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Tuesday, September 22, 2009

Technology From Lockheed, Raytheon Now on the Radar

SM-3The new missile-defense strategy in Eastern Europe puts Lockheed Martin Corp. and Raytheon Co. technologies in the spotlight and reinforces Defense Secretary Robert Gates's preference for less risky and cheaper weapons technologies.

Instead of basing missiles in Poland and placing a special antimissile radar in the Czech Republic to defend against possible launches from Iran or other countries, the Pentagon said Thursday that it will employ an approach that involves sea-based and land-based systems from the two companies.

Boeing Co. had a key role on the Polish site under the Bush administration plan. A Boeing spokesman said in a statement that the company would continue to work on developing its ground-based antimissile technology.

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