Lockheed to complete partial F-35 EOTS prototype this year; awaiting JPO requirement

By Courtney Albon / August 25, 2017 at 12:07 PM
Lockheed Martin expects to test its partial prototype of an advanced Electro-Optical Targeting System for the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter by the end of this year, but is awaiting more detail from the joint program office on follow-on modernization requirements before determining whether and when a full prototype will fly. The company had expected to fly a full advanced EOTS prototype by the end of 2016, but adjusted its plans last year to develop a partial prototype by mid-2017. Lockheed...

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