Martin
Aircraft is now part of Lockheed Martin whose core business areas are systems integration, aeronautics,
space, and technology services. The company's business areas
are systems integration, aeronautics, space, and technology
services.
History
1909: Glenn L. Martin flies his first
aircraft in Santa Ana, California.
1915: Glenn Martin stars with Mary Pickford
and his Model T plane in A Girl of Yesterday.
1916: The Glenn L. Martin Company merges
with the Wright Company. The two companies separate in 1917
and Martin moves to Ohio.
1928: The Glenn L. Martin Company moves to
Baltimore, Maryland.
1932: The Martin YB-10 becomes the world's
fastest bomber.
1960: Martin ceases aircraft production to
focus on missiles.
1961: Martin merges with American-Marietta
(a non-aerospace company) to form Martin-Marietta.
1993: Martin-Marietta acquires General
Dynamics' aerospace division.
1995: Lockheed and Martin Marietta merge to
form Lockheed Martin.
