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Lockheed Martin Aeronautics leadership change: O.J. Sanchez to succeed Greg Ulmer

Lockheed Martin says Greg Ulmer will retire as president of its Aeronautics division, with Skunk Works general manager O.J. (Orlando “OJ”) Sanchez tapped as his successor. The transition is expected to maintain continuity on the F-35 enterprise while aligning day-to-day execution with Skunk Works’ rapid prototyping model.

Discovered 2026-05-06T07:18:19.121881-07:00 | 2026-05-06T07:18:19.121881-07:00

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What Hype is tracking

  • The appointment reshapes leadership across Lockheed Martin’s combat aircraft industrial base, with Sanchez bringing Skunk Works’ rapid-prototyping and advanced-production approach to Aeronautics execution on the financially critical F-35 program.
  • For defense primes and supplier ecosystems, this is a near-term signal on internal priorities and how quickly innovation cycles can be translated into production-relevant decisions.
  • It also follows other Lockheed Martin moves reinforcing advanced manufacturing and operational urgency around emerging threats—such as its $25 million investment to expand counter-UAS airspace security, seen in earlier reporting.

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