Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company, a business area of Lockheed Martin Corporation , today announced the launch of the Air Mobility Support (AMS) team, a new inter-company program designed to provide rapid and responsive service to customers while meeting stringent cost, schedule and performance criteria.

AMS is a specialized, customer service-driven organization that will increase effectiveness and responsiveness in post-delivery support of the C-130, P-3, S-3, C-5 and C-141 aircraft. By integrating the capabilities of support areas such as in-service engineering, technical publications, field service, supply support, field teams, modification, repair and overhaul (MRO), training, support equipment and mission systems product areas among several Lockheed Martin companies, the team will be able to decrease costs and turn around time.

The Lockheed Martin companies included in AMS are Lockheed Martin Aircraft and Logistic Centers (Greenville, S.C.), Information Systems - Orlando (Fla.) and Systems Integration - Owego (N.Y.). The program office will be based at Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company's Marietta, Ga., facility.

Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Co., headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas, is a leader in the design, development, systems integration, production and support of advanced military aircraft and related technologies. Its customers include the military services of the United States and allied countries throughout the world. Products include the F-16, F/A-22, F-35 JSF, F-117, T-50, C-5, C-130, C-130J, P-3, S-3 and U-2.

Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Co. is a unit of Lockheed Martin Corp., headquartered in Bethesda, Md. Lockheed Martin is a global enterprise principally engaged in the research, design, development, manufacture and integration of advanced technology systems, products and services. Employing about 125,000 people worldwide, Lockheed Martin had 2001 sales of $24 billion.

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SOURCE: Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company