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The rollout exhibits the ongoing strong partnership between the italian ministry of defense, industry partner leonardo and lockheed martin. The aircraft, designated bl1, is the first f35b to be assembled outside of the united states. The post italy rolls out first f35b built outside us appeared first on defence online. This major multinational program is intended to produce an affordably stealthy multirole fighter that will have 3. The country that first dreamt of human flight is leading the world again. Italy has assembled the first f35b outside the us, at the same factory where british jets will eventually be overhauled.
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