems
engineering, including expertise in space, air and ground systems. IS&S
serves as the Corporation’s focal point for customers with joint and net-centric
operations requiring overarching architectures, horizontal systems integration,
and inter-connected capabilities for the gathering, processing, storage and
delivery of on-demand information for mission management, modeling, simulation
and large-scale systems integration.
The major business areas of IS&S are:
Intelligence Systems & Solutions
DoD C4ISR.
Our Intelligence Systems & Solutions business area develops classified
systems in support of the nation’s intelligence community and homeland security.
We help plan and define future capabilities, as well as develop large enterprise
system solutions. We provide capabilities spanning products from consumers of
intelligence to systems that gather, process, assimilate, fuse and distribute
data from ground, air and space assets.
Our DoD C4ISR business area is responsible for complex systems integration
support to provide real-time situational awareness of actionable decision quality
information to the DoD warfighter community. This information is generated through
the fusion of open architectures and horizontal integration of multiple systems
to provide mission critical support in the areas of battlespace awareness, missile
defense and strategic C4ISR. We also provide systems, engineering, integration
and test support to the national space launch range system and real-time support
for satellite telemetry processing. IS&S provides the DoD with a messaging
system that has full interoperability with the U.S. Government, allies, defense
contractors and other authorized users. In addition, we provide assistance in
generating IT solutions for combat support logistics and supply tracking systems.
Some of the major programs at IS&S are:
Integrated Space Command and Control (ISC2)
Range Standardization and Automation (RSA IIA)
Command and Control Battle Management & Communications (C2BMC)
Global Command and Control System – Army (GCCS-A)
Theater Battle Management Core Systems (TBMCS).
We are the prime contractor for the U.S. Air Force’s ISC2 program. Our primary
role is to integrate and modernize air, missile, space command and control infrastructure.
This program provides for the evolution, sustainment, and support for the U.S.
Space Command legacy command and control (C2) systems into a net-centric, modern
system architecture that will provide data in a single common operational picture.
The RSA IIA program provides support to the U.S. Air Force in the consolidation
and automation of critical range telemetry, tracking, safety and management
systems for space launch operations at Vandenberg AFB and Cape Canaveral Florida.
This program provides integrated launch data in a common operational picture
for the customer.
On the C2BMC program, we are a member of the Missile Defense National Team
that is constructing the complex systems that will comprise the global missile
defense shield for the Missile Defense Agency. Our role is to develop the Battle
Management Command Control and Communications architecture and provide assistance
in the development of operational concepts and testing.
The GCCS-A program is the U.S. Army complement to the Global Command and Control
System and extends GCCS functionality to address Army requirements and provide
real-time situational awareness to the warfighter community.
The TBMCS program includes system architecture and design, software development,
integration, system test, deployment and field support. The principal objectives
of the TBMCS program are improved interoperability, standard user interfaces
and flexible architecture to adapt to changing user requirements and new C4I
technologies. We are the prime contractor for the U.S. Air Force on this program.
IS&S is heavily dependent on both military and civilian agencies of the
U.S. Government as customers. In 2003, U.S. government customers accounted for
95% of net sales at IS&S.
Information & Technology Services
Our Information & Technology Services (I&TS) segment provides a wide
array of information, management, engineering, scientific and logistics solutions
and services to government agencies and other customers. I&TS has three
lines of business:
Defense
Information Technology
NASA.
Our Defense business provides a wide range of professional, engineering, and
technical solutions and services for the DoD, the Department of Homeland Security,
the U.S. intelligence community and several foreign governments. We provide
solutions for IT-related programs, training and simulation, document management
and supply chain management. We perform aircraft and aircraft-engine maintenance,
modifications, repair and overhaul. In addition, we manage mission critical
infrastructure and systems. We provide operation management, integration and
assembly, maintenance, logistics and engineering functions for a wide array
of military systems. These include aircrew training, flight-simulator engineering
support and assembly. We install, integrate, upgrade and perform repair services
for a variety of aircraft, computer, communications, command and control, radar,
target, simulation and surveillance systems. We also provide facility support,
field teams, spacecraft transportation, “clean-room” based satellite processing,
launch pad activation, satellite early-orbit test and checkout, satellite mission
operations, ground systems development and sustainment, and post-processing
information analysis and related ground systems sustainment.
Our Defense business also manages two large laboratory facilities in the U.S.
for the Department of Energy (DoE) and participates in the management of a large
facility in the U.K. The Knolls Atomic Power Laboratory designs nuclear reactors
for the U.S. Navy. It also supports the existing fleet of nuclear powered ships
and trains the Navy personnel who operate those ships. Sandia National Laboratories
supports the stewardship of the U.S. nuclear weapons stockpile, developing sophisticated
research and technology in the areas of engineering sciences, materials and
processes, pulsed power, micro-electronics and photonics, micro-robotics, and
computational and information sciences. In the U.K., we own one-third of a joint
venture that manages the Atomic Weapons Establishment program.
Our Information Technology business provides IT support to federal, state and
local government agencies. Our customers include the U.S. Social Security Administration,
Patent and Trademark Office, DoD, DoE, NASA, and the Departments of Justice
and Health and Human Services. We provide program management, business strategy
and consulting, complex systems development and maintenance, complete life-cycle
software support, information assurance and enterprise solutions. Much of the
work we perform is contracted through task order vehicles (indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity
contracts) or a Government Services Administration schedule.
For NASA, we provide engineering, science and information services at nine
centers across the country. We perform or provide mission operations, flight
hardware and payload development and integration, propulsion testing, engineering
and technical support for life sciences, information technology engineering
design and support services, and software design, development and process control.