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Lockheed Has Potential 78 Ships Worldwide For Aegis System Upgrades

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Monday, January 12th, 2009

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Nation Requires Multiple Missile Defense Systems, Lockheed Official Says Lockheed Martin Corp. [LMT] faces a potential 78 ships in the U.S. Navy and allied forces that the company might be hired to upgrade with ballistic missile defense improvements, a Lockheed official told journalists in a briefing today. Jim Sheridan, Lockheed director for the Aegis program, responded to a question from Space & Missile Defense Report. He said there are 100 ships equipped with Aegis weapon control and sensor systems in…

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