Harking back to World War II’s mass-produced fleets of fighters, bombers, and cargo aircraft, the Los Angeles Times reports that the new F-35 Joint Strike Fighter will be the first assembly line produced military aircraft in a generation. Northrop Grumman will have one line in Palmdale, Calif., to assemble the fuselages, which then will go to prime contractor Lockheed Martin in Fort Worth, Tex., where another line will mate the fuselages to other parts. Northrop anticipates turning out one center fuselage per day. The companies plan to establish the assembly lines over the next few years.
Airman 1st Class Marcus White-Allen concocted a story to cover up that he fired his M18 9mm pistol into Airman Braden Lovan’s chest killing him on July 20, two Airmen from F.E. Warren Air Force Base, WY testified during separate courts martial proceedings on Oct. 30-31.
