Lockheed Martin: A Provider of All-Domain Deterrence Now and for the Future
In an increasingly complex and uncertain security environment, it’s more critical than ever that sovereign nations are equipped with capabilities that help them protect what matters most. Fast-moving threats require agile deterrence with compatible platforms. Lockheed Martin specializes in defense tech, solving complex challenges, advancing scientific discovery and delivering innovative solutions that help our customers keep people safe.
The corporation provides military and rotary-wing aircraft to five branches of the U.S. armed forces along with military services and commercial operators in 40 nations. The remaining portion of Lockheed Martin’s business is comprised of international government and commercial sales of products, services and platforms.
Lockheed Martin’s corporation is headquartered in Bethesda, Maryland, USA, and is organized around our core business areas: Aeronautics, Missiles and Fire Control (MFC), Rotary and Mission Systems (RMS) and Space.
- Aeronautics: delivers breakthrough capabilities and landmark aircraft that continually redefine flight. For more than 100 years, Aeronautics has been designing, building and sustaining the finest military aircraft in the world. Aeronautics is committed to the relentless research and development of high-performance aircraft, seeking innovative, low-cost design and manufacturing strategies, and delivering operational readiness for our customers’ missions to ensure continued relevancy for the life cycle of our products.
- MFC: a recognized designer, developer and manufacturer of precision engagement aerospace and defense systems for the U.S. and allied militaries. MFC develops, manufactures and supports advanced combat, missile, rocket, manned and unmanned systems for military customers and foreign allies.
- RMS: delivers mission first innovation across its portfolio of rotorcraft technology, sensors, radar systems, command and control, combat simulation and training, advanced cybersecurity and undersea systems. With a portfolio spanning nearly 900 programs in more than 100 nations, RMS creates unparalleled readiness today and into the future, no matter what the mission may be.
- Space: delivers space capabilities through partnerships that raise global communications, weather forecasting, space exploration and national security to new levels.
Lockheed Martin’s 21st Century Security Vision
With Lockheed Martin’s 21st Century Security® vision, the company aims to deliver mission-focused capabilities that are interoperable and networked to offer a new standard of connected protection.
In an uncertain and volatile world, a strong defense industry requires anti-fragility – investing ahead of need to ensure production of critical security systems can withstand disruptions and thrive in the face of adversity.
Lockheed Martin aims to build a more advanced, resilient and collaborative defense industry – working with our industry and commercial partners to deliver more cutting-edge capabilities faster and more affordably to our customers.
Centering on three lines of effort:
- Building a more advanced defense industry by aggressively adopting and inserting 21st century digital technologies into the defense enterprise with a standards-based, open architecture approach.
- Increasing industry resilience by applying anti-fragility measures to ensure operations withstand shocks and disruptions on a large scale and at a faster speed.
- Fostering a more collaborative ecosystem that harnesses the advanced infrastructure of the United States and our allies by establishing key production and maintenance facilities in trusted nations.
F-35: The Central Node in 21st Century Security
A centerpiece of 21st Century Security is the F-35 Lightning II. One of the core differentiating capabilities of the F-35 is its unmatched situational awareness enabled by the advanced radars and sensors onboard. Through network-enabled operations, the F-35 can serve as an information and communications gateway, sharing its operational picture with the ground, sea and air assets, making the entire force more effective.
A concrete example of the F-35’s pivotal role in 21st Century Security® has been demonstrated in several exercises its taken part in over the last few years. In one exercise, a High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) aboard an amphibious asset was connected to an F-35. By utilizing and integrating F-35 data, the HIMARS successfully destroyed a target on land from 70 kilometers away.
Driving Innovation at Scale
This is just one example of how Lockheed Martin is fielding future-focused capabilities that integrate new and existing systems with advanced, open-architecture networking technologies. By leveraging technologies like artificial intelligence (AI) , autonomy, and resilient cyber solutions, Lockheed Martin can provide enhanced range, speed, agility, resilience, and rapid decision-making advantage for their customers.
Lockheed Martin also prioritizes the digital transformation of its internal processes by implementing digital engineering and production methods.
A Focus on the Mission
As the landscape continues to change, one thing remains constant—outpacing threats by connecting systems and people to make informed, faster decisions is essential for a safer, more secure world. Through its 21st Century Security® vision, Lockheed Martin is advancing the industry and delivering integrated, tailored solutions fit for the mission, with deterrence being the ultimate goal.
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