In 1913 Allan and Malcolm Loughhead (name later changed
to Lockheed) flew the first Lockheed plane over the San
Francisco Bay. The modern Lockheed Corporation was
formed in 1932 after the fledgling airplane company was
reorganized. On March 15, 1995, Lockheed Corporation
merged with Matin Marietta Corporation to form Lockheed
Martin. It is now headquartered in Bethesda, Maryland
and employs approximately 165,000 people worldwide.
Today the company is a major player in the Aerospace
industry but does not manufacture its own line of
commercial aircraft.
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