Lockheed Martin Wins on JSF, Boeing Loss of F-35 Won't be Fatal.

Advanced Materials & Composites News,  November, 2001  

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Lockheed Martin won the $200-billion JSF battle Friday 26 October. The Joint Strike Fighter is a family of highly common, lethal, survivable, supportable, and affordable next-generation multi-role strike fighter aircraft. There are three variants: one for conventional takeoff and landing, applied to the Air Force mission; a carrier-deck-compatible variant for the Navy; and a short takeoff and vertical landing -- STOVL -- variant for the Marine Corps and the United Kingdom.

This family of aircraft will replace the aging fleet of Air Force A-10s and F-16s, the early model Navy ...

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