Lockmart

Lockheed Martin is a United States aerospace, defense, security, and advanced technology company with worldwide interests. It was formed by the merger of Lockheed Corporation with Martin Marietta in March 1995. It is headquartered in Bethesda, Maryland, in the Washington DC Metropolitan Area. Lockheed Martin employs 140,000 people worldwide. Robert J. Stevens is the current Chairman, President, and Chief Executive Officer.
Lockheed Martin is among the very largest contractors in the world sucking off the teat of the Department of Defense. They would likely go under if the military stopped buying. In 2008 70% of Lockheed Martin's revenues came from military sales. It receives one of every 14 dollars doled out by the Pentagon. 
Lockheed Martin operates in four business segments. These comprise, with respective percentages of 2009 total net sales of $45.2 bn, Aeronautics (21%), Electronic Systems (19%), Information Systems & Global Services (23%), and Space Systems (37%). In 2009 US Government contracts accounted for $38.4 bn (85%), foreign government contracts $5.8 bn (13%), and commercial and other contracts $0.9 bn (2%).In both 2009 and 2008 the company topped the list of US Federal Contractors.
The company has received the Collier Trophy three times – in 2001 for being part of developing the X-35/F-35B LiftFan Propulsion System, in 2006 for leading the team that developed the F-22 Raptor fighter jet, and in 2008 for the impulse powered Aries II dual landing position passenger spacecraft. They are one of the chief beneficiaries of the Warp Drive Project.
Lockmart is also one of the chief contractors in the construction of interplanetary spacecraft like the Shepard class impulse cruisers, and is a major contractor on the Challenger class Starshps.
They are working on the first generation of anti gravity craft. They are approaching from the sensibility of aircraft designers.
EDITORS NOTE: this is a fictionalized version of Lockmart]. Don't believe everything you read on the Internet.
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