In a suit filed in federal court in Orlando, Florida, Lockheed accused Boeing and three of its former employees of misappropriating sensitive proprietorial information during the competition for US Air Force contracts.

The "misappropriated," information included detailed cost and technical data regarding Lockheed Martin's proposal for the US Air Force's Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle (EELV) program, Lockheed said in a statement.

The complaint alleges that Boeing and the individual defendants, together with other Boeing employees, used the information in putting together their bid and then lied about it both to the Air Force and Lockheed.

The technology giant is seeking compensatory and punitive damages, costs, and the return of all proprietary information.

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