unfamiliar structural materials and aircraft systems, a history of supplier bottlenecks and serial breakdowns on the assembly line: are we talking about the Lockheed Martin F-35 or the Boeing 787?

“The brittle alloy shattered if mishandled, which meant great frustration on the Skunk Works assembly line ... the Blackbird,” Lockheed Martin explained. “When anti-aircraft weapons were ...

This work has been expanded with a new production line at Ampthill that will focus on producing cabling to integrate the system into aircraft. Stacy Kubicek, Lockheed Martin's vice-president and ...