GREENVILLE, S.C., Aug. 16, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Lockheed
Martin (NYSE: LMT) officially opened its Advanced Pilot Training
facility in Greenville, South
Carolina with a celebration and traditional ribbon cutting
event. The newly refurbished building will house the Ground Based
Training System, as well as the tooling and manufacturing equipment
to complete final assembly and flight operations for the T-50A
trainer aircraft.
"I want all of the enemies of America to understand that we are
not looking for a fair fight. My goal is to have the overwhelming
capability to deter those that would choose to go to war with
us...they will lose and lose quickly. The T-50A is ready now and
fits the need of the 21st century of the U.S. Air
Force," said U.S. Senator Lindsey
Graham.
The T-50A is low risk and 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.
"From the innovation of our Skunk Works team in Palmdale, California – who brought this
program to life – to the employees in Greenville who will build the T-50A, the
brightest minds and the latest technology have been brought
together in this facility to provide the U.S. Air Force with a low
risk, highly capable aircraft and training solution," said Lockheed
Martin Aeronautics Executive Vice President Orlando Carvalho.
The T-50A was developed jointly by Lockheed Martin and Korea
Aerospace Industries. The accompanying T-50A Ground-Based Training
System features innovative technologies that deliver an immersive,
synchronized ground-based training platform.
Lockheed Martin completed the initial flight test of its first
T-50A configured aircraft on June 2,
2016 and the initial flight of its second T-50A configured
aircraft on July 26.
About Lockheed Martin
Headquartered in Bethesda,
Maryland, Lockheed Martin is a global security and aerospace
company that employs approximately 98,000 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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