Northrop Grumman Corporation marked the completion of the 50th centre fuselage for the F-35 joint strike fighter during a ceremony at the company’s Palmdale Manufacturing Center.

“Completing the 50th F-35 centre fuselage is something to be proud of; it’s a sign of a team that is committed to getting a very difficult job done, and done right,” said Mark Tucker, Vice President and F-35 Program Manager for Northrop Grumman’s Aerospace Systems sector. “I’m proud that we’ve reached such an important milestone, but I’m even more proud of how we’ve done it. This team is always identifying ways to do an even better job of building the world’s most sophisticated multirole fighter. And, 50 ship sets in, it’s working.”