F-35 Brings Unique 5th Generation Capabilities

SEOUL, South Korea, Oct. 23 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The Lockheed Martin
(NYSE: LMT) F-35 Lightning II program is the only fighter program delivering
5th generation capabilities internationally, a Lockheed Martin executive said
Tuesday at the Seoul Air Show.

"The F-35's 5th generation capabilities, including Very Low Observable
stealth, integrated sensor fusion, net-enabled operations and advanced
sustainment, make it the premiere fighter of the future," said Stephen
O'Bryan, vice president of F-35 Business Development and Customer Engagement.
"The F-35 is the only multi-role fighter designed for survivability in the
highest-threat environments, and it provides superior capability at comparable
4th generation fighter costs."

The theme of O'Bryan's presentation, "Global Partners Building Global
Security," reflects the high level of international participation and
cooperation on the Joint Strike Fighter program. The F-35 will replace more
than 13 aircraft types and enable allies to conduct seamless, integrated
operations. Throughout its lifecycle, the F-35 will create enduring industrial
relationships, from the production and global delivery systems to worldwide
operation and support via Autonomic Logistics Global Sustainment (ALGS).

F-35 ALGS, developed in parallel with the aircraft and its systems, defines
the F-35's total life-cycle sustainment system. In combination with the F-35's
high level of reliability, ALGS is designed to reduce support costs
significantly over the aircraft types it will replace. This embedded aircraft
support system simplifies and streamlines maintenance, providing prognostics
and health management to keep the aircraft mission-ready, using a worldwide
support network and infrastructure. Recently, the F-35 Autonomic Logistics
Information System (ALIS) Computerized Maintenance Management System (CMMS)
began monitoring BF-1, the first short takeoff/vertical landing (STOVL)
aircraft, from the Lockheed Martin F-35 Sustainment Operations Center in Fort
Worth, Texas. BF-1 is the first F-35 supported solely by ALIS.

The F-35 Lightning II is a 5th generation fighter, combining advanced stealth
with fighter speed and agility, fully fused sensor information,
network-enabled operations, and lower operational and support costs. Lockheed
Martin is developing the F-35 with its principal industrial partners, Northrop
Grumman and BAE Systems. Two separate, interchangeable F-35 engines are under
development: the Pratt & Whitney F135 and the GE Rolls-Royce Fighter Engine
Team F136.

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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Media, Jack Giese of Lockheed Martin, +1-817-733-0837; john.w.giese@lmco.com