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F-35 System Development And Demonstration Phase On Track

Friday, July 28th, 2017

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Lockheed Martin [LMT] said July 25 its Integrated Test Force Teams are successfully completing the requirements of the F-35 program’s System Development and Demonstration (SDD) phase.In recent months, the company said it has completed testing for the F-35A’s final envelope involving risk ‘edge of the envelope’ maneuvers. This entails stressing the aircraft to its structural strength, vehicle systems performance, and aerodynamics limits while also providing “excellent handling qualities.”The teams also completed all United Kingdom weapon delivery accuracy tests for the AIM-132,…

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