Lockheed Kermen

An aerospace company based in the United Republics of Kerlingrad and is the main manufacturer of weapons systems, aircraft, and spacecraft in the nation.

History
Lockheed Kermen was one of the first companies founded when the United Republics or Kerlingrad (formally the Union of Kerlingrad Socialist Republics) was created. Since URK was a new country, The government gave out huge grants to companies that seemed promising and would significantly grow the economy, because of this Lockheed Kermen grew significantly in its first year. In the first year, Lockheed Kermen purchased Kerlin Rotary Aircraft Corp. for 600,000 dollars. In the same year, the URK Department of Defense (UKSR Ministry of Defense at the time) contracted Lockheed Kermen to build an air superiority fighter for the Republic's Air force (formally the Kerlingrad Union Air force). Due to Lockheed being a new company, Lockheed Kermen partnered with Mikoyan i Kermanvich to help build the F-14. Lockheed Kermen and Mikoyan i Kermanvich came up with a prototype, tested it, got it approved, and began mass production all in the same year. In 2056, the founder and CEO of Lockheed Kermen at the time, Glenn Kerman stepped down and COO Tyson Kerman became CEO in mid-2056. Late 2056, some design issues were found with the F-14's cockpit and wings that caused the aircraft to not be as maneuver as foreign planes, so Lockheed Kermen redesigned the wings and cockpit as well as upgraded the avionics, weapons systems, and counter measure systems. All the F-14s in service were recalled and upgraded. Within two and a half months, all the F-14s were back in service. At around that same time, Lockheed Kermen made a huge purchase and bought one of their suppliers, KME Inc.(Kerlin Micro Electronics), for 1.1 million dollars. Also in 2056, Kerman Launch Group (a subsidiary of Lockheed Kermen) launched Lockheed Kermen's first manned spacecraft - the Starshine - on top of their LK-1 rocket.

Current Events
As of 2057, exporting of the F-14A opened up - even though it isn't as maneuverable as the B variant -, plans for the exporting of the F-14B to the Celeste Federation have been formed, and Lockheed Kermen has opened factories in the Celeste Federation.