Start News Industry Quickstep Contracted to Produce Further Components for F-35 Programme

Naval aviators sharpen skills high above clouds — An F-35B joint strike fighter jet conducts aerial maneuvers during aerial refueling training over the Atlantic Ocean, Aug. 13, 2015. The mission of Marine Fighter Attack Training Squadron 501 is to conduct effective training and operations in the F-35B in coordination with joint and coalition partners in order to successfully attain the annual pilot training requirement. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. N.W. Huertas/Released)

Quickstep Contracted to Produce Further Components for F-35 Programme

7. November 2022

Northrop Grumman signed a six-year agreement with Quickstep Holdings for the supply of components to support the F-35 programme. The order was signed under an existing Memorandum of Understanding with the Australian company, with work to be completed in Sydney. Northrop Grumman manufactures the centre fuselage section for all three F-35 variants. In 2012, the company integrated Quickstep into its global supply chain for the F-35 and the company has since become Northrop Grumman’s largest Australian supplier for the programme.