OWEGO, N.Y., Aug. 9, 2005 -- Lockheed Martin and MD Helicopters Inc., will hold a telephone press conference at 2:30 p.m. EST on Tuesday, Aug. 9, to answer questions about their teaming agreement to enter the U.S. Army's Light Utility Helicopter (LUH) competition.

Dan Rice, Multi-Mission Solutions business director at Lockheed Martin Systems Integration, Owego, NY, will host the conference with Adam Miller, the company's LUH program director.

Henk Schaeken, chief executive officer of MD Helicopters Inc., also will participate.

Media interested in attending this telephone press conference are asked to call:

  United States: (888) 428-4472
  International: (612) 332-1213

Please ask the operator to connect you to the "Light Utility Helicopter" conference call.

Lockheed Martin Systems Integration - Owego is the Rotary Wing Center of Excellence for Lockheed Martin. The company serves as the prime contractor for the new VH-71 Presidential Helicopter program and the United Kingdom's Royal Navy Merlin MK1 helicopter program, and as avionics prime system integrator for the U.S. Navy's MH-60R helicopter fleet.

MD Helicopters, Inc., Mesa, AZ, manufactures and supports the MD 500(R), MD 600N(R) and MD Explorer(R) series helicopters for commercial and military applications. The MD Explorer(R) is operated by several U.S. federal agencies, including the Drug Enforcement Agency, and is in extensive use by emergency medical services and police departments around the world. The MD500s(R) and MD600s(R) are used by military and law enforcement agencies worldwide.

Media contact:

Frans Jurgens, (607) 751-3200, e-mail, frans.jurgens@lmco.com

PRNewswire -- Aug. 9

SOURCE: Lockheed Martin