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Lockheed Martin Rolls Out First Israeli F-35A

Wednesday, June 22nd, 2016

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Lockheed Martin Rolls Out First Israeli F-35A

Israeli Defense Minister sits in the cockpit of his country's first F-35A during a rollout ceremony at Lockheed Martin's jet plant in Ft. Worth, Texas.

Lockheed Martin [LMT] unveiled the first F-35A Joint Strike Fighter for the Israeli air force during a ceremony Wednesday at the company’s jet manufacturing facility in Ft. Worth, Texas.Israeli has named its version of the conventional takeoff and landing (CTOL) F-35A the “Adir,” which means “mighty one” in Hebrew. It will be the first country to take possession of a combat-coded, fully operational jet outside the United States when the first F-35 is delivered in December.“By sharing technology and talent…

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