Lockheed Martin plans to pick JSF assembly method by April

Lockheed Martin expects to decide by April whether to use a continuously moving assembly line to produce the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter, a company official said Feb. 5. Current-generation fighters are built on pulsed or bay-build assembly lines, meaning an aircraft stays in one place for a long time...

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