Rolls-Royce this week said it signed a $131 million contract with Pratt & Whitney [UTX] to supply LiftSystems for the first six Short Take- Off and Vertical Landing (STOVL) variant F-35B Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) aircraft. "STOVL technology is a huge asset for Rolls-Royce and the company has played a pioneering role in its development since the launch of the Pegasus engine for the Harrier in the late 1950s," Axel Arendt, president of Defence at Rolls-Royce, said. "With…
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