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Tuesday, September 20, 2011

Lockheed: F-35B is ready for sea. Is the ship?

F-35 Lightning IILockheed Martin’s top man on the F-35 Lightning II said he is confident the Marines’ B model is ready for its first at-sea tests next month aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Wasp.

In fact, he said, the tests are as much for the ship as they are for the aircraft.

Lockheed Executive Vice President Tom Burbage told reporters at the Air Force Association’s trade show outside Washington that, when it’s time for the real thing, it may actually prove easier for pilots to land at sea than at a ground base.

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