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Monday, January 28th, 2008

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Boeing, Lockheed, Join To Seek Air Force Bomber Contract The two largest contractors will join forces to seek an Air Force contract for initial steps toward eventually creating a new U.S. bomber in the next decade. The Boeing Co. [BA] and Lockheed Martin Corp. [LMT] will team to perform studies and system development efforts including collaborative research and development for the Next Generation Bomber program. That aircraft likely won't be flying missions until 2018. The current fleets of Air Force…

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