Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace AS has signed an agreement with Marvin Engineering (MEC) worth 240 MNOK to supply air-to-air pylons for the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter programme, Kongsberg writes in a press release. The agreement covers the next three production lots (15-17) for all variants of the aircraft.
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