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Lockheed
Martin delivers four F-35s fighter aircraft to U.S. Air Force and Marine
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With
the delivery of four Lockheed Martin [NYSE:LMT] F-35
Lightning II aircraft since June 29, an important milestone
was achieved as the Department of Defense now possesses more operational-coded
F-35s than test aircraft. A total of nine F-35s have been delivered for
the year, giving the DOD a total of 30 aircraft fleet-wide. Of these,
16 are operational aircraft and 14 are test planes. |
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“To date,
the F-35
program has focused on system development and flight testing while most
recently transitioning to low rate initial production,” said Orlando
Carvalho, Lockheed Martin executive vice president and general manager,
F-35 program. “We’ve crossed a critical threshold as we
begin delivering our LRIP 3 aircraft. We’re increasingly becoming
more operationally focused. These deliveries illustrate the program’s
natural progression and maturation that is taking place on a daily basis.”
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