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	Army Times - News - More News.
		Lockheed Martin, which is working to find the ideal combination of electronic sensors and aircraft for the Army’s new spy plane program, says the Embraer ERJ-145 is still in the race.
		Lockheed’s position appeared to differ from that of the Army, which announced Sept. 14 that Lockheed would have 60 days to come up with a better solution.
		Lockheed’s revised proposal is due Nov. 14, and the Army has 30 days to decide.
	www.armytimes.com /story.php?f=1-292925-1153628.php (374 words)

	Army Cancels Lockheed Spy Plane Contract
		BALTIMORE - The Army has canceled Lockheed Martin Corp.'s contract to build a new spy plane, saying the defense contractor's design for the plane for the expected $8 billion (euro6.6 billion) program would be too costly.
		Lockheed spokeswoman Judith Gan said the company was disappointed by the Army decision and that it had faced "technical challenges" in its effort to build the plane.
		Lockheed originally proposed using a Embraer 145 jet, but discovered it was too small to carry all the electronics needed for the spy plane.
	www.military.com /NewsContent/0,13319,85271,00.html (589 words)

	Navy League of the United States - Citizens in Support of the Sea Services
		The ACS concept is to incorporate a broad spectrum of sensors into one platform, including electro-optical and infrared sensors, synthetic aperture radar, electronic intelligence and communications intercept receivers, and a moving target indicator.
		Wes Colburn, Lockheed Martin’s deputy vice president for ISR systems, envisions the ACS as an independent, “robust” system that does not have to be reconfigured for each mission, and can rapidly deploy ahead of ground forces and operate with minimal or no outside support.
		Lockheed Martin officials said 70 percent of the parts for the ERJ145 will be built in the United States, with final assembly to be performed at a new plant in Jacksonville, Fla. The fuselage, wings and empennage will be built by foreign firms, and the engines provided by Rolls-Royce, half-owned by U.S. parties.
	www.navyleague.org /sea_power/apr_04_36.php (1313 words)

	Association of the United States Army: Army Cancels Aerial Common Sensor Contract (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		As part of the ACS program, Lockheed Martin originally proposed using the Embraer 145 airframe to carry the ACS electronics, but detailed design engineering determined that the aircraft was too small to carry the electronics load.
		Lockheed Martin, we found that we could not provide the value that the tax payers and our war fighters would expect under the existing contract.
		The Aerial Common Sensor, consisting of intelligence gathering equipment aboard an existing, off-the-shelf aerial platform, is planned to replace the Army's Guardrail Common Sensor and Airborne Reconnaissance Low (ARL) and the Navy's EP-3E "Aries" currently in use.
	www.ausa.org /webpub/DeptHome.nsf/byid/KCAT-6L5KHL (791 words)

	Aerial Common Sensor still to fly though contract terminates
		Aerial Common Sensor is envisioned as an advanced technology replacement to several existing intelligence and surveillance aircraft fleets and was being developed under a 66-month, $879-million contract with Lockheed Martin to reach initial testing and production models.
		Shortly after being awarded the contract, Lockheed Martin and the Army recognized during detailed design reviews that the weight of wiring, harnesses, equipment racks and other factors were exceeding initial estimates.
		Aerial Common Sensor aircraft are intended to be equipped with state-of-the-art sensors to detect enemy communications, radar and troop movements.
	www4.army.mil /ocpa/read.php?story_id_key=8458 (697 words)

	Aerial Common Sensor
		Aerial Common Sensor will expand the capabilities of these systems into a system that is rapidly deployable, tailorable, and scalable to meet the needs of the land component commander.
		Aerial Common Sensor will combine and evolve all the requirements and capabilities of these systems into a synergistic system which is rapidly deployable, tailorable, and scaleable to meet the needs of the land force commander.
		The Army initially planned to acquire 45 new aircraft at a cost of $2 billion on this new fleet of aerial surveillance and reconnaissance planes, to be fielded in 2006.
	www.globalsecurity.org /intell/systems/acs.htm (1132 words)

	Aerial Common Sensor Component Advanced Development
		On April 12, 2002 Lockheed Martin Space Systems Co., Littleton, Colo., was awarded a $6,000,000 increment as part of a $35,000,000 cost-plus-award fee contract, for the Aerial Common Sensor (ACS) Component Advanced Development (CAD) Phase.
		Lockheed Martin was one of two contractors selected in 2002 to continue development of the ACS system as a result of a competitive Concept Exploration design phase.
		Lockheed Corp. and Embraer of Brazil were competing against Northrop Grumman Corp. Lockheed Corp. and Embraer proposed to mount the sensors on the Embraer ERJ145 jet.
	www.globalsecurity.org /intell/systems/acs-cad.htm (1356 words)

	Aerial Common Sensor - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Lockheed Martin entry beat a consortium of Northrop Grumman and General Dynamics Gulfstream, using the G450 platform.
		and thus, while Lockheed was to retain the system integrator role, the Army attempted to re-bid platform entry among several larger aircraft.
		Lockheed has faced criticism from the Department of Defense, and specifically, the U.S. Army, for not being able to properly forecast weight issues with the system.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Aerial_Common_Sensor (599 words)

	USATODAY.com - Lockheed to build spy plane network (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Lockheed Martin beat out General Dynamics and Northrop Grumman to build the computer network and airframe for a spy plane to be used by the Army and Navy.
		Aerial Common Sensor's network-centric communications architecture will combine intelligence data from ground, air and space systems to detect enemy radar, communications and troop movements for commanders, according to the statement.
		The Aerial Common Sensor deal precedes the award of the Battle Management Command and Control program contract planned later this month.
	www.usatoday.com /tech/news/2004-08-03-lockheed-spy-plane_x.htm (297 words)

	Aerial Common Sensor award for Lockheed Martin (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		The U.S. Army has awarded a Lockheed Martin team a US$ 879 million defense contract to develop the Aerial Common Sensor (ACS), a next-generation airborne intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance (ISR) and target identification system.
		Under the System Development and Demonstration (SDD) contract awarded, the Lockheed Martin team will combine and enhance the capabilities of the current systems on these platforms into a single ISR mission package on an Embraer ERJ-145 platform.
		Lockheed Martin's ACS design features a sensor-computer integration that will pinpoint threats in real-time.
	www.uavworld.com /_disc4/00000044.htm (337 words)

	Army Times - News - More News.
		The Army asked Lockheed Martin to stop work on the $879 million Aerial Common Sensor program contract for a new spy plane after a review found that continuing the current effort would delay the program by two years and lead to additional costs.
		The stop-work order is far less drastic than an outright contract cancellation that many analysts and observers had expected and allows Lockheed Martin more time to convince the Army that it can still salvage the program.
		The Aerial Common Sensor program is intended to replace three current systems: the Army's Guardrail Common Sensor and Airborne Reconnaissance Low and the Navy’s EP-3E Aries II with a common system to be developed through an Army-Navy partnership.
	www.armytimes.com /story.php?f=1-292925-1104897.php (370 words)

	CBS News \| Army May End Lockheed Spy Plane Contract
		The Army was scheduled to announce Thursday afternoon its decision to end funding for the Aerial Common Sensor, according to an industry insider with knowledge of the contract and a senior Pentagon official, both of whom asked not to be identified by name because the formal announcement had not been made.
		Lockheed has an $879 million contract to develop the plane, but the program could have eventually been worth $8 billion if it reached full-rate production.
		Lockheed struggled to keep the plane's weight down while trying to meet the requirements of both branches.
	www.cbsnews.com /stories/2006/01/12/ap/business/mainD8F3A46GE.shtml (603 words)

	Global Defence Review (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Lockheed Martin’s selection for the US Army’s Aerial Common Sensor (ACS) programme in August 2004 came as a shock to many, as its solution uses the Brazilian Embraer ERJ-145 as its platform, in place of the Gulfstream G450 of the rival Northrop Grumman bid.
		The others are the sensor suite, its processing, exploitation and dissemination equipment, the airborne communications equipment and data links, and a ground-processing element.
		These are the joint airborne SIGINT architecture; the common imagery ground surface system; the distributed common ground station-Army; the joint technical architecture and the many unmanned air vehicles (UAV) and their payloads under development or envisaged.
	www.global-defence.com /2006/Surveillance/article.php?id=573 (1492 words)

	washingtonpost.com: Lockheed Wins Contract for New Spy Plane
		The Army awarded Lockheed Martin Corp. a contract yesterday that could be worth as much as $6 billion to develop spy planes that can detect enemy signals and track troop movements.
		The contract is considered a significant win for Lockheed, the Pentagon's largest contractor, in part because it based its proposed design on a foreign regional jet from Brazilian-based Embraer, which analysts said could have put it at a disadvantage.
		Lockheed's competitor, Northrop Grumman Corp., used a Gulfstream from General Dynamics Corp. of Falls Church for its bid.
	www.washingtonpost.com /ac2/wp-dyn/A35484-2004Aug2?language=printer (371 words)

	Lockheed trips up as Army nixes spy-plane project (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		The speed with which Lockheed's new spy plane crashed indicates how little margin there is for error as the Pentagon comes under pressure to pare weapons spending because of Iraq war costs and the rising federal deficit.
		Bair says the Army insisted that the plane be able to operate all spy sensors simultaneously for nearly eight hours in flight, whether or not all were needed.
		Lockheed proposed substituting a 100-passenger jet made by Embraer for the original 50-seat plane.
	www.post-gazette.com /pg/06026/644928.stm (2013 words)

	Lockheed evaluating aircraft for spy plane
		WASHINGTON - Lockheed Martin Corp. is looking at the Embraer 190 and the Boeing Co. 737 as candidates for a new Army spy plane, the company said Friday.
		Two other planes are in the running for the Aerial Common Sensor program: the Gulfstream G550 and the Bombardier Global Express, said Judith Gan, a spokeswoman for Lockheed's integrated systems and solutions unit.
		The Aerial Common Sensor is a military reconnaissance aircraft program sought by the Army and the Navy.
	www.azcentral.com /arizonarepublic/business/articles/0813boeing13.html (206 words)

	Lockheed gives spy-plane options
		Lockheed Martin Corp., the largest U.S. defense contractor, discussed three alternatives Monday for its spy-plane program with the Army after criticism that the proposed aircraft would be too small to meet military needs.
		Bethesda, Md.-based Lockheed is designing the plane, intended for use by the Army and the Navy in reconnaissance and intelligence gathering, under a $1.2 billion contract.
		Lockheed's original plan to use Empresa Brasileira de Aeronautica SA's EMB-145 airframe has been met with skepticism from Army and Navy officials that the plane would be large enough to carry the necessary electronic equipment.
	seattlepi.nwsource.com /business/248346_spyplane14.html (370 words)

	Lockheed Martin > Investor Relations
		During the third quarter, the Corporation repurchased 3.6 million shares of common stock and announced a dividend increase of 14% to an annual rate of $1.00 per share.
		The Corporation repurchased 3.6 million of its common shares for approximately $190 million during the quarter and 9.3 million of its common shares for approximately $465 million year-to-date.
		Lockheed Martin undertakes no duty to update any forward-looking statement to reflect subsequent events, actual results or changes in the Corporation's expectations.
	www.shareholder.com /lmt/news/20041026-146479.cfm?ReleaseID=146479 (2495 words)

	Army halts Lockheed spy plane contract \| www.azstarnet.com ®
		The U.S. Army said Wednesday it delayed a decision on whether to revoke Lockheed Martin Corp.'s contract for a new spy plane that may cost $4.1 billion.
		Lockheed, the largest U.S. defense contractor, had planned to use an Embraer EMB-145 airframe to house the equipment needed for battlefield intelligence and surveillance missions, such as eavesdropping on radio transmissions.
		Lockheed, based in Bethesda, Md., was given 60 days to "resolve ongoing issues with the program" and prove whether it can provide a plane capable of meeting the requirements, a statement from the Army Communications, Electronics and Life Cycle Command said.
	www.azstarnet.com /sn/printDS/93383 (294 words)

	Wheels of Fortune Washingtonpost.com - Find Articles (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Lockheed Martin, the No. 1 federal contractor, last week reported a net income of $296 million for its second-quarter, a 22 percent jump from $242 million in profit during the same quarter last year.
		Lockheed's positive numbers were due to "higher military spending as they (the military) gear up and get ready for the wars of the future," according to Troy J. Lahr, a Legg Mason defense analyst, as quoted by The Washington Post.
		With all of its financial fortunes, Lockheed is also playing it cool on the acquisition front, even as defense sector analysts anticipate continued consolidation among government contractors.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m0NTQ/is_2004_August_5/ai_n6144254 (931 words)

	no.3820 - Lockheed Martin Aerial Common Sensor (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Lockheed Martin is an aerospace manufacturer and advanced technology company formed in 1995 by the merger of Lockheed Corporation with Martin Marietta.
		In 1998 Lockheed Martin abandoned plans to merge with Northrop Grumman due to government fears of the potential strength of the new group (Lockheed/Northrop would have had control of 25% of the DoD's procurement budget).
		In 2003 Lockheed Martin benefited from a USAF decision to punish Boeing for conducting industrial espionage against its rival.
	lockheed.martin.aerial.common.sensor.en.infoax.info (11126 words)

	Lockheed Harris and Embraer join on Army aerial program
		Lockheed Martin Corp., Harris Corp. and Empresa Brasileira de Aeronautica S.A. — commonly called Embraer, a Brazilian aerospace company — are teaming to compete for the next phase of the $1 billion Aerial Common Sensor program, the Army’s next-generation intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance system.
		Lockheed Martin is conducting architecture development activities as part of a 15-month development contract awarded in 2002.
		Wes Colburn, deputy vice president for Lockheed Martin Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Systems, said the release of the Army’s request for proposal for system design and development, the program’s next phase, is imminent, and an award likely will come during the first quarter of 2004.
	www.washingtontechnology.com /news/1_1/daily_news/21180-1.html (366 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Lockheed Martin has presented the US Army with new options for its Aerial Common Sensor (ACS) platform, yet faces a new competitive attack for part of the aircrafts sensitive payload.
		Lockheed Martins hopes of quickly reselecting an aircraft for the US Armys Aerial Common Sensor (ACS) programme appear to be fading.
		Lockheed Martin presented three plans to the U.S. Army and one of the option is to replace the aircraft with Bombardier's Global...
	www.aerialshome.com /aerialcommonsensor (1192 words)

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