Lockheed Martin has begun F-35 Lightning II centre wing production at its Marietta facility in Georgia.
The firm will begin actual centre wing assembly work for the fifth generation F-35 aircraft from 30 July 2010 at its 320,000ft² Marietta B-1 aircraft production building.
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Work on the aircraft’s centre wing in Marietta will help alleviate capacity constraints at the Fort Worth facility.
Lockheed Martin executive vice-president and general manager of the F-35 programme Larry Lawson said Marietta’s available facilities, tooling and worker experience with the F-22 are key enablers for F-35 programme production.
The F-35 Lightning II will combine advanced stealth with fighter speed and agility, fully fused sensor information and network-enabled operations to lower operational and support costs.
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