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Monday, December 8th, 2008

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Draper, BAE, General Dynamics Gain $291.6 Million Trident Contracts Lockheed Earlier Gained $729 Million Of Trident Work From Navy The Navy gave Charles Stark Draper Laboratories, BAE Systems and General Dynamics Corp. [GD] a total $291.6 million in contracts for the Trident ballistic missile program. As well, Lockheed Martin Corp. [LMT] earlier gained $720 million for Trident work. The Navy gave Draper, of Cambridge, Mass., a $157.3 million cost plus incentive fee, cost plus fixed fee contract. Draper will provide…

Pentagon

Hegseth Acknowledges Potential $200 Billion Iran Supplemental Request, Final Figure ‘Could Move’

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Congress

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Army

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Unmanned Systems

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