Star Dusters Newsletter Retirees and Former Employees of Corporation Affiliated With Lockheed Martin Leadership Association P. O. Box 10310, Burbank, CA 91510-0310 (818) 565-2011 or (888) 718-5328, Ext. 2011 e-mail: lmstardusters @att.net May 2016 This Issue: Announcements –– President’s Corner –– A Brief History of Lockheed Commercial Aircraft Programs, 1932-1981 –– New Members –– In Memoriam –– Travel Opportunities –– The Lockheed Martin C-130 Hercules –– Health and Medical News –– In The News –– Star Dusters Write –– Coming Events –– Logix

Welcome to all our new members, the majority of whom live outside of Southern California! We invite you to participate in our organization by submitting articles about your career and/or your activities after retirement for possible publication in the Newsletter. Email us at [email protected] or send your articles by mail to Editor, LM Star Dusters Newsletter, P.O. Box 10310, Burbank, CA 91510–0310. 2016 CONTRIBUTIONS: Thanks to each and every one of you who made a contribution to our organization when renewing your membership. The funds donated will enable us to serve you with publication of the Newsletter, acting as a focal point to keep you abreast of Lockheed Martin activities and decisions affecting retiree benefits. Rye Canyon Annual Reunion, May 14, 2016 – The Rye Canyon Reunion will be held May 14, 2016 at Hart Park from 1 pm to 4 pm. Coffee and soft drinks will be provided. Contact Dean Oliva at 818-363-7757 if you plan to attend. CARPINTERIA BBQ/PICNIC, WEDNESDAY, JULY 20, 2016 Our annual BBQ/picnic is set for Wednesday, July 20, 2016 at the Carpinteria Lions Park and Event Center, 6197 Casitas Pass Road, Carpinteria, CA . Both tri-tip and chicken will be available. Iced tea will also be served, but you are welcome to bring your own non-alcoholic beverage. (Alcohol is not permitted on the premises.) The Lodge has asked us to notify our members that dogs are NOT permitted. Cost is $18.00 per person and the deadline for reservations is July 6. The terrain is flat, parking and rest rooms are easily accessible. Please complete and return your reservation form (Insert 1) along with your check no later than the July 6th deadline. VIEW THE NEWSLETTER AND ROSTER ON OUR WEBSITE: http://www.lmstardusters.org Star Dusters Newsletter 2 May 2016 PRESIDENT’S CORNER By Dennis Fernandez Hello Star Dusters. We continue to receive very positive feedback on the Newsletter so I would like to take this opportunity to thank all the individuals who dedicate their time to contribute to, edit and publish our Newsletter. I am pleased to see that all the hard work by our Web Site enhancement team in conjunction with DDx Media resulted in the rollout of our new Star Dusters Web Site on April 19th. An email announcing the rollout and describing some of the enhancements was sent to our membership. The LAS-Ontario Star Dusters luncheon was held on April 19th in Claremont, California. Ed Glasgow, a Past President of the Star Dusters, attended and represented the Board at the luncheon. Jim and Jan Taylor have been the wonderful hosts of this event for many years but are now planning to retire. Since no replacements could be found, this was unfortunately the final meeting of this group. Ed reported that over 60 people were present, more than double the usual number of attendees. Some traveled across the country to attend this final meeting. Also in attendance was Kelley Hantz, who joined LAS as the first employee in 1952. Dave Ellefson was the invited speaker and gave a very appropriate presentation on the history of LAS. Many thanks to Jim and Jan Taylor and the LAS participants in the Star Dusters Satellite Group for their dedicated service to LAS and the country. Less than a week after I submitted my President’s Corner input for the April Newsletter, which contained a discussion of the Hybrid Airship Cargo Hauler, it was announced that United Kingdom- based Straightline Aviation had signed a letter of intent to purchase up to 12 of the LMH-1 Airships. Coincidental to the announcement of the LMH-1 order, Ed Glasgow reported that he had been approached for an interview by Chris Pocock. Chris, a British citizen who has authored four books on the history of the U-2 spyplane, is now writing a book entitled, “Bouyant Blend-The Development of the Hybrid Air Vehicle.” He intends to write a serious account describing the projects and people behind them. Chris has interviewed a number of Lockheed Martin people who have been involved with airship projects. Ed was interviewed because he was directly involved with two of the airship projects, P116 and Aerocraft. The P116 Project, with Ed as Chief Engineer, was initiated following an inquiry by Fedex in 1992 to have the develop an ultra large airship capable of transporting one million pounds of cargo. After three years it was determined that the project was technically feasible. The cigar shaped airship would be 1100 feet long and 300 feet tall. Fedex and Lockheed ultimately decided not to go forward with the project. The project team regrouped in 1996 and decided they could eliminate significant cost by using a partially buoyant hybrid lifting-body vehicle capable of takeoff and landing using conventional runways thus eliminating significant infrastructure associated with an ultra large airship operation. This cross between an airship and an aircraft was called Aerocraft. The project died in 1999 for lack of customers and financing. ~end~ Star Dusters Newsletter 3 May 2016 A BRIEF HISTORY OF LOCKHEED COMMERCIAL AIRCRAFT PROGRAMS, 1932-1981 By Sherm Mullin When Robert Gross and his associates purchased previously bankrupt Lockheed Aircraft in 1932 their primary objective was to be solely in the commercial aircraft business. From then until 1938 all their investment and energy went into designing and producing, one after the other, three new commercial aircraft, the Model 10 Electra, the Model 12 Electra Junior, and the Model 14 Super Electra. All were twin engine, twin tail aircraft with aluminum structure. 149 Model 10s were delivered from 1934 to 1941, 130 Model 12s were delivered from 1936 to 1942, and 112 Model 14s were delivered from 1937 to 1940. The Super Electra carried 14 passengers, cruised at 215 mph, and had a range of 1,500 miles. Douglas Aircraft delivered 430 much larger DC-3 aircraft while the Super Electra was being produced. Intense commercial airliner competition between Lockheed and Douglas would continue from 1932 until 1981. Preliminary design of a larger commercial airliner was started in 1938, initially called the Model 44 Excalibur. It was a four engine aircraft for 21 passengers. Discussions with airlines, particularly TWA (owned by Howard Hughes) resulted in expanding the design to carry 40 passengers. This became the Model 049 Constellation, which made its first flight at Burbank on January 9, 1943. With WW II in progress no commercial deliveries were permitted. Designated the C-69, a few were delivered to the Army Air Force. In late 1945 deliveries to airlines commenced, increasing rapidly to 57 Connies in 1946. A much improved configuration, the Super Constellation, was then developed, with first flight on October 30, 1950 and first deliveries in 1951. Both the Air Force and the Navy ordered large fleets of Super Connies. Some were configured as transports and others configured as airborne early warning aircraft. The last version of the Connie was Model 1649 Starliner, probably the most outstanding piston engine powered airliner ever produced. However, with Boeing starting deliveries of the jet powered B707 aircraft to airlines in 1958, the era of piston engine powered airliners came to an abrupt end. Only 44 Starliners were produced before the line was shut down in 1958. A total of 856 Connies were produced, with about 50% delivered to airlines and 50% to military customers. The program would not have been profitable without the military customers. After extended technical and contractual negotiations with American Airlines and Eastern Airlines the Model 188 Electra program was launched in September 1955, with initial orders for 75 aircraft. Like the prototype C-130 transport designed earlier in Burbank, it was powered by four turboprops. Designed for 90 passengers, its cruise speed was 373 mph and its range 2,200 miles. First flight was in December 1957 and first delivery was in October 1958. Serious problems occurred in 1959 when three Electras experienced structural failures in flight, with fatal accidents. This was determined to be the result of engine mounting and nacelle structural dynamics problems not found in flight test. The company accepted full responsibility and incorporated major modifications in all aircraft, at a cost of $25 million. Airline and Star Dusters Newsletter 4 May 2016 customer confidence never fully recovered. The line was shut down in 1962, with only 170 aircraft produced. The Skunk Works prototype twin engine JetStar first flight was at Burbank September 4, 1957. Production was assigned to Lockheed Georgia, where it was redesigned to a four engine configuration. 204 JetStars were produced at Marietta before the line was shutdown in 1980. When development of a large supersonic passenger transport (SST) aircraft was given a high national priority in 1963, Lockheed and Boeing were awarded contracts to do a preliminary design, including extensive wind tunnel tests and other technology development work. Lockheed designed its Model L-2000 supersonic transport. Boeing won that intense competition in 1967. Later they revised their design to be similar to the L-2000. The program was cancelled in 1971. After the SST loss in 1967, Lockheed President Dan Haughton was promoted to Chairman and CEO. He was determined to get the company back into the commercial airliner business and initiated what became the L-1011 TriStar commercial aircraft program at Lockheed California Company. The launch customers were Eastern (25 plus 25 options), TWA (33 plus 11 options), and Air Holdings (50). It was powered by three Rolls Royce turbofan engines with 41,000lb thrust. First flight was at Palmdale on November 16, 1970. 1971 was a grim year. In February Rolls Royce abruptly announced it was bankrupt. L- 1011 production was shut down. 6,000 employees at Palmdale and Burbank were laid off. CEO Haughton led two major recovery efforts: working with the British government to financially bail out Rolls Royce and working with the U. S. Congress to get a government guarantee for $250 million in additional bank loans. Haughton’s extraordinary effort was completed successfully in August 1971, saving Lockheed from bankruptcy. FAA certification was achieved April 14, 1972, with 17 deliveries by year end. Later, due to Douglas DC-10 competition and strong customer interest, a long range derivative, the L-1011-500, was developed and put in production. Despite intense effort, the program never recovered financially from the 1971 debacle. The decision to terminate the program was announced by CEO Roy Anderson on December 7, 1981. 250 TriStars were produced. Selected Data On Lockheed Commercial Aircraft Model First Flight Gross Weight-pounds Wing Span-feet 10 Electra 2/23/34 10,300 55 12 Electra Junior 6/27/36 8,650 49 14 Super Electra 7/29/37 17,500 65 049 Connie 1/9/43 86,000 123 1049G Sup Connie 7/14/51 137,500 123 1649 Starliner 10/10/56 160,000 150 188 Electra 12/6/57 113,000 99 JetStar 1/10/60 44,500 54.5 Star Dusters Newsletter 5 May 2016 L-1011-1 TriStar 11/16/70 430,000 155 L-1011-500 12/16/78 496,000 164

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Art Guenther (Jill) March 9, 2016 George Roug (Sally) April 2, 2016 Robert (Bob) Paddack March 29, 2016 Gene Salvay April 8, 2016 Robert (Bob) Unger March 23, 2016 And spouse Michi March 26, 2016 Helen Hoyt October 27, 2015 William (Bill) Shelton (Norma) April 20, 2016 ~ end ~ Star Dusters Newsletter 6 May 2016 TRAVEL OPPORTUNITIES FOR STAR DUSTERS By Ann Hyden, Travel Coordinator Start your vacation planning early for those special trips you’ve been thinking about to expand your horizons! Some suggestions are listed below from our counterpart to Star Dusters in the San Francisco Bay area, LMMAR, and from Talbot Tours, which does the planning, arranging, and booking for us. Many more destinations, international and domestic, are available but too numerous to list here. I invite you to call me with your ideas, questions, etc., at (818) 367–3217. Do book early to avoid disappointment from filled-up tours. Air flights and prices can be quoted and arranged from any locale. (Note that prices herein listed include airfare from the Bay Area). Welcome to Exciting Cuba – Oct 15-23, 2016 – (Call for 2017 dates.) Be among the first American travelers in five decades to visit CUBA! Enjoy this opportunity to experience the enduring faith, colorful history, lively culture and lush tropical climate of this captivating country. After an overnight in Miami, a short flight lands you in colonial Camaguay, a city of many plazas, and visit the King Ranch, then on to Trinidad, founded in 1514 and called the colonial “Crown Jewel”, and nearby Cienfuego, the “Pearl of the South”. Before proceeding to Havana, you will pass by sugar cane and banana plantations to the Bay of Pigs and Museum. Havana holds unique architecture, many-colored buildings, cobblestone streets, taxis all ‘50s restorations, the home of Ernest Hemingway for thirty years of his life. You will mingle with the locals; see ballet and painters’ studios; hear jazz, choir and orchestral concerts; learn the samba and rumba and about cigar-making and baseball. Prices are from $4770 and include airfare, hotels, 20 meals, tour manager, all admissions, taxes and gratuities. Final payment is due 90 days before departure. Yellowstone/Wildlife Experience - June 20 and August 8, 2016 – Tour highlights include: Antelope Island State Park, West Yellowstone, Grizzly and Wolf Discovery Center, Yellowstone Wildlife Safari, Grand Teton National Park, Snake River Float Trip, cruise on Lake Jenny, visit American Heritage Center and Salt Lake City. Double rooms are $2425, each person including 12 meals. Grand Tour of Italy - Sept 27, Oct. 4, 2016 – A fabulous trip awaits you covering the highlights of magnificent Italy during 12 sunny days. Fly via Boston to Florence/Montecantini and Venice for guided tours of city centers, Academia Museum (Michelangelo’s David), San Marco, Doge’s Palace and much more. Drive through the Chianti Hills to medieval Siena and San Gimignana, then depart for Assisi (St. Francis’ Cathedral and Basilica) and on to Rome. Tour monuments and sites of both ancient and modern Rome with a day dedicated to the Vatican and Sistine Chapel. Next is Pompeii, Naples and Sorrento with tours of all, including the spectacular Amalfi Drive with views of the coastal resort Positano and another day to ferry to the enchanted Isle of Capri. Fly home from Naples. Prices include roundtrip airfare, Tour Manager, ten nights first class hotels, all breakfasts and dinners (20 meals), taxes and gratuities for double @ $4475 each, single @ $5230, deposit of $400 each and insurance of $495/536, resp. Final payment due 90 days before departure. Star Dusters Newsletter 7 May 2016 New Year’s in Nashville, Dec 30, 2016-Jan. 3, 2017 – Welcome in the New Year aboard the General Jackson Riverboat with a cruise and Gala Dinner Dance! Four nights at the fabulous Opryland Hotel include New Year’s Day brunch and tours to Franklin Plantations, Studio “B”, the Johnny Cash Museum, Country Music Hall of Fame, the Parthenon (replica, of course), and hosted dinner at the Wild Horse Saloon. & seven meals included in the cost from $2,100. Briefly, for your consideration, are the following one- or two-week or less domestic travel suggestions: (Call me at 818-367-3217 for brochure/info.). Albuquerque Balloon Fest, Santa Fe Sept 25-Oct. 2 & Oct 1–Oct 8, 2016 Acoma, Taos, Carlsberg Canyon Country Experience. Oct 11-17, 2016 & Oct 17-23, 2016 Grand Canyon, Arches, Bryce, Zion Calif. Rail Tour – Coast, Wine Co., July 23-30, 2016 Redwoods, Yosemite Colorado Train Adventure – 8 days Sept 10-17, 2016 American Queen Paddlewheel along Various dates in 2016 & 2017 the Mississippi & Columbia Rivers Oregon Rose Festival Jun 4-12, 2016 Hurricane Ridge & San Juan Islands Aug. 7-12, 2016 Brandywine & the Poconos Oct. 8-14, 2016 Philadelphia, Amish Country Autumn in New England – Boston, Sept. 24-Oct. 1, 2017 Ludlow. Lincoln, Portland, etc. International trips in 2016 have been added and include: Costa Rica Oct 18-26, 2016; 2017 dates avail. World’s Fair; Italian and Sept 13-21 & Oct 5-13, 2016 French Rivieras– 9 days each Lake Como & Switzerland/World’s Sept 19-27, Oct 3-11, 2016 Fair– 9 Days Kenya Safari – 13 days Nov 7-19, 2016 & Mar 8-20, 2017 Downton Abbey/English Castles/Bath/ Aug 6-13 & 13-20, 2016. London/Windsor/Stonehenge Spain and Portugal Sept 27-Oct 8, Oct 4-15, 2016 Alpine Swiss Villages –sites seldom Aug. 21-29, 2017 seen by tourists! Cruise Destinations: (Call me for dates/prices/ports etc. @ 818 367-3217) Hawaii, 8-16 day trips; Sept 24 & Oct 29, 2016, Feb 3 & Mar 25, 2017 Alaska, sea or sea/land: 10-20 day trips; Call for dates from June 2016 thru Sept, 2017 Canada/New England; Sept. 6, 2016 Panama Canal; Mar 15, 2017 South America 18 days L.A. to Chile; Dec 4, 2016 Baltic Sea; August, 2016 Star Dusters Newsletter 8 May 2016 Mediterranean Sea, Eastern/Western. Sept. 15, 2016/ Oct. 10 & 20, 2016 Asia 14 Days. From Singapore Mar. 14, 2017 ~end~ THE LOCKHEED-MARTIN C-130 HERCULES By Dave Jillson Prototype first flight: Aug.23, 1954 First production model flight: April 7, 1955 First delivery to USAF: Dec. 9, 1956 60th anniversary of delivery of first C-130 will be in December, 2016. L100 civilian version certified: Feb. 1965 (113 have been delivered) C-130J-30 First Flight: April, 1996 C-130 shorter version June, 1996 The C-130 is currently operating out of 68 countries. The 2 prototypes were built and tested in Burbank. Production was then moved to Georgia and all production models have been built there. The C-130 was originally designed as cargo, medivac, and troop transport. Since then, the aircraft has defied expectations and has been built or modified to support upwards of 100 different mission requirements, some of which include Humanitarian, search and rescue, weather reconnaissance, special operations, firefighting, aerial spray, commercial transport, and aerial refueling. It has landed everywhere, literally, from aircraft carriers to the highest runway in the world to snow and ice in Greenland and Antarctica with the help of skis. Speed, load capacity, and altitude have increased over the years—the C-130 E had a speed of 345 MPH with full load at 20,000 feet and the C-130J-30 model now in production has a top speed of 410 MPH with a full load at 26,000 feet, the standard C- 130J 417 MPH at 28,000 feet. The original C-130 had a 6 pallet capacity and the C-130J-30 holds 8 pallets. Cargo compartment has increased from 40 to 55 feet. The pallet referred to is an 88” X 108” pallet standardized in 1962. The Air Force tried to replace it in the 1970s with the “Advanced Medium STOL Transport” project. This project resulted in the C-17 which replaced the C-141 instead of the C-130. An item in the February, 2016 Star Dusters Newsletter mentions a comment by industry analyst Loren Thompson indicating the probability of the C-130s being produced today will still be flying military missions when the centennial date of the first delivery rolls around in 2056. Three other military aircraft (Lockheed-Martin P-3 Orion, and Boeing’s B-52 and KC-135) have all been in service 50 plus years, but are no longer in production. They all face retirement before reaching 100 years of service. Star Dusters Newsletter 9 May 2016 With the number still on order (as of December 31, 2015) and a production rate of 24 a year, that keeps the production line going at least through 2020 without another order. It is already the longest continuous military aircraft production line in history. The 2,500th C-130 was delivered in December, 2015. ~ end ~ MEDICAL AND HEALTH NEWS Gathered by Mel Kovnat

Acknowledgment of the source of material for these excerpts is included, but no attempt was made to establish validity. Please check with your doctor or ignore the article if any information seems to conflict with advice given by your doctor. Complementary and alternative medicine What is considered an alternative therapy is a moving target. The Mayo Clinic Staff discusses what CAM means and its changing role in health care. October 2014. Complementary and alternative medicine has never been more popular. Nearly 40 percent of adults report using complementary and alternative medicine, also called CAM for short. Doctors are embracing CAM therapies, too, often combining them with mainstream medical therapies — spawning the term "integrative medicine." What are some examples of CAM therapies? Exactly what is considered alternative medicine changes constantly as treatments undergo testing and move into the mainstream. To make sense of the many therapies available, it helps to look at how they're classified by the National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM): 1. Whole medical systems 2. Mind-body medicine 3. Biologically based practices 4. Manipulative and body-based practices 5. Energy medicine Keep in mind that the distinctions between therapies aren't always clear-cut, and some systems use techniques from more than one category. 1. Whole medical systems A system isn't just a single practice or remedy — such as massage — but many practices that center on a philosophy, such as the power of nature or the presence of energy in your body. Examples of whole medical systems include:  Ancient healing systems. These healing systems arose long before conventional Western medicine and include ayurveda from India and traditional Chinese medicine.  Homeopathy. This approach uses minute doses of a substance that cause symptoms to stimulate the body's self-healing response. Star Dusters Newsletter 10 May 2016  Naturopathy. This approach focuses on noninvasive treatments to help your body do its own healing and uses a variety of practices, such as massage, acupuncture, herbal remedies, exercise and lifestyle counseling. 2. Mind-body medicine Mind-body techniques strengthen the communication between your mind and your body. CAM practitioners say these two systems must be in harmony for you to stay healthy. Examples of mind-body connection techniques include meditation, prayer, relaxation and art therapies. 3. Biologically based practices Examples include dietary supplements and herbal remedies. These treatments use ingredients found in nature. Examples of herbs include ginseng, ginkgo and echinacea; examples of other dietary supplements include selenium, glucosamine sulfate and SAMe. Herbs and supplements can be taken as teas, oils, syrups, powders, tablets or capsules. 4. Manipulation and body-based practices These methods use human touch to move or manipulate a specific part of your body. They include chiropractic and osteopathic manipulation and massage. 5. Energy medicine Some CAM practitioners believe an invisible energy force flows through your body, and when this energy flow is blocked or unbalanced you can become sick. Different traditions call this energy by different names, such as chi, prana and life force. The goal of these therapies is to unblock or re-balance your energy force. Energy therapies include qi gong, therapeutic touch, reiki and magnet therapy. Why are some doctors hesitant about CAM? Many conventional doctors practicing today didn't receive training in CAM or integrative medicine, so they may not feel comfortable making recommendations or addressing questions in this area. Doctors also have good reason to be cautious when it comes to some CAM. Conventional medicine values therapies that have been demonstrated through research and testing to be safe and effective. While scientific evidence exists for some CAM therapies, for many there are key questions that are yet to be answered. In addition, some CAM practitioners make exaggerated claims about curing diseases, and some ask you to forgo treatment from your conventional doctor. For these reasons, many doctors are cautious about recommending these therapies. Why is there so little evidence about CAM? One reason for the lack of research in alternative treatments is that large, carefully controlled medical studies are costly. Trials for conventional therapies are often funded by big companies that develop and sell drugs. Fewer resources are available to support trials of CAM therapies. That's why NCCAM was established — to foster research into CAM and make the findings available to the public. Star Dusters Newsletter 11 May 2016 Talk to your doctor about risks and benefits of any therapy you're considering Work with your conventional medical doctor to help you make informed decisions regarding CAM treatments. Even if your doctor can't recommend a specific practitioner, he or she can help you understand possible risks and benefits before you try a treatment. It's especially important to involve your doctor if you are pregnant, have medical problems or take prescription medicine. And don't stop or change your conventional treatment — such as the dose of your prescription medications — without talking to your doctor first. Finally, be sure to keep your doctor updated on any alternative therapies you're using, including herbal and dietary supplements. Heartburn or heart attack: When to worry Severe heartburn and heart attack can be hard to tell apart. Understand how they typically differ, and when to get immediate help. Mayo Clinic Staff, March, 2015 You've just eaten a big meal and feel a burning sensation in your chest. Heartburn, right? Probably, but there's a chance the chest pain is caused by reduced blood flow to your heart (angina) or an actual heart attack. How much do the symptoms of heartburn and heart attack overlap? Heartburn, angina and heart attack may feel very much alike. Even experienced doctors can't always tell the difference from your medical history and a physical exam. That's why if you go to the emergency room because of chest pain, you'll immediately have tests to rule out a heart attack. What's the best thing to do if you have chest pain and you're not sure what's causing it? If you have persistent chest pain and you aren't sure it's heartburn, call 911. Call your doctor if you had an episode of unexplained chest pain that went away within a few hours and you did not seek medical attention. Both heartburn and a developing heart attack can cause symptoms that subside after a while. The pain doesn't have to last a long time to be a warning sign. What is heartburn? Heartburn is discomfort or actual pain caused by digestive acid moving into the tube (esophagus) that carries swallowed food to your stomach Typical features of heartburn include:  A burning sensation starting in the upper abdomen and moving up into the chest  Usually occurs after eating or while lying down or bending over  May awaken you from sleep, especially if you have eaten within two hours of going to bed  Usually relieved by antacids  May be accompanied by a sour taste in your mouth — especially when you're lying down Star Dusters Newsletter 12 May 2016  May be accompanied by a small amount of stomach contents rising up into the back of your throat (regurgitation) What signs and symptoms are more likely to occur with a heart attack than with heartburn? The "textbook" heart attack involves sudden, crushing chest pain and difficulty breathing, often brought on by exertion. Many heart attacks don't happen that way, though. The signs and symptoms of a heart attack vary greatly from person to person. Heartburn itself can accompany other symptoms of heart attack. Typical heart attack signs and symptoms include:  Pressure, tightness, pain, or a squeezing or aching sensation in your chest or arms that may spread to your neck, jaw or back  Nausea, indigestion, heartburn or abdominal pain  Shortness of breath  Cold sweat  Fatigue  Lightheadedness or sudden dizziness The most common symptom of heart attack for both men and women is chest pain or discomfort. But women are more likely than men to experience some of the other symptoms, such as jaw or back pain, shortness of breath, and nausea or vomiting. Heart problems are more common among people over age 50, particularly those who have high blood pressure, diabetes or high cholesterol. Smoking and being overweight are other risk factors. Can other digestive symptoms cause chest pain? A muscle spasm in your esophagus may cause chest pain similar to that of a heart attack. The pain of a gallbladder attack also can spread to your chest. With gallbladder disease, you may notice nausea and an intense, steady ache in the upper middle or upper right abdomen — especially after a fatty meal. The pain may shift to your shoulders, neck or arms. Again, if you aren't sure, seek medical attention immediately. GEORGE PETER ROUG – 12-04-35 – 4-02-16 George was born on December 4, 1935 in Glendale, California. He graduated from University High School in 1953, and attended Santa Monica City College and West Coast University where he studied mechanical engineering. He was also a graduate of the Lockheed Management Institute at USC. His engineering career began with North American Aviation in the 1950s as a design engineer, including three years with the Rocketdyne Division on the J-2 rocket engine for Saturn. The bulk of his career was with Lockheed in Burbank and the “Skunkworks” in Palmdale. He was a design engineer for the L-1011 TriStar. He became Chief Engineer for Airborne Early Warning and Control Programs, which included the design and installation of large radar and rotodome antennas for the P-3 and C-130 aircraft. He became Chief Engineer for P-7A aircraft design before moving to Lockheed Georgia, where he worked on defense related projects until his retirement. Star Dusters Newsletter 13 May 2016 IN THE NEWS By Pete Harrigan

NON-PRODUCT RELATED Hewson, Other Industry CEOs Meet with SecDef – Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer Marillyn Hewson was among 40 industry officials who met with Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter and other defense officials to discuss issues including Pentagon technology initiatives, procurement regulations and foreign military sales, National Defense reported. The closed-door, off-the-record meeting was organized by three industry trade associations to explore “how we can best position the aerospace and defense industrial base at this critical time in our nation’s history,” the groups said. Industry insiders said both DoD leaders and industry CEOs have legitimate gripes, but added it’s doubtful much will change during the final months of the Obama administration. Pentagon Pulls Back on Call for Greater M&A Oversight – The Pentagon ended its push for legislation to give it a greater role in defense industry mergers and acquisitions after the Justice Department and Federal Trade Commission asserted that the current oversight system for mergers and acquisitions in the defense industry is “sufficiently flexible,” Defense News reported. Pentagon acquisition chief Frank Kendall called for the legislation after Lockheed Martin acquired helicopter giant Sikorsky last year. DoJ and FTC regulators quickly OK’d the sale, which Kendall later said displeased DoD officials who feared industry consolidation would reduce competition and give contractors greater advantage in dealing with the Pentagon. Lockheed Martin IT Unit to Lay Off Nearly 200 Ahead of Leidos Deal – The company plans to lay off about 200 workers in its Information Systems & Global Solutions segment, the Washington Post reported. The layoffs follow the elimination of 500 jobs in November 2015 and come as the company prepares to divest the $5.7 billion segment in a deal with Leidos Holdings. That transaction is expected to close later this year. A Lockheed Martin spokesman said the additional cuts were necessary “to remain competitive.” The company didn’t announce the reductions in a press release but confirmed them once contacted. Lockheed Martin Third in Quarterly Lobbying Expenditures – The company spent $3.7 million on lobbying during the first quarter of 2016, trailing ($4.7 million) and Boeing ($4.5 million), Politico reported. Northrop spent over $1 million more than it did in the first quarter of 2015 as it worked to keep sold the long-range strike bomber program it won last year. ($2.5 million) ranked fourth in spending for the first three months of 2016. United Technologies was fifth, but its year-to-year spending dropped by $1.9 million to $2.3 million following the sale of its Sikorsky unit to Lockheed Martin last year. Lockheed Martin to Help Fund New College in Saudi Arabia – The company said it would join with Babson Global and King Abdullah Economic City to create an elite educational institution in Saudi Arabia, modeled after Babson College’s top-ranked entrepreneurship education programs in the United States. Lockheed Martin will Star Dusters Newsletter 14 May 2016 provide funding over a 10-year period to establish the Babson programs and campus. The total investment wasn’t disclosed, but it will produce credits toward fulfilling Lockheed Martin’s industrial participation obligations tied to its business in Saudi Arabia. Lockheed Martin Remains Attractive to Engineering Students – The company remained a top place to work for engineering graduates, according to an annual survey by the research and advisory firm Universum. The survey of nearly 11,000 engineering students found that the top six preferred employers – NASA, Google, Boeing, Tesla, SpaceX and Lockheed Martin, respectively – were unchanged from the previous survey. Apple, Walt Disney, General Electric and Microsoft rounded out the top 10. The survey found that engineering graduates seek employers that provide stability, intellectual challenges, opportunities to be creative, and work-life balance. Internship Helps High School Students Soar – Thirteen high school seniors in Arlington, TX wrapped up year-long engineering and information technology internships at Lockheed Martin, the Fort Worth Star-Telegram reported. The program is a partnership of the company, the Arlington school district and Project Lead the Way, which introduces students to engineering, computer and biomedical sciences through applied learning. The internships require students to spend three afternoons a week at Lockheed Martin, with two devoted to study and observation with an employee mentor and the third to hands-on work. The internships open the door to scholarships, college summer internships and even future employment with Lockheed Martin. Company Launches New Program to Boost STEM Education – Lockheed Martin launched Generation Beyond, a new initiative to bring the science of space into thousands of homes and classrooms across America. The program, announced by Chairman, President and CEO Marillyn Hewson at the opening of the company- sponsored USA Science & Engineering Festival in Washington, DC, is designed to interest students in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) careers. In addition to online curriculum and a smartphone app, Generation Beyond includes a real-life Mars Experience Bus that will travel the country, providing student riders with an interactive experience simulating a drive along the red planet’s surface. Lockheed Martin Supports South Carolina Flood Relief – Company representatives presented a $25,000 check to South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley (R) in response to the major flooding that hit the state in late 2015. The funds will be used specifically to return military veterans and their families to their flood-damaged homes. Chinese Executive Pleads Guilty to Hacking U.S. Defense Contractors – Chinese aviation executive Su Bin pleaded guilty to conspiring to hack and steal sensitive data about the F-22, F-35, C-17 and other U.S. military aircraft, the Justice Department announced. Officials said Su sought to access Boeing computers for information on the C-17 transport and, along with two others, sought data on the F-22 and F-35 fighters. Based on his plea agreement, Su faces a maximum sentence of five years in prison and a fine, prosecutors said. Star Dusters Newsletter 15 May 2016 EP-3 Flight Officer Accused of Giving U.S. Secrets to China – A U.S. Navy flight officer with an extensive signals intelligence background was charged with passing secrets to China, the Washington Post reported. Lt. Cmdr. Edward C. Lin, a Taiwanese national who moved to the United States with his family when he was 14 and later became a naturalized citizen, had a career as a signals intelligence specialist on the Navy’s Lockheed Martin EP-3E Aries II reconnaissance aircraft. The Navy Times described the EP-3 as a “specially outfitted maritime patrol airplane designed to collect signals and electronic intelligence, among other types of surveillance.” Details of Lin’s alleged crimes were limited because the charging documents were heavily redacted, but sources said Lin is accused of passing information to China, Taiwan or both. MISSION SYSTEMS AND TRAINING Pentagon Cancels Remote Minehunting System – The Pentagon formally canceled a remote controlled minehunting system built by Lockheed Martin after years of delays and questions about its reliability, Reuters reported. Lockheed Martin, which was building the weapons for use aboard the U.S. Navy’s littoral combat ship (LCS), delivered 10 of the Remote Minehunting Systems (RMS) since the program began more than a decade ago. A senior defense official said approximately $750 million will be saved by the program’s cancellation. The official said the cancellation was specific to the minehunting vehicle, adding that a minehunting sonar produced by Raytheon could continue in some form. Earlier this year the Navy said it was not satisfied with the reliability of the remote minehunting vehicle and was looking for alternatives. Last year, Senate Armed Services Committee Chair John McCain (R-AZ) said the system was unreliable, prone to dropping communications, and missing mines it was supposed to find, despite nearly 17 years of development. Fight Erupts in Congress Over Huey Replacement – As the U.S. Air Force looks to replace its aging Huey helicopters, a group of lawmakers is protesting plans to sole- source the contract to Sikorsky, Defense News reported. The Air Force needs 72 aircraft to replace the outdated UH-1Ns that entered service over 40 years ago. The Air Force has been trying to replace the Hueys since the mid-2000s. But this year top service officials stressed a new urgency and developed a strategy to bypass competition and buy Sikorsky’s UH-60 Black Hawks for the Huey replacement program, with an estimated price tag of $2.4 billion. A dozen lawmakers sent a letter to House Armed Services Committee Chairman Mac Thornberry (R-TX), urging him to direct the Air Force to conduct “a fair and open competition.” The lawmakers, several of whom have helicopter manufacturers such as AgustaWestland and Bell in or adjacent to their districts, argued that commercial rotorcraft could meet the Air Force’s needs for a fraction of the cost of the Black Hawk solution. The Washington Post reported that 17 other lawmakers, including seven whose districts include Sikorsky or Lockheed Martin facilities, sent their own letter supporting the Air Force’s plan. USN Awards Contracts for Additional Littoral Combat Ships – Lockheed Martin and Australia’s Austal received contracts worth up to $564 million each to build one littoral combat ship (LCS) for the U.S. Navy, Reuters reported. Lockheed Martin’s contract covers construction of LCS 25, based on its Freedom-class design. Austal’s contract covers construction of LCS 26, another of its Independence-variant LCS ships. Star Dusters Newsletter 16 May 2016 A Pentagon announcement said the cost of the ships could not exceed the congressional cost cap of $564 million, but gave no specifics on the actual cost since the companies remain in competition for further orders. USN Relieves Commander of Damaged LCS; Ship to Return to U.S. – The U.S. Navy removed the commander of the littoral combat ship (LCS) USS Fort Worth amid its ongoing investigation of damage to the ship’s propulsion gears during a deployment to Singapore, Military Times reported. Cmdr. Michael Atwell, the first LCS skipper fired since the ships entered the fleet in 2008, bore some responsibility for the engineering accident and also failed to hold subordinates accountable, the Navy said. Assistant Secretary of the Navy Sean Stackley said the ship suffered “extensive damage,” Bloomberg News reported. The Navy said the ship, built by Lockheed Martin, will travel under its own power this summer to its home port of San Diego, where repairs will be carried out at a General Dynamics shipyard. The journey is expected to take about six weeks; the cost of repairs was not yet clear, a Navy spokesman told Reuters. Space Fence Test Site Opened in New Jersey – Lockheed Martin unveiled a scaled- down testbed for the U.S. Air Force’s next-generation space surveillance system, called Space Fence, Space News reported. The test site, in Moorestown, NJ, will be used to validate hardware and software for the operational facility in the Marshall Islands. Lockheed Martin won a $914 million contract in June 2014 to build the Space Fence, an S-band radar that will be able to track about five times as many targets as current U.S. space surveillance assets. It also will be able to detect smaller objects. The program is expected to cost about $1.6 billion when completed and reach initial operational capability in 2018. Company Sees Aegis Variant on Amphibious Ships – As Lockheed Martin continues to outfit U.S. Navy cruisers and destroyers with the latest version of the Aegis combat system, the company sees an opportunity to expand to other ships, the Washington Business Journal reported. In particular, the company would like to put Aegis on the next San Antonio-class amphibious ship (LPD-28). Currently, LPD-class ships are equipped with Raytheon’s Ship Self-Defense System. Because that system lacks ballistic missile defense capabilities, a key feature of Aegis, Lockheed Martin believes the Navy may be interested in a change. The company is in “feasibility discussions” with LPD shipbuilder Huntington Ingalls to decide whether Aegis is a good fit, and whether it might be back-fitted to the other 11 ships in the San Antonio class. Tests Begin for First Australian Navy Aegis System – Lockheed Martin began system integration and testing of the Aegis combat system aboard the first Hobart-class air warfare destroyer (AWD) on order for the Royal Australian Navy, Jane’s Navy International reported. The tests will ensure that equipment and subsystems, including the SPY-1D radar system and MK 41 Vertical Launch System, are properly installed and functional, the company said. Australia is building three AWDs to replace its Adelaide-class guided-missile frigates. The first-of-class ship, Hobart, was launched in May 2015. Star Dusters Newsletter 17 May 2016 USN Awards Contract Modification for Sonar System – Lockheed Martin received a $20.5 million contract modification from the U.S. Navy for work on a submarine sonar system. The pact covers production and support of additional Acoustic Rapid Commercial Off-the-Shelf Insertion (A-RCI) sonar systems. A-RCI integrates data from towed array, hull array, sphere array and other sensors, using commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) hardware and software. The use of COTS components allows for regular system upgrades as newer technologies become available. Lockheed Martin Shares in Massive DoD Electronics Upgrade Contract – The company’s Owego, NY unit and seven other companies will share in a Defense Microelectronics Agency contract to upgrade old electronic hardware and software, the Pentagon announced. The Advanced Technology Support Program IV indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity contact runs through March 2028 and has a maximum value of $7.2 billion. Other companies sharing the award are Aeroflex, BAE Systems, Boeing, General Dynamics, Honeywell, Northrop Grumman and Raytheon. Commercial Flight Training Unit Secures 2 Orders – Allegiant and Hawaiian airlines signed separate contracts to purchase Airbus A320 full flight simulators from Lockheed Martin Commercial Flight Training (LMCFT). Both are repeat customers for LMCFT, which provides simulators for a range of Airbus and Boeing commercial aircraft, as well as pilot training at facilities in Brazil and South Korea. Sikorsky to Push Black Hawk for Chilean Air Force – Sikorsky plans to pitch its S- 70 Black Hawk to the Chilean Air Force as that service looks to enhance its dual-use medium-lift capabilities, a company official told Jane’s Defence Weekly. Chile is seeking six to eight helicopters to increase battlefield lift and disaster relief capabilities, with the potential for acquisition of additional helicopters at a later date. Expected competitors include AgustaWestland, Airbus, Korean Aerospace Industries and Russia’s Rosoboronexport. Lockheed Martin Opens Retooled Missile Launcher Plant – The company formally reopened a retooled missile launcher production line in Baltimore with the promise of keeping 150 people in work, the Baltimore Sun reported. Workers and officials gathered in a cavernous factory building where a stage was flanked by two MK 41 Vertical Launch System units, standing several stories tall. For a time, the future of the facility looked to be in doubt; in 2010, Lockheed Martin said it would end manufacturing work there and eliminate 60 jobs. Production briefly restarted with a new contract, before winding down again in late 2014. But in 2014 the U.S. Navy awarded a $235 million order for launchers for 10 new destroyers. Lockheed Martin now says the 2014 contract will keep workers busy for years. AERONAUTICS HASC Budget Markup Would Restore 11 F-35s – The House Armed Services Committee (HASC) likely will restore the 11 F-35s the military services were forced to cut from their Fiscal Year 2017 budget requests, a congressional source told Defense News. The move, during the HASC markup of the FY17 defense policy bill, would reflect inputs from the U.S. Air Force, Navy and Marine Corps in the unfunded priorities lists each service submitted to Congress earlier this year. The HASC markup will Star Dusters Newsletter 18 May 2016 include funding for five more F-35As, four F-35Cs and two F-35Bs, according to the source. F-35 Acquisition Costs Drop, But Operating Costs Rise With Lifetime Extension – The Pentagon forecast a 3% drop in acquisition costs for Lockheed Martin’s F-35, but said plans to use the jets six years longer than originally envisioned would add about $45 billion to the projected operating costs through 2070, Reuters reported. The Defense Department’s annual report on major weapons programs forecast the total cost of the program at $1.5 trillion, up from the previous estimate of $1.4 trillion; that includes development, procurement, operating costs and inflation through the year 2070. The Pentagon said the projected cost increase was due largely to a decision by the services to reduce the jets’ annual flying hours to 250 hours from 300. The jets have a service life of 8,000 hours, meaning they would fly for an additional six years, which in turn would add to operating costs. Pentagon officials said the program had made steady improvements in cost, schedule and technical performance over the past year, but still faced delays in software development and a complex computer-based logistics system. Risks Seen with F-35 Logistics System – A failure in the computer-based logistics system that serves as the F-35’s “brains” could potentially ground the fleet, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) said. The $16.7 billion Autonomic Logistics Information System (ALIS) supports everything from the F-35’s operations, pilot scheduling, mission planning and supply chain management to its maintenance, making it one of the three major components of the jet, along with the airframe and engine. The GAO said one of the biggest concerns was the lack of a redundant system for processing ALIS data. Reliance on a single point of entry for all ALIS data and a single main ALIS operating unit means a weather-related loss of electricity or other failure could affect fleet operations or even ground it, GAO said. Pentagon officials told GAO they recognized the risk and were in the early stages of trying to buy up to two more ALIS operating units for back-up, though no funds had been allocated for that purpose. ALIS was developed by Lockheed Martin’s Mission Systems and Training unit. First Updated F-35 Helmet Test a Success – The first test of a new, lightweight F-35 pilot helmet was successful, a promising sign that the Pentagon can qualify and implement all three fixes to the jet’s escape system by the end of the year, Defense News reported. Modifications to the fighter’s ejection seat and the new helmet are designed to reduce the risk of neck injury to pilots during ejection. “This initial test had promising results and the F-35 enterprise is on a path to qualify the helmet ... by the end of this summer,” a spokesman for the F-35 Joint Program Office said. “The lighter helmet expected to be fielded by the end of the year is in line with the seat timeframe as well.” Israel Seeking to Customize F-35 for Greater Autonomy – Israel is working with Lockheed Martin and the Pentagon’s F-35 Joint Program Office to maximize autonomy of its planned stealth fighter force, Defense News reported. Once the first aircraft are delivered in December, state-owned Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) will install a tailor- made command and control computer system on top of the F-35’s embedded central Star Dusters Newsletter 19 May 2016 avionics. The Israel Air Force and state-owned Rafael Advanced Systems have been working with Lockheed Martin to adapt the Israeli Spice 1000 electro-optic standoff precision strike system for internal carriage on the F-35. Israeli officials also want to perform heavy maintenance in country, an issue that remains open due to security concerns. U.S., UK Invest in F-35 Home Base Upgrades – The U.S. Air Force will spend more than $500 million to upgrade Eielson Air Force Base in Alaska over the next five years to make way for two squadrons of F-35s, the Associated Press reported. Officials said the funds will be used for hangars and facilities to accommodate personnel required to support the 54 F-35s, scheduled to arrive beginning in 2020. Separately, Defense News reported that the Royal Air Force will spend £167 million (US$235 million) to prepare the arrival of its first F-35s in 2018. Of the total, £142 million was awarded to Lockheed Martin to install logistics, training and maintenance facilities with support from BAE Systems and other British firms. Military Looks to Airshows to Improve F-35’s Reputation – The U.S. military will showcase the F-35 in a number of domestic airshows this year as its seeks to build popular support for the program, Stars and Stripes reported. “I have never been associated with a program in my 25-plus years of acquisition where the public perception and the reality are so different,” said Lt. Gen. Chris Bogdan, the Pentagon’s F-35 program manager, adding: “Part of that is our problem for not telling the story.” The Pentagon hopes to counter years of negative perceptions by demonstrating the F- 35’s capabilities during airshows in New York, Las Vegas, Chicago and Fort Lauderdale, among other locations. USMC May Demonstrate F-35 Vertical Landing at UK Airshow – The U.S. Marine Corps is looking into the possibility of demonstrating an F-35B vertical landing in July during the Royal International Air Tattoo (RIAT) airshow in the United Kingdom, Defense News reported. The F-35 already was scheduled to appear at both RIAT and Farnborough Air Show, but the Marine Corps revealed that it’s “looking into” demonstrating the aircraft’s short-takeoff and vertical landing (STOVL) capabilities at RIAT. The service also is considering a demonstration of an airborne F-35 receiving fuel from a KC-130 tanker. Defense News reported that the F-35’s first international appearance will be at the Leeuwarden Air Show in the Netherlands in June. USAF Wants Autonomous F-16s to Join the F-35 in Combat – The U.S. Air Force Research Lab (AFRL) is moving ahead with an initiative to turn aging F-16 fighter jets into unmanned, autonomous combat aircraft to fly alongside newer aircraft such as the F-35, Fortune reported. The service, which has been experimenting with the “Loyal Wingman” program for some time, already owns a fleet of unmanned F-16s. In 2013, Boeing outfitted a number of retired Lockheed Martin F-16s into pilotless target drones. But AFRL emphasized that it isn’t just looking for an unmanned aircraft that can be piloted from afar, but a robotic aircraft that can pilot itself, taking cues from a human pilot in another aircraft. A formal program is in the works for 2018, with flight demonstrations planned through 2022. Star Dusters Newsletter 20 May 2016 House Legislation Would Order F-22 Restart Study – Almost five years after Lockheed Martin shut down production of its F-22 stealth fighter jet, the House of Representative approved legislation that would direct the U.S. Air Force to look into restarting the assembly line. Production ended at just 187 aircraft, far below the original requirement for 749 jets. The House Armed Services Tactical Air and Land Forces subcommittee’s markup for its section of the 2017 defense policy bill directs the Air Force secretary to study the costs associated with procuring at least another 194 F- 22s. Air Force officials have consistently rebuffed suggestions to restart the Raptor line, citing the enormous cost of the project. USAF Squandered Millions on Excess C-130J Spare Parts, IG Says -- The U.S. Air Force mismanaged its inventory of C-130J spare parts, building up a stockpile worth tens of millions of dollars, the Pentagon’s Inspector General (IG) found. Air Force Times reported that investigators found $17 million in overstocked parts from Rolls- Royce, which produces the C-130J’s engines; the amount of overstocked parts from C- 130J manufacturer Lockheed Martin was redacted. The IG investigation was completed in 2014, but remained classified for 18 months. Among other findings, investigators concluded that the Air Force has stockpiles of certain components sufficient to last longer than 110 years, even though some of the parts are obsolete. USAF Picks Up on C-130 Winglet Trials – The U.S. Air Force is evaluating the use of winglets on its MC-130J Commando II special mission aircraft, three years after Lockheed Martin abandoned the concept, Jane’s Defence Weekly reported. Company officials said in 2013 that winglet technology didn’t fit the geometry of the C-130’s straight wing, adding that tests failed to deliver the substantial fuel savings it had hoped for. The company also examined the use of fuselage-mounted guide vanes and strakes to cut drag and save fuel. The 413th Flight Test Squadron at Eglin Air Force Base picked up on the work and has conducted at least eight flight tests with a winglet- equipped MC-130J. The service hasn’t disclosed findings of those tests or plans for any further testing. Pentagon Awards $1.5B for C-130J Long-Lead Items – Lockheed Martin received a contract worth $1.5 billion to buy titanium and other long-lead materials needed to build 28 C-130J military transport aircraft, the Pentagon said. The covered aircraft are 14 standard C-130J transports, five HC-130J variants configured for search and rescue missions, and eight MC-130J multi-mission combat transport and special operations aircraft. Coast Guard Orders Additional C-130J – The U.S. Coast Guard awarded Lockheed Martin $61.3 million for a C-130J extended-range, search-and-recovery variant. The Coast Guard was authorized to purchase up to five C-130Js between 2016 and 2020 under a 78-aircraft multi-year contract negotiated with the Pentagon last year. The latest contract is for the second of those five aircraft. Israel Considers C-130J Fleet Additions – Israel is close to starting negotiations with Lockheed Martin to boost its fleet of C-130J tactical transports, sources told Flightglobal. Three of the airlifters – named “Samson” in Israeli service – already are in Star Dusters Newsletter 21 May 2016 operational use, with three more on order. The Israeli Air Force previously outlined a requirement for additional aircraft on top of those six. Lockheed Martin Begins Wing Production for LM-100J – Wing production for the LM-100J commercial freighter, based on the C-130J military transport, is under way at Lockheed Martin’s facility in Marietta, GA. The LM-100J is scheduled to make its first flight next year, after which the Federal Aviation Administration certification process will commence. The LM-100J is expected to perform as a commercial multipurpose air freighter ideal for delivering bulk and oversize cargo, particularly to remote locations. Lockheed Martin Lands $480M Airship Deal – The company won an order for as many as 12 airships worth $480 million as lower crude receipts spur cost-conscious oil and gas companies to consider aircraft able to carry workers and cargo to remote locations without the need for hefty investment in runways and roads, Bloomberg News reported. Deliveries to Straightline Aviation will begin in 2018 and span about two years. The British firm plans to market airship transport services to oil companies in Alaska, and to oil and solar operators in the Middle East, Africa, Latin America and Russia. Lockheed Martin’s LMH-1 airship is designed to carry 20 tons of freight and 19 passengers, plus crew. It can land without the traditional mooring mast, slashing the cost of ground infrastructure. Airships Could Serve Arctic Market – Airships could deliver food and other essential supplies to remote communities in the Arctic region, significantly reducing costs to consumers, the Canadian Broadcasting Company reported. An official of Hybrid Enterprises, Lockheed Martin’s marketing partner, said the companies plan to have the first ship airborne by next year and to receive Transport Canada and Federal Aviation Administration certifications by 2018. “Beginning of 2019, that’s when you will see real service initiatives in places and having your groceries or project material moved,” said Hybrid Enterprises Chief Operating Officer Grant Cool. Boeing, Lockheed Martin Offer to Build Fighter Jets in India – Representatives from the Pentagon and its top warplane manufacturers met with Indian Defence Ministry officials in New Delhi to discuss production of FA/-18 and F-16 in India, the Economic Times reported. Lockheed Martin officials previously expressed interest in establishing an F-16 production line under the “Make In India” initiative, but the April talks were the first involving U.S. government representatives. Frontier Airlines Selects Lockheed Martin for Engine Maintenance – Frontier Airlines awarded Lockheed Martin Commercial Engine Solutions (LMCES) an eight- year exclusive contract to perform engine maintenance, repair and overhaul on CFM56- 5 engines for the airline’s Airbus A319s and A320s. Services will be performed at the LMCES facility in Montreal, which supports maintenance for five different engines that power Airbus, Boeing and Embraer aircraft. The value of the Frontier contract wasn’t disclosed. Star Dusters Newsletter 22 May 2016 MISSILES AND FIRE CONTROL GAO Raises Concerns About LRASM Technical Maturity – As the fast-track Offensive Anti-Surface Warfare (OASuW) Increment 1 acquisition program moves into its system development phase, the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) has raised concerns over the technical maturity of the Lockheed Martin AGM-158C Long Range Anti-Ship Missile (LRASM), Jane’s Defence Weekly reported. In an analysis of the U.S. Navy’s OASuW Increment 1 program, the GAO said LRASM plans to enter development “with none of its six critical technologies mature and one approaching full maturity, which is not consistent with best practices.” Moreover, GAO said the fuze from Lockheed Martin’s Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile (JASSM), a planned component of the LRASM, isn’t qualified for use on Navy weapons. Lockheed Martin Among Firms Supporting DARPA’s “Gremlins” Drones – The company’s facility in Dallas was among four firms awarded contracts for Phase 1 of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency’s (DARPA) “Gremlins” program, aimed at enabling aircraft to launch volleys of low-cost, reusable unmanned air systems (UAS) and retrieve them in mid-air. The “gremlins” would carry a mix of mission payloads to generate a variety of effects in a distributed and coordinated manner, DARPA said. The Phase 1 contracts will pave the way for a proof-of-concept flight demonstration that would validate the ability of a specially-equipped C-130 to recover multiple “gremlins”. In addition to Lockheed Martin, Composite Engineering, Dynetics and General Atomics received Phase 1 contracts, collectively valued at about $16 million. Company Delivers 150,000th Laser-Guided Bomb Kit – Lockheed Martin recently marked delivery of its 150,000th laser-guided bomb training round, the Scranton (PA) Times-Tribune reported. The Enhanced Laser Guided Training Round kits, produced at a 350,000-square-foot facility in Archbald, PA, give warfighters a live-fire, laser-guided bomb practice weapon. Lockheed Martin has produced the rounds for the U.S. Navy, U.S. Marine Corps and international customers since 1992. Miniature Hit-to-Kill Missile Successfully Tested – Lockheed Martin successfully test-fired its miniature hit-to-kill (MHTK) missile from a multi-mission launcher (MML) at the White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico, United Press International reported. The test was intended to validate the missile’s agility and aerodynamic capability. The MHTK is two feet in length and weighs five pounds. Lockheed Martin said the missile’s compact size allows multiple rounds to be packaged in a single MML tube, a key component of the U.S. Army’s Indirect Fire Protection Capability Increment 2-Intercept program to defend against cruise missiles, unmanned aircraft systems and rocket, artillery and mortar threats. Indian Partner Sought for Miniature Hit-to-Kill Missile – Lockheed Martin is looking for an industrial partner in India to collaborate on its Miniature Hit-to-Kill (MHTK) missile, intended to intercept artillery, mortars, rockets and drones. The missile was displayed at a trade show in India, where Lockheed Martin executives told DefenseWorld.net that they are looking for a partner in India to manufacture the illuminator system, which helps to track the target before the MHTK missile is launched. The missile does not have a warhead, but destroys its target by kinetic impact. Star Dusters Newsletter 23 May 2016 Lockheed Martin Advancing Competitor to Boeing’s JDAM – The company is demonstrating the performance and accuracy of its proposed alternative to the Boeing laser-guided joint direct attack munition (Laser JDAM), which has been in continuous production for the U.S. military since 2008, Flightglobal reported. Lockheed Martin is testing its Dual Mode Plus weapon aboard a U.S. Navy F/A-18 and is pushing for trials with an Air Force F-16. Derived from the company’s II Plus laser guidance assembly, which converts “dumb” bombs into precision-guided, direct-attack weapons, Dual Mode Plus is evidence of Lockheed Martin’s pursuit of market segments traditionally dominated by Boeing and Raytheon. Lockheed Martin to Build 100 More JASSM-ERs – The company received a $116.8 million contract from the U.S. Air Force to build 100 additional AGM-158B Joint Air-to- Surface Standoff Missile-Extended Range (JASSM-ER) stealthy cruise missiles, Jane’s Defence Weekly reported. The service exercised an option under the 14th production lot, which included 146 baseline JASSMs and 140 of the extended range variants. The award brings the total number of JASSM and JASSM-ER missiles delivered or under contract to more than 2,700. Javelin JV Awarded $181M U.S. Army Contract – The Raytheon-Lockheed Martin joint venture received a $181 million contract to manufacture guidance electronics for export to Estonia and the Czech Republic under the U.S. Foreign Military Sales program. The JV’s Javelin missile is a shoulder-fired, man-portable, anti-armor system designed to guide itself to the target. ATACMS Production Relocated to Arkansas – Lockheed Martin relocated production of its Tactical Missile System (TACMS) to its recently expanded facility in Camden, AR, the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette reported. The missiles, previously manufactured at a plant in Horizon City, TX, will be produced by current employees at the Camden facility, a spokesman said. The plant was expanded last year in anticipation of the U.S. Army’s Joint Light Tactical Vehicle program, a competition that Lockheed Martin ultimately lost. But the $30 million addition will remain idle until the company needs additional capacity for new contracts, the spokesman said. Originally fielded in 1990, TACMS has a range of up to 300 kilometers; it’s the only long-range tactical surface-to-surface missile ever fired in combat by the U.S. Army. Lockheed Martin Protest Blamed for JLTV Delay – The Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV) won’t reach initial operational capability on time due mainly a 98-day work stoppage tied to Lockheed Martin’s protest of the contract award, Defense News reported. The Army is projecting at least a six-month delay in fielding the Humvee replacement, while the Marine Corps told Congress it anticipates a one-year delay. Both delays are significantly longer than the length of a protest period, but the services explained that due to those delays testing schedules also had to be shifted. The Army last year awarded the JLTV contract to Oshkosh Defense, rejecting competing bids from Lockheed Martin and AM General. Star Dusters Newsletter 24 May 2016 SPACE SYSTEMS ULA Plans to Slash 25% of Workforce as Space Race Intensifies – (ULA) will immediately eliminate 375 jobs as it struggles to remain competitive in the space launch business, and will slash up to 500 positions next year, the Denver Post reported. The cuts represent more than 25% of the Boeing-Lockheed Martin joint venture’s total workforce. ULA is facing pressure from new competitors led by billionaire tech entrepreneurs: Elon Musk’s Space Exploration Technologies, Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin and Richard Branson’s Virgin Galactic. Last May, SpaceX broke ULA’s monopoly on national security launches after winning certification from the Pentagon. ULA CEO Tory Bruno said he expects most of the job reductions will be voluntary; cuts are planned at all ULA locations, including Colorado, California, Texas, Alabama and Washington, D.C. ULA Suspends Atlas Launches to Probe Potential Problem – United Launch Alliance (ULA) announced that it was suspending flights of its workhorse rocket to investigate a problem that occurred during a March launch of cargo to the International Space Station, Reuters reported. During that flight, the rocket’s engine cut out six seconds earlier than expected. Although the mission was successful, the Boeing-Lockheed Martin joint venture said it wanted to ensure that any problems were identified and addressed before launching again. The suspension will delay a number of launches, including that of a military communications satellite, originally scheduled for May 5. “I’m still confident that we’re going to get all the missions off within a year, but there’s going to be a little shuffling around,” said ULA CEO Tory Bruno. U.S. Needs Up to 18 More Russian Rocket Engines, Pentagon Says – The Pentagon will need to buy up to 18 more Russian-built RD-180 engines to power rockets carrying U.S. military into space over the next six years or so, Deputy Defense Secretary Robert Work told Reuters. Congress banned use of the Russian RD-180 rocket engines for military use after 2019, following Russia’s annexation of the Crimea region of Ukraine. Work said the United States must ensure there are at least “two affordable and reliable means into space,” adding that the RD-180 would be needed only until a new domestic rocket engine is fielded. Only United Launch Alliance (ULA) and SpaceX are currently certified to launch military payloads. ULA, a joint venture of Boeing and Lockheed Martin, is working with Blue Origin and Aerojet Rocketdyne Holdings to develop domestic engines to replace the RD-180. ULA’s New Rocket Will Redefine Reusability, Officials Say – United Launch Alliance’s next-generation rocket, the Vulcan Aces, will be able to refuel in space, opening the door to in-orbital assembly and other complex space operations, Defense News reported. While most aerospace companies focus on reusing the first-stage rocket, ULA is taking a different approach by focusing on the orbiting upper stage. Tory Bruno, CEO of the Boeing-Lockheed Martin joint venture, said ULA’s approach will allow the Aces to perform multiple missions in space, including “distributed lift,” or taking spacecraft up in pieces and assembling them in space, he said. “It will really change the way we go to space,” Bruno said. “It’s going make it practical to build giant structures and infrastructure in space.” Bruno expects the launch of ULA’s first iteration Star Dusters Newsletter 25 May 2016 of the Vulcan to occur in 2019 at the earliest. The second iteration, the Vulcan Aces, will be available in about 2024, he said. ULA to Launch Space Habitats for Tourists, Researchers – Bigelow Aerospace and United Launch Alliance (ULA) will team to send large inflatable habitats into space to serve as research centers and even space hotels, The Washington Post reported. Bigelow, which sent a small inflatable module to the International Space Station in April, hopes to begin launching the larger units in 2020. The companies described the venture as the “first-ever commercial partnership between a launch provider and a habitat provider,” and predicted it would create new industries. Bigelow and ULA, and joint venture of Boeing and Lockheed Martin, declined to offer specifics of what the deal entailed or who would finance the launches. Lockheed Martin Proposes Space Habitat – The company unveiled plans for Outpost, a high-tech space habitat that could house four astronauts for up to 60 days, The Washington Post reported. Outpost could launch along with the Orion crew capsule Lockheed Martin is developing for NASA. The Space Launch System (SLS) rocket that would boost Orion and Outpost into space isn’t slated to fly its first test unmanned flight until 2018. The first manned mission of the SLS and Orion won’t be until 2021 at the earliest and could possibly be delayed until 2023. Lockheed Martin, Orbital ATK, Boeing, and Bigelow Aerospace are working with NASA to develop concepts for space habitats; only Bigelow’s has actually gone into space. Lockheed Martin Readying Asteriod Sample Probe – The company is wrapping up ground systems integration and testing of NASA’s Osiris-REx spacecraft ahead of a scheduled September 8 launch to the asteroid Bennu, Aviation Week & Space Technology reported. During its planned seven-year mission, the spacecraft will carry out a lengthy orbital reconnaissance of the 1,186-foot asteroid prior to a touch-and-go soil-sample collection. If all goes well, the spacecraft’s sample-return capsule, toting up to 4.4 pounds of soil from Bennu, will re-enter the Earth’s atmosphere at high velocity in late 2023, parachuting to a landing on the U.S. Air Force Utah Test and Training Range, west of Salt Lake. Osiris-REx – short for Origins, Spectral Interpretation Resource, Identification Security-Regolith Explorer – will give scientists valuable information about the composition of Bennu, which astronomers say has a one in 1,800 chance of impacting the Earth in 2182. Camera for Webb Space Telescope Completes Testing – Lockheed Martin said its ultra-sensitive Near Infrared Camera (NIRCam) for the new James Webb Space Telescope successfully completed testing. Unlike the Hubble Space Telescope, equipped with a single primary mirror, the Webb is equipped with 18 adjustable mirror segments that will be aligned in space using NIRCam. In a release, Lockheed Martin said NIRCam performed better than required during the recent integrated science instrument module tests. The Webb telescope – an international project led by NASA with the European and Canadian space agencies – is scheduled for launch in October 2018. Star Dusters Newsletter 26 May 2016 More SBIRS, AEHF Satellites a Possibility, Lockheed Martin Says – The U.S. Air Force might need to order two more protected communications and two more missile- warning satellites as it transitions to next-generation architectures for both programs, a company official told Space News. Mark Valerio, vice president of enterprise solutions and integration, said the service should consider ordering the additional satellites to avoid having too many major satellite programs in development concurrently. Lockheed Martin has built four of the six Advanced Extremely High Frequency (AEHF) protected communications satellites currently under contract and launched two of the six Space Based Infrared System (SBIRS) missile-warning satellites the Air Force has on order. Building a seventh and eighth satellite for each constellation is “still a possibility,” Valerio said. The Air Force’s 2014 budget request included plans to order a seventh and eighth AEHF satellite in 2018. But subsequent budget requests, including the 2017 request sent to Congress in February, made no mention of ordering the additional AEHF satellites. Lockheed Martin Awarded $21M to Support UK Trident Missiles – The company will continue to provide engineering and technical support services for the United Kingdom’s Trident II Missile System under a $21 million contract awarded by the Pentagon. The pact covers support of the UK’s Trident II fleet ballistic missiles, built by Lockheed Martin, as well as the missiles’ re-entry systems. Pentagon Mulls On-Orbit Satellite Servicing – The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) plans to invest $500 million in the next few years to develop a way to robotically repair satellites in high Earth orbit, The Wall Street Journal reported. The effort aims to ensure that vital military and commercial communications satellites remain resilient to possible internal malfunctions, solar storms and cyberattacks. Potential industry partners include Boeing, Lockheed Martin and Orbital ATK. A key issue is how to “design architectures and spacecraft to be serviceable,” said David Markham, a Lockheed Martin official. INFORMATION SYSTEMS & GLOBAL SOLUTIONS Oman Selects Lockheed Martin’s Airport Forecasting Solution – Oman Airports Management Company signed a seven-year contract to employ Lockheed Martin’s Beontra forecasting software at the nation’s Muscat and Salalah international airports, the Times of Oman reported. The Muscat airport handled more than 10 million passengers last year; with 18% annual growth in passenger traffic, it’s on track to become a top 20 global airport by 2020. The Beontra system will support resource planning for efficient flight and ground operations. Beontra is used at some of the world’s busiest airports, including London Heathrow, Sydney, Copenhagen, Frankfurt, Schiphol and Munich. ENERGY & TECHNOLOGY INITIATIVES DoE Says 2 Lockheed Martin Entities Profited from Same Work – Hanford Nuclear Reservation contractor Mission Support Alliance (MSA) improperly awarded $63.5 million as profit to a subcontractor with which it shared ownership ties, allegedly allowing two Lockheed Martin-controlled organizations to earn money from the same work, the Associated Press reported. According to a U.S. Department of Energy (DoE) Star Dusters Newsletter 27 May 2016 audit, Lockheed Martin is a principal owner of MSA, which holds the DoE contract to provide information technology and other services at Hanford. MSA, in turn, awarded a subcontract valued at an estimated $232 million to Lockheed Martin Services. DoE and MSA remain at odds about the $63.5 million profit payment to Lockheed Martin Services. DoE contended it made clear that separate profit payments weren’t allowed. MSA has brought the matter to the Civilian Board of Contract Appeals, which resolves federal contracting disputes. UK Updates Nuclear Weapons Contract – The UK’s Ministry of Defence (MoD) updated a contract that will see Lockheed Martin and Serco, the UK outsourcing company, continue to play a role in managing the country’s nuclear deterrent, the Financial Times reported. Serco said the updated contract to manage the UK’s Atomic Weapons Establishment (AWE) was agreed to by the MoD and AWE Management Limited, a joint venture (JV) company involving Serco, Lockheed Martin and Jacobs Engineering. The original AWE contract was signed in 2000. The update, which runs through 2025, will give the MoD greater flexibility to modify terms and provides for regular price reviews, beginning in 2019. In addition, Lockheed Martin will become the majority shareholder in the JV as Serco and Jacobs reduce their individual shares from 33.3% to 24.5%. ~ end ~ STAR DUSTERS WRITE Kurt F.W. Moeller We have been married for 68 years and are still going strong. Linda Rhodes I enjoy reading the articles about health. I keep that information in a three ring binder for reference. Don R. Scarbrough Your Newsletter helps one keep up with old friends from across the country. Gisela B. Rohan I am looking forward to each Star Dusters publication and thank you for the great job you do to keep us connected and informed. Mary Kleinberg I appreciate all your hard work putting the newsletter together & keeping us all current on what is happening. Wishing you all the best in the 2016 year. Mary McDivitt It is getting to the point (age wise), I do not know a lot of the retirees. I have been retired 27 years. I enjoy reading all the info/articles. Thank all of you who put the paper out each mo. 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