PALMDALE, Calif. – Feb. 16, 2022 – (PHOTO RELEASE) Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) marked the 900th center fuselage delivery on Feb. 14. Utilizing the company’s Integrated Assembly Line (IAL), F-35 center fuselages are delivered across three unique aircraft variants. The IAL, based in Palmdale, CA, is a world-class production facility using the latest in automation and robotics to deliver on large aircraft production efforts at scale. It is comprised of over 3,000 parts, scalable to 115 assembly positions and completes one center fuselage in 30 hours. Northrop Grumman is a principal partner to Lockheed Martin Corporation in the design, development, production and sustainment of this multirole fighter for the United States and its allies.
American Manufacturing for Global Security
With nearly 100,000 employees and over 30 million square feet of manufacturing space across America – more than 500 football fields – Northrop Grumman has the capacity, scale, and agility to drive innovation at unprecedented speeds. The company leads the industry in digital design, manufacturing and modernization, saving time and cost by putting technology to the test and ensuring its reliability and survivability long before manufacturing occurs.
The company’s manufacturing approach does more than just produce; they accelerate and enhance the entire process from design and development to production and testing.
Northrop Grumman has invested billions of dollars in its workforce and supply chain and added over $13.5 billion in U.S. infrastructure and R&D to deliver today and tomorrow’s national security needs.
