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F-35 System Development And Demonstration Phase On Track

Tuesday, July 25th, 2017

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F-35 System Development And Demonstration Phase On Track

Hill Air Force Base F-35As fly in formation over the Utah Test and Training Range, March 30, 2017. (U.S. Air Force photo/R. Nial Bradshaw)

Lockheed Martin [LMT] said Monday 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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