Aerial view of Samlesbury site – transformed by investment in the F35

 

Over recent years, we’ve invested over £150m in new facilities and equipment to ensure that we can meet the demands of the F35 programme.

 

On The Pulse

Jon Evans runs the state of the art F35 assembly facility at Samlesbury, Lancashire.  Take a quick tour with Jon here:

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F-35 Assembly Line
An overview of the Integrated Assembly line in the UK by John Evans, Head of F-35 Operations.
 

The People

We pride ourselves on our apprentice program, and one of the best examples of the value it brings to the company is the case of 5 of our F-35 supervisors. The 5 supervisors, all under the age of 30, rose through the apprenticeship scheme and are now trusted with the responsibity of delivering our F-35 commitments.

More on the 5 supervisors can be found here: F-35 Under 30s

The 5 F-35 supervisors under 30
 

Machined To Perfection

Just a stone’s throw from the assembly facility is the F-35 machining building. Using the latest in automated technologies, titanium components are machined and passed over to the assembly building.

 

F-35 Production Gallery