Lockheed Martin

Lockheed Martin is an American aerospace, defense, security, and technology company that conducts business across the globe. Although the company has been around for a very long time, it has only been around in its current form since 1995. The headquarters may be found in Bethesda, Maryland. There are more than 100,000 people employed by Lockheed Martin around the world, and most of them are employed in positions that require a high degree of education or experience including engineering, design, technology, development, and advanced computer science. There are also positions available in sales, advertising, logistics, operations and more.

The story starts with the Lockheed Company in 1926, which merged with Martin Marietta in 1995. This was a $10 billion merger that was planned for August 30, 1994. Now, Lockheed Martin has a wide and varied product list that includes ballistic missiles, precision guided munitions, missile-defense elements, directed energy weapons, combat systems, armored vehicles, combat aircraft, military support aircraft, robotics, electronic warfare systems, satellite systems, launch vehicle spacecraft, and energy management and storage systems.

Lockheed Martin is present in other countries, although most of their applications are for products manufactured here in the United States. In 2017, their revenue was $52.3 billion with revenue per share of $183.02. They reported a quarterly revenue growth of 6.6 percent.