Kelly Aviation Center Signs Second Agreement With OC-ALC

SAN ANTONIO, Jan. 22 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Kelly Aviation Center, L.P.
a facility performing Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul (MRO) services for
aircraft engines, signed its second partnership agreement with Oklahoma City
Air Logistics Center (OC-ALC). This new agreement, which will keep the
Lockheed Martin U-2 "Dragon Lady" high-altitude reconnaissance aircraft in the
air, is for Kelly to send various F118 engine components to the Air Logistics
Center for repair, beginning with gearboxes.
"Expanding our partnership with OC-ALC was a logical choice for us because
of their incomparable knowledge and experience in working with the B-2 engine,
which utilizes the same gearbox and other components as the U-2," said John P.
Wagner, Vice President and General Manager of Kelly Aviation Center. "The new
partnership ensures that the mission of the U-2 is not impacted."
Previously, this work was performed by a subcontractor that is no longer
in that line of business.
The new partnership agreement will also extend to repairing components of
the F110 engine, which powers the F-15K "Eagle" and the F-16 "Fighting
Falcon." As part of the initial partnership agreement, since 1999, Kelly has
served as a public-private teaming partner with OC-ALC, repairing TF39 and T56
engines under the largest competitively won maintenance contract ever awarded
by the U.S. Air Force.
Located in San Antonio, Texas, Kelly Aviation Center, L.P. is a joint
venture between Lockheed Martin, GE - Aviation and Rolls-Royce. Combining OEM
expertise with systems integration and support experience, Kelly is a center
of excellence for military aircraft engine maintenance, repair and overhaul,
providing services for engines that power the C-2 Greyhound, C-5 Galaxy, C-130
Hercules, P-3 Orion, F-16 Fighting Falcon, U-2S Dragon Lady, F-15K Eagle, E-4B
National Airborne Operations Center, and the KC-10 aerial tanker.
SOURCE Kelly Aviation Center, L.P.; Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company

Cheryl Kahn of Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company, +1-210-928-5045, cell,
+1-210-315-7745, cheryl.kahn@lmco.com