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Lockheed Martin Teams With Alaska Aerospace To Compete For GMD Contract

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Monday, June 21st, 2010

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By Ann Roosevelt Lockheed Martin [LMT] and Alaska Aerospace Corp., Friday said they are partnering to pursue the Missile Defense Agency's (MDA) Ground-based Midcourse Defense (GMD) Development and Sustainment contract. The two companies will apply their experience "to ensure the reliability and readiness of the GMD element of the Ballistic Missile Defense System," they said in a statement. The GMD Development and Sustainment Contract will entail development, manufacturing, test, training, operations and sustainment support. MDA issued an amended draft request…

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