GREENVILLE, S.C., Aug. 28, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Lockheed
Martin [NYSE: LMT] celebrates 35 years of operation in
Greenville, S.C. this week. The
Greenville facility provides
nose-to-tail aircraft sustainment services, such as maintenance,
modification, repair and overhaul, and is the new home of the F-16
Fighting Falcon production line.
In August 1984, the company signed
a lease with the Donaldson Development Commission to begin
operations as the Lockheed Aeromod Center, Inc. Major players who
worked to attract the company to South
Carolina included Sen. Strom
Thurmond, Rep. Carroll
Campbell and Lt. Gov. Mike
Daniel. The new Lockheed facility was the largest new
industry to locate in Greenville
County that year and among the largest in the last
decade.
The inaugural team occupied only two hangars and one office
building at the start of the operations and quickly welcomed a P-3
Orion maritime patrol aircraft to the facility as the first
aircraft in work.
Over the past 35 years, the Lockheed Martin Greenville team
delivered nearly 3,000 aircraft, volunteered thousands of hours
with local organizations, provided millions of dollars in
philanthropic donations and contributes an annual economic impact
of $100 million to the surrounding
area.
"This is an exciting time for Lockheed Martin in Greenville," said Mike
Fox, Lockheed Martin's site director. "We are proud to call
South Carolina home for 35 years
and look forward to an event brighter future ahead as we continue
to grow and add more jobs to support the war fighter."
The site currently spans 276 acres and 16 hangars at the South
Carolina Technology and Aviation Center, employs a highly-skilled
workforce of 500 people and will be hiring hundreds more to support
its aircraft sustainment and F-16 production contracts.
For additional information, visit our website:
www.lockheedmartin.com.
About Lockheed Martin
Headquartered in Bethesda, Maryland, Lockheed Martin is a
global security and aerospace company that employs approximately
105,000 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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