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Lockheed Martin Gives F-35 Flight Test Progress and Delivery Update

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Friday, July 29th, 2011

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The F-35 flight test program registered new achievements since the last update issued by prime contractor Lockheed Martin [LMT], the company said recently. According to a Lockheed Martin statement, the F-35 Lightning II Generation program remains ahead of schedule for test flights, having accomplished 518 flights versus a planned 476 as of July 25. In addition, four F-35s completed their first flights. Since the start of flight testing in December 2006 through July 25, 2011, F-35s flew 1,065 times, including…

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