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September 23, 2021 | International, Aerospace

F-35 weapon capability enhancements for the UK and Italy

This builds on the successful integration work that commenced in 2019 by BAE Systems, Lockheed Martin and MBDA to upgrade the UK F-35 weapon systems.

https://www.epicos.com/article/707441/f-35-weapon-capability-enhancements-uk-and-italy

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