Alan C. Posted November 14, 2013 Posted November 14, 2013 Lockheed Martin Cutting 4,000 Jobs, Closing Plants Lockheed Martin is cutting 4,000 jobs, about 3.5 percent of its workforce, as the defense contractor continues to look for ways to lower costs amid reduced government spending. . . . Bethesda, Md.-based Lockheed Martin Corp., maker of Patriot missile defense system and the F-35 and F-16 fighter planes, will close plants in Goodyear, Ariz.; Akron, Ohio; Newtown, Pa.; and Horizon City, Texas; as well as four buildings at its Sunnyvale, Calif. campus, by mid-2015, eliminating 2,000 jobs. Another 2,000 positions will be cut in its information systems and global solutions, mission system and training, and space systems units by 2014's end. . . . Lockheed Martin said it has cut its workforce to 116,000 employees from 146,000 since 2008.
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