LOCAL LOCKHEED MARTIN EMPLOYEES RECEIVE PRESTIGIOUS CORPORATE DISTINCTION

CHERRY HILL, N.J., March 17, 2008 —Lockheed Martin [NYSE:LMT] named Henry Mendenhall and Carl Hein a Lockheed Martin Senior Fellow and Fellow, respectively. The distinctions honor technologists who demonstrate technical excellence, support the achievement of business objectives, mentor colleagues, improve within their discipline, and earn the respect of their technical peers.

Lockheed Martin names as Senior Fellows less than one-tenth of one percent of its 60,000 engineers, scientists, and technical professionals. Less than one percent becomes fellows.

Shamong resident Henry Mendenhall is a senior principal member of the engineering staff at Lockheed Martin Advanced Technology Laboratories (ATL). The Corporation elevated him from Fellow to Senior Fellow in recognition of 23 years of technical achievement and leadership in artificial intelligence and information assurance. Mendenhall has developed technologies for some of the nation's most important national defense initiatives and contributed substantially to the applied research community. He holds a bachelor's degree in philosophy from St. Joseph's University and a master's degree in computer science from the University of Pennsylvania.

Cherry Hill resident Carl Hein is a principal member of the engineering staff at ATL. The Corporation named him a Fellow in recognition of 23 years of technical achievement and leadership in modeling and simulation technologies as well as for the development and maintenance of CISM, a modeling and simulation tool that is in worldwide use. He holds bachelor’s and master's degrees in electrical engineering from Drexel University.

Headquartered in Bethesda, Md., Lockheed Martin employs about 140,000 people worldwide and is principally engaged in the research, design, development, manufacture, integration and sustainment of advanced technology systems, products and services. The Corporation reported 2007 sales of $41.9 billion.

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