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Lockheed Martin Developing Civil Variant Of C-130J

Pat Host

Tuesday, February 4th, 2014

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Lockheed Martin Developing Civil Variant Of C-130J

Lockheed Martin [LMT] is developing a civil variant of its C-130J Super Hercules military cargo aircraft to be designated LM-100J. Lockheed Martin said Monday it formally submitted a program notification letter to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Jan. 21 for a type design update for the L-382J airplane, a civil-certified variant of the C-130J. Lockheed Martin spokeswoman Stephanie Stinn said Tuesday in an email a program notification letter is a formal declaration a company is now developing an airplane while…

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