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  • BAE Completes F-35A Airframe Durability Test - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    BAE Completes F-35A Airframe Durability Test

    BAE Systems has completed third life testing on a full-scale durability test airframe for the conventional takeoff-and-landing variant of the Lockheed Martin-built F-35 fighter aircraft. AJ-1, which represents the F-35A‘s airframe, underwent durability and load endurance tests equivalent to 24,000 flight hours inside a 386-ton structural test rig installed at a BAE facility in Brough, England, the company said Thursday. […] More

  • Lockheed Taps Elbit Systems for Israel F-35 Training Center Support Services - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Lockheed Taps Elbit Systems for Israel F-35 Training Center Support Services

    Lockheed Martin has chosen Elbit Systems to provide support for the F-35 training center of Israel’s air force following a competitive selection process, Israel Defense reported Friday. The two companies aim to establish a contract in the coming months for the sustainment of the F-35 training facility at Nevatim Air Base, according to the report. Israel expects to receive the first […] More

  • Northrop Hands Lockheed Fuselage for Japan's 1st F-35 Jet; Brian Chappel Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Northrop Hands Lockheed Fuselage for Japan’s 1st F-35 Jet; Brian Chappel Comments

    Northrop Grumman has supplied Lockheed Martin a center fuselage to be integrated into an F-35 variant for the Japanese military. “This on-time delivery marks another important step in the F-35 team’s drive to support and help fulfill our allies’ 21st century national security requirements,” Brian Chappel, a vice president and F-35 program manager at Northrop’s aerospace systems […] More