LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION
2015-Annual-Report
2015-Annual-Report
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Other areas of international expansion at our Aeronautics business segment include the F-16 and C-130J programs. In<br />
2015, the Iraqi F-16 contract was definitized and production continues into 2017. Also, the award from Singapore in 2015 for<br />
F-16 aircraft upgrades establishes work into 2023. The C-130J Super Hercules aircraft continued to draw interest from<br />
various international customers in 2015.<br />
Our MFC business segment produces the Patriot Advanced Capability-3 (PAC-3) and Terminal High Altitude Area<br />
Defense (THAAD) air and missile defense systems, which continue to generate significant international interest. The PAC-3<br />
is an advanced missile defense system designed to intercept incoming airborne threats. During 2015 we received orders for<br />
PAC-3 systems from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and South Korea, in addition to the award we received in 2014 to provide<br />
PAC-3 missile defense equipment to Qatar. THAAD international customers include the UAE. Other international customers<br />
include Japan, Germany, the Netherlands, Taiwan and Kuwait. Other countries in the Middle East, Europe and the Asia-<br />
Pacific region have also expressed interest in our air and missile defense systems. Additionally, we continue to see<br />
international demand for our tactical missile and fire control products.<br />
In our MST business segment, we continue to experience international interest in the Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense<br />
System. We perform activities in the development, production, ship integration and test and lifetime support for ships of<br />
international customers such as Japan, Spain, Korea and Australia. We have an ongoing program in Canada for combat<br />
systems equipment upgrades on 13 Halifax-class frigates. In our training and logistics solutions portfolio, we have active<br />
programs and pursuits in United Kingdom, Saudi Arabia, Canada, Singapore, Qatar, and Australia.<br />
Our acquisition of Sikorsky adds a significant international component to the MST business segment with an installed<br />
base of over 1,000 aircraft internationally. We have active development, production, and sustainment support of the UH-60<br />
Black Hawk and MH-60 Seahawk aircraft to foreign military customers, including Australia, Denmark, Taiwan, Saudi<br />
Arabia, and Colombia. The S-76 and S-92 aircraft is sold to commercial customers in the oil and gas industry, emergency<br />
medical evacuation, and search and rescue fleets in over 30 countries, including customers and end-users in China, Japan,<br />
Brazil, Saudi Arabia, the UAE, and the United Kingdom.<br />
Status of the F-35 Program<br />
The F-35 program consists of a development contracts, multiple production contracts and sustainment activities. The<br />
development contracts are being performed concurrent with the production contracts. Concurrent performance of<br />
development and production contracts is used for complex programs to test aircraft, shorten the time to field systems, and<br />
achieve overall cost savings. We expect the System Development and Demonstration portion of the development contracts<br />
will be substantially complete in 2017, with less significant efforts continuing into 2019. Production of the aircraft is<br />
expected to continue for many years given the U.S. Government’s current inventory objective of 2,443 aircraft for the Air<br />
Force, Marine Corps, and Navy; commitments from our eight international partners and three international customers; as<br />
well as expressions of interest from other countries.<br />
The U.S. Government continues to complete various operational tests, including ship trials, mission system evaluations,<br />
and weapons testing, with the F-35 aircraft fleet recently surpassing 50,000 flight hours. Progress continues to be made on<br />
the production of aircraft. In July 2015, the U.S. Marine Corps declared that the F-35B had reached initial operating<br />
capability, which makes it the first variant available for combat. As of December 31, 2015, we have delivered 154 production<br />
aircraft to our U.S. and international partners including delivery of the first Italian Final Assembly and Check-Out Facility<br />
produced F-35, and have 114 production aircraft in backlog, including orders from our international partners.<br />
Given the size and complexity of the F-35 program, we anticipate that there will be continual reviews related to aircraft<br />
performance, program schedule, cost, and requirements as part of the DoD, Congressional, and international partners’<br />
oversight and budgeting processes. Current program challenges include, but are not limited to, supplier and partner<br />
performance, software development, level of cost associated with life cycle operations and sustainment and warranties,<br />
receiving funding for production contracts on a timely basis, executing future flight tests, findings resulting from testing, and<br />
operating the aircraft.<br />
Cybersecurity<br />
On July 9, 2015, the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) announced that the background investigation records<br />
of 21.5 million current, former and prospective Federal employees and contractors had been compromised as a result of a<br />
cyber-security incident. Many of our current as well as former employees were the subjects of background investigations in<br />
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