Air Force directed to stop JASSM work.WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 10, 1996--Hughes Aircraft Co. said its motion for a temporary restraining order temporary restraining order: see injunction. to require the Air Force to direct Lockheed Martin For the former company, see . Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) is a leading multinational aerospace manufacturer and advanced technology company formed in 1995 by the merger of Lockheed Corporation with Martin Marietta. and McDonnell Douglas McDonnell Douglas was a major American aerospace manufacturer and defense contractor, producing a number of famous commercial and military aircraft. It merged with Boeing in 1997 to form The Boeing Company. to stop work on the Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile (JASSM JASSM Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile ) program was granted in federal district court Wednesday. Judge Albert V. Bryan Jr. ordered a 10-day temporary restraining order after hearing arguments from attorneys representing Hughes and the government. A hearing to determine whether or not the temporary restraining order should be extended until the Hughes protest of the JASSM awards is resolved by the General Accounting Office (GAO) has been scheduled for July 19 before Judge Bryan in U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia in Alexandria. ``We were pleased with the court's decision. We believe it was the right one,'' a Hughes Aircraft Hughes Aircraft Company was a major aerospace and defense company founded by Howard Hughes. The group was based near Ballona Creek, in Culver City, California, USA, on the Pacific Coast. Hughes Aircraft was acquired by General Motors in 1985. Co. spokesman said. ``The judge ordered the Air Force to treat performance of the JASSM contracts as having been `stayed' since June 27, when we initially filed our protest with the GAO,'' he added. Hughes said it reluctantly filed a motion for a temporary restraining order Tuesday (July 9) to protect its legal rights. The Air Force did not issue ``stop work'' orders as required by the Competition in Contracting Act when the company filed its protest. ``Every day that work would have continued on the JASSM program is a day that would have provided unfair advantage to the current awardees,'' the company spokesman said. CONTACT: Hughes Aircraft Co., Arlington, Va. Dave Shea For the ice hockey announcer, see . Dave Shea is a Canadian web designer, and author of The Zen of CSS Design: Visual Enlightenment for the Web. [1] He is known for his work in web-standard development—from his design community project CSS Zen Garden to , 703/284-4245 |
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