First Of 100 To Be Constructed for The Royal Australian Air Force
Northrop Grumman Corporation delivered the center fuselage for Australia's first F-35 Lightning II aircraft to Lockheed Martin on Sept. 23. This center fuselage will be integrated into a conventional takeoff and landing variant of the F-35 and represents the first of 100 center fuselages that will be manufactured at Palmdale for the Royal Australian Air Force.