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 Lockheed Martin opened its F-35 Basing and Ship Suitability Integration Center, or BASSIC, in ceremonies at the company’s Fort Worth, Texas, headquarters on 27 August. The dedicated workspace features real shipboard hardware such as tie-down chains, cables, tow bars, and crew helmets. The center also has multimedia equipment to supplement ongoing education programs such as Design for Air-Ship Integration, a course that teaches engineers about the unique design requirements of ship-based aircraft and the issues posed by a maritime environment. BASSIC also incorporates an advisory panel composed of fifty experts with more than 1,000 years of cumulative naval aviation experience. |
