Italy Rolls Out First F-35B

Tony Osborne June 20, 2017
The first short takeoff and vertical landing model F-35 to be assembled outside the U.S. has been rolled out from Italy’s Final Assembly and Check-Out (FACO) facility. The aircraft, coded BL-1, was rolled out at the Italian government’s FACO at Cameri airbase on May 5. The LRIP Lot 9 aircraft is 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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