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Lockheed Martin Establishing ICT Engineering Hub For Asia-Pacific Region

Wednesday, October 8th, 2014

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Lockheed Martin [LMT] on Sept. 29 said it is investing $8 million to establish an information communications technology (ICT) in Australia for the Asia-Pacific region. The company said the new facility near Melbourne will accommodate 190 staff, including at least 150 new personnel, which will more than double its workforce in the city. Lockheed Martin said the facility will focus on expanding local skills in cyber security, data management, applications development and larger scale ICT services. The announcement of the…

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