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DoD Tries To Ease Hill Anxiety Over Tac Air Industrial Base

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Thursday, February 25th, 2010

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By Emelie Rutherford Military officials sought to alleviate congressional concerns yesterday about the Pentagon relying in the future on one main contractor for tactical aircraft, pointing to planning for future sixth-generation fighters and ongoing production of other jets. House Appropriations Defense subcommittee (HAC-D) members Jim Moran (D-Va.) and Sanford Bishop (D-Ga.) expressed unease with plans calling for Lockheed Martin [LMT] to build most of the Pentagon's tactical aircraft, in the form of the multi-service F-35 Joint Strike Fighter, after production…

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