Modification of three F-35s in flying laboratories

In the United States, Lockheed Martin announced that it has signed a contract worth 180 million dollars with the Department of Defense (US DoD) for the conversion of three F-35 Lightning II fighter bombers into flying laboratories for research and testing. This contract allows the purchase of the materials and components necessary for the conversion of the three planned aircraft. The aircraft, once transformed into a sort of flying laboratories,…