<PAGE>
 
   As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October 2, 1997.
                                                        Registration No. 33-
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------


                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                            WASHINGTON, D.C.  20549

                              --------------------

                                    FORM S-8

                             REGISTRATION STATEMENT
                                     Under
                           THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933

                              --------------------

                          LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


        MARYLAND                                         52-1893632
(State or other jurisdiction of             (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
incorporation or organization)




                              6801 ROCKLEDGE DRIVE
                            BETHESDA, MARYLAND 20817
                    (Address of principal executive offices)

                              --------------------

              LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION RETIREMENT SAVINGS PLAN
                             FOR SALARIED EMPLOYEES
                    LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION OPERATIONS
                              SUPPORT SAVINGS PLAN

                           (Full title of the plans)
                            -----------------------

                           STEPHEN M. PIPER, ESQUIRE
                           ASSOCIATE GENERAL COUNSEL
                            AND ASSISTANT SECRETARY
                          LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION
                              6801 ROCKLEDGE DRIVE
                            BETHESDA, MARYLAND 20817
                                 (301) 897-6000
 (Name, address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code,
                             of agent for service)

                              --------------------

                        CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                              PROPOSED          PROPOSED
                                              MAXIMUM           MAXIMUM
TITLE OF SECURITIES       AMOUNT TO BE    OFFERING PRICE       AGGREGATE            AMOUNT OF
TO BE REGISTERED          REGISTERED(*)    PER SHARE(**)   OFFERING PRICE(**)  REGISTRATION FEE(**)
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S>                      <C>              <C>              <C>                 <C>
COMMON STOCK, PAR
VALUE $1.00 PER SHARE..   575,000(***)         $106.0625       $60,985,937.5            $18,480.59
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
</TABLE> 
(*)       IN ADDITION, PURSUANT TO RULE 416(C) UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933,
          THIS REGISTRATION STATEMENT ALSO COVERS AN INDETERMINATE AMOUNT OF
          PLAN INTERESTS TO BE OFFERED OR SOLD PURSUANT TO THE PLANS TO WHICH
          THIS REGISTRATION STATEMENT RELATES.

(**)      THE REGISTRATION FEE HAS BEEN COMPUTED, PURSUANT TO RULE 457(H)(I)
          BASED ON THE AVERAGE OF THE HIGH AND LOW PRICE OF LOCKHEED MARTIN
          CORPORATION COMMON STOCK ON THE NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE ON SEPTEMBER
          29, 1997.

(***)     OF THE 575,000 SHARES OF COMMON STOCK BEING REGISTERED, 500,000 SHARES
          ARE BEING REGISTERED FOR USE IN CONNECTION WITH THE LOCKHEED MARTIN
          CORPORATION OPERATIONS SUPPORT SAVINGS PLAN AND THE REMAINING 75,000
          ARE BEING REGISTERED FOR USE IN CONNECTION WITH THE LOCKHEED MARTIN
          CORPORATION RETIREMENT SAVINGS PLAN FOR SALARIED EMPLOYEES.

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<PAGE>
 
                                    PART II

               INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT


ITEM 3.  Incorporation of Documents by Reference.
         --------------------------------------- 

     The following documents filed by the Registrant with the Securities
and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") are incorporated by reference and
made a part hereof:

          (a) The Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended
December 31, 1996 filed with the Commission on March 14, 1997;

          (b) The description of the Registrant's Common Stock contained in the
Registration Statement on Form 8-B filed with the Commission pursuant to Section
12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the "Exchange Act") (as amended on
Form 8-B/A filed on March 9, 1995), and any amendment or report filed for the
purpose of updating such description;

          (c) The Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the
Commission on January 21, 1997;

          (d) The Registrant's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter
ended March 31, 1997 filed with the Commission on May 9, 1997;

          (e) The Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the
Commission on July 9, 1997; and

          (f) The Registrant's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter
ended June 30, 1997 filed with the Commission on August 12, 1997.

     All documents subsequently filed by the Registrant or the Plans
pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act prior to
filing of a post-effective amendment which indicates that all securities offered
have been sold or which deregisters all securities then remaining unsold, shall
be deemed to be incorporated by reference into this Registration Statement and
to be a part hereof from the date of the filing of such documents.


ITEM 4.  Description of Securities.
         ------------------------- 

     Not Applicable

                                      -2-
<PAGE>
 
ITEM 5.  Interests of Named Experts and Counsel.
         -------------------------------------- 

     The Opinion of Counsel as to the legality of the securities being
issued (constituting Exhibit 5) has been rendered by counsel who is a full-time
employee of the Registrant.  Counsel rendering such opinion is not eligible to
participate in the Plans.


ITEM 6.  Indemnification of Directors and Officers.
         ----------------------------------------- 

     The Maryland General Corporation Law authorizes Maryland corporations
to limit the liability of directors and officers to the corporation or its
stockholders for money damages, except (a) to the extent that it is proved that
the person actually received an improper benefit or profit in money, property or
services, for the amount of the benefit or profit in money, property or services
actually received, (b) to the extent that a judgment or other final adjudication
adverse to the person is entered in a proceeding based on a finding that the
person's action or failure to act was the result of active and deliberate
dishonesty and was material to the cause of action adjudicated in the proceeding
or (c) in respect of certain other actions not applicable to the Registrant.
Under the Maryland General Corporation Law, unless limited by charter,
indemnification is mandatory if a director or an officer has been successful on
the merits or otherwise in the defense of any proceeding by reason of his or her
service as a director unless such indemnification is not otherwise permitted as
described in the following sentence. Indemnification is permissive unless it is
established that (a) the act or omission of the director was material to the
matter giving rise to the proceeding and was committed in bad faith or was the
result of active and deliberate dishonesty, (b) the director actually received
an improper personal benefit in money, property or services or (c) in the case
of any criminal proceeding, the director had reasonable cause to believe his or
her act or omission was unlawful.  In addition to the foregoing, a court of
appropriate jurisdiction may under certain circumstances order indemnification
if it determines that the director or officer is fairly and reasonably entitled
to indemnification in view of all the relevant circumstances, whether or not the
director or officer has met the standards of conduct set forth in the preceding
sentence or has been adjudged liable on the basis that a personal benefit was
improperly received in a proceeding charging improper personal benefit to the
director or officer.  If the proceeding was an action by or in the right of the
corporation or involved a determination that the director or officer received an
improper personal benefit, however, no indemnification may be made if the
individual is adjudged liable to the corporation, except to the extent of
expenses approved by a court of competent jurisdiction.

                                      -3-
<PAGE>
 
     Article XI of the charter of the Registrant limits the liability of
directors and officers to the fullest extent permitted by the Maryland General
Corporation Law.  Article XI of the charter of the Registrant also authorizes
the Registrant to adopt by-laws or resolutions to provide for the
indemnification of directors and officers.  Article VI of the By-laws of the
Registrant provides for the indemnification of the Registrant's directors and
officers to the fullest extent permitted by the Maryland General Corporation
Law.  In addition, the Registrant's directors and officers are covered by
certain insurance policies maintained by the Registrant.


ITEM 7.  Exemption from Registration Claimed.
         ----------------------------------- 

     Not Applicable


ITEM 8.  Exhibits.
         -------- 

     5.  Opinion of Stephen M. Piper, Esquire

  23-A.  Consent of Ernst & Young LLP.

  23-B.  Consent of Stephen M. Piper, Esquire (contained in Exhibit 5 hereof).

    24.  Powers of Attorney.

     The Registrant hereby undertakes that the Registrant will submit or has
submitted the Plans and any amendments thereto to the Internal Revenue Service
("IRS") in a timely manner and has made or will make all changes required by the
IRS in order to qualify the Plans.


ITEM 9.   Undertakings.
          ------------ 

     (a) The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes:

          (1) To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being
made, a post-effective amendment to this registration statement:

             (i) To include any prospectus required by section 10(a)(3) of the
Securities Act of 1933;

             (ii) To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after
the effective date of the registration statement (or the most recent post-
effective amendment thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent
a fundamental

                                      -4-
<PAGE>
 
change in the information set forth in the registration statement;

          (iii)  To include any material information with respect to the plan of
distribution not previously disclosed in the registration statement or any
material change to such information in the registration statement;

     Provided, however, that subparagraphs (1)(i) and (1)(ii) do not apply if
the information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those
paragraphs is contained in periodic reports filed by the registrant pursuant to
section 13 or section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 that are
incorporated by reference in the registration statement.

          (2) That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the
Securities Act of 1933, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be
a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the
offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona
fide offering thereof.

          (3) To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment
any of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination of
the offering.

     (b) The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of
determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each filing of the
registrant's annual report pursuant to section 13(a) or section 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (and, where applicable, each filing of an
employee benefit plan's annual report pursuant to Section 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934) that is incorporated by reference in the
registration statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement
relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities
at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.

     (c) Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities
Act of 1933 may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of
the registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the
registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange
Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Act
and is, therefore, unenforceable.  In the event that a claim for indemnification
against such liabilities (other than the payment by the registrant of expenses
incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the registrant
in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such
director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being
registered, the

                                      -5-
<PAGE>
 
registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been
settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction
the question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as
expressed in the Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such
issue.

                                      -6-
<PAGE>
 
                                   SIGNATURES


     Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the registrant
certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the
requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this registration
statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly
authorized, in the County of Montgomery, State of Maryland.

                          LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION

Date:  October 2, 1997                        By:/s/ Stephen M. Piper, Esquire
                                                 -----------------------------
                                                 Stephen M. Piper, Esquire
                                                 Associate General Counsel 
                                                   and Assistant Secretary


     Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the trustees
(or other persons who administer the Plans) have duly caused this registration
statement to be signed on their behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly
authorized, in the County of Montgomery, State of Maryland.

Date:  October 2, 1997                           LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION
                                                 RETIREMENT SAVINGS PLAN FOR
                                                 SALARIED EMPLOYEES
 
                                                   By:/s/ Walter E. Skowronski
                                                      ------------------------
                                                      Walter E. Skowronski
                                                      Chairman, Lockheed Martin
                                                       Corporation Benefit Plan
                                                       Committee

Date:  October 2, 1997                           LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION
                                                 OPERATIONS SUPPORT SAVINGS PLAN


                                                   By:/s/ Walter E. Skowronski
                                                      ------------------------
                                                      Walter E. Skowronski
                                                      Chairman, Lockheed Martin
                                                       Corporation Benefit Plan
                                                       Committee
<PAGE>
 
     Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1933, this
registration statement has been signed by the following persons in the
capacities and on the date indicated.
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
     Signature                 Title                          Date
     ---------                 -----                          ----
<S>                            <C>                            <C> 
/s/  Vance D. Coffman          Chief Executive                October 2, 1997
     -------------------       Officer, Vice Chairman
     Vance D. Coffman*         and Director
 
/s/  Marcus C. Bennett         Senior Vice                    October 2, 1997
     -------------------       President, Chief
     Marcus C. Bennett*        Financial Officer                   
                               and Director
 
/s/  Todd J. Kallman           Vice President,                October 2, 1997
     -------------------       Controller and Chief
     Todd J. Kallman*          Accounting Officer
 
/s/  Norman R. Augustine       Director                       October 2, 1997
     -------------------
     Norman R. Augustine*
 
/s/  Lynne V. Cheney           Director                       October 2, 1997
     -------------------
     Lynne V. Cheney*
 
/s/  Houston I. Flournoy       Director                       October 2, 1997
     -------------------
     Houston I. Flournoy*
 
/s/  James F. Gibbons          Director                       October 2, 1997
     -------------------
     James F. Gibbons*
 
/s/  Edward E. Hood, Jr.       Director                       October 2, 1997
     -------------------
     Edward E. Hood, Jr.*
 
/s/  Caleb B. Hurtt            Director                       October 2, 1997
     -------------------
     Caleb B. Hurtt*
 
/s/  Gwendolyn S. King         Director                       October 2, 1997
     -------------------
     Gwendolyn S. King*
 
/s/  Vincent N. Marafino       Director                       October 2, 1997
     -------------------
     Vincent N. Marafino*
 
/s/  Eugene F. Murphy          Director                       October 2, 1997
     -------------------
     Eugene F. Murphy*
 
/s/  Allen E. Murray           Director                       October 2, 1997
     -------------------
     Allen E. Murray*
 
/s/  Frank Savage              Director                       October 2, 1997
     -------------------
     Frank Savage*
</TABLE>
<PAGE>
 
<TABLE> 
<CAPTION> 
     Signature                Title                          Date
     ---------                -----                          ----
<S>                           <C>                            <C> 
/s/  Peter B. Teets           Director                       October 2, 1997
     -------------------                        
     Peter B. Teets*              
 
/s/  Daniel M. Tellep         Director                       October 2, 1997
     -------------------
     Daniel M. Tellep*
 
/s/  Carlisle A.H. Trost      Director                       October 2, 1997
     -------------------
     Carlisle A.H. Trost*
 
/s/  James R. Ukropina        Director                       October 2, 1997
     -------------------
     James R. Ukropina*
 
/s/  Douglas C. Yearley       Director                       October 2, 1997
     -------------------
     Douglas C. Yearley*
 
</TABLE> 
               *By:  /s/ Stephen M. Piper                    October 2, 1997
                    ---------------------
              (Stephen M. Piper, Attorney-in-fact**)

--------------------
**By authority of Powers of Attorney filed with this Registration
  Statement on Form S-8
<PAGE>
 
                                 EXHIBIT INDEX

<TABLE> 
<CAPTION> 

EXHIBIT                                                            PAGE
NUMBER                   DESCRIPTION                                NO.
------                   -----------                               ----
<S>       <C>                                                      <C> 
     5.   Opinion of Stephen M. Piper, Esquire

  23-A.   Consent of Ernst & Young LLP.

  23-B.   Consent of Stephen M. Piper, Esquire
          (contained in Exhibit 5 hereof).

    24.   Powers of Attorney.

</TABLE>
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As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October 2, 1997.
                                                        Registration No. 33-
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                            WASHINGTON, D.C.  20549

                              --------------------

                                    FORM S-8

                             REGISTRATION STATEMENT
                                     Under
                           THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933

                              --------------------

                          LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

        MARYLAND                                         52-1893632
(State or other jurisdiction of             (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
incorporation or organization)

                              6801 ROCKLEDGE DRIVE
                            BETHESDA, MARYLAND 20817
                    (Address of principal executive offices)

                              --------------------

              LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION RETIREMENT SAVINGS PLAN
                             FOR SALARIED EMPLOYEES
                    LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION OPERATIONS
                              SUPPORT SAVINGS PLAN

                           (Full title of the plans)
                            -----------------------

                           STEPHEN M. PIPER, ESQUIRE
                           ASSOCIATE GENERAL COUNSEL
                            AND ASSISTANT SECRETARY
                          LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION
                              6801 ROCKLEDGE DRIVE
                            BETHESDA, MARYLAND 20817
                                 (301) 897-6000
 (Name, address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code,
                             of agent for service)

                              --------------------

                        CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                              PROPOSED          PROPOSED
                                              MAXIMUM           MAXIMUM
TITLE OF SECURITIES       AMOUNT TO BE    OFFERING PRICE       AGGREGATE            AMOUNT OF
TO BE REGISTERED          REGISTERED(*)    PER SHARE(**)   OFFERING PRICE(**)  REGISTRATION FEE(**)
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
COMMON STOCK, PAR
VALUE $1.00 PER SHARE..   575,000(***)         $106.0625       $60,985,937.5            $18,480.59
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
(*)       IN ADDITION, PURSUANT TO RULE 416(C) UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933,
          THIS REGISTRATION STATEMENT ALSO COVERS AN INDETERMINATE AMOUNT OF
          PLAN INTERESTS TO BE OFFERED OR SOLD PURSUANT TO THE PLANS TO WHICH
          THIS REGISTRATION STATEMENT RELATES.

(**)      THE REGISTRATION FEE HAS BEEN COMPUTED, PURSUANT TO RULE 457(H)(I)
          BASED ON THE AVERAGE OF THE HIGH AND LOW PRICE OF LOCKHEED MARTIN
          CORPORATION COMMON STOCK ON THE NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE ON SEPTEMBER
          29, 1997.

(***)     OF THE 575,000 SHARES OF COMMON STOCK BEING REGISTERED, 500,000 SHARES
          ARE BEING REGISTERED FOR USE IN CONNECTION WITH THE LOCKHEED MARTIN
          CORPORATION OPERATIONS SUPPORT SAVINGS PLAN AND THE REMAINING 75,000
          ARE BEING REGISTERED FOR USE IN CONNECTION WITH THE LOCKHEED MARTIN
          CORPORATION RETIREMENT SAVINGS PLAN FOR SALARIED EMPLOYEES.

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
PART II

               INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT

ITEM 3.  Incorporation of Documents by Reference.
         --------------------------------------- 

     The following documents filed by the Registrant with the Securities
and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") are incorporated by reference and
made a part hereof:

          (a) The Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended
December 31, 1996 filed with the Commission on March 14, 1997;

          (b) The description of the Registrant's Common Stock contained in the
Registration Statement on Form 8-B filed with the Commission pursuant to Section
12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the "Exchange Act") (as amended on
Form 8-B/A filed on March 9, 1995), and any amendment or report filed for the
purpose of updating such description;

          (c) The Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the
Commission on January 21, 1997;

          (d) The Registrant's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter
ended March 31, 1997 filed with the Commission on May 9, 1997;

          (e) The Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the
Commission on July 9, 1997; and

          (f) The Registrant's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter
ended June 30, 1997 filed with the Commission on August 12, 1997.

     All documents subsequently filed by the Registrant or the Plans
pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act prior to
filing of a post-effective amendment which indicates that all securities offered
have been sold or which deregisters all securities then remaining unsold, shall
be deemed to be incorporated by reference into this Registration Statement and
to be a part hereof from the date of the filing of such documents.

ITEM 4.  Description of Securities.
         ------------------------- 

     Not Applicable

                                      -2-
ITEM 5.  Interests of Named Experts and Counsel.
         -------------------------------------- 

     The Opinion of Counsel as to the legality of the securities being
issued (constituting Exhibit 5) has been rendered by counsel who is a full-time
employee of the Registrant.  Counsel rendering such opinion is not eligible to
participate in the Plans.

ITEM 6.  Indemnification of Directors and Officers.
         ----------------------------------------- 

     The Maryland General Corporation Law authorizes Maryland corporations
to limit the liability of directors and officers to the corporation or its
stockholders for money damages, except (a) to the extent that it is proved that
the person actually received an improper benefit or profit in money, property or
services, for the amount of the benefit or profit in money, property or services
actually received, (b) to the extent that a judgment or other final adjudication
adverse to the person is entered in a proceeding based on a finding that the
person's action or failure to act was the result of active and deliberate
dishonesty and was material to the cause of action adjudicated in the proceeding
or (c) in respect of certain other actions not applicable to the Registrant.
Under the Maryland General Corporation Law, unless limited by charter,
indemnification is mandatory if a director or an officer has been successful on
the merits or otherwise in the defense of any proceeding by reason of his or her
service as a director unless such indemnification is not otherwise permitted as
described in the following sentence. Indemnification is permissive unless it is
established that (a) the act or omission of the director was material to the
matter giving rise to the proceeding and was committed in bad faith or was the
result of active and deliberate dishonesty, (b) the director actually received
an improper personal benefit in money, property or services or (c) in the case
of any criminal proceeding, the director had reasonable cause to believe his or
her act or omission was unlawful.  In addition to the foregoing, a court of
appropriate jurisdiction may under certain circumstances order indemnification
if it determines that the director or officer is fairly and reasonably entitled
to indemnification in view of all the relevant circumstances, whether or not the
director or officer has met the standards of conduct set forth in the preceding
sentence or has been adjudged liable on the basis that a personal benefit was
improperly received in a proceeding charging improper personal benefit to the
director or officer.  If the proceeding was an action by or in the right of the
corporation or involved a determination that the director or officer received an
improper personal benefit, however, no indemnification may be made if the
individual is adjudged liable to the corporation, except to the extent of
expenses approved by a court of competent jurisdiction.

                                      -3-
Article XI of the charter of the Registrant limits the liability of
directors and officers to the fullest extent permitted by the Maryland General
Corporation Law.  Article XI of the charter of the Registrant also authorizes
the Registrant to adopt by-laws or resolutions to provide for the
indemnification of directors and officers.  Article VI of the By-laws of the
Registrant provides for the indemnification of the Registrant's directors and
officers to the fullest extent permitted by the Maryland General Corporation
Law.  In addition, the Registrant's directors and officers are covered by
certain insurance policies maintained by the Registrant.

ITEM 7.  Exemption from Registration Claimed.
         ----------------------------------- 

     Not Applicable

ITEM 8.  Exhibits.
         -------- 

     5.  Opinion of Stephen M. Piper, Esquire

  23-A.  Consent of Ernst & Young LLP.

  23-B.  Consent of Stephen M. Piper, Esquire (contained in Exhibit 5 hereof).

    24.  Powers of Attorney.

     The Registrant hereby undertakes that the Registrant will submit or has
submitted the Plans and any amendments thereto to the Internal Revenue Service
("IRS") in a timely manner and has made or will make all changes required by the
IRS in order to qualify the Plans.

ITEM 9.   Undertakings.
          ------------ 

     (a) The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes:

          (1) To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being
made, a post-effective amendment to this registration statement:

             (i) To include any prospectus required by section 10(a)(3) of the
Securities Act of 1933;

             (ii) To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after
the effective date of the registration statement (or the most recent post-
effective amendment thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent
a fundamental

                                      -4-
change in the information set forth in the registration statement;

          (iii)  To include any material information with respect to the plan of
distribution not previously disclosed in the registration statement or any
material change to such information in the registration statement;

     Provided, however, that subparagraphs (1)(i) and (1)(ii) do not apply if
the information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those
paragraphs is contained in periodic reports filed by the registrant pursuant to
section 13 or section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 that are
incorporated by reference in the registration statement.

          (2) That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the
Securities Act of 1933, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be
a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the
offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona
fide offering thereof.

          (3) To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment
any of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination of
the offering.

     (b) The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of
determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each filing of the
registrant's annual report pursuant to section 13(a) or section 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (and, where applicable, each filing of an
employee benefit plan's annual report pursuant to Section 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934) that is incorporated by reference in the
registration statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement
relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities
at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.

     (c) Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities
Act of 1933 may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of
the registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the
registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange
Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Act
and is, therefore, unenforceable.  In the event that a claim for indemnification
against such liabilities (other than the payment by the registrant of expenses
incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the registrant
in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such
director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being
registered, the

                                      -5-
registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been
settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction
the question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as
expressed in the Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such
issue.

                                      -6-
SIGNATURES

     Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the registrant
certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the
requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this registration
statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly
authorized, in the County of Montgomery, State of Maryland.

                          LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION

Date:  October 2, 1997                        By:/s/ Stephen M. Piper, Esquire
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                                                 Stephen M. Piper, Esquire
                                                 Associate General Counsel 
                                                   and Assistant Secretary

     Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the trustees
(or other persons who administer the Plans) have duly caused this registration
statement to be signed on their behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly
authorized, in the County of Montgomery, State of Maryland.

Date:  October 2, 1997                           LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION
                                                 RETIREMENT SAVINGS PLAN FOR
                                                 SALARIED EMPLOYEES
 
                                                   By:/s/ Walter E. Skowronski
                                                      ------------------------
                                                      Walter E. Skowronski
                                                      Chairman, Lockheed Martin
                                                       Corporation Benefit Plan
                                                       Committee

Date:  October 2, 1997                           LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION
                                                 OPERATIONS SUPPORT SAVINGS PLAN

                                                   By:/s/ Walter E. Skowronski
                                                      ------------------------
                                                      Walter E. Skowronski
                                                      Chairman, Lockheed Martin
                                                       Corporation Benefit Plan
                                                       Committee
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1933, this
registration statement has been signed by the following persons in the
capacities and on the date indicated.
Signature                 Title                          Date
     ---------                 -----                          ----
/s/  Vance D. Coffman          Chief Executive                October 2, 1997
     -------------------       Officer, Vice Chairman
     Vance D. Coffman*         and Director
 
/s/  Marcus C. Bennett         Senior Vice                    October 2, 1997
     -------------------       President, Chief
     Marcus C. Bennett*        Financial Officer                   
                               and Director
 
/s/  Todd J. Kallman           Vice President,                October 2, 1997
     -------------------       Controller and Chief
     Todd J. Kallman*          Accounting Officer
 
/s/  Norman R. Augustine       Director                       October 2, 1997
     -------------------
     Norman R. Augustine*
 
/s/  Lynne V. Cheney           Director                       October 2, 1997
     -------------------
     Lynne V. Cheney*
 
/s/  Houston I. Flournoy       Director                       October 2, 1997
     -------------------
     Houston I. Flournoy*
 
/s/  James F. Gibbons          Director                       October 2, 1997
     -------------------
     James F. Gibbons*
 
/s/  Edward E. Hood, Jr.       Director                       October 2, 1997
     -------------------
     Edward E. Hood, Jr.*
 
/s/  Caleb B. Hurtt            Director                       October 2, 1997
     -------------------
     Caleb B. Hurtt*
 
/s/  Gwendolyn S. King         Director                       October 2, 1997
     -------------------
     Gwendolyn S. King*
 
/s/  Vincent N. Marafino       Director                       October 2, 1997
     -------------------
     Vincent N. Marafino*
 
/s/  Eugene F. Murphy          Director                       October 2, 1997
     -------------------
     Eugene F. Murphy*
 
/s/  Allen E. Murray           Director                       October 2, 1997
     -------------------
     Allen E. Murray*
 
/s/  Frank Savage              Director                       October 2, 1997
     -------------------
     Frank Savage*
Signature                Title                          Date
     ---------                -----                          ----
/s/  Peter B. Teets           Director                       October 2, 1997
     -------------------                        
     Peter B. Teets*              
 
/s/  Daniel M. Tellep         Director                       October 2, 1997
     -------------------
     Daniel M. Tellep*
 
/s/  Carlisle A.H. Trost      Director                       October 2, 1997
     -------------------
     Carlisle A.H. Trost*
 
/s/  James R. Ukropina        Director                       October 2, 1997
     -------------------
     James R. Ukropina*
 
/s/  Douglas C. Yearley       Director                       October 2, 1997
     -------------------
     Douglas C. Yearley*
*By:  /s/ Stephen M. Piper                    October 2, 1997
                    ---------------------
              (Stephen M. Piper, Attorney-in-fact**)

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**By authority of Powers of Attorney filed with this Registration
  Statement on Form S-8
EXHIBIT INDEX
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NUMBER                   DESCRIPTION                                NO.
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5.   Opinion of Stephen M. Piper, Esquire

  23-A.   Consent of Ernst & Young LLP.

  23-B.   Consent of Stephen M. Piper, Esquire
          (contained in Exhibit 5 hereof).

    24.   Powers of Attorney.