Separately, Vivek Lall, who heads the Indian operations at Boeing's Integrated Defense Systems unit, said the company will bid to sell six medium-range maritime patrol aircraft to India.

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Panetta is setting the goal of January 2016 for all assessments to be complete and women to be integrated as much as possible, a senior defense official said Wednesday.

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This office should then be charged with achieving the most capable possible sea-based systems for performing on an integrated basis boost, mid-course and terminal defense.

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In our ever-changing world, America's first line of defense is timely, accurate intelligence that is shared, integrated, analyzed and acted upon quickly and effectively.

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Once Lockheed integrated its various legacy cultures, it became the dominant player in the defense sector during the first decade of the new millennium.

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In effect it would lay out a path whereby Europe would become more integrated in many areas while leaving veto rights with member states in such matters as foreign policy, taxation and defense--and Europeans with a voice in making those decisions.

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