DOD Turns Up Heat On F-35 Production Line
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Credit: F-35 assembly: Lockheed Martin
As the U.S. military looks to triple its fleet of F-35 stealth fighters by 2021, Pentagon leadership is challenging prime contractor Lockheed Martin to iron out any remaining kinks in the production line. Although the new stealth fighter must pass one last major hurdle —operational testing—before...
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