Investing.com -- Northrop Grumman (NYSE: NOC ) is manufacturing center fuselages for all three variants of the F-35 Lightning II stealth fighter at its Integrated Assembly Line (IAL) in Palmdale, California.

The company’s advanced manufacturing technologies enable it to deliver one F-35 center fuselage every 30 hours to meet both U.S. and international customer requirements.

The IAL facility, which began operations in 2011, has produced more than 1,400 center fuselages for the F-35 program to date.

Northrop Grumman serves as a principal partner on the F-35 Lightning II industry team, which is involved in the development, production, and sustainment of the three variants of this stealthy, supersonic, multirole fighter aircraft.

The center fuselages for all three F-35 variants undergo final assembly at the Palmdale facility.

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