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Friday, May 01, 2009

Northrop Grumman Delivers First Production Center Fuselage for F-35 Program

Center Fuselage for F-35 ProgramOn April 22, Northrop Grumman Corporation reached a major milestone in the development and production of the F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter by delivering the center fuselage for the first production F-35 aircraft.

The first production F-35 is designated AF-6. It is the conventional takeoff and landing (CTOL) variant for the U.S. Air Force.

The delivery of the AF-6 center fuselage extends Northrop Grumman's unbroken record of on-time center fuselage deliveries to 19. It also represents the fourth of 14 center fuselages that the company plans to deliver in 2009.

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