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Turkey To Get Lockheed Martin Targeting, Navigation Pods

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Thursday, January 7th, 2010

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Lockheed Martin [LMT] has signed a foreign military sales contract to deliver Sniper Advanced Targeting Pods (ATPs) and LANTIRN Enhanced Resolution (ER) navigation pods to the Turkish Air Force, the company said yesterday. Valued at $118 million, the contract will provide Sniper ATP and LANTIRN ER navigation pods to equip Turkish Air Force F-16 Block 40 and Block 50 Peace Onyx aircraft. Packaged in a single lightweight pod, the Sniper ATP provides long-range, positive identification of both moving and stationary…

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