5 juillet 2023 | International, Aérospatial

High tech transfer: Rheinmetall plans to build state-of-the-art F-35 fuselage factory in Weeze, Germany

The Düsseldorf-based tech enterprise plans to build an ultramodern factory at Weeze in the Kleve district of the German state of NRW to produce fuselage sections for the F-35A Lightning II,...

https://www.epicos.com/article/766551/high-tech-transfer-rheinmetall-plans-build-state-art-f-35-fuselage-factory-weeze

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