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 Canada Lockheed Martin Canada Lockheed Martin Canada is an aerospace and defence contractor, headquartered in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. It is a wholly owned subsidiary of Lockheed Martin, and a part of the Rotary and Mission Systems business area. It has over 900 employees, with facilities in Montreal, Quebec, Halifax, Nova Scotia, and Victoria, British Columbia with a corporate office in Ottawa, Ontario. Locations in Canada do engineering, software development, integration and test along with mechanical and hardware design as well as manufacturing, product test, logistics support and repair and overhaul. Field staff are also deployed at various Canadian Forces' bases. In