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Business/Financial

Lockheed Martin’s SEWIP Block 2 Completes PDR, CDR Set For 2011

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Tuesday, August 3rd, 2010

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By Geoff Fein The Navy has approved Lockheed Martin's [LMT] preliminary design for the Surface Electronic Warfare Improvement (SEWIP) Block 2 upgrade program to defend surface combatants from anti-ship cruise missile threats, the company reported. With preliminary design review (PDR) under its belt, Lockheed Martin is now moving forward for the next milestone, critical design review (CDR), which will take place in the first quarter of 2011, Joe Ottaviano, program director for Lockheed Martin's SEWIP program, told Defense Daily recently.…

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