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Lockheed Lowering F-35 Simulator Costs Through 3-D Printing

Lockheed Lowering F-35 Simulator Costs Through 3-D Printing
F-35 Lightning II pilot training system. Part of the SciosTrain product suite within Lockheed Martin's Training and Logistics Solutions business. Photo: Lockheed Martin

Lockheed Martin [LMT] is using 3-D printing, or additive manufacturing, technology to lower the cost of manufacturing F-35 flight simulators by an estimated $11 million over the next five years.Using new 3-D printing machines, the number of parts and components required to build full-motion F-35 simulators will be reduced from 500 down to just five, according to Amy Gowder, vice president of Training and Logistics Solutions at Lockheed Martin.The aerospace and defense manufacturer has already introduced 3-D printed parts for…

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