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Lockheed Martin: US Army cancels the contract for the new spy-airplane's making

New York, Usa - A Pentagon's officer said it

"It has been decided to suspend the contract and the matter can be solved through the negotiations with Lockheed Martin and all involved industries", this is the terse comment by Claude M. Bolton, Pentagon assistant for the logistics. The contract of USD 879m got lost underwritten with Lockheed Martin from August 2, 2004, that foresaw the realization of a new aircraft able to perform efficiently intelligence,...

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Rome, Italy, 01/16/2006 12:06
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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