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Friday, September 30, 2011

Lockheed Martin showcases new fighter jet


The world’s next super fighter jet was on display, in a way, at BAE Systems in Nashua on Thursday.

Its designers and builders say the plane isn’t just the future of the nation’s air defense system but a huge boon to the national and local economy.

Lockheed Martin showcased the F-35 Lightning II fighter jet using a high-tech cockpit simulator at BAE’s Spit Brook Road facility on Thursday, giving U.S. Rep. Charlie Bass, U.S. Sen. Jeanne Shaheen and reporters the chance to pilot the stealth jet in a variety of scenarios, including air-to-air combat and landing on an aircraft carrier.

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