The Manufacturer was granted a rare look behind the scenes at BAE Systems’ Military Aviation and Information (MAI) division at Samlesbury in Lancashire, to witness the production lines for the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter and the Eurofighter Typhoon. Nick Peters reports.
The f-35 Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) is the world’s largest defence programme – image courtesy of BAE Systems. The BAE Systems plant at Samlesbury is home to more aeronautical ghosts than just about anywhere else in the country. Wander around the old airfield, once destined to be the airport for Blackburn…
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