One-thousand new jobs could be coming to Cobb County — if Lockheed Martin wins a contract with the federal government to build a new aerial refueling tanker.
The bidding process could take another two years. But Lockheed says if it prevails, the LMXT strategic tanker would be built in two phases — the first in Mobile, Alabama, and the second in Marietta.
Gov. Brian Kemp says Lockheed’s decision to build the aircraft in Georgia speaks to the quality of technical education in the state.
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