A fix for a longstanding Joint Strike Fighter deficiency related to lightning protection should be installed on all future F-35 aircraft beginning with the seventh lot of low-rate production, according to a Lockheed Martin executive. Speaking to reporters at a company media day today, Lockheed Vice President of F-35 Integration and Business Development Steve O'Bryan said the company's lightning protection modification recently went through a successful critical design review. That design will be completed and a fix implemented as part...
