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Lockheed Martin unveils intelligent, flexible factory

New facility at

Skunk Works ®
in Palmdale
incorporates smart
manufacturing

components
Lockheed Martin has completed
construction of an advanced manufac-
turing facility at its Palmdale, Calif.,
campus and headquarters to the Skunk
Works®.
The 215,000 square foot intelligent,
flexible factory has digital foundations
to incorporate smart manufacturing
components, embrace the Internet of Lockheed Martin photograph
Things and deliver cutting edge solu- Lockheed Martin’s Advanced Manufacturing Facility at the Skunk Works® in Palmdale, Calif., merges the power of human and machine — manufacturing
tions rapidly and affordably to sup- artisans will work with digital tools to execute operations with maximum efficiency. Manufacturing and office space will accommodate 450 employees.
port the United States and its allies.
This is one of four transformational United States. novation and preserving California’s facility includes office and break including the United States’ first jet
manufacturing facilities Lockheed “For more than 100 years, Lock- leadership in the aerospace industry.” spaces to accommodate more than 450 fighter (P-80), the world’s first stealth
Martin is opening in the U.S. this heed Martin has been proud to Merging the power of human and employees. The company has created fighter (F-117) and the world’s first
year. call California home,” said Jeff Ba- machine, manufacturing artisans will more than 1,500 new jobs for Califor- 5th generation fighter (F-22). With
This new building incorporates all bione, vice president and general work with digital tools to execute op- nia since 2018. a proven way of working based on
three of Lockheed Martin’s advanced manager, Lockheed Martin Skunk erations with maximum efficiency. This project is the cornerstone of 14 simple rules, the Skunk Works is
production priorities: an intelligent Works. ”Our partnership with the The incorporation of robotics, artifi- over $400 million in capital invest- known for rapidly solving urgent na-
factory framework; a technology en- state has helped us remain competi- cial intelligence and augmented real- ments being made across Lockheed tional needs. With eight Collier tro-
abled advanced manufacturing envi- tive and has positioned us for long- ity reduces the need for hard tooling, Martin’s Palmdale campus to address phies and a National Medal of Tech-
ronment; and a flexible factory con- term growth. The technology in our elevating the human experience to growth in support of its customers’ nology and Innovation awarded from
struct to support customer priorities new Palmdale facility lets us go be- drive rapid innovation, a hallmark of missions. the office of the President of the Unit-
with speed and agility while bolster- yond manufacturing optimization to the Skunk Works. Lockheed Martin Skunk Works is ed States, the Skunk Works continues
ing manufacturing capability in the the next digital revolution, driving in- In addition to manufacturing, the responsible for many aerospace firsts, to define what is next in aerospace.
Pandemic forces cancellation of 2021 LA Air Show

Air show enthusiasts who were looking forward to seeing the
U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds in the skies over the Antelope Valley
are going to be disappointed.
A notice posted on the LA Air Show website Aug. 13 states the
organizers have made the decision to cancel this show.
“The LA Air Show management has made the difficult decision
to cancel the 2021 event scheduled for Oct. 23-24,” the announce-
ment reads.
“The mounting challenges of resurrecting an air show at Wil-
liam J. Fox Airfield in Lancaster, Calif., combined with numerous
complications created by the resurging pandemic, made it clear that
cancellation is the best course of action to preserve the opportunity
to put on a successful event in the future.”
People who have already bought tickets for the 2021 air show
will receive a full refund.
“The refund process has already been initiated and no action is
required by ticket holders at this time,” air show organizers said.
They warn, however, that the refund process can take up to 10 busi-
ness days until funds are credited.
Ticket holders are asked to check their credit card statements and
contact the box office if a credit is not received by Aug. 30.
This is the second year in a row that an air show scheduled for
Fox Field has been cancelled. The LA County Air Show, slated for
March 2020, was cancelled because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Courtesy photograph
The next scheduled air show in our area is the Edwards AFB Air William J. Fox Field in Lancaster, Calif., was to host the LA Air Show Oct. 23-24, 2021. The air show has now been cancelled.
Show set for October 2022.

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