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Tuesday, May 10, 2011

Lockheed Martin Delivers First USAF Production F-35 Lightning II


The U.S. Air Force has accepted into its fleet the first of a planned 1,763 production-model Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] F-35 Lightning II stealth fighters.

The signing of formal acceptance documents for the jet, known as AF-7, took place at Lockheed Martin’s F-35 final assembly plant in Fort Worth, Texas, Thursday, May 5.

The jet flew to Edwards Air Force Base, Calif., on Friday to begin its flight testing program.

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