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Lockheed Martin Delivers Ground Support Stations To Finnish Air Force

Wednesday, July 11th, 2012

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Lockheed Martin [LMT] said it delivered the initial ground station for its Dragon Shield intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance platform (ISR) to the Finnish Air Force. The ground station, which company spokeswoman Suzanne Smith said was delivered in June, will support a CASA C-295 aircraft Lockheed Martin is modifying to accommodate an advanced surveillance system for the Finnish Air Command. The CASA C-295 is a twin-turboprop tactical military transport aircraft manufactured by European Aeronautic Defence and Space Co. (EADS)-subsidiary Airbus Military.…

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