Esterline Engineered Materials selected for F-35 Strike Aircraft Program

Esterline Corporation, a leading specialty manufacturer serving aerospace/defense markets, released that its Los Angeles-based Engineered Materials operation has been selected by Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company to supply sealing and low observable products for the multirole F-35 Lightning II. The contract draws on design and development work performed by Lockheed, Northrop Grumman and Esterline Engineered Materials working together to produce the most advanced strike aircraft. The agreement, valued at more than $190 million, will cover the low rate production phase of the program currently estimated to include 596 aircraft to be produced through the year 2017.