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LM: United Kingdom accepts first international F-35 airplane

Fort Worth, Usa - During a ceremony with representatives of the two countries

The United Kingdom accepted the first international Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II aircraft in a ceremony with senior representatives of the UK Ministry of Defence and the US Department of Defense. The Right Honourable Philip Hammond, UK Secretary of State for Defence, and Mr Frank Kendall, US Undersecretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics, represented their governments. "We...

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Rome, Italy, 07/20/2012 11:58
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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