Lockheed Martin JSF Demonstrator Arrives in Maryland

By Adam J. Hebert / February 13, 2001 at 5:00 AM
The first of two Joint Strike Fighter concept demonstrators scheduled to undergo testing at Naval Air Station Patuxent River, MD, arrived last Saturday (Feb. 10), according to Lockheed Martin. In a conference call with reporters yesterday, company officials said its JSF carrier version (CV) will perform additional flight tests and simulated carrier landings at Pax River. Lockheed chose to fly the CV demonstrator to Maryland for simulated carrier landings because the air station is at sea level, officials said, as...

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