UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                            Washington, D.C.  20549


                                  SCHEDULE 13D


                   Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934


         Rational Software Corporation (formerly, Verdix Corporation)
          2800 San Tomas Expressway, Santa Clara, California  95051 
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                               (Name of Issuer)

                         Common Stock, $.01 Par Value 
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                        (Title of Class of Securities)

                                   923395107
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                                (CUSIP Number)

          Frank H. Menaker, Jr., Vice President and General Counsel,
Lockheed Martin Corporation, 6801 Rockledge Drive, Bethesda, Maryland  20817 
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(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person Authorized to Receive Notices and
                                Communications)

                                March 15, 1995
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            (Date of Event which Requires Filing of this Statement)


If the filing person previously filed a statement of Schedule 13G to report the
acquisition which is the subject of this Schedule 13D, and is filing this
schedule because of Rule 13d-1(b)(3) or (4), check the following box [_].

Check the following box if a fee is being paid with the statement [X]. (A fee is
not required only if the reporting person: (1) has a previous statement on file
reporting beneficial ownership of more than five percent of the class of
securities described in Item 1; and (2) has filed no amendment subsequent
thereto reporting beneficial ownership of five percent or less of such class.)
(See Rule 13d-7.)

Note:  Six copies of this statement, including all exhibits, should be filed
with the Commission.  See Rule 13d-1(a) for other parties to whom copies are to
be sent.

*The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person's
initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and
for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter
disclosures provided in a prior cover page.

The information required on the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed
to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934 ("Act") or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act
but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the
Notes).

                                  SCHEDULE 13D
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CUSIP No. 923395107                                Page 2 of 6 Pages
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 1     NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
       S.S. OR I.R.S IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
 
           Lockheed Martin Corporation
           as successor in interest to Lockheed Corporation
           and Martin Marietta Corporation.*
           I.R.S. Employer Identification No. 52-1893632
 
           *Martin Marietta Corporation previously filed Schedule 13D and
           amendments thereto with respect to its interest in the Issuer's
           shares.
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 2     CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP              (a) [_]
                                                             (b) [_]
           NOT APPLICABLE
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 3     SEC USE ONLY
 
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 4     SOURCE OF FUNDS
 
           NOT APPLICABLE
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 5     CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO
       ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e)                                                [_]
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 6     CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

           Maryland
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                       7  SOLE VOTING POWER
 
     NUMBER OF              696,000*
      SHARES         
   BENEFICIALLY             *This reflects the number of shares now owned by
     OWNED BY               Lockheed Martin. At the time of the combination
       EACH                 of the businesses of Lockheed Corporation and Martin
     REPORTING              Marietta Corporation, Lockheed Martin became the
      PERSON                beneficial owner of an aggregate of 1,426,281 shares
       WITH                 of Common Stock representing 11.5% of the then
                            outstanding shares of the Issuer.
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                       8  SHARED VOTING POWER
 
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                       9  SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
 
                            696,000*
 
                            *This reflects the number of shares now owned by
                            Lockheed Martin. At the time of the combination of
                            the businesses of Lockheed Corporation and Martin
                            Marietta Corporation, Lockheed Martin became the
                            beneficial owner of an aggregate of 1,426,281 shares
                            of Common Stock representing 11.5% of the then
                            outstanding shares of the Issuer.
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                      10  SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER    
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11     AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH
       REPORTING PERSON
 
           696,000*
 
           *This reflects the number of shares now owned by Lockheed Martin. At
           the time of the combination of the businesses of Lockheed Corporation
           and Martin Marietta Corporation, Lockheed Martin became the
           beneficial owner of an aggregate of 1,426,281 shares of Common Stock
           representing 11.5% of the then outstanding shares of the Issuer.
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12     CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11)                 [_]
       EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES

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13     PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
 
           4.4%*
 
           *This reflects the percentage of shares now owned by Lockheed Martin.
           At the time of the combination of the businesses of Lockheed
           Corporation with Martin Marietta Corporation, Lockheed Martin became
           the beneficial owner of 11.5% of the then outstanding stock of the
           Issuer. Subsequent to that date Lockheed Martin disposed of 730,281
           shares in a public offering. See Item 4 hereof and Amendment No. 1
           to this Schedule 13D filed contemporaneously with this filing.

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14     TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
 
           CO
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                                  Schedule 13D
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Item 1.  Security and Issuer.
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     Common Stock, $.01 par value ("Common Stock")
     Rational Software Corporation (formerly Verdix Corporation)
     2800 San Tomas Expressway
     Santa Clara, California  95051.

Item 2.   Identity and Background.
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     Lockheed Martin Corporation as successor in interest to
     Lockheed Corporation and Martin Marietta Corporation.
     6801 Rockledge Drive
     Bethesda, Maryland  20817

     Incorporated in Maryland.

     Lockheed Martin Corporation is a diversified enterprise principally engaged
in the conception, design, manufacturer and integration of advanced technology
products and services for the United States government and private industry.
Lockheed Martin Corporation also manages significant facilities for the
Department of Energy and produces construction aggregates and specialty chemical
products.


     Lockheed Martin Corporation has not, during the last five years, been
convicted in a criminal proceeding. On January 27, 1995, Lockheed Corporation, 
one of the corporations that combined to form Lockheed Martin Corporation 
entered into a plea agreement pursuant to which Lockheed Corporation agreed to 
plead guilty to one count of conspiring to violate the bribery provisions of the
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and conspiracy to falsify its books, records and 
accounts.

     Lockheed Martin Corporation has not, during the last five years, been
subject to a judgment, decree or final order in joining future violations of, or
prohibiting or mandating activities subject to, federal or state securities laws
or finding any violation with respect to such laws.

Item 3.   Source and Amount of Funds or other Consideration.
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     Not Applicable.

Item 4.   Purpose of Transaction.
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     In connection with the combination of the businesses of Lockheed
Corporation with the businesses of Martin Marietta Corporation on March 15,
1995, Lockheed Martin became the beneficial owner of an aggregate of 1,426,281
shares of Common


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   Stock representing 11.5% of the then outstanding shares. Of these shares, a
portion was beneficially owned by Martin Marietta Corporation which had filed a
Schedule 13D, and amendments thereto with respect to such shares. The rest of
the shares were beneficially owned by Lockheed Corporation. Subsequent to that
date, Lockheed Martin disposed of 730,281 shares in a registered public
offering. Accordingly the total number of shares of Common Stock currently owned
by Lockheed Martin is 696,000 representing 4.4% of the issued and outstanding
shares.

     Lockheed Martin presently has no plans or proposals that relate to or would
result in (i) the acquisition or disposition of securities of the Issuer by any
person; (ii) an extraordinary corporate transaction, such as a merger,
reorganization or liquidation, involving the Issuer or any of its subsidiaries;
(iii) a sale or transfer of a material amount of assets of the Issuer or any of
its subsidiaries; (iv) any change in the present board of directors or
management of the Issuer, including any plans or proposals to change the number
or term of directors or to fill any existing vacancies on the board; (v) any
material change in the present capitalization or dividend policy of the Issuer;
(vi) any other material change in the Issuer's business or corporate structure;
(vii) changes in the Issuer's articles of incorporation or bylaws or other
actions which may impede the acquisition of control of the Issuer by any person;
(viii) causing a class of securities of the Issuer to be delisted from a
national securities exchange or to cease to be authorized to be quoted in an
inter-dealer quotation system of a registered national securities association;
(ix) causing a class of equity securities to become eligible for termination of
registration pursuant to Section 12(g)(4) of the Act, as amended; or (x) any
action similar to any of those enumerated in clauses (i) through (ix) of this
sentence.

Item 5.   Interest in Securities of the Issuer.
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     The 696,000 shares of Common Stock (4.4% of the class) beneficially owned
by Lockheed Martin Corporation are held of record by Martin Marietta Investments
Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Lockheed Martin Corporation.

Item 6.   Contracts, Arrangements, Understandings or Relationships with Respect
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          to Securities of the Issuer.
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     Not Applicable.

Item 7.   Material to be Filed as Exhibits.
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     Not Applicable.


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                                   SIGNATURE


     After reasonable inquiry and to the best of his knowledge and belief, the
undersigned certifies that the information set forth in this statement is true,
complete and correct.


                                    LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION
 


                                    By: /s/ Stephen M. Piper
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                                       Stephen M. Piper
                                       Assistant General Counsel
                                       and Assistant Secretary

                                       Dated:  February 14, 1996
        


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