# Lockheed Martin

> Lockheed Martin designs, builds, integrates and supports aircraft, missile defenses, helicopters, spacecraft and military mission systems. Its customers are primarily the U.S. government and allied governments, buying equipment and the engineering, training and maintenance needed to operate it for decades.

- **Founded:** 1995
- **Headquarters:** Bethesda, United States
- **Founders:** Allan Lockheed (Co-founder of Lockheed predecessor, 1912), Malcolm Lockheed (Co-founder of Lockheed predecessor, 1912), Glenn L. Martin (Founder of Martin predecessor, 1912)
- **Products:** F-35 Lightning II, C-130J Super Hercules, Sikorsky Black Hawk, PAC-3 MSE, THAAD
- **Notable:** Skunk Works designed and built the XP-80 prototype in 143 days in 1943., Delivered 191 F-35 aircraft in 2025, an annual program record., F-35 program passed one million flight hours in 2025.

## Products & services

- **F-35 Lightning II** — Stealth multirole fighter family, with training, upgrades and fleet sustainment.
- **C-130J Super Hercules** — Tactical airlift aircraft family.
- **Sikorsky Black Hawk** — Utility helicopter family for transport and other missions.
- **PAC-3 MSE** — Hit-to-kill interceptor for air and missile defense.
- **THAAD** — Terminal High Altitude Area Defense system for ballistic missile defense.
- **HIMARS** — High Mobility Artillery Rocket System, a mobile precision-fire launcher.
- **Aegis** — Integrated naval combat system connecting sensors, command and control, and weapons.
- **Orion** — NASA exploration spacecraft; Lockheed Martin is the prime contractor.
- **Mission integration, training and sustainment** — Engineering, simulation, logistics, maintenance, cyber capabilities and modernization.

## Achievements

- Skunk Works designed and built the XP-80 prototype in 143 days in 1943.
- Delivered 191 F-35 aircraft in 2025, an annual program record.
- F-35 program passed one million flight hours in 2025.
- Reported a $230 billion backlog at the end of Q2 2026.

## Latest updates

- **2026-01** — Reported 191 F-35 deliveries in 2025 and $75.0 billion in full-year sales.
- **2026-06** — GAO evaluated deteriorating F-35 readiness and the program office’s sustainment reset.
- **2026-07** — Reported Q2 sales of $20.1 billion and a $230 billion backlog.
- **2026-07** — Announced a seven-year PAC-3 MSE undefinitized contract modification for up to $53.86 billion; this ceiling is not immediate revenue.

## Links

- Website: https://www.lockheedmartin.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/lockheed-martin/
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/LockheedMartin
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/LockheedMartinVideos
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lockheedmartin/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lockheedmartin/

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Last updated: 2026-10-22