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Korea’s Next-generation Fighter Air-

craft.

Business Korea, 12 November 2013

Lockheed Martin’s F-35A is expected

to be chosen as Korea’s next-

generation fighter aircraft. The final

decision will be made after delibera-

tion at a Joint Chiefs of Staff Council

meeting in late November and a meet-

ing of the Defense Acquisition Pro-

gram Administration in December.

“A Joint Chiefs of Staff Council meet-

ing will be held at the end of this

month. Participants will evaluate capa-

bilities of fighter jets presented by the

Air Force and determine the number of

units based on estimated costs. After

table. But nothing has been deter-

mined yet, and we don’t know whether

or not single or plural types of fighter

planes will be chosen.”

Some in the military argue that both

the F-35A and cheaper models should

be purchased together, in light of the

Air Force’s aging fighters and 8.3 tril-

lion won (US$7.7 billion) budget limit.

However, the Eurofighter Typhoon is

not likely to be selected, due to special

characteristics of the Korean-US alli-

ance.

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Planned Closures & Reductions

Newtown, Pa. – Space Systems

• Action: The Newtown facility will

close by early 2015 with most com-

mercial and military satellite work

transferring to Lockheed Martin’s Den-

that, a certain type of a fighter air-

plane will be ultimately selected,” said

Kim Min-seok, spokesperson for the

Ministry of National Defense at a regu-

lar briefing on November 11.

Earlier, the Air Force is reported to

have expressed the opinion to the Joint

Chiefs of Staff that it is necessary to

have a FX next-gen fighter with in-

creased stealth capabilities, in line

with the latest trends in contemporary

warfare and aviation technology. So

far, the Boeing F-15 SE Silent Eagle,

Lockheed Martin’s F-35A, and the Eu-

ropean Aeronautic Defense and Space

Company’s Eurofighter Typhoon have

been examined for the FX-III project.

Among those, the F-35A is regarded as

the only one with stealth capabilities,

and therefore, its selection is highly

likely.

Related to the F-35A’s possibilities,

Spokesperson Kim said, “The F-35A

cannot be purchased commercially.

The purchase is only possible through

the US Foreign Military Sales program.

So, a negotiated contract will be inevi-

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Korea’s Next-generation Fighter Air-

craft.

Planned Closures & Reductions

C-5M Super Galaxy

Rockets, Missiles and Robots

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ver, Colo., facility. This will be a phased

process over the next 12 to 18

months.

The Lockheed Martin facility in Newtown, Pa

• Impact: This site currently employs

approximately 1,050 employees and

800 positions are expected to be im-

pacted. We will reduce 500,000

square feet of facility space.

Denver, Colo. – Space Systems

• Action: Over the next 1-2 years, we

will create improved manufacturing,

assembly and test operations in Den-

ver. The initial move date is targeted

for the end of 2014, with a goal of fully

qualified production capabilities in

2015. Our goal is to be fully transi-

tioned from Newtown, and fully func-

tioning in Denver by the end of 2015.

• Impact: We plan to make approxi-

mately 200,000 square feet of facility

modifications in Denver and we expect

to relocate or hire approximately 350

employees.

Sunnyvale, Calif. – Space Systems

• Action: We have invested nearly

$220 million in our Bay Area opera-

tions in the past five years. As we up-

grade these facilities, we have been

consolidating operations. As part of

this strategy, we will close four build-

ings on the campus.

• Impact: Approximately 200 positions

will be eliminated. We will remove ap-

proximately 600,000 square feet of

facility space.

Goodyear, Ariz. – Information Systems

& Global Solutions

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• Action: Lockheed Martin will close

its Goodyear, Ariz., facility by early

2015.

• Impact: This action will affect ap-

proximately 600 employees and re-

duce 495,000 square feet of facility

space. Programs are expected transi-

tion to facilities in Denver, Colo., and

Valley Forge, Pa.

Akron, Ohio – Mission Systems and

Training

• Action: With the exception of the

Akron Air Dock, operations in Akron

are planned to close by early 2015.

Sites under consideration to transition

the work include Owego,

N.Y., and Orlando, Fla. Plans are ex-

pected to be finalized in early 2014.

• Impact: The site employs approxi-

mately 600 employees and 500 posi-

tions will be impacted. This action is

expected to save millions annually and

reduce the company’s footprint by

677,000 square feet.

Horizon City, Texas – Missiles and Fire

Control

• Action: We will close operations in

Horizon City, Texas and transition the

Army Tactical Missile System

(ATACMS) operations to Lockheed Mar-

tin’s facility in Camden, Ark.

• Impact: 11 employees will be im-

pacted and 70,000 square feet of fa-

cility space removed.

Forward-Looking Statements

Statements in this fact sheet concern-

ing the anticipated impact of facilities

closings and workforce reductions are

based on current assumptions and

expectations and are considered for-

ward looking statements under the

federal securities laws. Actual results

may differ materially.

C-5M Super Galaxy

MARIETTA, Ga. Nov. 21, 2014 -- Lock-

heed Martin [NYSE: LMT] delivered its

13th C-5M Super Galaxy to the U.S. Air

Force from its facilities here today.

Maj. Gen. Kenneth D. Merchant, Direc-

tor, Global Reach Programs, Office of

the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force

for Acquisition, Headquarters U.S. Air

Force, Washington, D.C., officially de-

livered aircraft tail number 85-0004 to

the 436th Airlift Wing at Dover Air

Force Base, Del.

"We are very excited to receive anoth-

er C-5M," said Col. Rick Moore, 436th

Airlift Wing commander. "It will

strengthen our fleet and enhance our

worldwide airlift capabilities."

As the ninth C-5B model built, 85-

0004 was one of 52 C-5 Galaxy's

scheduled to be upgraded to a C-5M

Super Galaxy by 2017.

NAVY TIMES Staff report Nov.11, 2013

By Tony Lombardo

The Navy has two P-3 Orion aircraft in

the Philippines assisting the country’s

search and rescue efforts in the wake

of Typhoon Haiyan.

“The two P-3s are from Patrol Squad-

ron 26 based in Jacksonville, Fla., and

currently on a six-month rotation to

Misawa, Japan,” said Cmdr. Steven

Curry, in a statement provided to Navy

Times.

“The Tridents” of VP-26 are skilled in

sea surveillance and coastal and over-

land recon.

There are about 230 U.S. military per-

sonnel helping with the rescue efforts

at this time, 180 of which are sailors

and Marines, said Sgt. Ben Eberle, a

spokesman with Marine Forces Pacific.

The Marine Corps has contributed five

KC-130J Hercules refueling aircraft

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and four MV-22 Ospreys in support of

the relief efforts.

A defense official tells Navy Times

that there have been discussions of

sending Navy ships, but nothing has

been finalized at this time.

Rockets, Missiles and Robots at the

‘other’ Lockheed

Star Telegram 10/12/13

By Yamil Berard

GRAND PRAIRIE — Systems engineer

Adam Sharkasi had a wide grin on his

face as he used a joystick to control a

mobile robot across a test track of

sand and rock piles.

“I think a lot of people would probably

say they have the best job here, but I

think have the best job,” Sharkasi said

on a clear November afternoon.

Sharkasi works with a 4,300-pound

robot that is under development at

Lockheed Martin Missiles and Fire

Control. Known in North Texas as the

“other Lockheed” — operating in the

shadow of the better-known Fort

Worth-based Lockheed Martin Aero-

nautics — MFC employs about 2,700

workers in Grand Prairie, mostly in

engineering and research and devel-

opment.

“Although most of our actual [North

Texas] footprint is in Dallas, the vast

majority of our employees live in Tar-

rant [County],” said Richard “Rick” H.

Edwards, a Lockheed executive vice

president who runs the division.

Lockheed’s MFC unit is the brains be-

hind the company’s 21st-century com-

bat rockets, missiles and robots. Mis-

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siles and Fire Control posted the best

third-quarter earnings, in terms of

growth in sales and profits, of any of

the Bethesda, Md.-based aerospace

giant’s five divisions. The unit’s third-

quarter profits stood at $356 million,

compared with $300 million in the

same period of 2012, the company

reported.

Another well-kept secret: MFC has the

broadest program portfolio of any

Lockheed division, with 16,000 em-

ployees in 300 locations all over the

globe. This year, MFC estimates that

40 percent of its business will come

from international sales.

“I have made many trips to certain

parts of the world where I fly for 20

hours and drink tea for half an hour

or 45 minutes and answer ques-

tions,” said Edwards, 57. “We’re eve-

rywhere and doing all kinds of sup-

port. It’s an exciting part of the busi-

ness to create a huge footprint.”

MFC specializes in armored cars, ro-

bots, hit-to-kill-missiles and other tar-

get and weapons systems.

Customers in the Middle East want to

buy weapons systems such as the

Patriot Advanced Capability-3 (PAC-3)

missile. Germany and Italy also have

joined with Lockheed to create a 360-

coverage missile system ( Medium

Extended Air Defense System or

MEADS) that can pulverize planes,

rockets and cruise and ballistic mis-

siles.

Other countries, including China, are

interested in the company’s safety

and control systems. China, for exam-

ple, wants to build an estimated 100

nuclear power plants, Edwards said.

The country is talking to Edwards, a

30-year Lockheed employee, about

his unit’s expertise.

In addition, Lockheed engineers, me-

chanics and field technicians work on

the targeting system for the Apache

helicopter that is used by the nation’s

special operations forces.

And just this summer, the Lockheed

unit shipped nearly two dozen next-

generation HMMWV vehicles to the

military for a test drive. By 2015, the

military expects to buy as many as

55,000 of the Joint Light Tactical Vehi-

cles to replace its 1980s-era Humvee

models. Lockheed is one of three com-

panies in the competition to produce

the vehicles.

Edwards is hopeful that his business

unit will be able to innovate in other

areas. One example is a contract under

development with Chinese companies

to develop design and safety control

systems for the proposed nuclear power

plants, he said.

“It’s about: How can we expand that and

support what will eventually be the re-

naissance of nuclear power? That’s not

just occurring over there [in China] but

in the rest of the world,” Edwards said.

After hopping on a truck for a quick ride

to a test track at the southwest corner

of the 20-acre MCF complex, Edwards is

greeted by a team of engineers observ-

ing the test robot on the track of slopes,

hills, rocks and sand. Lockheed hopes

to build the autonomous combat robot

for Army soldiers to help troops

transport up to 1,200 pounds of equip-

ment and materials.

“We’re trying to simulate a very rough

terrain that the vehicle will have to oper-

ate over, a combat environment,” Shar-

kasi said. “It’s quite capable. … It’ll get

up and over a lot of things that most

vehicles will probably not get over.”

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Nov 5 – Individual Duplicate - 1st Place

– Dave Himmelblau, 2nd Place – (tie)

Angie Schynert, Dan Sloan, and Bob

Vigeant.

Nov 7 - Pairs Duplicate – 1st Place –

Gary Bea & Chuck Schmidt and 2nd

Place – Dave Himmelblau & Dave

Topka.

Nov 12 – Individual Duplicate – 1st

Place – Roger Abegg, 2nd Place - (tie)

and Angie Schynert and Dan Sloan, and

4th Place – Dave Himmelblau.

Nov 14 – Pairs Duplicate – 1st Place –

Roger Abegg & Doug Gordon and 2nd

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Place – (tie) Gary Bea & Chuck

Schmidt and Angie Schynert & Bob

Vigeant.

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Game.

Nov 21 – Pairs Duplicate - 1st Place –

Chet Hayes & Ted Hinshaw and 2nd

Place – Paul Peuker & John Moore.

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(tie) Dave Himmelblau & Dave Topka

and Angie Schynert & Bob Vigeant

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Positive History series; 2003 – 2006

by Ralph Tamm

#8 Renè Descartes

“I think, therefore I am.” This is a fa-

mous quotation by Renè Descartes

(1596 – 1650), a French mathemati-

cian. He combined algebra and geom-

etry to identify curves and their equa-

tions from coordinates on an orthogo-

nal Cartesian form. This allowed him

to interpret curves algebraic and ana-

lytical properties geometrically. It’s

called analytical geometry and is the

giant step that we now recognize as

the start of modern mathematics. In

addition, in philosophy, he accepted

nothing on mere authority and called it

rational skepticism. He intimated that

inherited moral and intellectual ideas

must be cast aside or, at a minimum,

reviewed for rightness. He used con-

trolled experiments with rigid mathe-

matical reasoning to the results of

such experiments to reach a conclu-

sion that, in reality, is the Scientific

Method – he used his own mortal

mind. This was during the late Renais-

sance and the dawn of the experi-

mental method.

Other than geometry, his publication

included a discourse on the rationality

of the Copernican system and a dis-

course on the method of rightly con-

ducting the reason and seeking truth

in the sciences. He delayed the disclo-

sure of his work three years because

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he feared the organized church. He

knew of the problems experienced by

Galileo, Bruno and others. However,

ironically Cardinal Richelieu and a few

Bishops supported his disclosure, but

not so with the Protestants. These

theologians savagely condemned Des-

cartes’ work as atheistic and danger-

ous to that mystic entity known as

“The State.”

Ref: Men of Mathematics by E. T. Bell

NASA Spacecraft Will Study Planet's

Upper Atmosphere

CAPE CANAVERAL AIR FORCE STA-

TION, Fla. November 18, 2013

NASA's Mars Atmosphere and Volatile

EvolutioN (MAVEN) spacecraft, built by

Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT, was suc-

cessfully launched today at 1:28 pm

ET from Cape Canaveral Air Force Sta-

tion, Fla., aboard a United Launch Alli-

ance Atlas V-401 rocket. The space-

craft has departed Earth and is now on

its way to Mars, where it will study the

planet's upper atmosphere.

MAVEN separated from the rocket's

Centaur upper stage 53 minutes after

launch. Soon after, it deployed its two

solar arrays and started producing

power. Initial communication with the

spacecraft was then obtained by the

mission's Flight Operations team at

Lockheed Martin Space Systems Com-

pany's facility near Denver.

"Early telemetry from the spacecraft

indicates that all major subsystems

are healthy," said Guy Beutelschies,

MAVEN spacecraft program manager

at Lockheed Martin Space Systems

Company. "Launch, separation from

the rocket, solar array deployment and

initial acquisition are the first critical

events of the mission, and they could-

n't have gone smoother. Our team is

thrilled that we're on our way to Mars

to help NASA better understand that

planet."

The MAVEN spacecraft will perform

the first dedicated mission to survey

the upper atmosphere of Mars. The

mission is seeking to understand how

the loss of atmospheric gas to space

changed the Martian climate. Sched-

uled to arrive at Mars on Sept. 22,

2014, the spacecraft will spend one

year performing its primary science

mission.

"Today's exciting and successful

launch highlights the tireless efforts of

the entire MAVEN team across many

organizations," said Jim Crocker, vice

president and general manager of Civil

Space at Lockheed Martin Space Sys-

tems Company. "MAVEN draws from a

long successful history of previous

Lockheed Martin-built Mars orbiters

and planetary spacecraft, and our

team is pleased to help NASA send

another spacecraft to the Red Planet."

At the launch, Lockheed Martin hosted

20 teachers from the University of

Central Florida's Academy of Mathe-

matics and Science masters pro-

grams. The teachers saw first-hand the

real-world applications of the math

and science involved in building and

launching a spacecraft. This effort and

other teacher professional develop-

ment opportunities supported by NASA

and Lockheed Martin are focused on

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helping teachers inspire and encour-

age student interest in math and sci-

ence when the teachers return to the

classroom.

MAVEN's principal investigator is

based at CU/LASP. The university pro-

vided science instruments and leads

science operations, as well as educa-

tion and public outreach, for the mis-

sion. Goddard manages the project

and provided two of the science instru-

ments for the mission. Lockheed Mar-

tin built the spacecraft and is responsi-

ble for mission operations. The Univer-

sity of California at Berkeley's Space

Sciences Laboratory provided science

instruments for the mission. NASA's

Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena,

Calif., provides navigation support,

Deep Space Network support, and

Electra telecommunications relay

hardware and operations.

Javelin Joint Venture

Press release date: November 18,

2013

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — The

Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) and

Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) Javelin

Joint Venture received a $176 million

contract for the production and deliv-

ery of 842 Block I Javelin missile

rounds and 120 command launch

units (CLUs). The contract was award-

ed to the Javelin Joint Venture in Sep-

tember.

The missiles will be provided through

the U.S. government to the U.S. Army,

U.S. Marine Corps and three interna-

tional customers: Oman, Jordan and

Indonesia. Funded with Special De-

fense Acquisition Funds, the CLUs will

be delivered to the U.S. Army begin-

ning October 2014.

"The Javelin Joint Venture is providing

U.S. and allied warfighters with an af-

fordable, versatile and lethal one-man-

portable, anti-tank, guided missile and

surveillance weapon," said Jeff Miller,

(Continued from page 4) Raytheon Javelin program director and

Javelin Joint Venture president. "This

contract is important to the Javelin

program because the CLU retrofit busi-

ness keeps our production line warm

through mid-2015."

Javelin enhances direct-fire capability

against armored vehicles, buildings

and field fortifications. Using the Jave-

lin missile system, a single infantry-

man can engage and defeat targets in

close combat and at ranges up to two-

and-a-half kilometers.

"This contract allows us to provide to

our customers one of the most reliable

and user-friendly systems in the

world," said Barry James, Lockheed

Martin Javelin program director and

Javelin Joint Venture vice president.

"Javelin has proven and continues to

prove itself time and time again in

combat."

About Javelin

Javelin is a compact, lightweight mis-

sile designed for one-soldier opera-

tions in all environments. It is made by

the Javelin Joint Venture, a partnership

between Raytheon Company and Lock-

heed Martin. Javelin has been adopted

by international armed forces around

the world. It is currently fielded with

the U.S. Army and U.S. Marine Corps,

and has also been approved for for-

eign military sales to 13 nations.

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Activity Calendar LMMAR Executive Board Meeting. First Monday of each month unless holiday conflict, then second Monday. 9:30 a.m.

Bldg. 157-Satellite Room (off the cafeteria).

LMMAR Newsletter Mailing Session. Volunteers needed. Second Thursday of each month. 9:30 a.m. Bldg. 157-Litrium.

Contact Norm Dhom (408) 732-2742.

LMMAR Bridge Card Players. Join the fun! Every Tuesday and Thursday, 12:00 noon at the Willow Park Condominiums

located at the NE corner of Moffet Blvd. and Middlefield Road in Mountain View. Entrance is from Moffet Blvd. Contact

Dave Himmelblau, ‘phone No. 650 968-1121.

Lockheed Martin Blood Bank. Second Wednesday of each month. 8:00 a.m.– 3:00 p.m. Bldg. 163. LMMAR Contact

Norm Dhom (408) 732-2742.

Lockheed Martin Retirees Investment Group (LMRIG). Meets last Thursday of each month, 1:00-2:00 p.m. in B163 at the

corner of J Street and 1st Ave. (Employee Connection Building). Dues are $2. Contact Don Kinell (650) 948-1520 or Mar-

tin Abelow (408) 253-6924. Join us for lunch in the B-157 cafeteria prior to the meeting between 11:40-12:40.

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