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Navy/USMC

Navy Selects Three Teams To Develop Concepts For Follow-On To EP-3

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Friday, February 8th, 2008

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By Geoff Fein The Navy earlier this week awarded Boeing [BA]-Argon ST; Lockheed Martin [LMT]; and Northrop Grumman [NOC]-L3 Communications [LLL] teams each $1.25 million contracts to develop the program requirements and potential system concepts for the service's replacement for the EP-3 aircraft. "The contracts will allow industry to work with the Navy to analyze the current requirements for the EPX system and will further develop the concepts, cost and schedule for the program," said Capt. Joe Rixey, Maritime Patrol…

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