GREENVILLE, S.C., Feb. 20, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Two Lockheed
Martin (NYSE: LMT) T-50A aircraft are now soaring together in the
skies over Greenville, South
Carolina. The inaugural Feb.
20 flight of the second production-ready T-50A from Lockheed
Martin's Advanced Pilot Training (APT) operations center in
Greenville further demonstrates
the company's established, lowest-risk offering in the U.S. Air
Force's T-X competition.
In February 2016, Lockheed Martin
announced its plan to offer the T-50A in the APT competition and
build the aircraft at a final assembly and checkout (FACO) facility
in Greenville. Lockheed Martin
formally unveiled its T-50A FACO and operations center in
August 2016.
The T-50A is ready on day one of contract award and is
purpose-built around 5th Generation thinking. It will train the
F-22 Raptor and F-35 Lightning II pilots of tomorrow, as well as
pilots for frontline 4th Generation aircraft. The low risk T-50A
builds upon the proven heritage of the T-50 with more than 150
T-50s flying today – 200,000 flight hours and counting – and more
than 1,800 pilots who have trained in this aircraft.
Lockheed Martin's accompanying T-50A Ground-Based Training
System features innovative technologies that deliver an immersive,
synchronized ground-based training platform. The T-50A team also
brings extensive experience in world-class, worldwide logistics
support.
About Lockheed Martin
Headquartered in Bethesda, Maryland, Lockheed Martin is a
global security and aerospace company that employs approximately
97,000 people worldwide and is principally engaged in the research,
design, development, manufacture, integration and sustainment of
advanced technology systems, products and services.
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