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Lockheed Martin Delivers First U.S. Air Force Advanced EHF Satellite

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Monday, June 7th, 2010

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Lockheed Martin [LMT] has delivered the first satellite in the Advanced Extremely High Frequency (AEHF) program to Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla., where it will be prepared for a July 30 liftoff aboard an Atlas V launch vehicle. "Shipment of the first AEHF satellite is testimony to a strong government and industry partnership focused on achieving total mission success on this vitally important program," Col. Michael Sarchet, commander of the Protected Satellite Communications Group at the U.S. Air Force's…

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