Northrop Grumman completes center fuselage for first F-35 to be assembled in Japan

Northrop Grumman has completed – on budget and on schedule – the center fuselage for the first F-35 Lightning II aircraft to be assembled in Japan’s F-35 Final Assembly and Checkout (FACO) facility in Nagoya, Japan.

F-35A Japan
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Tomahawk proves it can do battle damage assessment, loiter and then attack another target

In a test with USS Gridley (DDG 101), a Tomahawk Block IV cruise missile was fired from the ship and the cruise missile flew over a designated point and captured imagery using its on board camera.

Tomahawk Block IV cruise missile -crop
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