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Lockheed Martin To Offer Mission Equipment Package For Future Helicopter Program

By Cal Biesecker

Wednesday, August 14th, 2013

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Lockheed Martin [LMT] Aug. 5 said it would offer a universal, highly adaptable and affordable mission equipment package (MEP) to meet requirements for the Joint Multi-Role/Future Vertical Lift (JMR/FVL) rotary wing program, with potential applications for other customers and platforms. The Lockheed Martin MEP will integrate proven solutions from three of the Corporation's business areas and more than 30 years of experience integrating mission equipment components and subsystems into a wide variety of Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force and…

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