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More Companies Compete for Airplane Contract

By Alabama Public Radio

Mobile, AL – There are two more companies competing for a three billion dollar contract to build cargo planes for the military. The Pentagon's top two suppliers -- Lockheed Martin and Boeing -- say they're entering the competition. That puts the squeeze on Mobile. Why, you ask? The team of Raytheon and EADS also are competing for the contract. They have said if they win the contract, they'll assemble the planes in Mobile.

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