Boeing Joint Strike Fighter begins final assembly two weeks early

Final assembly of the first Boeing Joint Strike Fighter concept demonstrator, the X-32A, began yesterday in Palmdale, Calif., two weeks ahead of schedule, the company said. The X-32A's forebody was joined to the mid-fuselage section. "Our assembly simulations modeled the joining of the forebody and...

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