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Lockheed Martin Refines Sniper Targeting Pod With Enhancements

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Monday, October 8th, 2007

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By Michael Sirak Lockheed Martin [LMT] continues to pursue enhancements to its Sniper targeting pod as the Air Force and international customers step up to buy more of the combat-proven system, says a company official. These improvements address both hardware components and software, and are being funded both by the company's own research dollars and under government sponsorship, said Mark Fischer, Fixed Wing business development representative at Lockheed Martin Missiles and Fire Control. "We are working with the Air Force…

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