BETHESDA, MD, October 18th, 2002 -- Lockheed Martin will highlight a variety of products and high-tech capabilities that power U.S. Army transformation initiatives during this year's Association of the United States Army (AUSA) Annual Meeting October 21-23 at the Marriott Wardman Park Hotel in Washington, D.C. Lockheed Martin products span the breadth of Army transformation, from sensors to command and control to training systems to quick strike weapon systems for early entry forces. The Lockheed Martin exhibits are located in booth 2900 in Hall B and the Outdoor Exhibit area.

Media briefings and interview opportunities during AUSA include:

Monday, October 212:00 - 3:00 p.m. - Warfighter Information Network - Tactical (WIN-T)Dave Kelley, WIN-T Program Executive; Jim Quinn WIN-T Program Director; Bob Wynn, Vice President, Government Communications Systems, Harris Corp.

3:30 - 4:00 p.m. - Line-Of-Sight Antitank (LOSAT) Acceptance CeremonyMissiles and Fire Control - Outdoor Exhibit Area

4:00 - 5:00 p.m. - High Altitude AirshipRonald G.E. Browning, Director, Surveillance Systems Business Development, Naval Electronics & Surveillance Systems - Akron

Tuesday, October 22 9:30 - 10:30 a.m. - Medium Extended Air Defense System (MEADS) - Pioneering International Missile Defense Cooperation, Key to NATO InteroperabilityKlaus Riedel, President, MEADS International

11:00 - 11:30 a.m. - Multiple Integrated Laser Engagement System (MILES)Doug Medcalf, Manager, Business Development, Information Systems

11:30 - Noon - Army Training OverviewNick Ali, Vice President Training and Simulations, Information Systems

2:30 - 3:30 p.m. - Sensor Management in the BattlespaceCharles Pickar, Director, Radar Business Development, NE&SS - Radar Systems

4:00 - 5:00 p.m. - "October Fest" Showcase of Vehicles Powering Army TransformationMissiles and Fire Control - Outdoor Exhibit Area

Wednesday, October 232:00 - 2:45 p.m. - High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) - A Powerful Transformation System, Multiple Launch Rocket Systems (MLRS)/Army Tactical Missile System (ATACMS) Growth MunitionsRick Vallario, Director, Fire Support Business Development, Missiles and Fire Control

3:00 - 3:30 p.m. - TRACER/Future Scout Technologies For The Transformation ForceKen McGinty, TRACER/FSCS Program Director, Missiles and Fire Control