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Norway awarded Lockheed Martin a contract in late February to build service life extension program, or SLEP, kits for its fleet of six P-3 Orion maritime patrol aircraft. The SLEP will add more than 15,000 flying hours to each aircraft, representing up to twenty-five additional years of service. The contract includes the life extension kit, engineering support, and other components and replaces all fatigue life-limiting structure on the aircraft with enhanced design components and corrosion-resistant materials. The Norwegian life extension kit includes the outer wings, the center wing lower surface, horizontal stabilizer, horizontal stabilizer leading edges, and nacelle components. Production will take place at Lockheed Martin in Marietta, Georgia.
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