And this move of offering assembly and maintenance works may just make it a preferred candidate to win this Japanese contract.

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This same friend brought the three of us together in a company he had founded that was, among other things, focused on developing maintenance manuals and assembly instructions for capital equipment.

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In addition, Lockheed has also indicated that it will offer manufacture of major components, maintenance work and engine assembly of the F-35 to Japanese firms.

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Regulations that the government alleges Wilson violated would require approval for the design, development, production, manufacture, assembly, operation, repair, testing, maintenance or modification of firearms including blueprints, drawings and plans, or just about every aspect required to print a gun using a 3-D printer.

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