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'''Lockheed Martin''' is an aerospace manufacturer and provider of systems and IT services.  It was formed in 1995 from the Lockheed Corporation and Martin Marietta Corporation.  Headquartered in Bethesda, [[Maryland]], Lockheed Martin employs about 140,000 people worldwide.  Most of the $39.6 Billion dollars in sales (2006) were to the [[US]] [[government|federal government]], primarily the [[Department of Defense]].   
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'''Lockheed Martin''' is an aerospace manufacturer and provider of systems and IT services.  It was formed in 1995 from the Lockheed Corporation and Martin Marietta Corporation.  Headquartered in Bethesda, [[Maryland]], Lockheed Martin employs about 140,000 people worldwide.  Most of the $39.6 Billion dollars in sales (2006) were to the US federal government, primarily the [[Department of Defense]].   
  
The Aeronautics Division of Lockheed Martin includes the "Skunk Works" (or Advanced Development Programs) which is responsible for some of the most advanced aircraft ever, in part because it works outside the regular bureaucracy of large corporations.
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The Aeronautics Division of Lockheed Martin includes the "Skunk Works" (or Advanced Development Programs) which is responsible for some of the most advanced aircraft ever, in part because it works outside the regular bureaucracy of large corporations.  
  
Legend has it that the nickname "Skunk Works" for the Lockheed Martin plant came from the days when the facility sat next to a [[plastic]]s factory. Melting plastic does not smell good.
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==Notable Skunkworks Aircraft==
 
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*[[P-38 Lightning]]
==Notable Shunkworks Aircraft==
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*[[P-38]] Lightning
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*[[P-80]] Shooting Star
 
*[[P-80]] Shooting Star
 
*XF-90
 
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Revision as of 01:31, August 23, 2011

Lockheed Martin is an aerospace manufacturer and provider of systems and IT services. It was formed in 1995 from the Lockheed Corporation and Martin Marietta Corporation. Headquartered in Bethesda, Maryland, Lockheed Martin employs about 140,000 people worldwide. Most of the $39.6 Billion dollars in sales (2006) were to the US federal government, primarily the Department of Defense.

The Aeronautics Division of Lockheed Martin includes the "Skunk Works" (or Advanced Development Programs) which is responsible for some of the most advanced aircraft ever, in part because it works outside the regular bureaucracy of large corporations.

Notable Skunkworks Aircraft

Other Lockheed Martin Aircraft

  • C-130 Hercules
  • C-141 Starlifter
  • C-5 Galaxy
  • F-16 Fighting Falcon (design purchased from General Dynamics)


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