LOCKHEED APPOINTS JSF PROGRAM HEAD.Byline: Daily News Lockheed Martin For the former company, see . Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) is a leading multinational aerospace manufacturer and advanced technology company formed in 1995 by the merger of Lockheed Corporation with Martin Marietta. Aeronautics aeronautics: see aerodynamics; airplane; aviation. Co. named former Skunk skunk, name for several related New World mammals of the weasel family, characterized by their conspicuous black and white markings and use of a strong, highly offensive odor for defense. Works engineer Mike Cosentino its director of joint strike fighter A strike fighter is a fighter aircraft which is also capable of attacking surface targets, including ships. It differs from an attack aircraft in that the aircraft remains a capable fighter. international programs. In the newly created position, Cosentino - who most recently was deputy program manager for Lockheed Martin's C-130J transport program in Georgia - will manage the widely anticipated worldwide market for JSF (JavaServerFaces) A standard framework of components for building rich user interfaces for Java applications. JavaServer Faces run on the server, but are displayed on the client. JSF - JavaServer Faces . ``We expect a high percentage of JSFs to be sold to customers outside the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. ,'' said Tom Burbage, executive vice president and general manager of the Lockheed Martin JSF program. In addition to the U.S. Air Force, Navy and Marine Corps, the JSF is being developed for the United Kingdom's Royal Air Force and Royal Navy, and the Canadian Department of National Defense. At least six other nations are weighing participation in the current System Development and Demonstration phase of the JSF program. Cosentino will act as the executive-level coordinator for all JSF international activity, including business ventures and business development. Cosentino has 22 years of experience with Lockheed Martin and its heritage companies in a variety of engineering, operations and program- management assignments. He began his career at Lockheed's famed Skunk Works facility, where he worked on numerous programs, including the F-117, U-2, SR-71 and YF-22. In his most recent position as C-130J deputy program manager, he had oversight responsibility for all C-130J domestic and international customer development, production, support and training, and offset programs. |
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