OUR BUSINESS
Lockheed Martin Mission Systems' Gaithersburg Division is an industry-leading integrator of complex information technology systems for federal, commercial and international users. We are experts in the handling of information and data in virtually all forms. We apply our systems development and advanced software engineering expertise on mission-critical applications that range from satellite command and control, to tax systems modernization, to work for the classified and worldwide intelligence community. The division has achieved ISO 9001 registration, the international quality standard.
We work on more than 60 programs managed from six locations, including primary sites at Boulder and Colorado Springs, CO; Beltsville and Gaithersburg, MD; and Santa Clara, CA. This work is in four business areas:
Satellite Ground/Mission Processing Systems
Command, Control, Computers, Communications and Intelligence (C4I)
Classified Systems
Information Technology Systems
SATELLITE AND GROUND MISSION PROCESSING SYSTEMS
Surveillance Programs:
Defense Support Program. For more than 25 years, Mission Systems in Gaithersburg has led development of
ground command and control systems for the Air Force's Defense Support Program (DSP) in the areas of
satellite surveillance processing, infrared sensor phenomenology and algorithms. Through the DSP
Software Engineering Support (DSES) contract, the company provides software and sustaining engineering
services of mission critical applications for DSP. Our expertise in surveillance technologies include
fixed, mobile and transportable satellite control ground stations; missile tracking algorithms and
software; and data fusion algorithms and associated software. Among other contracts, Gaithersburg
was selected to design the ground segment in the demonstration/validation phase of the Space-Based
Infrared Systems (SBIRS) missile defense program for the consolidation of the existing DSP and new SBIRS satellites.
Points of contact: Technical: Gary Phillis, Tel. 303-581-4495, e-mail: gary.phillis@lmco.com; Business Development: John James, Tel. 301-240-7949, e-mail: john.james@lmco.com
Navigation Programs:
Global Positioning System: The ground control system Gaithersburg developed as prime contractor of the Global Positioning System (GPS) manages the precise positioning and timing services of the satellite navigation constellation. It is the software and mission hardware used for satellite monitoring, telemetry, command and control, and navigation message generation.
Points of contact: Technical: Dr. Peter Hoch, Tel. 301-240-7174, e-mail: peter.hoch@lmco.com; Business Development: John James, Tel. 301-240-7949, e-mail: john.james@lmco.com
Satellite Command and Control Technologies:
Command and Data Processing (C&DP):
We have designed, developed, tested and supported the Command and Control System (CCS) for the Air Force Satellite Control Network (AFSCN). The C&DP contract work for CCS encompasses worldwide satellite ground control that supports launches and early orbit activities, mission requirements and on-going satellite functions.
Points of contact: Technical: John McNellis, Tel. 719-593-5322, e-mail: john.mcnellis@lmco.com; Business Development: John James, Tel. 301-240-7949, e-mail: john.james@lmco.com
Network Operations Upgrade Contract (NOUC):
The company will upgrade the CCS, the scheduling and satellite operations system of AFSCN, performing systems engineering, software and database development, maintenance and COTS integration.
Points of contact: Technical: John McNellis, Tel. 719-593-5322, e-mail: john.mcnellis@lmco.com; Business Development: John James, Tel. 301-240-7949, e-mail: john.james@lmco.com
Satellite Control System 21:
Based on COTS products and open, distributed architecture, this is a generic, workstation-hosted and LAN-based distributed satellite control system. It performs telemetry and command processing; tracking and orbit determination; and mission planning which provide the complete set of functions to launch, operate and maintain satellites.
Points of contact: to come
Image processing:
The system we designed for one customer performs high speed optical character recognition and returns ASCII results for further downstream processing. We've integrated the system with COTS products and UNIX software to access a Sybase database and user functions.
Points of contact: Technical: Hans Kratzmeier, Tel. 301-240-7890, e-mail: hans.kratzmeier@lmco.com; Business Development: John James, Tel. 301-240-7949, e-mail: john.james@lmco.com
Foreign Language Recognition:
A UNIX-based system that is producing exceptional results, this system can perform character recognition on ideographic languages such as Thai and Japanese. Bit image data is segmented and individual characters are recognized with high accuracy.
Points of contact: Technical: Dave English, Tel. 301-240-7171, e-mail david.english@lmco.com; Business Development: John James, Tel. 301-240-7949, e-mail: john.james@lmco.com
Passive Coherent Location:
PCL is a low-cost, high-performance surveillance technology which enables detection, tracking, and in some cases, identification of militarily significant targets. It uses commercial technology and can be deployed onboard submarines, surface vessels, aircraft, in mobile trailers and at ground-based installations.
Points of contact: Technical: Phil Ashcraft, Tel. 301-240-7190; Business Development: John James, Tel. 301-240-7949, e-mail: john.james@lmco.com
Power Image Processing System:
A UNIX-based, high performance imagery exploitation/production workstation, PIPS offers a full complement of image manipulation and enhancement functions on full-frame imagery. Commercial software can easily be integrated with the system.
Points of contact: Technical: Dean Ewalt, Tel. 301-240-4863, e-mail: dean.ewalt@lmco.com; Business Development: John James, Tel. 301-240-7949, e-mail: john.james@lmco.com
Southwest Border States Anti-Drug Information System:
A program that provides state-of-the-art information network linking the states bordering Mexico, it greatly improves sharing of counter drug and criminal information among law enforcement officers.
Points of contact: Technical: Chris Pathe, Tel. 301-240-6821, e-mail: chris.pathe@lmco.com; Business Development: John James, Tel. 301-240-7949, e-mail: john.james@lmco.com
Traveler Screening And Event Recording:
This system is used at international borders to screen travelers and speed their processing into countries. It greatly enhances border security and enables law enforcement agencies to quickly and accurately process and screen travelers and collect data on border crossing events.
Points of contact: Technical: Jack Collins, Tel. 01-240-5951, e-mail: jack.collins@lmco.com; Business Development: John James, Tel. 301-240-7949, e-mail: john.james@lmco.com
Lockheed Martin Federal Systems' Gaithersburg Division holds a number of contracts with the government and other prime contractors to develop and integrate information systems and provide programming services for government classified customers. We have extensive secure facilities at three locations.
Point of Contact: John James, Tel. 301-240-7949, e-mail: john.james@lmco.com
Document Processing System (DPS):
For this major tax systems modernization program within the IRS, we are applying document image processing technology to develop a leading-edge system to store and retrieve tax returns. The system uses digital image technology; forms and character recognition software; and optical storage technologies to improve the efficiency of federal return processing.
Points of contact: Technical: Tim Bradley, Tel. 301-470-1902, e-mail: timothy.bradley@lmco.com; Business Development: John James, Tel. 301-240-7949, e-mail: john.james@lmco.com
Integrated Collection System:
The company is installing computers and special software at Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Field offices to improve efficiency in providing services to citizens and collecting unpaid taxes.
Points of contact: Technical: Mitch Gross, Tel. 301-240-7110, e-mail: mitchell.gross@lmco.com; Business Development: John James, Tel. 301-240-7949, e-mail: john.james@lmco.com