Pratt &Whitney and six Dutch companies have signed a memorandum of understanding to support work on the JSF119 Joint Strike Fighter engine. The Dutch companies are Eldim, Fokker Elmo, Hamilton Sundstrand Customer Support Centre-Maastricht, Nederlands Centrum voor Laser Research, Urenco Nederland and Stork. The deal has been completed in anticipation of the Dutch Government joining the JSF programme.
Source: Flight International
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