Lockheed Martin UK is the UK-based arm of Lockheed Martin Corporation. Headquartered in London and with 16 key sites across the UK, Lockheed Martin UK employs approximately 1,700 people from Culdrose in Cornwall to Faslane in Scotland. Lockheed Martin UK is a strategic partner to the Government and a major contributor to the UK economy. As the fifth largest supplier to the Ministry of Defence, it spends approximately £1 billion each year, supporting over 1,000 companies in the supply chain. The investment in the F-35 programme alone will sustain up to 20,000 UK jobs during the production phase.