GBU-12 Paveway II of the Paveway series) are produced by defense contractors Lockheed Martin and Raytheon. Raytheon began production after purchasing the product line from Texas Instruments. Lockheed Martin was awarded a contract to compete with Raytheon when there was a break in production caused by transferring manufacturing out of Texas. "Paveway II" refers specifically to the guidance kit, rather than to the weapon itself. See also GBU-16 Paveway II, where the same guidance unit is fitted to a Mk 83 1,000-lb bomb. The US Department of Defense has upgraded GBU-12 production versions to include GPS guidance modes. Lockheed Martin is the sole
Lockheed Martin Rotary and Mission Systems Extended Air Defense System, and the Littoral Combat Ship. MST consists of the following five lines of businesses: MST has approximately 15,000 employees located at numerous sites around the United States and abroad (mostly Canada and Australia). Sites with more than 500 employees, in order of size, are: Lockheed Martin's Canada operations also fall under MST, and there are about 350 employees in Canada, mostly in the Ottawa suburb of Kanata. Lockheed Martin Rotary and Mission Systems Lockheed Martin Rotary and Mission Systems (LM RMS), formerly known as Mission Systems and Sensors (LM MS2) and then Mission Systems & Training