How will Stavatti Compete with Existing Industry Leaders?
Stavatti concentrates upon satisfying niche market which are considered low-hanging fruit to a lean, new enterprise, yet are not worth the financial investment by most major industry leaders. There are three remaining US Domestic prime contractors which are capable of producing modern fighter aircraft: Boeing, Lockheed Martin and Northrop Grumman. Prior to the JSF, Boeing has never build a jet fighter or a manned supersonic aircraft. Although Lockheed has produced many significant high performance aircraft, they have only built two production operational supersonic fighters in the last 40 years: The F-104 and the F/A-22. Although the F-104 found success on the international market, failed to realize major USAF service (Lockheed actually sold more of the ‘unsuccessful’ F-104 then all the anticipated sales of F/A-22s and subsonic F-117s combined). Lockheed is about to begin F/A-35 production, however, it only recently that Lockheed has had significant experience building tactical superso
