Editing Lockheed Martin Aeronautics (section)

{{Short description|Subsidiary headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas}}
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{{Infobox company
| name = Lockheed Martin Aeronautics
| logo = Lockheed Martin logo.svg
| type = [[Division (business)|Division]]
| industry = {{unbulleted list|[[Aerospace manufacturer|Aerospace]] | [[Arms industry|Defense]] }}
| predecessors = [[Lockheed Corporation]] <br> [[Martin Marietta]]
| founded = {{Start date and age|1995}}
| hq_location_city = [[Fort Worth, Texas]]<ref name="who">{{cite web|title=Who We Are|url=http://www.lockheedmartin.com/us/who-we-are.html|website=Lockheed Martin|accessdate=23 July 2017}}</ref>
<!-- Finances -->| revenue = $17.769 billion
| revenue_year = 2016<ref name="AnnReport">{{cite journal|title=2016 Annual Report Lockheed Martin Corporation|date=2016|pages=1–130|url=http://www.lockheedmartin.com/content/dam/lockheed/data/corporate/documents/2016-annual-report.pdf|accessdate=23 July 2017}}</ref>
| operating_income = $1.877 billion
| income_year = 2016<ref name="AnnReport" />
<!-- Staff -->| key_people = [[James D. Taiclet]] (chairman, president & CEO) <br>[[Bruce L. Tanner]] (executive vice president and CFO)
| num_employees = {{increase}} +30,000<ref>{{cite web|title=About Aeronautics|url=https://www.lockheedmartin.com/en-us/who-we-are/business-areas/aeronautics.html|website=Lockheed Martin|access-date=7 May 2025}}</ref>
| num_employees_year = 2025
| website = {{URL|www.lockheedmartin.com/en-us/who-we-are/business-areas/aeronautics.html}}
}}
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'''Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company''' is a major unit of [[Lockheed Martin]] with headquarters at [[Air Force Plant 4]] in [[Fort Worth, Texas]], with additional facilities are located [[Marietta, Georgia]] and [[Palmdale, California]]. 

Palmdale is home to the Advanced Development Programs (ADP), informally known as the "[[Skunk Works]]". Various subassemblies are produced at locations in [[Florida]], [[Mississippi]], [[Pennsylvania]], and [[West Virginia]].

The company draws upon the history of the former [[Lockheed Corporation|Lockheed]] and [[Martin Marietta]] corporations. While the formation of Lockheed Martin in 1995 was a merger of equals, by far the greatest contribution to Lockheed Martin Aeronautics was the product portfolio of Lockheed. This included the [[C-5 Galaxy|C-5]], [[C-130 Hercules|C-130]], and [[C-141 StarLifter|C-141]] transports as well as the [[Mitsubishi F-2|F-2]], [[F-16 Fighting Falcon|F-16]] (purchased from [[General Dynamics]]), [[F-117 Nighthawk|F-117]], [[F-22 Raptor|F-22]], and [[F-35 Lightning II|F-35 Lightning&nbsp;II]].

The most important project by far to Lockheed Martin Aeronautics is the F-35 Lightning&nbsp;II (JSF). Worth a potential $200bn the initial order book is approximately 3,000 excluding almost guaranteed export orders. Lockheed also supports its F-22 air dominance fighter in USAF service.