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EADS Taps Lockheed Martin On New Scout Helicopter

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Tuesday, May 12th, 2009

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NASHVILLE, Tenn.--The European Aeronautic Defence and Space Co. (EADS) last week said it has created an industry team comprised of subsidiary American Eurocopter and Lockheed Martin [LMT] to offer a new armed scout helicopter for the Army. At the annual Army Aviation Association of America conference here, EADS North America COO David Oliver said, "...we think that Lockheed Martin is the world-class teammate to team with to produce the Armed Scout helicopter that will fill an important need that our…

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