ROCKVILLE, Md., March 27, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] was recently awarded a $22 million contract to continue providing the U.S. Army with the production, assembly, training and deployment of virtual local area network training units. The Digital Deployed Training Classroom (DDTC) provides the capability for deployed soldiers to participate in group or individual instruction through virtual learning experiences.

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"We are extremely proud of the work we've done with the DDTC program since it was originally awarded in 2007," said Willie Callahan, vice president of IT Services with Lockheed Martin Information Systems &Global Solutions-Defense. "The team has worked diligently to ensure our deployed soldiers receive both their current training while in theatre, as well as the same education they would have if they were at their home station."

Over the course of the original contract, Lockheed Martin developed, configured, tested, and deployed the first DDTC in late 2010. Since then, the company has put into theatre 26 DDTC units currently being used by Army Brigades in Afghanistan, Kuwait, and Germany.

The DDTC provides the capability for deployed soldiers to participate in group or individual instruction through Video Teletraining (VTT), Interactive Multimedia Instruction (IMI), Web-based training, unit collaboration, and professional development training through access to current distributed learning programs and constructive simulations. The DDTC will support 20 students simultaneously with notebook workstations, two-way VTT, and shared printing and scanning/fax capabilities. The DDTC will operate in either unclassified secure or SECRET modes.

Headquartered in Bethesda, Md., Lockheed Martin is a global security and aerospace company that employs about 123,000 people worldwide and is principally engaged in the research, design, development, manufacture, integration and sustainment of advanced technology systems, products and services. The Corporation's net sales for 2011 were $46.5 billion.

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