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Fuselage for first F-35C

20 Aug 2008

Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) release:

Northrop Grumman has completed the center fuselage for the first U.S. Navy F-35C Lightning II, a carrier variant designated CF-1.

Northrop Grumman has completed the center fuselage for the first U.S. Navy F-35C Lightning II, a carrier variant designated CF-1.

Full release here.

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#Posted by Murdoc at 08:59
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4 Responses to “Fuselage for first F-35C”

  1. AW1 Tim Says:
    August 20th, 2008 at 11:23 am

    So THAT’S what a bazillion dollars looks like, eh? Are the wings and cockpit purchased as upgrades?

  2. Murdoc Says:
    August 20th, 2008 at 12:01 pm

    AW1 Tim: Nice one.

  3. Alex Says:
    August 21st, 2008 at 9:10 pm

    No, you’ve got it all wrong. That’s the 1.0 release of the F-35C. You have to purchase a support contract to receive the ‘Wings’, ‘Human Interface’ and ‘Armaments’ modules.

  4. AW1 Tim Says:
    August 22nd, 2008 at 12:47 pm

    Ah,, I see,

    Sort of like the “free down-loadable game” You get the first 2 levels, and the rest after you buy the whole upgrade. I suppose the customer’s choice of finish is also an extra cost.. :)