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Air Force

DoD Resumes F-35 Engine Deliveries Following Aircraft Fire, Metal Supply Issue

Pat Host

Monday, September 8th, 2014

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DoD Resumes F-35 Engine Deliveries Following Aircraft Fire, Metal Supply Issue

The Defense Department on Aug. 29 resumed deliveries of the engine that powers the F-35 after an aircraft fire and supply chain issue earlier this summer halted deliveries. Joe DellaVedova, spokesman for DoD’s F-35 Joint Program Office (JPO), said Monday in a statement DoD in late August resumed the routine shipment from Pratt & Whitney of the remaining low-rate initial production (LRIP) 6 engines in support of the F-35 production facility in Fort Worth, Texas. DellaVedova said these engines were…

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