Lockheed Martin Highlights Global Capabilities At 2007 Dubai Air Show
Bethesda, MD, 10/31/2007 -- Lockheed Martin today released its schedule of press briefings for the Dubai Air Show. Following is the press briefing schedule:
Sunday, November 11
10:00 a.m. – Lockheed Martin Overview
Presenter: Bob Trice, Senior Vice President, Corporate Business Development
Location: Conference Room A,Air Show Press Center
International sales and partnerships will play increasingly important roles in Lockheed Martin's strategy for achieving business growth. This briefing will cover how Lockheed Martin continues diversifying its business base to meet the challenges of a complex global marketplace.
1:00 p.m. – Global Sustainment – Delivering Affordable Life-Cycle Support Solutions
Presenter: Willy Moore, Vice President, Global Sustainment
Location: Conference Room A, Air Show Press Center
Tailored and reliable support solutions, as the original equipment manufacturer of thousands of aircraft including the 5th Generation F-22 and F-35, Lockheed Martin brings a breadth of experience in designing and sustaining its platforms. Willy Moore, Vice President, Global Sustainment, will explain how Lockheed Martin provides enhanced life-cycle support capabilities to its customers allowing them to focus on their critical missions.
Monday, November 12
10:30 a.m. – Long Range Fire That Provides the Precision Engagement Required for Today's Battlefield
Presenter: Morris Boyd, Director, International Business Development
Location: Conference Room B, Air Show Press Center
Lockheed Martin Missiles and Fire Control will update on long-range precision for systems fielded to U.S. and coalition soldiers around the globe. The briefing will delineate proportional effects for precision engagement required on today's battleground.
12:00 p.m. – C-130J Super Hercules: Up Close and Delivering
Presenter: Rick Groesch, Director, Business Development, Middle Eastern Region
Location: C-130J Aircraft in DoD Corral
The multi-mission C-130J is the best, affordable, proven answer for the airlift crisis in many regions of the world. Walk with Rick Groesch, Director, Business Development, Middle Eastern Region, inside the cargo compartment of a U.S. Air Force C-130J for a hands-on overview of what makes the C-130J the ideal platform for the world's wide range of airlift needs. No other aircraft out-performs the flexibility, durability and efficiency of the C-130J Super Hercules, or more expertly handles the challenges of short, remote, austere runways… wherever they are.
2:30 p.m. – New Generation Training for Next Generation Pilots – The T-50 Golden Eagle
Presenter: JR Wildridge, Director, Business Development, T-50 Program
Location: Conference Room B, Air Show Press Center
The future has arrived and 5TH generation fighters are already flying. These and modern aircraft require pilot skills that current trainers cannot address. JR Wildridge, Business Development Director of the T-50 Program, will explain how this aircraft delivers a total advanced training system that will bridge the gap between basic flight training and high-performance fighters.
Tuesday, November 13
10:30 a.m. -- PAC-3 and THAAD: Effective Air and Missile Defense Solutions for the Threats of Today and Tomorrow
Presenter: Shirley Gray-Lewis, Director, Business Development THAAD
Presenter: Matt McNiel, Senior Manager, International Air and Missile Defense Business Development
Location: Conference Room B, Air Show Press Center
Today's air and ballistic missile defense threats are real. Proven air and missile defense solutions – PAC-3 and THAAD are part of a layered air and missile defense using hit-to-kill technology to defeat today's threats and the evolving threats of tomorrow.
12:00 p.m. – F-16 Fighting Falcon: The World Standard…Keeps Getting Better
Presenter: John Larson, Vice President, F-16 Programs
Location: Conference Room C, Air Show Press Center
Find out how the world's standard in multirole fighters just keeps getting better. Join John Larson, Vice President, F-16 Programs, as he looks at the multiple missions, stellar performance, advanced capabilities and superior benefits of the F-16 Fighting Falcon, including the advanced technology program that keeps the F-16 on the leading edge of technology.
2:00 p.m. – Lockheed Martin's Lighter-Than-Air Systems
Presenter: Ron Browning, Director, Business Development
Location: Conference Room A, Air Show Press Center
Lockheed Martin will present the need for Persistent Surveillance, provide an overview of tethered systems and airships, and discuss how the Persistent Threat Detection System
(PTDS) aerostat-based surveillance and detection system has come to be a jewel among the information collection assets for war fighters in theatre.
Ground-based Radar Solutions: Vigilance in Dynamic Environments
Presenter: Javier Paz, Director, International Business Development
Location: Conference Room A, Air Show Press Center
Lockheed Martin will present an overview of its popular ground-based mid-range and long-range radars, already in use by several Gulf region allies. We will look at the features that have made these radars strategic to the air defense of dozens of countries.
An Open Architecture Path to Fleet Modernization: A Global Approach
Presenter: George Elghossain, Director, Business Development
Location: Conference Room A, Air Show Press Center
Lockheed Martin will present the capability to insert scalable combat systems in every variety of surface combatant, worldwide, based on its success with open architecture engineering.
3:00 p.m. – Apache Weapon System Solutions: Making the Best Even Better
Presenter: Beth Marchman, Director, Business Development, Rotary Wing Systems and Missiles
Location: Conference Room A, Air Show Press Center
Lockheed Martin's disciplined innovation is making the world's most advanced and feared helicopter better with advances in fire control (Arrowhead), missiles (Hellfire), and pilotage (Pathfinder).
Headquartered in Bethesda, Md. , Lockheed Martin employs about 140,000 people worldwide and is principally engaged in the research, design, development, manufacture and integration and sustainment of advanced technology systems, products and services. The corporation reported 2006 sales of $39.6 billion.
Media Contacts:
Media ContactsAeronautics
Joe Stout, Director of Communications
Mobile phone: +1-817-308-5520
Missiles and Fire Control
Don McClain,Director & Deputy Communications
Mobile phone: +1-407-409-1115
Lockheed Martin Air Show Business Chalet
Reception Desk – 971 (0) 4 2846200
Office – 971 (0) 4 2846064
Fax – 971 (0) 4 2846014





