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ACS: Lockheed Martin tries to "save" Embraer by offering the 190

Washington, USA – However, weight requirements and the lack of a military version would risk to lead US Army to exclude the Brazilian firm from the programme

Doubts about the choice to resort to an Embraer ERJ-145 as a platform for the US Army’s Aerial Common Sensor (ACS) programme had been already expressed last month (see for details AVIONEWS), but now it seems that the situation is getting harder and harder for the Brazilian group. Lockheed Martin, as the prime contractor for the project related to a surveillance, command and control airplane, would h...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 126777
Rome, Italy, 09/13/2005 13:05
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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