IAI starts F-35 wing production

TEL AVIV, Israel - Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) officially inaugurated its production line of wings for Lockheed Martin's F-35 Joint Strike Fighter. The production line began manufacturing its first pair of F-35 wings in September; and scheduled to produce four wings per month, according to a Nov. 6 Israeli Air Force announcement. IAI is under contract with LM to manufacture 20 pairs of F-35 wings. Under a memorandum of understanding, production will increase to a total of 811 wings. LM's F-35 is slated to enter service with the Israeli Air Force in 2017. (Source: UPI, 11/06/14) Central Mississippi Note: Stark Aerospace in Starkville, Miss., a subsidiary of IAI International, manufactures and assembles Hunter unmanned aerial vehicles (drones) it sells through Northrop Grumman.