Exhibit 23.2
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              CONSENT OF ERNST & YOUNG LLP, INDEPENDENT AUDITORS



     We consent to the reference to our firm under the caption "Experts" in the
Registration Statement on Form S-3 and related Prospectus of Lockheed Martin
Corporation, for the registration of 1,000,000 shares of its common stock and to
the incorporation by reference therein of our report dated January 21, 2000,
with respect to the consolidated financial statements of Lockheed Martin
Corporation incorporated by reference in its Annual Report (Form 10-K) for the
year ended December 31, 1999, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.



Washington, D.C.                                        /s/ Ernst & Young
July 31, 2000