El Segundo-based Northrop Grumman Integrated Systems gave the go-ahead to two of its international suppliers to begin making subassemblies for the first two F-35 Lightning II production aircraft. The subcontractors are Terma of Lystrup, Denmark, and Turkish Aerospace Industries Inc. of Ankara, Turkey.
"Strong international participation in the F-35 program is critical to ensuring the successful production, delivery and sustainment of the world's most advanced multi-role combat aircraft," Janis
Pamiljans, vice president and F-35 program manager for the Integrated Systems sector, said in a release. "These agreements add significant momentum to our very successful partnerships with Turkey and Denmark for the production of critical F-35 subassemblies."
The subassemblies to be produced are composite components and aircraft access doors that will be used in the F-35 center fuselage.
Lockeed Martin Corp. is the prime contractor for the F-35.
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