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Statement
by Orville
Prins, VP of Business Development - India
• To
begin, let me give you a brief introduction to Lockheed Martin Corporation
– “who we are."
• Lockheed
Martin is a high tech enterprise with more than 135,000 employees. Of
these, more than 60,000 are scientists and engineers, with about a third
of those being electronics, software, and systems engineers. We have
facilities in most of the states of the
United
States and we do business in 56 countries.
• We
are committed to the development of new technologies that can be directly
applied to the customers’ requirements in any of our three core markets:
Defense/Intelligence, Homeland Security, and Civil Government, with
a focus on Information Technology (IT).
•
With about 25 percent of our sales in the IT
field, Lockheed Martin is the largest provider of IT solutions and
services to the
U.S. government.
• As
a company a lot of IT experience and capability, we have great respect for
the IT capabilities that exist in India.
• Lockheed
Martin serves customers around the globe. With 2005 international sales
of $5B and over 300 partnerships worldwide, LM develops global products
for global markets.
Shown here:
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Joint Strike Fighter
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MEADS
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T-50
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Aegis
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C-130J
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US-101
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Littoral Combat Ship
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Atlas Rocket with RD-180 Engines
• Governments
around the world look to us to provide innovative solutions to some of the
world’s most difficult problems, and we take that responsibility very
seriously.
• One
of the things our corporation is best known for is the “passion for
invention” of our scientists and engineers. We consistently provide the
world’s highest defense products, such as military aircraft and their
systems.
• I
work in the Aeronautics business area of Lockheed Martin. Aeronautics’
two major lines of business include Combat Aircraft and Air Mobility.
Aeronautics portfolio also includes Special Mission and Reconnaissance
Aircraft and, at the integrated front-end, Advanced Development Programs
providing advanced design, rapid prototype applications and leading edge
technologies.
• Another
major division of our corporation is the Electronic Systems Business
Area, which produces the outstanding PAC-3 anti-missile system – a
hit-to-kill missile defense system designed to effectively defeat all
weapons of mass destruction, and that is a great improvement over earlier
versions of the Patriot missile defense system.
• Other
business areas include Space Systems, Information & Technology
Services, and Integrated Systems & Solutions.
• Each
business area has major programs that it is responsible for … and most of
our business areas have interests in conducting programs for the
government of India … to support the growing relationship that is
developing between the Indian and U.S. governments.
• I
would like to tell you a little more about the business area that I am
from, Aeronautics. Our division is headquartered in
Fort
Worth, Texas, and had revenues of $11.7B in 2005.
• Aeronautics’
two major lines of business include Combat Aircraft and Air Mobility –
examples of these are the F-16 fighter and the C-130J transport.
• Aeronautics’
portfolio also includes Special Mission and Reconnaissance Aircraft – such
as the P-3 Maritime Patrol Aircraft – and Advanced Development Programs,
which provides advanced design, rapid prototype applications and leading
edge technologies.
• This
chart shows the complete family of Lockheed Martin combat aircraft, or
fighters.
• In
addition to the F-16, it includes the only two 5th Generation fighters in
the world – the U.S. Air Force’s F-22, which is now operations, and the
F-35 Lightning II, which will enter service with world air forces in the
next decade.
• We
like to point out that the F-16 is a technology bridge to the F-35, for
nations that acquire F-16s today but might someday operate the F-35 when
it becomes available.
• The
F-117, flown only by the USAF, is an example of Lockheed Martin’s premier
technology, as the world’s first stealth fighter.
• The
F-2 fighter and T-50 trainer are products of Lockheed Martin
co-development programs with Japanese and Korean industry, respectively.
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