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Deputy Defense Secretary Gordon England (right) looks on as Italian Under Secretary of State for Defense Giovanni Lorenzo Foreieri signs a memorandum of understanding concerning the Joint Strike Fighter Program, at the Pentagon, Feb. 7, 2007. The document establishes a framework for cooperation in the production, sustainment and follow-on development of the F-35 aircraft.

JOINT STRIKE FIGHTER

Deputy Defense Secretary Gordon England (right) looks on as Italian Under Secretary of State for Defense Giovanni Lorenzo Foreieri signs a memorandum of understanding concerning the Joint Strike Fighter Program, at the Pentagon, Feb. 7, 2007. The document establishes a framework for cooperation in the production, sustainment and follow-on development of the F-35 aircraft.

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