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Lockheed CEO: "No regrets" About Sikorsky Buy

Posted by March 15, 2016

Chief Executive Marillyn Hewson (Photo: Lockheed Martine Corp)

Lockheed Martin Corp has "no regrets" about buying Sikorsky for $9 billion despite a drop in oil prices that has led to a bigger-than-expected decline Sikorsky's commercial helicopter sales, Chief Executive Marillyn Hewson said Tuesday.

 
Hewson said buying the company was "absolutely a great opportunity" and Lockheed remained confident about its long-term prospects, despite the oil-related drop in commercial sales.
 
She said she expected oil prices to recover over the longer term.
 
(Reporting by Andrea Shalal)

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