EAST HARTFORD, CT. -- Lockheed Martin's new F-35 Final Assembly Check Out facility in Italy has taken delivery of its first F135 engine as international participation in the Joint Strike Fighter program ramps up, according to engine manufacturer Pratt & Whitney. In a May 20 press release, the company said the engine is the 137th delivered to date, and the first to be built at its newly-established F135 production facility at West Palm Beach, FL. The bulk of F135 engine...
