The F-35 assembly line in Fort Worth, Texas. Lockheed Martin
Warzone/The Drive: It Takes 41,500 Hours Of Labor To Build A Single F-35A According To New Report
The time it takes for workers to construct an F-35 is decreasing according to a new report, but other issues with the jet haven't been resolved.
The first of the UK's F-35Bs arrived at RAF Marham today to much fanfare. It was a big, long-awaited milestone not only for the Royal Navy and Royal Air Force, but also for the F-35 program. Meanwhile the U.S. Government Accountability Office, better known as the GAO, has released a new report on the status of the F-35 program overall. One of the most interesting tidbits in the report was metrics on how many man hours of labor it takes to manufacture each type of F-35 and how those numbers have changed over time.
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WNU Editor: I thought this was a high number .... but it is not. It took 13,000 man hours to build a Spitfire Mk V during World War II.
