Key F-35 Suppliers Signal JSF Ramp-Up

By Guy Norris

LOS ANGELES — Northrop Grumman and Alliant Techsystems (ATK), two of the main structural suppliers for the F-35, are both accelerating subassembly manufacturing as Lockheed Martin prepares to ramp up Joint Strike Fighter production.

Full rate F-35 production is expected to start around 2015, assuming current funding remains on track, with one ...

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