Updated: Paris Air Show 2011 Media Briefing Schedule
PARIS, France, June 20th, 2011 -- Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] announced an update to its media briefing schedule for the 2011 Paris Air Show. These events will underscore Lockheed Martin's commitment to meeting our customers' needs in the new reality of increasing global security challenges and affordability requirements.
Additional information about featured Lockheed Martin products is available on the corporation's 2011 Paris Air Show website www.lockheedmartin.com/paris. Interested individuals also are encouraged to get ongoing Lockheed Martin reports from Paris on Twitter at www.twitter.com\LockheedMartin.
Monday, June 20
Location: Lockheed Martin Chalet, Row A, No. 332
** New: 12:30 p.m. – Medium Extended Air Defense System (MEADS) Media Availability
-Marty Coyne, Director, Lockheed Martin MEADS Business Development
Learn more about the improvements in range, interoperability, mobility and full 360-degree defense capability delivered by the MEADS system with the Lockheed Martin program executive.
Media Contact: Bettina Chavanne: +1 202-510-7408
2:00 p.m. – MH-60R Multi-Mission Helicopter: Exceeding Expectations Domestically and Available Internationally
-Bob Kimball, U.S. Naval Air Systems
-Michele Evans, Vice President, Business Development, Ship & Aviation Systems
-Len Wengler, Vice President, Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation
The U.S. Navy and industry will discuss technology upgrades and Foreign Military Sales opportunities for the U.S. Navy’s MH-60R Romeo and MH-60S Sierra multi-mission helicopters. Lockheed Martin will deliver the 100th mission-ready aircraft to the Navy this month in a ceremony at the mission-systems integration facility in Owego, N.Y.
Media Contact: Bettina Chavanne: +1 202-510-7408
Tuesday, June 21
Location: Paris Air Show Conference Center, Grand Auditorium
10:00 a.m. – F-35 Lightning II Program Media Briefing
-Maj. Gen. C.D. Moore, Deputy Program Executive Officer, F-35 Lightning II Program Office
-Tom Burbage, Executive Vice President, F-35 Program Integration
General Moore and Tom Burbage will discuss the F-35 Lightning II fifth generation aircraft including program milestones and the capability of the multirole fighter.
Media Contact: Michael Rein: +1 817-307-3846
Wednesday, June 22
Location: C-130J Static Display, Department of Defense Aircraft Corral
9:30 a.m. – C-130 Program Briefing: World’s Most Proven Airlifter
-Jim Grant, Vice President, Business Development, Air Mobility and Special Operations Programs
Jim Grant will discuss the world’s most proven airlifter and how the Super Hercules provides global security to customers around the world.
Media Contact: Phil Rood: +44 (0) 794-116-4756
Thursday, June 23
**UPDATED TIME - 8:30 a.m. – C-130J Media Flight
Lockheed Martin will host a C-130J media flight during the show to showcase the unique capabilities of the Super Hercules. All journalists must sign up by 4:00 p.m. Wednesday in the Lockheed Martin Media Center or by email at [email protected].
Media Contact: Phil Rood +44 (0) 794-116-4756