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Lockheed Martin Establishes Center To Improve Satellite Sensing And Communications

Thursday, July 16th, 2015

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Lockheed Martin [LMT] on July 7 said it is establishing a new center in Denver that will focus on developing reconfigurable payloads and advancing existing satellite systems while also reducing costs and accelerating development.The RF Payload Center of Excellence at its facility in Denver will co-locate development, testing and production, a first for Lockheed Martin, which it said will improve schedule, reduce transportation costs and enhance collaboration between related teams. The company also said the radio frequency center will “reinvent…

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