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Daily Archives: January 19, 2015

Lockheed, based in Calabasas, Calif., is also said to have requested personnel records on most members of the Fort Worth Division's management team.

Lockheed, GD Teams Study Sale of F-16 Plant

FORT WORTH – Lockheed Corp. has appointed a team of employees to explore whether it should purchase General Dynamics Corp.’s Fort Worth-based tactical aircraft business, industry sources said.

January 19, 2015 in Defense.
Some Wall Street analysts have been anticipating that GD would sell its fighter aircraft operations as the value of the company's stock has climbed more than 85 percent since Jan. 1, closing yesterday at $97 a share.

GD Talking Sale of Fort Worth’s Largest Employer

FORT WORTH – General Dynamics Corp. is holding discussions with Boeing Co. and Lockheed Corp. about the sale of its 20,000-employee Fort Worth Division, high-ranking sources at GD and in the aerospace industry said.

January 19, 2015 in Defense.
Widely publicized for its role on the 1991 Gulf War, Lockheed’s F-117A stealth fighter was developed at the company’s secretive Skunk Works, then in Burbank, Calif.

Lockheed Chief Expects Jet Fighter Unit to Take Off

CALABASAS, Calif. – Daniel Tellep, chairman of Lockheed, talks about the company’s $1.5 billion purchase of a Texas jet fighter plant that many in the industry had slotted for certain closure.

January 19, 2015 in Defense.

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Yesterday's event in Texas Stadium drew more than 140 dealers from the Southwest region, which includes Texas, Louisiana, Kansas, Oklahoma, Arkansas and New Mexico.
Yesterday’s event in Texas Stadium drew more than 140 dealers from the Southwest region, which includes Texas, Louisiana, Kansas, Oklahoma, Arkansas and New Mexico. Photo: General Motors Corp.
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If GD sells all the assets it has put on the block, it will go from an $8.75 billion company (by 1991 sales) to a $6 billion company - if its remaining businesses continue at their current sales rate, which is unlikely in today's defense spending climate.
If GD sells all the assets it has put on the block, it will go from an $8.75 billion company (by 1991 sales) to a $6 billion company – if its remaining businesses continue at their current sales rate, which is unlikely in today’s defense spending climate.
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Joint Strike Fighter. Photo: U.S. Air Force
The Air Force has begun to give all its personnel more time off after lengthy assignments abroad. For example, a 90-day stay in Bosnia will now earn a two-week vacation upon return. A 45-day deployment will result in a week off.
The Air Force has begun to give all its personnel more time off after lengthy assignments abroad. For example, a 90-day stay in Bosnia will now earn a two-week vacation upon return. A 45-day deployment will result in a week off.
The controversy is rooted in part in the high cost of launching multimillion-dollar satellites.
The controversy is rooted in part in the high cost of launching multimillion-dollar satellites.
To equal or surpass the F-22, the Russians would have had to have made significant advances in their fighter technology.
To equal or surpass the F-22, the Russians would have had to have made significant advances in their fighter technology.
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While Ford, Chevy and GMC once ruled in full-size trucks, entries from Dodge and Toyota will fuel competition and maybe even force other companies to enter the battle. Photo: Chrysler/FCA
While Ford, Chevy and GMC once ruled in full-size trucks, entries from Dodge and Toyota will fuel competition and maybe even force other companies to enter the battle. Photo: Chrysler/FCA
Satellite service providers such as DirecTV and EchoStar, the biggest satellite broadcasters, have tens of millions of subscribers across America.
Satellite service providers such as DirecTV and EchoStar, the biggest satellite broadcasters, have tens of millions of subscribers across America.
Even the youngest of the U-2s is expected to have reached the end of its structural lifespan around 2020.
Even the youngest of the U-2s is expected to have reached the end of its structural lifespan around 2020.
The prospect of Supreme Court vacancies is worrying some conservatives, legal experts say, because Republican presidents appointed the three jurists who are considered most likely to retire - Rehnquist, 72; Stevens, 76; and O'Connor, 66.
The prospect of Supreme Court vacancies is worrying some conservatives, legal experts say, because Republican presidents appointed the three jurists who are considered most likely to retire – Rehnquist, 72; Stevens, 76; and O’Connor, 66.
The Arlington and Willow Run plants, GM sources and analysts say, are the subject of an internal review at GM to find out which facility could end up producing the company's full-size, rear-wheel-drive cars. Photo: General Motors Corp.
The Arlington and Willow Run plants, GM sources and analysts say, are the subject of an internal review at GM to find out which facility could end up producing the company’s full-size, rear-wheel-drive cars. Photo: General Motors Corp.
The two defense companies said the Justice Department had informed them that it was ``fundamentally opposed'' to the merger.
The two defense companies said the Justice Department had informed them that it was “fundamentally opposed” to the merger.
Lawmakers have been searching for ways to deal with the bills the Pentagon will face just after 2000 when it will attempt to produce three fighters at the same time, the Joint Strike Fighter, the F-22 stealth fighter and the F/A-18E/F. The combined cost of producing the Joint Strike Fighter and the other two planes has been estimated at $400 billion.
Lawmakers have been searching for ways to deal with the bills the Pentagon will face just after 2000 when it will attempt to produce three fighters at the same time, the Joint Strike Fighter, the F-22 stealth fighter and the F/A-18E/F. The combined cost of producing the Joint Strike Fighter and the other two planes has been estimated at $400 billion.
In November 1989, GD acknowledged that F-16 production had fallen as many as 20 planes behind schedule because of production problems. The problems cost GD millions of dollars in delayed government payments, contract adjustments and overtime pay.
In November 1989, GD acknowledged that F-16 production had fallen as many as 20 planes behind schedule because of production problems. The problems cost GD millions of dollars in delayed government payments, contract adjustments and overtime pay. Photo: U.S. Air Force
In November 1989, GD acknowledged that F-16 production had fallen as many as 20 planes behind schedule because of production problems. The problems cost GD millions of dollars in delayed government payments, contract adjustments and overtime pay.
In November 1989, GD acknowledged that F-16 production had fallen as many as 20 planes behind schedule because of production problems. The problems cost GD millions of dollars in delayed government payments, contract adjustments and overtime pay. Photo: U.S. Air Force
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Texans bought more than 621,000 light trucks in 1997, tops in the nation. Photo: Ford Motor Co.
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