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Author Topic: Huge contract for F-22 additional $5 billion from the U.S. Air Force  (Read 4883 times)

Offline tigershark

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Very good news for F-22 fans and Lockheed landing a monster contract.   Marietta, Ga., July 31, 2007 -- Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] today received an additional $5 billion from the U.S. Air Force for three lots of F-22 Raptor air dominance fighters. This brings the total multi-year contract value to $7.3 billion and extends the production of the aircraft through the year 2011.   Production of 20 aircraft a year and starting in 2008 all good news.

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LOCKHEED MARTIN AWARDED ADDITIONAL $5 BILLION IN MULTIYEAR CONTRACT TO BUILD 60 F-22 RAPTORS
http://www.lockheedmartin.com/wms/findPage.do?dsp=fec&ci=18503&rsbci=0&fti=111&ti=0&sc=400

Offline valkyrian

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Re: Huge contract for F-22 additional $5 billion from the U.S. Air Force
« Reply #1 on: August 01, 2007, 09:15:36 AM »
Damn!!!! i should have bought some LM stocks earlier.......... ;D

 



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