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Article: U.S. INDICTS NORTHROP FOR FALSE MISSILE DATA.(Main)
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- Albany Times Union (Albany, NY)
- Article date:
- April 12, 1989
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Byline: Associated Press
The government has indicted Northrop Corp. for allegedly falsifying test data on cruise missile guidance systems, raising questions whether the strategic nuclear weapon would function in time of war.
The aerospace giant and five current or former employees were charged Tuesday with conspiring to defraud the government in the construction of part of the Air Force missile's guidance system and a component of the Navy's Harrier fighter jet.
The 167-count indictment charged that Northrop and the employees conspired to install parts for the Flight Data Transmitter of the cruise missile that failed to meet government ...