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Lockheed Martin Orincon Corporation (originallyORINCON Corporation International) is asystems integration andinformation technology company that supportsLockheed Martin's position in theIntelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (ISR) industry.

Orincon was established in 1973 in San Diego byUniversity of California, San Diego professors Dr.Daniel Alspach and Dr.Harold Sorenson, andUC Irvine professor Dr.Jim Meditch. Operations began in 1975 with three government contracts.

During theCold War, Orincon helped design theSOSUS tracker system to follow theSoviet Ballistic Missile Submarine. Convinced of the significance of SOSUS, Alspach wrote, "I see this as part of the chain that ended the Cold War. The SOSUS was so successful, that the Russians had to spend tremendous amounts of money trying to quiet theirsubs to avoid detection. At the same time, they spent a great deal trying to counter U.S. PresidentRonald Reagan'sStar Wars technology. This, with the inherent inefficiencies of theirsocialisticeconomic system, broke the bank and led to the collapse of theSoviet Union."

Indeed, Soviet spiesJohn Anthony Walker andJerry Alfred Whitworth in theU.S. Navy revealed to the Russians that their submarines were noisy, and thus, easily detectable. This knowledge led to the development of "quieting" technology that Russia later sold toChina.

In 1990, Orincon's primary business wasantisubmarine warfare; however, the U.S. Navy deprioritized antisubmarine warfare technology spending in anticipation of the end of the Soviet Union. Despite the hardship of transformation in the 1990s, Orincon grew by 25 percent in 1998. In fact, until Lockheed Martin acquired Orincon in June 2003, Orincon experienced growth every year since its inception. Orincon's customers have included, but are not limited to, the United States Navy,Department of Transportation,National Cancer Research Institute, and theFederal Aviation Administration.

Orincon developed theIntelligent Vehicle Sensor as part of itsAirport Classification and Tracking System (ACATS). From 1990 to 1998, there were five fatal ground collisions on U.S. airport runways, and in 1996, there were 280 near misses. The sensor was installed atLong Beach Airport to track airplanes on the ground to avoidrunway incursions.

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