In announcing fourth quarter 2000 earnings, the Corporation cited additional events, program awards and Mission Success achievements during the quarter with positive implications for Lockheed Martin's outlook:

* Lockheed Martin in late November completed the sale of its Aerospace Electronics Systems businesses for $1.67 billion in cash.

* Completed merger with COMSAT Corporation and internal combination with LM's commercial information technology arm to create a single source for customer connectivity, network services, infrastructure management and applications solutions.

* The C-130J program received orders for three new aircraft from Denmark and 12 from the U.S. government. Six C-130J aircraft were delivered during the quarter.

* The Corporation delivered 7 F-16 aircraft. It received contracts from the U.S. Air Force for four new F-16 aircraft being procured under fiscal 2001 funding, and from Singapore for 20 new F-16 aircraft. In addition, the government of Chile announced its intention to order 10 to 12 F-16 aircraft in 2001, which will make Chile the 21st country to select the Fighting Falcon.

* Achieved first flights with two versions of our Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) concept demonstrator aircraft, the X-35A (USAF version) and X-35C (Navy version).

* Lockheed Martin Space Systems successfully launched two Atlas missions this quarter, continuing the string of Atlas mission successes to 54 in a row:

* Three Lockheed Martin Proton missions successfully placed their satellites into orbit.

* The U.S. government allowed a seven-year-old quota on Russian launches to expire at the end of 2000. This opens the door for more aggressive marketing of the Proton launch vehicle.

* Signed a $1.15 billion contract with NASA for External Tank production and the operation and maintenance of the Michoud Assembly Facility. The contract period of performance is for 35 External Tanks and extends through Sept. 30, 2006.

* In October, the U.S. Navy awarded Lockheed Martin a $541 million contract for the follow-on production of 12 Trident II D5 fleet ballistic missiles, deployed system support and related technical services.

* A Lockheed Martin-built GPS IIR satellite was successfully launched from Cape Canaveral in November.

* In December, the first two massive solar array wings, built by Lockheed Martin, were successfully installed on the International Space Station.

* Lockheed Martin Management & Data Systems became the first organization ever to achieve Level 5 in Systems Engineering Capability Maturity Model (SE- CMM) in any formal assessment, achieving Level 5 in 12 processes and Level 4 in the 13th process as well as achieving SEI Level 5 in Software Maturity Model (SW-CMM).

* The Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile (JASSM) successfully completed the second engineering and manufacturing development controls flight.

* A Patriot Advanced Capability-3 (PAC-3) missile successfully intercepted and destroyed an incoming tactical ballistic missile target at the White Sands Missile Range, NM, marking the sixth consecutive intercept and eighth consecutive flight test success for the PAC-3 program.

* The U.S. Army selected Team Apache Systems, led by Lockheed Martin and Boeing, to develop and build an advanced forward-looking infrared (FLIR) thermal sensor system for its fleet of AH-64 Apache helicopters. The contract has a long-term value of approximately $1 billion.

* Lockheed Martin received a fourth Low-Rate Initial Production contract, valued at $119.5 million, for Multiple Launch Rocket System (MLRS) M270A1 launchers for the U.S. Army.

* Lockheed Martin and the Republic of Georgia signed a long-term partnership agreement to modernize the Republic's aviation infrastructure. The agreement, has a total potential value of $105 million.

* Lockheed Martin will develop and install a new integrated weather radar system for Romania under a $55 million contract.

* Lands' End, a leading direct merchant of clothing, luggage, gifts and specialty items, selected Lockheed Martin to design, install and integrate an automated sorting system at the retailer's 800,000-square-foot distribution center in Dodgeville, WI.

* Handwriting recognition technology from Lockheed Martin enabled the U.S. Postal Service to automatically "read" 75 percent of all hand-addressed envelopes processed during the year-end 2000 holiday season, up from an accurate read rate of just 3 percent before the Handwritten Improvement Program was initiated four years ago.

* Lockheed Martin Aircraft & Logistics Centers has been selected by the Defense Logistics Agency to manage aircraft parts support for the C-5 Galaxy aircraft. The new 3-year contract provides for seven additional years in options. If all option periods are exercised, the value of the contract is estimated at approximately $1.1 billion.

* Lockheed Martin Information Support Services (ISS) was awarded the CIOSP II contract vehicle. This vehicle, with a contract ceiling of $19.5 Billion over 10 years, includes the following technical areas: CIO Support, Outsourcing, IT Operations, Integration Services, Critical Infrastructure Protection, Digital Government, Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) and Clinical Support, Research and Studies. LMISS is currently performing our EFPLS Child Support work under a CIOSP I subcontract.

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