Component Manufactured In GA Headed To Assembly Line In TX

The first F-35 Lightning II center wing produced at Lockheed Martin's Marietta, GA, facility has been completed and is en route to the F-35 final assembly line in Fort Worth, Texas.

“The delivery of this center wing is doubly important for Lockheed Martin’s Marietta site. Not only does it usher in a new era of aircraft assembly, but it also continues a strong 5th generation fighter tradition inherent to this facility,” said Shan Cooper, Lockheed Martin vice president and Marietta site general manager. “The F-35 fighter represents the future of air supremacy and the Marietta team is proud to contribute to this historic program.”

Lockheed Martin’s Marietta facility is also home of the 5th Generation Coatings Center of Excellence, which supports all F-35 horizontal and vertical tail coating work. This first Marietta-built center wing will be installed in the 25th F-35, an F-35B. With this center wing, Lockheed Martin begins a transition of center wing production from Fort Worth to Marietta to support rate production. In the future, Alenia Aeronautica in Italy will also build the components.

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