Germany Could Build F-35 Center Fuselages Through Partnership

Tony Osborne February 17, 2023
Lockheed Martin F-35
Credit: Lockheed Martin
Germany could become a new source of center fuselages for the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter program, taking over from Turkish industry. Lockheed Martin and Northrop Grumman, which designed and produced the center fuselage, have signed a letter of intent with Germany defense company Rheinmetall, the...
Tony Osborne

Based in London, Tony covers European defense programs. Prior to joining Aviation Week in November 2012, Tony was at Shephard Media Group where he was deputy editor for Rotorhub and Defence Helicopter magazines.

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