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DoD Assigns F-35 Parts Repair Work To U.K., Others

Thursday, November 10th, 2016

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The U.S. Department of Defense has tapped several countries in Europe and the Pacific to fix an initial series of parts on F-35 Lightning IIs outside the United States, the program office said Nov. 7.From 2021 to 2025, the United Kingdom, the Netherlands and Australia will provide maintenance, repair, overhaul and upgrade (MRO&U) services for a total of 65 components on F-35s overseas. DoD assigned 48 components to the U.K., 14 to the Netherlands and three to Australia. 523a2574ad7b3-f35refuel22From 2025…

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