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Palmdale technicians inspect center fuselage
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PALMDALE, Calif. – Northrop Grumman earlier this month completed the center fuselage for the first F-35 to be ordered by Norway, a conventional takeoff and landing variant designated AM-1. As a principal member of the Lockheed Martin-led F-35 industry team, Northrop Grumman designed and produces the center fuselage for all three F-35 variants. The AM-1 center fuselage is the first of 52 fuselages Northrop Grumman will produce for Norway. It is the 166th center fuselage that the company has produced at its Palmdale site. Lockheed Martin will perform final assembly and checkout of the Norwegian F-35s in Fort Worth, Texas. (Source:
Northrop Grumman, 12/10/14)
Gulf Coast note: Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., is home of the F-35 integrated training center.
