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Boeing Says Lockheed Partnership Strong Despite Next Gen Bomber Review

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Thursday, June 4th, 2009

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By Marina Malenic Boeing [BA] has no intention of splitting from its arrangement with Lockheed Martin [LMT] to pursue a potential Air Force long-range bomber aircraft contract, even if the Pentagon decides to develop an unmanned platform for the mission, a top executive said yesterday. The companies announced over a year ago that they would join forces to compete for a next generation long-range bomber development contract. "At this point we're not changing the agreement," Chris Chadwick, president of Boeing…

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