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Stork Fokker to produce flaperons for the F-35 Lightning II

Amsterdam, Netherlands - Contract initially worth US$200 million

Stork Fokker has won an important order in relation to the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter project. The US aircraft manufacturer Lockheed Martin has selected the Dutch company to produce the flaperons for the Lightning II. Spread over the period from 2009 to the end of 2014 this selection represents a turnover value of US$200 million. The order could exceed US$1 billion over the life of the program. Flaperons...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 1109869
Rome, Italy, 10/06/2009 15:48
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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