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AgustaWestland Taps Longbow LLC For U.K. Apache FCR Systems

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Friday, February 26th, 2010

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The Longbow Limited Liability Company, a joint venture of Lockheed Martin [LMT] and Northrop Grumman [NOC], was recently awarded an $86 million contract from Finmeccanica's AgustaWestland to support Longbow Fire Control Radar (FCR) systems on the United Kingdom Apache AH Mk-1 aircraft. "The Longbow FCR is an essential element of U.K. Apache operations in Afghanistan," said Jerry Garman, Longbow LLC president and director of Longbow programs at Lockheed Martin Missiles and Fire Control. "Through this partnership with AgustaWestland, we will…

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