BAE Starts New F-35 Assembly Line

October 19, 2012

SAMLESBURY, UK—BAE Systems has switched on a new assembly line here that will be integral to the assembly of F-35 fighter jets. The line will boost production from one jet per week to one per day by 2016. MORE

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