Northrop Grumman delivers center fuselage for first Japanese F-35, AX-1

Northrop Grumman has delivered the center fuselage for Japan’s first F-35 Joint Strike Fighter, an F-35A conventional takeoff and landing (CTOL) aircraft designated AX-1.

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The AX-1 center fuselage is one of 42 F-35 center fuselages that Northrop Grumman is producing for Japan.

Of note, AX-5 to AX-42 will be assembled at Japan’s new F-35 FACO facility in Nagoya, Japan.

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