PALMDALE, Calif., Nov. 18 (UPI) -- Northrop Grumman announced the delivery of the center fuselage for Israel's first purchased F-35 Joint Strike Fighter.
The center fuselage supports the F-35A variant, designated AS-1, which uses conventional takeoff and landing. The delivery makes Israel the eighth country to purchase a center fuselage for the F-35. The company produced the aircraft part for all three F-35 variants as part of the Lockheed Martin-led F-35 team producing the multi-role strike fighter.