F-35 Chief Wins Manufacturing Award

The Society of Manufacturing Engineers awarded its prestigious Donald C. Burnham Manufacturing Management Award to Tom Burbage, Lockheed Martin executive vice president and program integration general manager of the F-35 program, in ceremonies on 11 June. The award recognizes Burbage "for exceptional success in the integration of the infrastructure and process manufacturing." Burbage was cited for his management success in integrating innovative design and manufacturing technologies into a unique airframe to meet the requirements of a multiservice, supersonic stealth fighter and for his role in integrating prime contractor Lockheed Martin with principal program partners Northrop Grumman and BAE Systems.

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