Lockheed Martin begins testing to see if S-3 life can be extended

Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Co. has begun full-scale fatigue testing of a U.S. Navy S-3 Viking anti-submarine warfare (ASW) aircraft to see how much longer the venerable fleet of airplanes can keep flying. The S-3 Viking continues to be the backbone of the U.S. Navy's fleet even though it first...

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