Lockheed Martin: "LM Completes Assembly Of The First International F-35 For The UK"

[soleil]

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Lockheed Martin Completes Assembly Of The First International F-35 For The United Kingdom

 

[admiralscruff]

looks nice, but that colour scheme...*facepalm*

Can't wait to see those operational, shame it's been so long delayed though

 

[scouse]

:laughing2: 140 Million US Dollar......... LOADS OF MONEY!!!!!

 

[EarlyChop]

The protective covering make it look like something out of Tron... Awesome.

 

[soleil]

http://navynews.co.uk/archive/news/item/2721

 

[Ninja_Stoker]

Such leaps in technology mean there’s a lot for air and ground crew to learn about the Lightning II – and getting to grips with BK-1 is, in the words of Capt Dickie Payne, Deputy Assistant Chief-of-Staff Carrier Strike, “represents the first step in re-generating the UK’s carrier strike capability”.

Lt Matt Fooks-Bale, a former Harrier pilot and weapons instructor now on the carrier strike staff at Fleet Headquarters, added: “The sooner we get involved in testing, the better.

OK, who's making these names up?




Yours Quizzically

Lt Cdr Hardly-Worthitt of Guildford.

 

[sgtpepperband]

OK, who's making these names up?




Yours Quizzically

Lt Cdr Hardly-Worthitt of Guildford.

It's an outrage! I almost spat my brandy over my Daily Torygraph!!


Yours Sycophantically,

Lt Cdr Sebastian Branston-Pickle of Lower Gussett, Trumpton

 

[WreckerL]

Wow, it's got cutting edges and blistering punches, I thought missiles were in vogue this year?

 

[Asst_Ed]

Wow, it's got cutting edges and blistering punches, I thought missiles were in vogue this year?

Ja, ja, ja... I really must stop trying to make articles interesting and readable...

In the meantime, I wonder whether in place of the turquoise livery we can get Burger King to do a sponsorship deal...

 

[Ninja_Stoker]

Ja, ja, ja... I really must stop trying to make articles interesting and readable...

In the meantime, I wonder whether in place of the turquoise livery we can get Burger King to do a sponsorship deal...

That'll learn yer.

Maybe Red Bull sponsorship?

 

[Asst_Ed]

Ah, I was thinking more along the BK-1 lines.

Still, there's always the next UK JSF prototype to roll out of the sheds, KFC-2...

 

[soleil]

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