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By Cal Biesecker

Monday, July 29th, 2013

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A-12 Talks. Boeing and General Dynamics are in discussions with the federal government to resolve 20-year-old litigation over the A-12 stealth bomber, which the Navy terminated for default in 1993. GD, in its quarterly filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission accompanying its second quarter financials last week, says that if the talks with the government are successful, they could “lead to a settlement of this longstanding dispute.” …In-Kind Payment. Boeing makes no mention of the discussions in its 10-Q filing but…

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