Recognizing Supplier Performance at Aeronautics

FORT WORTH, Texas, May 3, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Lockheed Martin's (NYSE:LMT) Aeronautics business recently designated 27 small and large businesses as top-performing suppliers for 2016, representing the top 2 percent of a supply base of 1,400 suppliers.

"This award recognizes suppliers holding a 98 percent on-time delivery rating with a 98 percent quality rating. Their role with us makes an impact far beyond performance - it ensures the ability to offer safety and security to customers across the globe," said Janet Duffey, vice president, Aeronautics Supply Chain Management. "As a leader in engineering, production and sustainment of aircraft, operational excellence and supplier performance are key tenants of our business model."

Below are the top performing suppliers for their work in 2016:

Small Business:

    --  Advanced Defense Solutions Technologies, Bloomfield, ConnecticutProvides
        various forms of elastomeric tape and tape kits in support of the F-35
        Program.

    --  Aero Engineering & Manufacturing Company, Valencia, CaliforniaProvides
        various sheet metal parts, including clips and brackets in support of
        the P-3 program and C-130 ring segment assemblies.

    --  Complete Technical Representation, Inc., Carrollton, TexasProvides
        machined components for the C-130, F-16, F-22 and F-35 programs.

    --  D-J Engineering, Inc., Augusta, KansasProvides project tools and
        production aids for aircraft assembly.

    --  Electro Enterprises, Inc., Oklahoma City, OklahomaA Distributor of
        standard electrical components for various programs.

    --  Globe Engineering Company, Inc., Wichita, KansasProvides complex tube
        assemblies in support of multiple Lockheed Martin platforms, including
        the C-130, F-16 and F-35.

    --  Heart of Georgia Metal Crafters, Eastman, GeorgiaProvides fabrication of
        precision sheet metal and machined parts and assemblies for the C-130,
        F-16, F-35, and P-3 programs and C-130 support equipment.

    --  Hydraflow, Fullerton, CaliforniaProvides hoses and fluid conveyance
        hardware for the C-130 and F-35 Programs.

    --  Ksaria Corporation, Methuen, MassachusettsProvides fiber optic cables
        for the F-35 and U-2 programs.

    --  Moseley Technical Services, Huntsville, AlabamaProvides manufacturing
        tool design services supporting multiple programs.

    --  Nor-Ral, Inc., Canton, GeorgiaProvides plastic and composite panel
        assemblies, fairings, skins, and absorbers in support of C-130 and F-35
        programs.

    --  R.G.H. Associates, Inc., West Babylon, New YorkProvides machined parts,
        standard hardware, bushings/bearings, and fluid conveyance for several
        aircraft, including the F-35.

    --  Scotia Technology, A Division of Lakes Region Tubular Products, Inc.,
        Laconia, New HampshireProvides tube assemblies in support of the F-35.

    --  Southern Precision Machining, Shelbyville, TennesseeManufactures various
        complex machine part assemblies, including the C-130 Flap Tracks.

    --  Visioneering, Inc., Auburn Hills, MichiganProvides project tools and
        production aids for aircraft assembly.

Large Business:

    --  Apex Industries Inc., New Brunswick, CanadaProvides simple to complex
        machined parts and assemblies in support of the F-35 program.

    --  Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corporation, Westminster, ColoradoProvides
        advanced instruments and sensors, components, data exploitation systems
        for the F-35 program.

    --  Eaton Industrial Corporation, Cleveland, OhioProvides depot sustainment
        repair of pumps in support of the F-22, U-2 and F-16 programs.

    --  EDO LLC, Amityville, New YorkProvides repair services for the F-22
        missile launcher.

    --  Foster-Miller, Inc., Waltham, MassachusettsProvides aircraft armor.

    --  Global Tooling Systems, Macomb, MichiganProvides project tools and
        production aids for aircraft assembly.

    --  Goodrich Corporation, Troy, OhioProvides the wheels and brakes in
        support of the F-16 production aircraft and spare components for the U-2
        wheel and brake assembly.

    --  Lovitt Technologies of Australia, Victoria, AustraliaProvides
        manufactured complex machined components and assemblies ranging from
        brackets to engine mounts and fuel floors for the F-35 program.

    --  International Entreprises, Inc., Talladega, AlabamaServes as an
        alternate repair source that completes affordable and timely repairs on
        various original equipment manufactured products such as head up
        displays and radar for the F-16.

    --  Rockwell Collins, Inc., Atlanta, GeorgiaProvides repair services for the
        F-22 head down display, and Communication, Navigation and Identification
        (CNI) antennas and receivers.

    --  Times Microwave Systems, Inc., Wallingford, ConnecticutProvides cable
        assemblies and connectors across various aircraft platforms.

    --  Zodiac Aero Evacuation Systems, Wall Township, New JerseyProvides field
        repair support for C-130 life rafts.

This month, Lockheed Martin was recognized by the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) with the Dwight D. Eisenhower Award for Excellence. The award is the SBA's most prestigious honor for large prime contractors that excel in working with small businesses as suppliers and subcontractors. This year the SBA honored Lockheed Martin with this award for our efforts to maximize small business participation in manufacturing.

About Lockheed Martin
Headquartered in Bethesda, Maryland, Lockheed Martin is a global security and aerospace company that employs approximately 97,000 people worldwide and is principally engaged in the research, design, development, manufacture, integration and sustainment of advanced technology systems, products and services.

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