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Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II | Airframe Assemblies | Northrop Grumman Aerospace Systems

15/01/2026News:
One centre fuselage is produced every 30 hours on the Palmdale assembly line.

Northrop Grumman delivers 1,500th F-35 centre fuselage from Palmdale

The use of automated AR and VR tools has helped to reduce build time and training ramp-up on a production line supporting all three aircraft variants.

02/07/2025Press Release:
Center fuselages for all three variants of the F-35 Lightning II aircraft undergo final assembly at Northrop Grumman’s Integrated Assembly Line in Palmdale, CA.		Northrop Grumman leverages advanced tech to build all three F-35 Lightning II variant center fuselages
16/02/2022Press Release:
Northrop Grumman manufactures the F-35 centre fuselage for all three aircraft variants at its dedicated Integrated Assembly Line (IAL) in Palmdale, California. (Photo: Northrop Grumman)		Northrop Grumman delivers 900th F-35 centre fuselage
12/07/2016Press Release:
NORDAM selected as supplier for F-35 Joint Strike Fighter
08/12/2015Press Release:
Northrop Grumman delivers center fuselage for first Japanese F-35 Aircraft

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