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Army

Lockheed Martin Receives $426 Million ATACMS Missile Deal From Army

By Matthew Beinart

Wednesday, April 1st, 2020

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Lockheed Martin Receives $426 Million ATACMS Missile Deal From Army

Lockheed Martin's ATACMS

Lockheed Martin [LMT] has received a three-year, $426 million deal from the Army to deliver more than 350 new ATACMS missile rounds and upgrade 80 older missiles. “ATACMS has demonstrated unparalleled system performance and reliability for our customers,” Gaylia Campbell, Lockheed Martin’s vice president of precision fires and combat maneuver systems, said in a statement to Defense Daily. “These latest ATACMS rounds will support Army readiness and include the recently qualified Height-of-Burst capability to allow soldiers to address area targets…

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