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Lockheed Martin Joins Northrop Grumman In Protesting 3DELRR Award

Pat Host

Wednesday, October 22nd, 2014

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Lockheed Martin Joins Northrop Grumman In Protesting 3DELRR Award

Lockheed Martin's 3DELRR prototype. Photo: Lockheed Martin.

Lockheed Martin [LMT] Wednesday joined Northrop Grumman [NOC] in protesting the Air Force’s contract award to Raytheon [RTN] for the service’s Three-Dimensional Expeditionary Long-Range Radar (3DELRR). Lockheed Martin spokeswoman Rashi Ratan said in a statement the company believes it offered the most affordable and capable solution for the program and has strong grounds for the protest. Northrop Grumman spokesman Randy Belote confirmed the company’s protest filing, but declined to elaborate further. The Government Accountability Office (GAO), which handles bid protests,…

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