Lockheed Martin Unveils First New F-16 for Pakistan in Ceremony Attended by Air Force Chiefs

Lockheed Martin Unveils First New F-16 for Pakistan in Ceremony Attended by
Air Force Chiefs

FORT WORTH, Texas, Oct. 13 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Lockheed Martin (NYSE:
LMT) unveiled the first of 18 new F-16s being produced for Pakistan in
ceremonies today at its Fort Worth, Texas, facility. Officials including the
Chiefs of Staff of the U.S. and Pakistan Air Forces were on hand to witness
the event.

Air Chief Marshal Rao Quamar Suleman, Chief of the Air Staff, Pakistan Air
Force (PAF), accepted the first F-16 Block 52 aircraft on behalf of his
nation. Also present were Husain Haqqani, Pakistan's Ambassador to the United
States, and other senior officials.

The U.S. government was represented by Rep. Kay Granger, Texas 12th District,
and Gen. Norton Schwartz, Chief of Staff of the Air Force.

"Peace Drive is the flagship of modernization for Pakistan's Air Force. It is
the latest configuration of the best 4th generation multirole fighter
available in the world today," said John Larson, vice president of F-16
programs for Lockheed Martin.

The aircraft order is designated as "Peace Drive I," continuing a long
tradition of naming F-16 international sales programs with the word Peace.
The program raises the total number of F-16s ordered by Pakistan to 54. The
Pakistan Air Force received its first F-16, in the Block 15 F-16A/B
configuration, in 1982. Pakistan has been operating Lockheed Martin aircraft
since 1963, when it received C-130B airlifters.

The Peace Drive I order is for 12 F-16Cs and six F-16Ds, all powered by the
Pratt & Whitney F100-PW-229 engine. The first aircraft - a two-seat F-16D
model - will be delivered to the U.S. government (as agent for Pakistan in the
Foreign Military Sales process) in December, with the remainder following in
2010.

The F-16 is the choice of 25 nations. More than 4,400 aircraft have been
delivered worldwide from assembly lines in five countries. The F-16 program
has been characterized by unprecedented international cooperation among
governments, air forces and aerospace industries. Major upgrades to all F-16
versions are being incorporated to keep the fleet modern and fully supportable
over the aircraft's long service life.

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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