C-130 slowdown prompts cuts at Lockheed plant

Lockheed Martin is cutting about 550 jobs at its Marietta plant as it slows production of its primary aircraft line. The move, announced Wednesday but already underway, is a blow to the sprawling Marietta plant and poses concerns about the future of the company's C-130 Hercules cargo plane. The program's production line in Marietta is the longest continuously operating military aircraft production line in history.

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