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Lockheed Martin Proposing Versions of Its COBRA Small Tactical Craft For SOCOM, LCS

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Tuesday, January 13th, 2009

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By Geoff Fein Lockheed Martin [LMT] yesterday showcased a small tactical craft (STC) that it is proposing as both a manned boat for Special Operations Command (SOCOM) and as an unmanned surface vessel for the Littoral Combat Ship (LCS). The Common Off Board Reconfigurable Asset (COBRA) is a 39-foot catamaran with a two-and-a-half foot draft built by Lockheed Martin using internal research and development (IRAD) funds, Ronald Harris, director, requirements and customs solutions, told reporters at a briefing in Crystal…

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