
Lockheed Martin [LMT] expects Germany and Italy to select contractors for their respective missile defense programs no later than April, company spokeswoman Mellissa Hilliard said Thursday.Lockheed Martin calls Germany’s TLVS, or tactical air defense system, a new generation of air and missile defense that requires a flexible architecture based on strong networking capabilities. The tri-national Medium Extended Air Defense System (MEADS), of which Lockheed Martin is teaming with MBDA of Germany and Italy, is a candidate for TLVS, according to…