Lockheed Martin

Major arms manufacturer

Lockheed Martin is an American aerospace and defense corporation, the world's largest defense contractor.

The company manufactures military aircraft, missiles, satellites, and weapons systems: Lockheed Martin won the contract for the F-35 fighter jet.

Formed in 1995 from the merger of Lockheed Corporation and Martin Marietta, it is a major U.S. government supplier.

corporate

Fortune 500

Largest American companies ranking

headquarters · Bethesda · merger · acquisition · subsidiary · stocks · market capitalization · dividends · blue-chip · S&P 500

defense

military

Armed forces collectively

  • missileSelf-guided airborne weapon
  • F-35Fifth-generation stealth fighter
  • LightningTampa Bay hockey club

F-22 · fighter jet · drone · radar · combat · tactical · warfare · armament · cybersecurity · intelligence

aerospace

aircraft

Airborne transportation vehicle

Blackbird · U-2 · C-130 · Hercules · Orion · capsule · launch · orbit · NASA · space exploration

technology

research

Systematic fact-finding effort

prototype · artificial intelligence · autonomy · simulation · engineering · classified · stealth technology · directed energy · quantum computing · hypersonics

Categories
Opposites
military vs civilian industry focus

Lockheed MartinAirbus

European aircraft manufacturer

Southwest Airlines · Delta Air Lines · Tesla · Apple · Toyota

war profiteering vs peace advocacy

Lockheed Martindisarmament

Reducing or eliminating weapons

Amnesty International · anti-war movement · pacifism · Peace Corps · Greenpeace

corporate scale and power vs grassroots/independent

Lockheed Martincommunity workshop

Shared space for local crafts

garage startup · hackerspace

Family

aviation, Martin, aeronautics

Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Mostly American · Timeless · Concrete · Rated G