You may have heard the recent news that the pentagon reached a deal with Lockheed Martin for 478 of the world's most advanced fighter jets, the F-35. It's the 5th generation aircraft offering advanced stealth and unmatched sensor fusion. To learn more about it, we talked with Alan B. Norman, Director and Chief Test Pilot at Lockheed Martin Aeronautics. Before his time at Lockheed Martin, Mr. Norton was an air force active duty and reserve fighter pilot.
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Inside the mile long aircraft factory
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