About Lockheed Martin in Fort Worth and Grand Prairie: What does the company do here?
A man is dead after shooting himself Thursday morning at the main entry gate of Lockheed Martin, in west Fort Worth near White Settlement. Police locked down the area while they investigated.
The Fort Worth campus is one of two Lockheed Martin sites in North Texas, the other being in Grand Prairie.
About Lockheed Martin
Lockheed Martin, based in Bethesda, Maryland, is the United States’ largest defense contractor, with sales of $67 billion in 2021. Its largest program, the F-35, is is built in Fort Worth.
Lockheed Martin has four main business areas:
- Aeronautics
- Missiles and fire control
- Rotary and mission systems
- Space system company
Lockheed Martin is over 100 years old, having started in 1912 in California.
What does Lockheed Martin make?
Besides aircraft, Lockheed Martin makes helicopters, armored vehicles, missile systems, radar technologies, software and even exoskeleton technologies.
Where is Lockheed Martin located?
Along with the two North Texas locations, Lockheed Martin is global business that works with over 50 countries worldwide.
The Fort Worth site is the headquarters of the aeronautics division for the company. Grand Prairie is headquarters for another main focus area: the missiles and fire control operation. The company employees about 20,500 in North Texas.
Other Lockheed Martin stateside sites are in California, New Mexico, Colorado, Florida and Arkansas, among others. Internationally, offices can be found in Canada, Germany, India, Japan and Poland.
This story was originally published May 19, 2022 at 12:31 PM.
