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Thu, 21 Jun 2007 17:02 |
LONDON (Thomson Financial) - The US Army has awarded Lockheed Martin Corp a 125 mln usd contract for the production of GMLRS rockets, on the day the Department of Defence officially advanced the company's rockets into what is known as into low-rate production.GMLRS is an all-weather, precision-guided rocket that provides increased accuracy, thus reducing the number of rockets necessary to defeat targets by up to 80 pct.tf.TFN-Europe_newsdesk@thomson.comrwCOPYRIGHTCopyright AFX News Limited 2007. All rights reserved.The copying, republication or redistribution of AFX News Content, including by framing or similar means, is expressly prohibited without the prior written consent of AFX News.
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