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Lockheed Martin Acquires Assets Of CDL Systems

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Lockheed Martin has acquired all of the assets of CDL Systems, a software engineering firm that specializes in the development and licensing of vehicle control station software for unmanned systems. Terms of the agreement were not disclosed.

CDL Systems has developed an open, standards-based, and commercial off-the-shelf software product that has been integrated into numerous unmanned vehicle platforms.

CDL Systems was founded in 1992 in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, with offices in Calgary and Huntsville, Ala.

Lockheed Martin will reorganize its Electronic Systems business area into two new business areas and create the MST and Missiles and Fire Control (MFC) business areas effective Dec. 31, 2012. The MST business area will have 19,000 employees and will be headquartered in Washington, D.C.

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