Editing Lockheed Martin (section)

=== 2000s ===
[[File:Lockheed Martin headquarters.jpg|thumb|left|Lockheed Martin's prior Center For Leadership Excellence (CLE) Building, which was located near its corporate headquarters]]

In May 2001, Lockheed Martin sold [[BAE Systems Platform Solutions|Lockheed Martin Control Systems]] to [[BAE Systems]].<ref>{{Cite book |last1=Lorell |first1=Mark A. |title=Going Global?: U.S. Government Policy and the Defense Aerospace Industry |last2=Lowell |first2=Julia F. |last3=Moore |first3=Richard M. |last4=Greenfield |first4=Victoria A. |last5=Vlachos |first5=Katia |publisher=Rand Corporation |year=2002 |isbn=0-8330-3193-7 |location=Santa Monica, CA |pages=129 |language=en}}</ref> On November 27, 2000, Lockheed completed the sale of its [[Lockheed Martin Aerospace Electronic Systems|Aerospace Electronic Systems]] business to BAE Systems for $1.67&nbsp;billion, a deal announced in July 2000. This group encompassed [[Sanders Associates]], [[Fairchild Systems]], and Lockheed Martin Space Electronics & Communications.<ref>{{cite news |title=Contract for BAE|work=The Times |publisher=Times Newspapers |date=November 28, 2000}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |first=Carl|last=Parreault|title=British aerospace firm buys Sanders |work=The Union Leader|date=July 14, 2004}}</ref> In 2001, Lockheed Martin won the contract to build the [[F-35 Lightning II]]; this was the largest fighter aircraft procurement project since the F-16, with an initial order of 3,000 aircraft. In 2001, Lockheed Martin settled a nine–year investigation conducted by NASA's Office of Inspector General with the assistance of the Defense Contract Audit Agency. The company paid the United States government $7.1&nbsp;million based on allegations that its predecessor, Lockheed Engineering Science Corporation, submitted false lease costs claims to NASA.<ref>[http://www.usdoj.gov/tax/usaopress/2003/txdv03030610-lockheed.htm LOCKHEED MARTIN PAYS NASA $7.1 MILLION SETTLEMENT] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090531174819/http://www.usdoj.gov/tax/usaopress/2003/txdv03030610-lockheed.htm |date=May 31, 2009}}. U.S. Department of Justice, United States Attorney Press Release, July 10, 2003.</ref>

On July 8, 2003, a Lockheed Martin plant in [[Meridian, Mississippi]] became the scene of a [[Lockheed Martin shooting|racially motivated mass shooting]] when an assembly line worker murdered six co-workers (five of whom were black) and wounded eight before killing himself.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://abcnews.go.com/Primetime/story?id=749286&page=1 | title=Lockheed Workplace Murders Targeted Blacks | website=[[ABC News (United States)|ABC News]] }}</ref> In the immediate aftermath of the shooting, Lockheed Martin's President refused to disclose whether company officials were previously aware of any red flags regarding the worker.<ref name="NYT"/> The company had launched its own investigation into the worker's behavior prior to the massacre following complaints from numerous black employees regarding incidents involving the worker. He had been ordered to attend anger management courses and diversity training but refused.<ref name="Shadow"/>

On May 12, 2006, ''[[The Washington Post]]'' reported that when Robert Stevens took control of Lockheed Martin in 2004, he faced the dilemma that within 10 years, 100,000 of the about 130,000 Lockheed Martin employees – more than three-quarters – would be retiring.<ref>Dutt, Jill. [https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/04/29/AR2006042901732.html "Taking an Engineer's Approach at Lockheed Martin."] Washington Post, May 1, 2006.</ref> On August 31, 2006, Lockheed Martin won a $3.9&nbsp;billion contract from NASA to design and build the CEV capsule, later named [[Orion (Constellation program)|''Orion'']] for the [[Ares I]] rocket in the Constellation Program. In 2009, NASA reduced the capsule crew requirements from the initial six seats to four for transport to the International Space Station.<ref>{{cite web|last=Spires|first=Shelby|title=NASA slashes Orion Crew Exploration Vehicle crew size to four|url=http://blog.al.com/space-news/2009/04/nasa_slashes_orion_crew_explor.html|work=al.com|date=April 28, 2009|publisher=Alabama Media Group|access-date=October 10, 2013}}</ref>

In August 2007, Lockheed Martin acquired 3Dsolve, a [[Cary, North Carolina]], company that created simulations and training modules for the military and corporate clients.<ref>Norton, Frank; LaGrone, Sam (August 21, 2007). "[https://www.newspapers.com/clip/96625027/lockheed-3d-acquisition/ Aircraft Maker Buys 3Dsolv] e". ''The News and Observer''. pp. D1. Retrieved February 28, 2022 – via [[Newspapers.com]].</ref> Renamed Lockheed Martin 3D Learning Systems, the company remained in Cary with 3D's founder Richard Boyd as director.<ref>Norton, Frank; LaGrone, Sam (August 21, 2007). "[https://www.newspapers.com/clip/96625396/ Aircraft Maker Buys 3Dsolve]". ''The News and Observer''. pp. D3. Retrieved February 28, 2022 – via [[Newspapers.com]].</ref> The name was eventually shortened to Lockheed Martin 3D Solutions.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Lockheed Martin 3D Solutions in Cary, NC – (919) 469-9950 |url=https://www.chamberofcommerce.com/united-states/north-carolina/cary/computers-and-equipment-wholesale-and-manufacturers/36862181-lockheed-martin-3d-solutions |access-date=2022-02-28 |website=www.chamberofcommerce.com}}</ref>

On August 13, 2008, Lockheed Martin acquired the government business unit of Nantero, Inc., a company that had developed methods and processes for incorporating [[carbon nanotubes]] in next-generation electronic devices.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.lockheedmartin.com/content/dam/lockheed/data/corporate/documents/2013-Annual-Report.pdf |title=Lockheed Martin Corporation 2013 Annual Report |publisher=lockheedmartin.com |access-date=March 23, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140323194604/http://www.lockheedmartin.com/content/dam/lockheed/data/corporate/documents/2013-Annual-Report.pdf |archive-date=March 23, 2014 |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="Lockheed Martin Acquires Nantero">{{cite news |url=http://news.taume.com/World-Business/Business-Finance/Lockheed-Martin-Acquires-Nantero_-Inc__s-Government-Business-Unit-6439 |title=Lockheed Martin Acquires Nantero, Inc.'s Government Business Unit |date=August 14, 2008 |publisher=Taume News |access-date=August 14, 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081202150920/http://news.taume.com/World-Business/Business-Finance/Lockheed-Martin-Acquires-Nantero_-Inc__s-Government-Business-Unit-6439 |archive-date=December 2, 2008}}</ref>  In 2009, Lockheed Martin bought Unitech.<ref>{{cite web|title=UNITECH acquired by Lockheed Martin|url=http://www.upi.com/Business_News/Security-Industry/2008/12/29/UNITECH-acquired-by-Lockheed-Martin/UPI-27441230565547/|work=UPI.com|publisher=United Press International, Inc.|access-date=October 11, 2013}}</ref>