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Article: Boeing, Lockheed Martin Reveal Plan To Join Forces On Next Air Force Bomber.
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- Defense Daily
- Article date:
- January 28, 2008
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By Jen DiMascio
For the past three years, aerospace giants Boeing [BA] and Lockheed Martin [LMT] have flirted with the idea of teaming up to make the Air Force's next-generation bomber aircraft. Over the last year, the two companies deepened the relationship, finalizing their agreement to work together, but the companies waited until last week to publicly reveal their partnership on what is likely to be the next major Air Force contract competition.
Service officials have said publicly they want a new bomber by 2018, but the Air Force is not likely to formally begin the competition until the details of the fiscal year 2010 budget become clear, said ...