Italy to snatch F-35 assembly deal

http://www.aviationnow.com/avnow/news/channel_aerospacedaily_story.jsp?id=news/JSFM06196.xml

Alenia is likely to do final assembly of all European F-35s, except British F-35Bs.

Interestingly U.S. Air Force Secretary Michael Wynne commented that it would be uneconomical for Israel to set up a production line for its own F-35s.

While Israel is hoping for its own production facility, Wynne opines it is “not in the economic interest” of Israel to set up its own facility to supply simply its own air force. “We are going to need some time before we are comfortable letting anyone do the very intricate or detailed” work, Wynne says.

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Sunho