Rolls-Royce has opened a new manufacturing cell to produce a key component of the propulsion system for Lockheed Martin's short take-off and vertical landing variant Joint Strike Fighter.
Worth £11 million ($16.7 million), the investment at the company's Bristol site will deliver the innovative three-bearing swivel module for the F-35B's LiftSystem.
R-R says the module, which diverts 18,000lb (80kN) of thrust from the aircraft's engine during the hover, must be capable of handling high temperatures and pressures.
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