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Tuesday, July 30, 2019
TITUSVILLE, Fla.(July 30, 2019) –Today Lockheed Martin celebrated the move of the Fleet Ballistic Missile (FBM) Headquarters fromSunnyvale, CaliforniatoFlorida’sSpace Coast during an official flag-raising event. Establishing this new site is one milestone in the larger move of more than 300 jobs to the Space Coast area, expanding Lockheed Martin’s already significant presence.
Titusvillewas selected as the FBM Headquarters to house this critical mission. It allows for continued partnership with the Navy and a solid foundation for the next chapters of the program.
“We are thrilled and grateful to callTitusvilleour new home,” saidSarah Hiza副总裁舰队弹道导弹课题ams at Lockheed Martin Space. “This region plays a prominent role in the defense industry. I am very proud to represent our program headquarters in this community and continue to provide the highest level of support to our Navy customer. What they do for our nation is critical, and we deeply appreciate the men and women who serve.”
Many distinguished guests joinedRick Ambrose, executive vice president for Lockheed Martin Space, andScott Keller, vice president and general manager for Strategic and Missile Defense Systems, to recognize this milestone. They included Vice AdmiralJohnny Wolfe, director Navy Strategic Systems Programs,FloridaSenatorTom Wright, CongressmenThad Altman,Tyler SiroisandRandy Fine, andLynda Weatherman, president and CEO of the Economic Development Commission ofFlorida’sSpace Coast.
For more than 60 years, Lockheed Martin has contributed to the FBM program with the US Navy.
In 2017, the FBM programannouncedportions of the program would relocate fromSunnyvale, Californiato other locations to includeColorado.
Lockheed Martin has developed, built and sustained six generations of submarine-launched ballistic missiles under the FBM program. The current generation of missiles, designated Trident II D5, are carried aboard the US Navy’s Ohio-class submarines and make up the sea-based leg of the nation’s nuclear triad. They are also carried aboard theUnited Kingdom’sVanguard-class submarine as their nation’s sole nuclear deterrent.
For additional information, visit our website:http://www.lockheedmartin.com/FBM
About Lockheed Martin
Headquartered inBethesda, Maryland, Lockheed Martin is a global security and aerospace company that employs approximately 105,000 people worldwide and is principally engaged in the research, design, development, manufacture, integration and sustainment of advanced technology systems, products and services.
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