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Lockheed Martin To Provide MH-60 R/S Mission Planning Software

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Tuesday, September 28th, 2010

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The Navy recently awarded Lockheed Martin [LMT] a $10 million contract to develop software to provide MH-60R and MH-60S multi-mission helicopter aircrews the latest technology to pre-plan their missions for maximum success, the company reported. Lockheed Martin will develop a software module configured to the Joint Mission Planning System (JMPS) containing the newest mission characteristics unique to MH-60R and MH-60S multi-mission helicopters, the company said. JMPS was developed by the Navy and Air Force based on a commercial-off-the-shelf architecture that…

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