Lockheed Missiles and Space Company

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Lockheed Missiles and Space Company (LMSC) was a unit of the Lockheed Corporation "Missiles, Space, and Electronics Systems Group." LMSC was started by Willis Hawkins who served as its president.{{cite web |url=http://www.lockheedmartin.com/news/press_releases/2004/FamedLockheedMartinEngineerDesigner.html |title=Famed Lockheed Martin Engineer and Designer Willis Hawkins Dies At Age 90 |publisher=Lockheed Martin |date=October 4, 2004 |access-date=July 18, 2010 |archive-date=July 22, 2007 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20070722034516/http://www.lockheedmartin.com/news/press_releases/2004/FamedLockheedMartinEngineerDesigner.html |url-status=dead }} After Lockheed merged with Martin-Marietta the unit became known as "Lockheed Martin Missiles and Space". Located in Sunnyvale, California adjacent to Moffett Field, it operated a major satellite development and manufacturing plant.{{cite web |url=http://clui.org/ludb/site/lockheed-martin-sunnyvale| title=Lockheed Martin Sunnyvale |publisher=Center for Land Use Interpretation|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161010171721/http://clui.org:80/ludb/site/lockheed-martin-sunnyvale|archive-date = 10 Oct 2016}}

Headquartered in Bethesda, Maryland, Lockheed Martin is an American global aerospace company that employs more than 110,000 people worldwide. The defense powerhouse focuses on the design, development, and manufacturing of advanced technological systems.About Us, Lockheedmartin.com Serving the U.S. and International customers, Lockheed Martin offers products and services in many sectors such as aeronautics, Missiles and Fire Control, Rotary and Mission Systems, Communications, and more.Lockheed Martin 2018 Annual Report, 2019

Missiles and Fire Control

The Missiles and Fire control sector provides air and missile defense equipment. MFC's major programs include The Patriot Advanced capability (PAC-3) and Terminal High altitude area defense air, The Multiple Launch Rocket System, Special Ops and more. The MFC sector has contracts with multiple U.S. government classified programs.Lockheed Martin 2018 Annual Report, 2019

Aeronautics

The Aeronautics sector focuses on researching, developing, and manufacturing advanced military aircraft. Aeronautics produces and provides support and sustainment services for the aircraft that they design and continue to upgrade them. Some of the most famous aircraft that they design would be the C-130J Hercules, the U.S. Air Force's F-22 fleet, and the Block 70F-16 for the Royal Bahraini Air Force.Lockheed Martin 2018 Annual Report, 2019

Rotary and Mission Systems

Rotary and Mission Systems at Lockheed Martin involve surface ship and submarines combat systems, sea and land-based missile defense systems, radar systems, and military and commercial training systems.Forbes Previously known as Mission Systems and Training, this unit of Lockheed Martin was renamed Rotary and Missions systems in 2016, following the acquisition of Sikorsky (an American aircraft manufacturer). The Rotary and Mission Systems unit also oversees training and logistics within the company Iriarte, M.

Lockheed Martin in Orlando, Florida

Lockheed Martin is one of Orlando's largest employers, contributing to the city's title "The Simulation Capital of the World." Recently, the company won a 92 million dollar contract to produce electronic consolidated automated support systems with the United States Navy. The work will take place at Lockheed Martin's Orlando-based facility with an anticipated completion date sometime in 2022 Soderstrom, A. 2019

The largest technology company in Orlando employs 8,000 locals and has announced that they would like to grow their business and obtain 9,000 employees by 2023.Soderstrom, A. 2019 As the company grows, it can develop and manufacture even more advanced technological products. The Orlando facilities employ people in a number of different fields such as engineering, Information Technology, Communications, Finance, Sales and Marketing, Contract Negotiation, Assembly and many others.