Source: DTN News - - This article compiled by Roger Smith from reliable sources Northrop GrummanNorthrop Grumman is a principal subcontractor on the Lockheed Martin-led (NYSE:LMT) F-35 industry team. Australia is one of nine countries, including the United States, contributing to the funding and production of the fifth generation, multirole F-35 aircraft.
Under terms of the second sourcing agreement, signed Feb. 2 in Sydney, Quickstep will produce an initial group of composite subassemblies that includes F-35 lower side skins, maintenance access panels and fuel tank covers.
"We have been working closely with Quickstep since 2010 to help them develop and mature their manufacturing capabilities to reach the high-precision standards required for the F-35," said Ram Ramkumar, director of F-35 international programs for Northrop Grumman's Aerospace Systems sector. "We look forward to their continued progress as a supplier of increasingly complex parts for all three variants of the aircraft."
The delivery of a key test article is planned for November 2011. First deliveries of production parts, which will support Northrop Grumman's production of low-rate initial production lot 5 center fuselages in Palmdale, Calif., are expected in May 2012.
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