09 July 2001 Military News

Finmeccanica Companies, Boeing Sign Agreement to Partner on 767 Tanker Aircraft Program Boeing 09 Jul 2001 -- Alenia Aerospazio and Aeronavali, both Finmeccanica companies, have signed a memorandum of agreement with The Boeing Company to become partners in the development, production and support of a tanker/transport version of the Boeing 767 commercial aircraft.
General Dynamics Extends Tender Offer for All Outstanding Shares of Newport News Shipbuilding General Dynamics 09 Jul 2001 -- General Dynamics (NYSE: GD) today extended its pending tender offer for all outstanding shares of common stock (including associated rights) of Newport News Shipbuilding Inc. (NYSE: NNS) to midnight, EDT, on July 20, 2001. The offer was previously scheduled to expire at midnight, EDT, on July 6, 2001.
$47 Million Lockheed Martin Contract Will Upgrade Northern Hemisphere Early Warning System Lockheed Martin 09 Jul 2001 -- Lockheed Martin today announced that it won a $47 million contract from the U.S. Air Force to upgrade the Lockheed Martin AN/FPS-117 radars that support the Atmospheric Early Warning System.
Lockheed Martin's PAC-3 Missile Achieves Major Flight Test Milestones Lockheed Martin 09 Jul 2001 -- The Patriot Advanced Capability-3 (PAC-3) Missile program achieved major system success today at White Sands Missile Range, N.M. by meeting two key flight test milestones.

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