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Thursday, June 28, 2007

F-35 Navy Version Undergoes Successful Design Review, Readies For Production

Free Image Hosting at www.ImageShack.usThe U.S. Navy's F-35C Lightning II carrier variant has completed its Air System Critical Design Review (CDR), a significant development milestone that verifies the design maturity of the aircraft and its associated systems.

The review was conducted June 18-22 at Lockheed Martin in Fort Worth, and involved officials from Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR), the Joint Strike Fighter Program Office, the F-35 international-participant nations and the F-35 contractor team.

Completion of the CDR is a prerequisite for the F-35C to move into Low Rate Initial Production.

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