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Report: Lockheed Supplier Uses Robotics to Build F-35 Tail

Report: Lockheed Supplier Uses Robotics to Build F-35 Tail - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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F35 Air MissileA Lockheed Martin partner has been applying robotics in manufacturing work on components for the F-35 fighter jet, Popular Science reported Thursday.

Kelsey Atherton writes Magellan Aerospace, a Toronto-based supplier for the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter program, uses a robotic arm to build tails for the aircraft.

The mechanical arm features a milling tool that works to remove excess materials from F-35 parts, according to the report.

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