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Air Force

Lockheed Martin Delivers F-35 Weapons Training System

Defense Daily Staff

Tuesday, October 18th, 2011

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Lockheed Martin [LMT] has installed the first training system for loading weapons on the F-35 Lightning II at the training center at Eglin AFB, Fla. The system is designed to represent the Air Force, Navy and Marine Corps variants of the Joint Strike Fighter for trainees to learn loading munitions, fuel tanks and missile systems onto the aircraft, Lockheed Martin said yesterday. The simulator is the first of five possible deliveries to the integrated pilot-and-maintenance training center at Eglin, Lockheed…

Congress

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Congress

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Congress

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