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USAF withholds USD 57m from Lockheed Martin for F-22

Washington, USA - Because of production flaws on 48 fighters

USAF has decided to withhold up to USD 57m from contract with Lockheed Martin for F-22A Raptor supersonic, radar-evading fighters. The American aeronautic company has signalled flaws in the titanium airframes on 48 aircraft for the Air Force; these flaws, according to spokesman in Marietta plant, never caused assured flight risks. The problem, which had been already announced in December, comes as...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 144942
Rome, Italy, 07/17/2006 13:55
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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