About Lockheed Martin in Fort Worth and Grand Prairie: What does the company do here?

A man is dead after shooting himself Thursday morning at the main entry gate of Lockheed Martin, located in northwest Fort Worth near White Settlement. Police locked down the area while they investigated.

The Fort Worth campus is one of two Lockheed Martin sites in North Texas, the other being in Grand Prairie.

About Lockheed Martin

Lockheed Martin is a global security and atmosphere company headquartered in Bethesda, Maryland. Lockheed is the largest U.S. defense contractor, totaling $74 billion in obligations for fiscal year 2020, according to Bloomberg. As a defense contractor, Lockheed Martin produces products for the U.S. military including weapons, radar systems and aircraft.

Lockheed Martin has four main business areas:

• Aeronautics

• Missiles and fire control

• Rotary and mission systems

• Space system company

Lockheed Martin is over 100 years old, having started in 1912 in California.

What does Lockheed Martin make?

The Fort Worth location has a focus on aeronautics, producing aircraft such as the F-35, F-22, F-16 and C-130. The nature of the operation means Lockheed Martin has tight security around its facility.

Lockheed Martin makes a plethora of other products, such as helicopters, armored vehicles, missile systems, radar technologies, software and even exoskeleton technologies.

Where is Lockheed Martin located?

Along with the two North Texas locations, Lockheed Martin is global business that works with over 50 countries worldwide.

The Fort Worth site is the headquarters of the aeronautics division for the company. Grand Prairie is headquarters for another main focus area: the missiles and fire control operation.

Other Lockheed Martin stateside sites are in California, New Mexico, Colorado, Florida and Arkansas, among others. Internationally, offices can be found in Canada, Germany, India, Japan and Poland.