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Lockheed Martin Debuts Marine Corps’ F-35B STOVL

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Wednesday, December 19th, 2007

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Lockheed Martin [LMT] yesterday rolled out the Marine Corps' F-35B short takeoff/vertical landing variant of the Joint Strike Fighter, a little over a year since the first F-35 took its inaugural flight. The F-35B, designed to replace Marine Corps AV-8Bs and F/A-18s, is one of three variants of the Lightning II. Its first flight is planned for mid-2008, following a series of extensive ground tests. The F-35A conventional takeoff and landing version began its flight test program in December of…

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