Exhibit 23.1

               CONSENT OF ERNST & YOUNG LLP, INDEPENDENT AUDITORS

We consent to the reference to our firm under the caption "Independent Auditors"
in the Amendment No. 1 to the Registration Statement (No. 333-108333) on Form
S-3 and related Prospectus of Lockheed Martin Corporation for the registration
of $1,000,000,000 of debt securities and to the incorporation by reference
therein of our report dated January 22, 2003, with respect to the consolidated
financial statements of Lockheed Martin Corporation included in its Annual
Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2002 filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission.

/s/ Ernst & Young LLP

McLean, VA
October 30, 2003