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JSF: the final assembly of the new fighter to start next Spring

Fort Worth, USA - Three structural sections respectively produced by Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman and British Aerospace

The final assembly of the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) will start between March and April. The new US light multirole stealth fighter will be completed at the Lockheed Martin’s Fort Worth facility (Texas), which is also attending in the meantime to the construction of the forward section and the wings. Northrop Grumman was instead asked for producing the fuselage central section while the role p...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 114507
Rome, Italy, 02/17/2005 15:11
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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