SEABROOK, MD, 04/16/2007 --

Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] has been awarded a contract by the United States Army to create and integrate the Deployed Digital Training Campus (DDTC), a mobile equipment suite developed to deliver digital training to soldiers on foreign soil via satellite communications.

The contract has a total expected value of $15 million over the course of five years. Lockheed Martin will create two prototype units, followed by the production of 52 additional units. The company will be responsible for the engineering, integration and lifecycle sustainment of the DDTC units.

The DDTC is part of the Army Distributed Learning System (DLS) and will be used primarily to train soldiers on foreign soil who do not have access to stateside training facilities. Each DDTC consists of a mobile networked system of 20 notebook computers, a server, printer and equipment to transfer digital information to and from satellites. The DDTC units will also be used to meet training demands and relieve the effect of equipment shortages brought about by surge conditions on Army installations.
DDTC and DLS are integral components of the Department of Defense Advanced Distributed Learning (ADL) Initiative and the Strategic Plan for Transforming DoD Training, which employs a wide range of technologies to support quality education and training. Web-based training materials help trainers reach more remote training locations, such as installation classrooms, offices and students' homes.

DLS consists of five major components, including Digital Training Facilities containing student workstations, video equipment, and network access; the Army Learning Management System; Army e-Learning; an Enterprise Management Center; and the development of Deployed Digital Training Campuses.

Lockheed Martin will partner with Omega Systems Inc. and SRA International on the DDTC contract. Work is expected to take place in Northern Va., Colorado, and Newport News, Va.

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.