Lockheed Martin
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Lockheed Martin is a global security and aerospace company, formed in 1995, whose business is mostly with the U.S. Department of Defense and federal agencies; it builds the C-130J and F-35 and trains their aircrew and maintainers.
| Website | https://www.lockheedmartin.com/ |
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| Headquarters | Lockheed Martin's headquarters is in Bethesda, Maryland. |
| Founded | Lockheed Martin was formed in 1995 when Lockheed and Martin Marietta came together. |
| Ownership | Lockheed Martin is a public company (NYSE: LMT). |
| In this guide | Leadership, safe AI use and cybersecurity; Aviation maintenance; Drones, counter-drone, EW and space; AI-powered training; Readiness assessment and analytics; Pilot training and flight simulation |
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Leadership, safe AI use and cybersecurity
Products named: Cyber Training and Mission Rehearsal
| What they offer | Lockheed Martin provides operationally representative cyber range environments for cyber mission force training, certification events and offensive and defensive mission rehearsal, with hardware-in-the-loop targets, realistic traffic and user emulation, checkpoint/restore replay, and capture-the-flag exercises. |
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| Who they serve | Lockheed Martin says it serves U.S. military services, multiple combatant commands, the intelligence community and cyber mission forces, and supports the Test Resource Management Center's National Cyber Range. |
| How it is delivered | Lockheed Martin describes instrumented cyber range environments, including rapid setup of red, blue and gray environments for mission rehearsal; it does not publish device or access details. VR headset: not published; Desktop or browser: not published; Mobile: not published; Offline: not published; Classified: not published |
| Assessment and analytics | Lockheed Martin says its environments support practice and certification events, and hardware-level checkpoint/restore lets teams replay scenarios to evaluate courses of action or refine tactics, techniques and procedures. |
| AI features | Not published. |
| Notable public programs and contracts | USAspending lists Army and DCMA contracts for Lockheed Martin to operate and sustain the National Cyber Range (2014-2019), perform National Cyber Range work for the Test Resource Management Center (2019-2022, with 2022-2024 events operations), and support events at the Charleston, S.C., facility (2023-2027). |
| How to buy | Lockheed Martin does not publish a contract vehicle for this offering; USAspending shows the work awarded by Army Contracting Command in Orlando, including a National Cyber Range Complex multiple-award contract. |
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Aviation maintenance
Products named: Virtual Maintenance Trainer (VMT); Aircraft Systems Maintenance Trainer (ASMT); Specialized Maintenance Training Devices; C-130J Maintenance and Aircrew Training System (MATS)
| What they offer | Lockheed Martin offers maintainer training for aircraft it builds, including a C-130J Virtual Maintenance Trainer that uses 3D visualization and virtual and augmented reality, and the F-35 Aircraft Systems Maintenance Trainer, a digital replica that prepares students for hands-on training. |
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| Who they serve | Lockheed Martin serves U.S. and international C-130J and F-35 operators; it says its C-130J training program serves the U.S. Air Force, Marine Corps and Coast Guard. |
| How it is delivered | Lockheed Martin delivers C-130J courseware through virtual desktops, interactive multimedia and VR/AR, and F-35 maintenance training through classroom, online and hands-on devices at Eglin Air Force Base. VR headset: yes; Desktop or browser: yes; Mobile: not published; Offline: not published; Classified: not published |
| Assessment and analytics | Lockheed Martin says the F-35 Aircraft Systems Maintenance Trainer's instructor station supports lesson assignments, student progress monitoring and automatic grading for up to 12 student stations. |
| AI features | Lockheed Martin says it is introducing technology such as AI to increase efficiency across the F-35 training system; it does not describe AI features specific to maintenance training. |
| Notable public programs and contracts | Lockheed Martin runs the C-130J Maintenance and Aircrew Training System for the U.S. Air Force, Marine Corps and Coast Guard, and in 2020 worked with Luke Air Force Base's 56th Component Maintenance Squadron on a VR egress maintenance trainer. |
| How to buy | Lockheed Martin says the C-130J MATS program continues under a 10-year IDIQ contract, and it describes a Training as a Service model covering financing, facilities, devices and curriculum. |
Drones, counter-drone, EW and space
Products named: Prepar3D; Prepar3D Fuse; SIMRES
| What they offer | Lockheed Martin's offering here is general: Prepar3D visual simulation across air, maritime and ground domains, Prepar3D Fuse for training from initial flight to joint multi-domain exercises, SIMRES force-on-force training, and a spacecraft RPOD test facility that is not a training product. |
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| Who they serve | Lockheed Martin says Prepar3D suits commercial, academic, professional and military instruction, and SIMRES serves military forces, law enforcement and security organizations. |
| How it is delivered | Lockheed Martin delivers Prepar3D as licensed software for laptops, desktops, multi-monitor and dome setups; its Professional license can run in disconnected environments. VR headset: yes; Desktop or browser: yes; Mobile: not published; Offline: yes; Classified: not published |
| Assessment and analytics | Lockheed Martin says SIMRES records each live engagement, including soldier and weapon movement and firing events, for 3D replay and after-action reporting. |
| AI features | Lockheed Martin says Prepar3D Fuse uses AI-generated terrain and an AI-driven semi-automated-forces engine, and Prepar3D Professional Plus offers customizable AI behaviors such as Attacker, Combat Air Patrol and Wingman. |
| Notable public programs and contracts | Not published. |
| How to buy | Lockheed Martin sells Prepar3D through Personal, Professional and Professional Plus licenses, and offers SIMRES as a service, by phased fielding or by direct procurement. |
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AI-powered training
Products named: Prepar3D Fuse; Prepar3D
| What they offer | Lockheed Martin offers Prepar3D Fuse, a simulation environment built on Unreal Engine 5 with AI-generated terrain and an AI-driven semi-automated-forces engine that generates behavior from individual crews to brigade-level exercises; Prepar3D Professional Plus adds customizable AI entity behaviors. |
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| Who they serve | Lockheed Martin says Prepar3D Fuse serves warfighters, engineers and instructors, from initial flight training to joint, multi-domain exercises, and will be inserted across its training devices. |
| How it is delivered | Lockheed Martin delivers Prepar3D as licensed software for laptops, desktops, multi-monitor and dome setups; Prepar3D Fuse supports DIS and CIGI standards for integration with existing simulators. VR headset: yes; Desktop or browser: yes; Mobile: not published; Offline: yes; Classified: not published |
| Assessment and analytics | Not published. |
| AI features | Lockheed Martin says Prepar3D Fuse's AI-driven semi-automated forces reduce role-player workload and speed scenario creation; Prepar3D Professional Plus AI behaviors include Attacker, Combat Air Patrol, Close Air Support and Wingman. |
| Notable public programs and contracts | Not published. |
| How to buy | Lockheed Martin sells Prepar3D through Personal, Professional and Professional Plus licenses; the Professional license covers use by militaries. |
Readiness assessment and analytics
Products named: Advanced Center for Experimentation and Simulation (ACES)
| What they offer | Lockheed Martin's relevant offering is general: ACES is a wargaming system that models, simulates and analyzes scenarios, with over 100 reports on after-action reviews and weapons performance. It measures simulated force outcomes rather than individual trainee proficiency. |
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| Who they serve | Lockheed Martin names VR Group of the Czech Republic and the Swedish Defence Materiel Administration as ACES users, and aims it at the U.S. and partner nations. |
| How it is delivered | Lockheed Martin describes ACES as a single integrated modeling and simulation platform with a scalable architecture; deployment details are not published. VR headset: not published; Desktop or browser: not published; Mobile: not published; Offline: not published; Classified: not published |
| Assessment and analytics | ACES includes a reporting suite covering after-action reviews, weapons performance, battle damage assessment, logistics and casualty states, plus course-of-action and operational analysis. |
| AI features | Lockheed Martin says ACES has an architecture optimized for artificial intelligence and machine learning; specific AI features are not described. |
| Notable public programs and contracts | Not published. |
| How to buy | Not published. |
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Pilot training and flight simulation
Products named: C-130J Maintenance and Aircrew Training System (MATS); Full Flight Simulator (FFS) / Weapons System Trainer (WST); C-130J Configurable Aircraft Trainer (JCAT); F-35 Training System; Modified Mission Rehearsal Trainer (MMRT); F-16 Full Mission Trainer; Prepar3D
| What they offer | Lockheed Martin offers aircrew training systems for aircraft it builds, including C-130J full flight simulators, configurable and part-task trainers and VR/AR courseware, F-35 full mission simulators and the MMRT, F-16 full mission trainers, and S-70 Black Hawk flight training devices. |
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| Who they serve | Lockheed Martin serves C-130J aircrews of the U.S. Air Force, Marine Corps and Coast Guard, F-35 pilots of the U.S. and partner nations, and F-16 pilots of allied nations. |
| How it is delivered | Lockheed Martin delivers simulators and training devices, runs C-130J training centers including the Hercules Training Center in Marietta, Georgia, and offers turnkey and Training as a Service models. VR headset: yes; Desktop or browser: yes; Mobile: not published; Offline: not published; Classified: not published |
| Assessment and analytics | Lockheed Martin says its Integrated Learning Environment portal shows students' performance assessments, its TRAESER digital twin models training-pipeline performance, and its C-130J full flight simulator records missions for playback. |
| AI features | Lockheed Martin says it is introducing AI to increase efficiency across the F-35 training system, and that its turnkey training data environment supports advanced analytics and custom AI applications. |
| Notable public programs and contracts | USAspending shows a 2026 Air Force IDIQ with Lockheed Martin for C-130J MATS IV, which Lockheed Martin says runs 10 years, and a 2024 NAVAIR order for F-35 manned tactical simulators; Lockheed Martin will also supply E-130J training devices for the Navy. |
| How to buy | Lockheed Martin says the C-130J MATS program continues under a 10-year, sole-source IDIQ, and it describes a Training as a Service model covering financing, facilities, devices and curriculum. |
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Sources
- About Us | Lockheed Martin. Lockheed Martin. Retrieved October 21, 2026.
- Lockheed Martin: Our History | Lockheed Martin. Lockheed Martin. Retrieved October 21, 2026.
- C-130J Aircrew and Maintainer Training | Lockheed Martin. Lockheed Martin. Retrieved October 21, 2026.
- F-35 Lightning II Training | Lockheed Martin. Lockheed Martin. Retrieved October 21, 2026.
- Lockheed Martin to Deliver Training Devices and Services for E-130J Phoenix II Aircraft. Lockheed Martin, April 29, 2026. Retrieved October 21, 2026.
- Cyber Training and Mission Rehearsal | Lockheed Martin. Lockheed Martin. Retrieved October 21, 2026.
- USAspending.gov award summary: W900KK14C0020 (Lockheed Martin, operate and sustain the National Cyber Range). USAspending.gov (U.S. Department of the Treasury). Retrieved October 21, 2026.
- USAspending.gov award summary: W900KK20D0001 (Lockheed Martin, National Cyber Range work for the Test Resource Management Center). USAspending.gov (U.S. Department of the Treasury). Retrieved October 21, 2026.
- USAspending.gov award summary: W900KK23F0009 (Lockheed Martin, National Cyber Range II events operations). USAspending.gov (U.S. Department of the Treasury). Retrieved October 21, 2026.
- USAspending.gov award summary: W900KK23F0070 (Lockheed Martin, National Cyber Range Complex, Charleston). USAspending.gov (U.S. Department of the Treasury). Retrieved October 21, 2026.
- USAspending.gov award summary: W900KK21D0006 (Lockheed Martin, National Cyber Range Complex multiple-award IDIQ). USAspending.gov (U.S. Department of the Treasury). Retrieved October 21, 2026.
- Thunderbolt Digital Edition – August 2020. Aerotech News and Review (Luke AFB Thunderbolt), August 7, 2020. Retrieved October 21, 2026.
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- Overview - Prepar3D. Lockheed Martin. Retrieved October 21, 2026.
- Lockheed Martin, Blackshark.ai Debut Next-Gen Image Generator Powered by Unreal Engine. Lockheed Martin, December 2, 2025. Retrieved October 21, 2026.
- SIMRES | Lockheed Martin. Lockheed Martin. Retrieved October 21, 2026.
- Space Operations Simulation Center | Lockheed Martin. Lockheed Martin. Retrieved October 21, 2026.
- License Options - Prepar3D. Lockheed Martin. Retrieved October 21, 2026.
- ACES | Lockheed Martin. Lockheed Martin. Retrieved October 21, 2026.
- F-16 Family of Training Systems | Lockheed Martin. Lockheed Martin. Retrieved October 22, 2026.
- S-70 BLACK HAWK Helicopter Training Devices | Lockheed Martin. Lockheed Martin. Retrieved October 22, 2026.
- C-130J Maintenance and Aircrew Training System (MATS) | Lockheed Martin. Lockheed Martin. Retrieved October 22, 2026.
- USAspending.gov award summary: N0001924F5006 (Lockheed Martin Corporation). USAspending.gov (U.S. Department of the Treasury). Retrieved October 22, 2026.
- What is Turnkey Training and Why is it Important? | Lockheed Martin. Lockheed Martin, May 14, 2025. Retrieved October 22, 2026.
- Immersive Training Devices: Blending Real and Simulated Worlds Together | Lockheed Martin. Lockheed Martin, April 24, 2023. Retrieved October 22, 2026.
- USAspending.gov award summary: FA862126DB001 (Lockheed Martin Corporation). USAspending.gov (U.S. Department of the Treasury). Retrieved October 22, 2026.