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Northrop Grumman Awards TAI F-35 Duct Work

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Friday, October 9th, 2009

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Northrop Grumman[NOC]has awarded a second source supplier contract to Turkish Aerospace Industries Inc., Ankara, Turkey to produce composite air inlet ducts for the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter. The ducts are a key element of the aircraft's center fuselage, which Northrop Grumman produces for F-35 prime contractor Lockheed Martin [LMT] The five-year, $28.4 million contract will help Northrop Grumman ensure a smooth transition from its current rate of completing approximately one center fuselage per month to an eventual rate of one…

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