Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor Recognized for Excellence in Performance Based Logistics

Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor Recognized for Excellence in Performance Based
Logistics

MARIETTA, Ga., Oct. 1 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The U.S. Department of
Defense has recognized Lockheed Martin's (NYSE: LMT) F-22 Raptor as an
exemplary program in Performance Based Logistics (PBL), an innovative support
approach that provides higher aircraft readiness to warfighters and lower
overall costs to taxpayers.
Randy T. Fowler, Assistant Deputy Under-Secretary of Defense for Materiel
Readiness, presented the 2008 PBL System Level Award to the F-22 team on
Sept. 30 at the Aerospace Industries Association Fall Product Support
Conference in Hilton Head, S.C. The PBL awards program recognizes government
and industry teams that demonstrate outstanding achievements in PBL
development, implementation and execution. This is the third time that a
Lockheed Martin program or company has won the annual award.
The F-22 Raptor PBL Team won the System Level Award. Composed of Lockheed
Martin Aeronautics, Boeing, and Pratt & Whitney, along with the U.S. Air
Force, the team was honored for producing the highest readiness rates in the
program's history.
"The award is a huge win for the 478th, the air logistics centers,
contractors and aeronautical systems center. It's an even more significant and
enabling win for our warfighters, providing them with better ability to fly,
fight and win," said Thomas Severyn, director of the 478th Aeronautical
Systems Wing, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio.
The F-22 was designed for supportability and self-sufficiency with a focus
on reduced logistics costs. The improved reliability of the F-22 Raptor is
projected to save the taxpayer $14 billion, or more than 35 percent in support
costs over the life of the aircraft.
"We are honored by this recognition. The government-contractor team is a
strong partnership providing rapid maturation of the F-22 support system and
exceptional support to the warfighter," said Dennis Haines, Lockheed Martin
vice president for F-22 Sustainment.
Using a life-cycle focused strategy, the Air Force and Lockheed Martin
team implemented a continuous reliability improvement program, increasing mean
time between maintenance by 69 percent fleet wide. The team drove a 15
percent improved mission rate and reduced repair time by 20 percent.
A total of 183 production Raptors are currently on contract. The F-22 is
built by Lockheed Martin in partnership with Boeing and Pratt & Whitney. Parts
and subsystems are provided by 1,000 suppliers in 44 states. The F-22 is the
only aircraft that blends supercruise speed, super-agility, stealth and sensor
fusion into a single air dominance platform.
Raptors are assigned to six U.S. bases: Edwards AFB, Calif., Nellis AFB,
Nev., Tyndall AFB, Fla., Langley AFB, Va., Elmendorf AFB, Alaska, and Holloman
AFB, N.M. Raptors will also be based at Hickam AFB, Hawaii.
Previous PBL awards honoring Lockheed Martin activities have included the
following:
-- 2005 - Lockheed Martin won the System Level Award as part of the Air
Force F-117 Nighthawk total system support partnership team, for innovative
contracting measures enhancing war fighter capabilities and cutting costs.
-- 2006 - Lockheed Martin won the System Level Award for the High Mobility
Artillery Rocket Systems program, based at the Army's Precision Fires Rocket
and Missile Systems Project Management Office at Redstone Arsenal, Alabama,
and Lockheed Martin Missiles and Fire Control in Dallas.
Lockheed Martin is a major supplier of logistics systems and services to
military and civil government customers. The corporation provides solutions
for platform maintenance, modifications and repair, material readiness and
distribution, and global supply chain command and control.
Headquartered in Bethesda, Md., Lockheed Martin is a global security
company that employs about 140,000 people worldwide and is principally engaged
in the research, design, development, manufacture, integration and sustainment
of advanced technology systems, products and services. The corporation
reported 2007 sales of $41.9 billion.
For additional information, visit our Web sites:
http://www.lockheedmartin.com
http://www.f22-raptor.com

SOURCE Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company

Rob Fuller, +1-770-494-2578, Mobile, +1-770-330-1921, rob.fuller@lmco.com, or
Dexter Henson, +1-817-655-7063, Mobile, +1-817-437-0426,
dexter.q.henson@lmco.com, both of Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company