Lockheed Martin Awarded $31M Research Contract to Develop Cyber Information Assurance for Military Networks

Lockheed Martin Awarded $31M Research Contract to Develop Cyber Information
Assurance for Military Networks
Protocol Will Enhance User Authentication, Provide Information Assurance

GAITHERSBURG, Md., Oct. 2 /PRNewswire/ -- Protecting the confidentiality,
integrity, and security of military networks is the goal of a new contract
that the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has awarded to
Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT). Under the workscope of this $31 million Military
Network Protocol contract, Lockheed Martin's team will develop new cyber
assurance procedures to improve security, dynamic bandwidth allocation, and
policy-based prioritization levels at the individual and unit level.

"With systems from land, air and space connected to the Global Information
Grid, cyber security is vital to every aspect of military operations, and new
network threats and attacks require revolutionary protection concepts," said
John Mengucci, President of Lockheed Martin Information Systems & Global
Services-Defense. "Through this project, as well as our cyber Mission Maker
initiatives, we are working to enhance cyber security and ensure the
warfighter can fight on despite cyber attacks."

The increasing dependence on information technology has pushed cyber security
to the forefront as one of the most urgent challenges facing the military. In
developing this new protocol for military networks, Lockheed Martin's team
will develop router technologies that include strong authentication and self
configuration capabilities to improve security, reduce the need for trained
network personnel and lower overall life cycle costs for network management.

Lockheed Martin is teamed with Anagran, Juniper Networks, LGS Innovations, and
Microsoft to develop the new Military Network Protocol. Stanford University
will also support the development effort.

Lockheed Martin is the largest information technology provider to the federal
government and also one of the most experienced in cyber security. By
delivering secure and resilient solutions on thousands of programs, Lockheed
Martin enables customers to share and securely manage information from
citizens on the street, to soldiers on the battlefield, to intelligence
analysts wherever they reside.

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
2008 sales of $42.7 billion.

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Suzanne Smith of Lockheed Martin, +1-303-932-5230, suzanne.m.smith@lmco.com