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Force Multipliers

Brenda Davidson, Lockheed Martin

Defense Daily Staff

Friday, October 18th, 2019

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Brenda Davidson, Lockheed Martin

Brenda Davidson, Lockheed Martin.

In this new monthly column, Defense Daily highlights individuals from across the government, industry and academia whose efforts contribute daily to national defense, from the program managers to the human resource leaders, to the engineers and logistics officers. Brenda Davidson serves as the Director and Deputy Program Manager for Upper Tier Integrated Air and Missile Defense at Lockheed Martin Missiles and Fire Control. She has worked with the company for over 30 years in missile defense programs like the Terminal…

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