Lockheed Martin to Upgrade Italy's F-35 Cameri Line as Polish and Swiss Jets Join Production

Lockheed Martin received an approximately $9.4 million US Navy contract modification to upgrade three electronic assembly or mating stations at the F-35 final assembly and checkout facility in Cameri, Italy. The work supports continued Lightning II production at a European site assembling aircraft for Italy and the Netherlands with Polish and Swiss aircraft also already entering production at Cameri. Cameri also forms part of the program's regional industrial and support infrastructure, making station upgrades relevant to multiple partner nations. The award funds specified manufacturing equipment improvements, not construction of an entirely new production plant or the purchase of additional F-35 fighters.