LONDON, February 21, 2007 -

Lockheed Martin UK has been awarded a contract by the Kuwait National Guard (KNG) to provide live and virtual training systems at individual, team and command levels.

Lockheed Martin will provide the KNG with Small Arms Skills trainers, which provide marksmanship and complex tactical scenario training; a High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV) Combat Trainer, which combines individual and team skills into vehicle based operations; and Turret Gunnery Trainers, which will enable Pandur vehicle crews to learn gunnery skills, characteristics of the vehicle and crew coordination.

In addition, Lockheed Martin will develop a Wargaming Center to develop technology needed for simulations of various terrain, and computer generated forces as well as logistical and operational support.

“The Kuwait National Guard have identified a variety of needs to train troops to respond to a variety of demands and scenarios including natural disasters, civil unrest, terrorism and insurgency activities,” said Dale Bennett, president of Lockheed Martin Simulation, Training & Support (STS). “The training systems being supplied will accommodate their current needs and will easily adapt to new requirements in the future.”

Lockheed Martin UK Simulation, Training & Support (LMUK STS) will oversee execution of the contract from its facilities in Farnborough, England. LMUK STS has worked with the KNG to develop a training facility at Kazma, just outside Kuwait City, that will be a training center of excellence.

Lockheed Martin UK, a unit of Lockheed Martin Corporation, is a leader in systems integration working on major programmes spanning the aerospace, defence and civil sectors. Lockheed Martin works with more than 100 business partners and employs over 1500 people at 15 sites across the UK.

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 2006 sales of $39.6 billion.