In early June Oman signed a contract with Lockheed Martin for the purchase of a C-130 Super Hercules plane, which will join the three C-130Hs that were purchased in the early 1980s.

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Departing executive Lawson is generally considered to have done a competent job of putting the F-35 on a sustainable track while maintaining the profitability of other Lockheed Martin aircraft franchises such as the C-130 airlifter and F-16 fighter.

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Before this season, the Arizona Diamondbacks took a step in the same direction by trading Justin Upton, who averages around 130 strikeouts per year, to the Braves for a package of players highlighted by Martin Prado, whose 90.4% contact rate was baseball's eighth-best in 2012.

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