GAITHERSBURG, Md., April 17, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) announced today that it has been awarded the G3 Training and Readiness Support Service contract with a ceiling value of $89 million and a three year period of performance for the U.S. Army Intelligence and Security Command.

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"Our work with the Army is mission critical," said Bob Kramer, vice president of Lockheed Martin Information Systems & Global Solutions-Defense. "Preparing our nation's intelligence personnel and military units, who are are supporting the warfighter, is a job in which we take pride and honor."

Lockheed Martin will provide operationally-focused "gap" training to Army Intelligence Soldiers in a variety of analytical and operational disciplines, including the Army Foundry Intelligence Training Program and cryptologic training management requirements. Work will be performed at locations both inside and outside the continental U.S.

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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