Lockheed Martin to install lasers on JSF by replacing shaft-driven lift fan

LASER JSF: Lockheed Martin plans to experiment with installing high-energy lasers on the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) by putting the system in place of the JSF's shaft-driven lift fan, according to Neil Kacena, the company's deputy for advanced development programs. The fan gives the JSF vertical...

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