Lockheed Martin

Lockheed Martin is an American global aerospace, defense, and security company headquartered in Bethesda, Maryland, formed in 1995 through the merger of Lockheed Corporation and Martin Marietta, and is the largest U.S. federal government contractor. The company develops autonomous and unmanned systems—including optionally piloted helicopters through Sikorsky, autonomous underwater vehicles, and the FORTIS industrial exoskeleton—as well as AI, sensor, and control software used across defense and adjacent robotic platforms. Through its Sikorsky Innovations and rotary systems division, Lockheed Martin supplies autonomy kits and flight-control technologies that enable existing aircraft to operate as unmanned or semi-autonomous robotic systems.