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Thursday, October 11, 2012

Lockheed Martin working with Mitsubishi on F-35 line

F-35 Lightning II |Lockheed Martin is working with Mitsubishi Heavy Industries on a local final assembly and checkout line for the F-35.

The first Japanese-produced F-35 is scheduled to roll off Mitsubishi's Nagoya line in 2017, says John Balderson, director of Japan F-35 business development for Lockheed Martin.

"We are greatly honoured that Japan chose the F-35," he adds, speaking to Flightglobal on the sidelines of the Japan Aerospace show in Nagoya. "We have tremendous faith in their industry."

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