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New Rifle by Israel
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Design Organization Approval to STM
November 3, 2017Tactical Mission System Modernization to Germany
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Lockheed Martin has been awarded a $158,5 million contract to upgrade German Navy's P-3C Orion maritime patrol aircraft (MPA). The company announced the signing of the contract on 1 November, which covers the second phase of German P-3C upgrade effort that began in 2016.
The second phase includes design, development, manufacture, integration, installation, and test of the company’s Airborne Tactical Mission System.