UK wins global fighter plane contract worth £500m

Posted on 13 Feb 2019 by Maddy White

A £500m contract has been awarded to an aircraft repair hub in North Wales to repair F-35 fighter plane components.

In 2016, the UK was chosen by the F-35 Program Office to be a global repair hub. The UK’s role as a leading partner on the global F-35 programme has received another boost, after the F-35 avionic and aircraft component repair hub in North Wales was awarded a second major deal worth…

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