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Lockheed Martin Eyes Missile Defense Sales To Middle East, Pacific Rim

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Thursday, August 6th, 2009

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By Marina Malenic A top U.S. defense company has penned an agreement to sell a missile defense system to Taiwan and is in talks regarding other potential sales to nations threatened by North Korea's and Iran's missile development, a company executive said yesterday. A letter of authorization has been signed with the Taiwanese government in the last 30 days for sale of Patriot Advanced Capability-3 (PAC-3) air and missile defense batteries, said Mike Trotsky, Lockheed Martin vice president for air…

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