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5 hrs ago | High Point Enterprise

Your View: Stop spending; bring back our jobs

Where are we going? This country used to be the biggest and the best in the world.

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Related Topix: 2012 Presidential Election, US Politics, US News, Aircraft, Lockheed C-5 Galaxy, Military Aircraft, US Military, US Air Force

Tue May 22, 2012

Business Journal

DynCorp wins $92M For Lockheed, Boeing aircraft maintenance

Falls Church-based DynCorp International LLC has won a $92.6 million task order to provide the Air Force with aircraft maintenance support, Govcon Wire reported.

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Related Topix: Manufacturing, Aircraft, Lockheed C-5 Galaxy, Aerospace-Defense, Lockheed Martin, Lockheed C-130 Hercules, Military Aircraft, US Military, Robins Air Force Base, US Air Force, US News

Mon May 21, 2012

Freshnews

Lockheed Martin Executives Ring The Opening Bell(SM) to Commemorate 100th Anniversary

NEW YORK, May 21, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Lockheed Martin Chairman and CEO Bob Stevens, President and Chief Operating Officer Chris Kubasik, and members of the company's leadership team, rang The Opening Bell at the New York Stock Exchange today to commemorate its Centennial.

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Related Topix: Manufacturing, Aerospace-Defense, Lockheed Martin, United Space Alliance, Startups, Savi Technology, Commercial Aircraft, Aircraft, Lockheed Constellation

Sun May 20, 2012

Seattle Post-Intelligencer

In Person: 'Chief skunk' at Lockheed's secretive Skunk Works

Alton D. Romig Jr. heads Lockheed Martin's weapons-development facility in Palmdale, Calif., dubbed "Skunk Works," which got its nickname because the plant used to be next to one with a pronounced odor.

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Related Topix: Manufacturing, Aerospace-Defense, Lockheed Martin, Aircraft, Lockheed U-2, Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird, Military Aircraft, Palmdale, CA, Technical Services, Sandia, Los Angeles County, CA

Sat May 19, 2012

The Press-Enterprise

March Air Reserve Base Hosts Sixth Air Show

For thirteen-year-old Madison Davidson AirFest 2012 held this weekend at March Air Reserve in Moreno Valley was her thirteenth air show.

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Related Topix: US Military, March Air Reserve Base, US Air Force, Aircraft, Lockheed C-5 Galaxy, Military Aircraft, US Navy

Tue May 15, 2012

MobyGames

New Game: '43 - One Year After

'43 - One Year After is a vertical-scrolling shooter heavily inspired by 1942 . The player flies a Lockheed P-38 Lightning over the island-dotted Pacific during the World War 2, fighting against Japanese aircraft.

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Related Topix: Aircraft, Lockheed P-38 Lightning, Military Aircraft

Mon May 14, 2012

Clover Herald

Eagle Scout spends 3 years restoring old plant

Florence teen Frankie Slemmer invested three years into the restoration of a decades-old Lockheed T-33 "Shooting Star" airplane that had been ravaged by time and neglect.

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Related Topix: Florence, SC, Lockheed T-33 Shooting Star, Aircraft, Military Aircraft, Darlington County, SC

Thu May 10, 2012

Missileer

Travis AFB concludes C-5 AMP

The steering column for the newly upgraded C-5 reflects that it is the last C-5 Galaxy to receive the Avionics Modernization Program upgrade at Travis Air Force Base, Calif., April 25, 2012.

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Related Topix: Aircraft, Military Aircraft, Lockheed C-5 Galaxy, Travis Air Force Base, US Military, US Air Force, Manufacturing, Aerospace-Defense, Lockheed Martin

Wed May 09, 2012

AVweb

the F-22 Debacle

If you haven't seen these video reports by CBS on the F-22 Raptor story, they are worth the time to watch.

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Related Topix: 60 Minutes, Entertainment, Television, US News, US Military, US Air Force, Life, Hobbies, Flying, Aircraft, Military Aircraft, Lockheed F-117 Nighthawk

Mon May 07, 2012

Seeking Alpha

Defense Contractors Aided By Congress Keeping Money In Defense Budget

The Obama Administration as part of the budget deal last year submitted a 2013 defense spending plan that cuts about $100 billion over the next five years.

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Related Topix: Raytheon, Aerospace-Defense, Manufacturing, Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman, Aircraft, Lockheed U-2, Military Aircraft

Sun May 06, 2012

KTKZ-AM Sacramento

Mission to break speed record stops...

A mission to break the world land-speed record stopped in Shelton over the weekend.The North American Eagle is a converted Lockheed F-104 Starfighter jet.

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Related Topix: Lockheed F-104 Starfighter, Aircraft, Military Aircraft

Illawarra Mercury

Those magnificent flying machines

The ground rumbled as a fighter aircraft took flight but five-year-old Amelie Williams had her eyes in the air as she pointed to a red dot slowly growing larger in the clear blue sky.

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Related Topix: Civil Aircraft, Aircraft, de Havilland Tiger Moth, de Havilland Aircraft, Lockheed Constellation, Commercial Aircraft

Fri May 04, 2012

MetaFilter

The Sea Shadow goes quietly into the night

The Sea Shadow is a prototype stealth ship built thirty years ago for the US Navy, and the only ship ever designed by the Lockheed Skunk Works.

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Related Topix: US Military, US Navy, US News, Lockheed F-117 Nighthawk, Aircraft, Military Aircraft

The Baltimore Sun

Obama's end zone dance

This week, Republicans have been criticizing President Barack Obama for his surprise trip to Afghanistan marking the one-year anniversary of the killing of Osama bin Laden .

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Related Topix: US News, US Politics, Barack Obama, George Bush, W., Aircraft, Lockheed S-3 Viking, Military Aircraft, Opinion

Mon Apr 30, 2012

Examiner.com

Columnist calls Burbank on Parade an embarrassment

At least three generations of Burbank families have enjoyed the annual stroll down Olive Avenue known as " Burbank on Parade ."A The event has been called a highlight of the year, great family fun, anda an embarrassment to the city of Burbank? In his most recent opinion piece, Burbank Leader columnist Brian Crosby makes the inflammatory claim that ... (more)

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Related Topix: Burbank, CA, Glendale, CA, Aircraft, Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird, Military Aircraft

Patch.com

Lockheed Delivers Final Amp C-5 to Air Force

Lockheed Martin A completed delivery of the 79 th A and finalA C-5 Galaxy A aircraft of the current Avionics Modernization Program at a ceremony atA Travis Air Force Base , Calif., on April 27.

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Related Topix: US Military, US Air Force, Travis Air Force Base, Lackland Air Force Base, Aircraft, Lockheed C-5 Galaxy, Military Aircraft, US News

McClatchy

Navy's secret Sea Shadow may end up on scrap heap

A secret chapter in American naval research could soon reach an ignoble close when a rusty barge and its once-classified contents leave Suisun Bay for the scrap heap.

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Related Topix: US Military, US Navy, US News, Redwood City, CA, Manufacturing, Aerospace-Defense, Lockheed Martin, Lockheed F-117 Nighthawk, Aircraft, Military Aircraft

Examiner.com

2012 Planes of Fame Airshow Preview with Photos

A The Planes of Fame airshow in Chino, California is a must see for any war bird enthusiast.

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Related Topix: Aircraft, Lockheed P-38 Lightning, Military Aircraft, Curtiss P-40, Curtiss Aircraft, Vought F4U Corsair, Vought Aircraft, Republic P-47 Thunderbolt, Republic Aircraft, Focke-Wulf Aircraft, Focke-Wulf Fw 190, North American P-51 Mustang, North American Aircraft

Fijatevos.com

Wal-Mart Faces Bribery Probe

Wal-Mart de Mexico is under intenseA investigation by both the Justice Dept. and Mexican authoritiesA for alleged bribes paid to expand its operations in Mexico, reports the cable news network .

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Related Topix: Lockheed F-104 Starfighter, Aircraft, Military Aircraft

Sat Apr 28, 2012

MDJonline.com

F-22 program's demise begs question: Will we ever learn

WHAT'S NOW the Lockheed Martin plant in Marietta has built many significant airplanes that carved a place in the annals of aviation history, such as the B-29 Superfortress bomber, the C-130 Hercules, C-141 StarLifter and C-5 Galaxy cargo planes and the P-3 Orion sub hunter, to name just a few.

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Related Topix: Manufacturing, Aerospace-Defense, Lockheed Martin, Marietta, GA, Aircraft, Lockheed C-141 Starlifter, Lockheed C-130 Hercules, Military Aircraft, Lockheed C-5 Galaxy, US Military, US Air Force, Opinion

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