Lockheed Martin has appointed Orlando Sanchez Jr., known as OJ Sanchez, as the new president of its Aeronautics division, effective June 1. He succeeds Greg Ulmer, who is retiring after more than 30 years with the company.
Ulmer will serve as a strategic advisor during the transition period. The Aeronautics division, which employs over 35,000 people, generated $30 billion in revenue last year and oversees key programs including the F-35, F-22, F-16, and C-130 aircraft, as well as air mobility, uncrewed systems, and intelligence platforms. It also includes the Advanced Development Programs organization, known as Skunk Works.
Sanchez joined Lockheed Martin in 2014. He most recently served as vice president and general manager of Skunk Works, a role he assumed in January 2025 after leading the Integrated Fighter Group. In that earlier position, he managed development, production, and sustainment of F-16 and F-22 programs, along with T-50, KF-21, F-21, and F-2 aircraft.
Prior to Lockheed Martin, Sanchez was a colonel in the U.S. Air Force, serving as vice commander of the 325th Fighter Wing at Tyndall Air Force Base and as a former F-22 pilot.