Ahead of next year's challenge, the team are planning to upgrade the engine in their energy-efficient vehicle.

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The Lockheed Martin F-35C that the Navy is officially planning to buy is a stealthy, single-engine strike fighter derived from the same technologies as the Air Force F-35A and Marine Corps F-35B.

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In America, the antitrust authorities have even allowed the pair to form an alliance to compete with Rolls-Royce to supply an engine for the super-jumbo that Boeing was planning until recently.

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