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Wednesday, July 01, 2009

Lockheed Martin ships 1,000th missile from Akron

RUM-139 ASROCLockheed Martin's Akron unit on Tuesday celebrated the delivery of the 1,000th specialized, ship-to-submarine missile to protect U.S. and Japanese naval forces.

The weapon, known as a Vertical Launch ASROC (VLA) missile, has played a major role in Lockheed Martin's modern operations in Akron, said Rick Perez, vice president of Lockheed Martin's Defense Systems market segment.

About 60 engineering and manufacturing workers in Akron are devoted to designing and making the VLA missile, Perez said.

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