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A-10: an outstanding team to upgrade the Thunderbolt II

Washington, USA - Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman e BAe to endow the airplane with new avionics and compatibility with new weapon systems

A team consisting of Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman e British Aerospace Systems will attend the upgrade of the entire fleet of the A-10 Thunderbolt II (or Warthog as they are named as well) attack and close support airplanes of US Air Force. Interventions will involve the aircraft of this type for some five years and the contract value is about USD 37.8m. The upgrade above mentioned is intended...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 117499
Rome, Italy, 03/31/2005 17:14
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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