FORT WORTH, Texas, Feb. 23 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) will highlight the company's major programs at the 2009 Air Force Association Air Warfare Symposium, Feb. 26-27, at the Rosen Shingle Creek Hotel in Orlando, Fla. Presentations will focus on the performance and success of Lockheed Martin's F-35 and Air Mobility programs, and the F-22 cockpit demonstrator will be on hand for "flight" demonstrations.
Schedule
Wednesday, Feb. 25
8 a.m. - 5 p.m. F-22 Raptor Cockpit Demonstrator Flights
Host: Lockheed Martin Aeronautics
Location: St Johns 28 (refreshments provided)
Contact: If interested, please contact Rob Fuller at
770-330-1921 or rob.fuller@lmco.com
The F-22 Cockpit Demonstrator is an interactive simulator used to show the advanced technologies and combat capabilities of America's only operational fifth generation tactical fighter aircraft. Reporters and crews will be given the opportunity to "fly" the F-22 Raptor air dominance fighter that is now operational with the U.S. Air Force. These demonstrator flights illustrate the Raptor's stealth, air-to-air and air-to-ground combat, sophisticated sensor fusion and advanced computational capabilities.
Thursday, Feb. 26
8 - 9 a.m. F-35 Lightning II - Delivering the Next Generation of
TACAIR
Presenter: Dan Crowley, executive vice president and general
manager, Joint Strike Fighter Program
Lockheed Martin Aeronautics
Location: Wekiwa 2 (breakfast provided)
Lockheed Martin Executive Vice President and F-35 Program General Manager Dan Crowley will provide a general program update. The F-35 program is solidly on track with unprecedented levels of risk reduction, achieving established milestones and retiring risk according to plan. Eight of 19 development aircraft have been delivered off a first-ever fighter moving assembly line. Three aircraft are in flight test and have accomplished a combined 83 flights, 63 of which concluded with no technical issues - impressive by any standard, but remarkable in first-of-type fighters. The presentation will focus on program status and upcoming milestones.
Friday, February 27
12:30 - 1:30 p.m. A Perspective on Airlift, Today, Tomorrow and Beyond
Presenter: Jim Grant, vice president, Air Mobility and Special
Operations Programs, Business Development
And Q&A with: Lorraine Martin, vice president, C-5 Program
Neil Kacena, deputy vice president, Advanced
Development Programs, Lockheed Martin Aeronautics
Location: Wekiwa 2 (lunch provided)
One thing the past eight years has shown, other than the power of television to deliver military and humanitarian events real time to living rooms, is the need to be able to react and deploy forces rapidly in support of military and disaster relief operations. Jim Grant provides a detailed overview of Lockheed Martin's airlift programs and the critical role they play today and will play in the future.
Interview Availability:
The following will be available for one-on-one interviews during the show. Please contact the appropriate personnel to set up appointments.
F-22 Performance Larry Lawson, executive vice president and general
manager, F-22 Program
Contact: Rob Fuller, F-22 Communications, 770-330-1921
F-35 Progress Dan Crowley, executive vice president and general
manager, Joint Strike Fighter Program
Contact: Chris Geisel, F-35 Communications, 817-253-6211
F-35 Training Joanne Puglisi, director, JSF Training Systems
Contact: Nettie Johnson, STS Communications, 407-719-5982
C-5 Modernization Lorraine Martin, vice president, C-5 Program
Contact: Jill Krugman, C-5 Communications, 404-368-4579
Air Mobility Jim Grant, vice president, Air Mobility and Special
Operations Programs, Business Development
Contact: Jill Krugman, C-5 Communications, 404-368-4579
CSAR-X Dan Spoor, CSAR-X vice president
Contact: Troy Scully, Systems Integration Communications
607-321-9303
The Lockheed Martin exhibition area in Booth #413 will feature programs from the following Lockheed Martin business units: Aeronautics, Missiles and Fire Control, and Systems Integration
Interview Opportunities - The following Lockheed Martin personnel will be available to arrange one-on-one discussions:
Aeronautics
Mary Jo Polidore
Vice President, Communications
817-308-5553
Rob Fuller
F-22 Communications
770-330-1921
Chris Geisel
F-35 Communications
817-253-6211
Jill Krugman
C-5 Communications
404-368-4579
Missiles and Fire Control (MFC)
Heather Kelly
MFC Communications
407-716-0544
Simulation, Training & Support (STS)
Nettie Johnson, Director, STS Communications
407-719-5982
Systems Integration - Owego
Troy Scully
Systems Integration Communications
607-321-9303
