PALMDALE PROJECT TAKING OFF; LOCKHEED SET TO ASSEMBLE X-35 FIGHTER.Byline: Jim Skeen Daily News Staff WriterLockheed Martin For the former company, see . Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) is a leading multinational aerospace manufacturer and advanced technology company formed in 1995 by the merger of Lockheed Corporation with Martin Marietta. ``Skunk skunk, name for several related New World mammals of the weasel family, characterized by their conspicuous black and white markings and use of a strong, highly offensive odor for defense. Works'' will start assembly in February on its prototype of a multiservice jet fighter Jet fighter may refer to:
Workers have completed 70 percent of the assembly tooling on the X-35 joint strike fighter A strike fighter is a fighter aircraft which is also capable of attacking surface targets, including ships. It differs from an attack aircraft in that the aircraft remains a capable fighter. , more than 500 components are in various stages of production, and a recent design review was described by company executives in glowing terms. ``We believe that this was a very successful program review,'' said David J David J. Haskins (b. April 24, 1957, in Northampton, England) is a British alternative rock musician. He was the bassist for the seminal gothic rock band Bauhaus. Life and work . Wheaton, vice president and program manager for Lockheed Martin's JSF (JavaServerFaces) A standard framework of components for building rich user interfaces for Java applications. JavaServer Faces run on the server, but are displayed on the client. JSF - JavaServer Faces team. ``The data clearly shows that we are on schedule, within budget and technically strong technically strong Used to describe a security or the whole market when most technical indicators point toward a price rise. For example, a stock may be technically strong because it has twice attempted and failed to break through a support level. , with a robust weapon system configuration.'' The single-engine fighter is designed to fly faster than the speed of sound, evade enemy radar, land on the deck of a carrier, or, in the case of the Marine Corps variant, perform a vertical landing like a helicopter. The planes will replace the Air Force F-16 and A-10, the Marine Corps AV-8B, and the Navy FA-18C and FA-18D, among others. Working under the initial $1.1 billion contract awarded November 1996, Lockheed Martin officials expect to have two X-35 prototypes ready for evaluation flights in 1999. Lockheed Martin is competing with Boeing for the joint strike fighter production contract. Plans call for the U.S. military and Britain's Royal Navy to acquire up to 3,000 of the aircraft. There is a potential for an additional 2,000 aircraft to be built for other foreign customers. Although the two prototypes are being built in Palmdale, Lockheed Martin officials said if their company is selected for the production contract, the fighters likely would be assembled at Lockheed Martin's Fort Worth plant. CAPTION(S): Drawing Drawing: (Color) An artist's drawing shows the Marine Corps version of Lockheed Martin's X-35 joint strike fighter, under development in Palmdale. |
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