Lockheed Martin Proposes 40% Fuel Capacity Upgrade for F-35A

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Lockheed Martin has started engineering studies focused on substantially extending the range of the F-35A by increasing the total onboard fuel capacity by 40% and improving the aircraft’s fuel efficiency, Aviation Week has learned. The studies would resurrect a long-abandoned plan to install...

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