Lockheed quarterly sales rise 3.2 percent

[October 20, 2015]  (Reuters) - Lockheed Martin Corp <LMT.N>, Pentagon's No. 1 weapons supplier, reported a 3.2 percent rise in quarterly sales, helped by higher F-35 fighter jet sales.

Net income fell to $865 million, or $2.77 per share, in the third quarter ended Sept. 27, from $888 million, or $2.76 per share, a year earlier.

Net sales rose to $11.46 billion from $11.11 billion a year earlier.

(Reporting by Ankit Ajmera in Bengaluru; Editing by Anil D'Silva)

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