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23 March 2011 Military News

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  • DoD News: Contracts for March 23, 2011
  • First Lockheed Martin-Built Milstar II Satellite Marks 10 Years in Service Lockheed Martin 23 Mar 2011 -- The first Milstar II military communications satellite, built by a Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] team for the U.S. Air Force, has surpassed its 10-year design life of on-orbit service, providing our nation's warfighters with secure and reliable communications since its successful launch on Feb. 27, 2001.
  • ATK Awarded $49 Million Special Operations Ammunition Contract ATK 23 Mar 2011 -- Alliant Techsystems (NYSE: ATK) announced today that it has received a $49 million contract from the U.S. Navy to produce a new special operations ammunition round with improved accuracy, stronger barrier penetration, and a lower muzzle-flash. ATK Security and Sporting developed the round in partnership with the Naval Surface Warfare Center - Crane Division under the Special Operations Science and Technology (SOST) ammunition program.
  • General Dynamics Awarded $41 Million for RG-31 MRAP Upgrades General Dynamics 23 Mar 2011 -- The U.S. Marine Corps Systems Command has awarded General Dynamics Land Systems–Canada three delivery order modifications valued at USD$41.4 million for upgrade kits for RG-31 Mk5E vehicles previously delivered under the Mine Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP) vehicle program
  • Northrop Grumman Wins U.S. Air Force Mission Planning Delivery Order Northrop Grumman 23 Mar 2011 -- The U.S. Air Force has selected Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) for a delivery order for the B-1 Bomber aircraft mission planning capability on the Joint Mission Planning System (JMPS) platform. The delivery order has a potential value of $26 million, if all options are exercised.

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