U.S. Navy: New F-35 Modification Facility Brings Strategic Capability to Fleet Readiness Center East
August 20, 2019
August 20, 2019
MARINE CORPS AIR STATION CHERRY POINT, North Carolina, Aug. 20 -- The U.S. Navy issued the following story:
By Heather Wilburn
A recently-completed facility will bring a new strategic capability to Fleet Readiness Center East (FRCE) and the F-35B Lightning aircraft line next year. When the new F-35 laser shock peening facility is fully operational in 2020, FRCE will be one of two sites in the world that will use laser technology to strengthen F-35 structural components. . . .
By Heather Wilburn
A recently-completed facility will bring a new strategic capability to Fleet Readiness Center East (FRCE) and the F-35B Lightning aircraft line next year. When the new F-35 laser shock peening facility is fully operational in 2020, FRCE will be one of two sites in the world that will use laser technology to strengthen F-35 structural components. . . .