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Ramping Up F-35 Production Above 156 Annually Would Require New Tooling, Air Force Acquisition Chief Says

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Ramping Up F-35 Production Above 156 Annually Would Require New Tooling, Air Force Acquisition Chief Says
A Dutch F-35A at Edwards AFB, Calif. (Royal Netherlands Air Force Photo)

While DoD and Lockheed Martin [LMT] hope to reach a production rate of 156 annually for the F-35 fighter, building more than 156 per year for the U.S. Air Force, Navy, and Marine Corps and foreign nations would require new tooling, Air Force acquisition chief Andrew Hunter said on Apr. 26. "We've been working closely with Lockheed Martin on production capacity," Hunter told the Senate Armed Services Committee's airland panel in response to a question from Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.).…

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