U.S. Government Announces New Economic Stimulus Package.

The US Department of Defense has awarded several contracts, including a $1.4bn contract to Lockheed Martin for the continued development of F-35 warfighting capabilities, a $72.8m contract to BAE Systems for the development of navigation and control technologies for 155mm projectiles, and a $14.6m contract modification to MITRE Corp. for support to the Air Force. Other contracts were awarded to General Dynamics, Enviremedial Services, and Federated Maritime LLC.