Lockheed Corporation
1926–1995 aerospace manufacturer in the United States / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Lockheed Corporation was an American aerospace manufacturer. Lockheed was founded in 1926 and merged in 1995 with Martin Marietta to form Lockheed Martin. Its founder, Allan Lockheed, had earlier founded the similarly named but otherwise-unrelated Loughead Aircraft Manufacturing Company, which was operational from 1912 to 1920.
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Industry | Aerospace |
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Founded | December 13, 1926; 97 years ago (1926-12-13) |
Founders | Allan Lockheed Malcolm Lockheed |
Defunct | 1995 (1995) |
Fate | Merged with Martin Marietta |
Successor | Lockheed Martin |
Headquarters | , United States |
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Number of employees | 90,000[2] |
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