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Lockheed Martin Expanding 21st Century Security Strategy To Supply Chain, International

By Cal Biesecker

Tuesday, July 18th, 2023

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Lockheed Martin Expanding 21st Century Security Strategy To Supply Chain, International

F-35 Production Line (Lockheed Martin Photo)

Since launching a new strategy three years ago to surge Lockheed Martin’s [LMT] adoption of commercial technologies to enhance its solutions for its Defense Department and international customers, the company is looking to expand this effort around its production capacity and resiliency, James Taiclet, chairman, president, and CEO, said on Monday. The first expansion of the 21st Century Security vision is in the area of strengthening the supply chain to be more resilient and to rapidly scale, Taiclet said during…

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