Lockheed Martin Corporation is a global security and aerospace company primarily engaged in the research, design, development, manufacture, integration and sustainment of advanced technology systems, products and services, in the areas of aerospace, arms, defence, and information security. The firm was formed by the merger of Lockheed Corporation with Martin Marietta in 1995, and is headquartered in North Bethesda, Maryland, Lockheed Martin has over 375 facilities globally, employing around 114,000 people and working with 16,000 active suppliers, across every state in the US and in more than