Platinum sponsor to host Moroccan suppliers ahead of the show and feature the F-35 cockpit demonstrator
Ahead of the show, the company will host an Industry Day on Tuesday, Oct. 6, with the participation of Morocco’s Ministry of Industry and Trade. Potential suppliers from across Morocco will receive briefings on qualification requirements and discuss manufacturing opportunities with Lockheed Martin.
“As our partnership grows, we want Moroccan companies to play a greater role in our global supply chain. Our Industry Day is a practical step toward identifying suppliers with the expertise to contribute to current and future programs, while our sustainment partnerships help build the skills and capacity to maintain aircraft closer to home,” explained Steve Sheehy, Vice President, International Business, Lockheed Martin Aeronautics.
Fifth-generation airpower
Lockheed Martin’s exhibit will feature an F-35 cockpit demonstrator, with invited guests able to explore fifth-generation airpower through scheduled demonstrations. Visitors can also view scale models of the F-35A, F-16 and C-130J Super Hercules. A U.S. Air Force C-130J and Royal Moroccan Air Force F-16s will also be on the flight line.
The C-130J’s presence will provide an opportunity to discuss the future of Morocco’s tactical airlift fleet. Building on the Royal Moroccan Air Force’s decades of Hercules experience, the Super Hercules offers a path to modernize airlift capabilities for military transport, humanitarian relief and disaster response, a press statement concluded.
Lockheed Martin’s partnership with the Royal Moroccan Air Force began in 1974 with the delivery of its first C-130H Hercules. The relationship expanded with the first F-16 Block 52 deliveries in 2011 and today includes cooperation on aircraft sustainment and industrial development, the press note concluded.
