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Latin America, meanwhile, holds strong
potential for F-16 sales should the U.S.
government decide that its policy interests
are served by offering U.S. fighter
aircraft there.
In Asia, production of the F-2 for the
Japan Air Self Defense Force began. As
the principal U.S. subcontractor to
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Lockheed
Martin is building aft fuselages, wing
boxes and other major components of the
F-2. Japanese government plans call
for delivery of 130 F-2s between 1999
and 2011.
With the F-22 air dominance fighter
nearing first flight and production, our
Joint Strike Fighter configuration proceed-
ing to concept demonstration, the F-16
continuing to attract new sales and with
the new programmed depot maintenance
and advanced systems upgrade work
we secured on the F-l 17 program, 1996 is
the year we recognized the Aeronautics
Sector as the home of Lockheed Martin's
"Fighter Enterprise."
In the airlift line of business, the
C-130J program received orders from the
U.S. government for thirteen C-130J
aircraft. Sales campaigns for the newest
Hercules model were initiated in Norway
and Italy with solid prospects for orders in
1997. C-130J backlog stands at 41 aircraft
on firm order with options for 63 aircraft.
As an example of our continuing
interest in international collaboration, we
signed an important agreement with
Alenia Aerospazio of Italy to develop and
market the C-27J, a derivative of the
Alenia G.222 that would incorporate the
C-130J's advanced avionics, cockpit
displays and propulsion system. We
believe there is significant global market
potential for this light airlifter but
have agreed with Italy that the C-27J
program depends first upon an Italian
government order for C-130Js in order to
move forward.
In maritime patrol/surveillance, the
Aeronautics Sector formed an alliance
with Northrop Grumman to develop and
market an affordable Airborne Early
Warning & Control System that could be
installed on Lockheed Martin C-130 and
P-3 aircraft as well as on Northrop
Grumman E-2C Hawkeye aircraft. We
already are seeing signincant interest in
this system and could receive our first
orders in 1997.
While we were disappointed that the
Orion 2000 was not selected in Britain's
Replacement Maritime Patrol Aircraft
competition, the configuration offers the
same general technology and performance
improvements as does the C-130J.
Considering that more than 80 percent
of the world's maritime patrol and
surveillance aircraft are P-3s, we think
the long-term prospects for Orion 2000
are significant due to its affordability
and capability.
In the reconnaissance/advanced
development programs line of business,
1996 was the year in which the famed
Skunk Works reasserted itself as the
premier advanced design and rapid proto-
typing organization in the aerospace
industry. The Skunk Works is leading the
X-33 team and building the two Joint
Strike Fighter aircraft specified by the
concept demonstration contract. The
Skunk Works also designed Lockheed
Martin's Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff
Missile (JASSM), which was one of two
designs the Department of Defense
downselected for the next phase of that
competition, and launched the DarkStar
unmanned reconnaissance vehicle. Despite
1996 is the year we recognized the Aeronautics
Sector as the home of Lockheed Martin's
Fighter Enterprise.