{"id":148228,"date":"2025-07-24T10:00:54","date_gmt":"2025-07-24T14:00:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/148228///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/148228//www.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/148228//news/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/148228//?p=148228"},"modified":"2025-07-24T12:18:52","modified_gmt":"2025-07-24T16:18:52","slug":"lockheed-martin-ucf-expand-longstanding-partnership-fueling-floridas-prosperity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/148228///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/148228//www.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/148228//news/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/148228//lockheed-martin-ucf-expand-longstanding-partnership-fueling-floridas-prosperity/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/148228//","title":{"rendered":"Lockheed Martin, UCF Expand Longstanding Partnership Fueling Florida/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/148228/u2019s Prosperity"},"content":{"rendered":"
The leading global defense technology company and Florida/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/148228/u2019s Premier Engineering and Technology University are expanding a more-than-40-year partnership that has greatly impacted the State of Florida/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/148228/u2019s economic prosperity, fueled innovation and strengthened student success from kindergarten through college./news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/148228/n Joined by Gov. Ron DeSantis, UCF President Alexander N. Cartwright and Lockheed Martin Chief Operating Officer Frank St. John ’87 ’91MS signed the Pegasus Partnership agreement in June at the Paris Air Show, the global aerospace industry/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/148228/u2019s premier meeting /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/148228/u2014 and a fitting venue for two organizations that are leaders in Florida/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/148228/u2019s robust and rapidly growing aerospace industry./news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/148228/n As part of the agreement:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/148228/n The Pegasus Partnership supports many of Gov. Ron DeSantis/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/148228/u2019 goals, including maintaining Florida/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/148228/u2019s role as setting the national standard for economic growth, workforce development and innovation./news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/148228/n “This partnership between UCF and Lockheed Martin is an example of how Florida leads in workforce education,” DeSantis says. “Our state is proud to prioritize educational opportunities that produce practical knowledge and immediate job opportunities.”/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/148228/n/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/148228/n
What This Means for Florida/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/148228/u2019s Future/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/148228/n