What are the specialties of f-35?
F-35 Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) Lightning II Lockheed Martin formed a partnership with BAE Systems and Northrop Grumman. No single company could do this project alone. So they combined into one team and created an integrated management team at a much higher level than what is usually done. The next tier down in the program includes the major critical suppliers like Honeywell, Northrop Grumman Radar Systems, Goodrich, and about 50 others. These major suppliers make up the U.S. industry team chartered to make it all happen. JSF vendor selection is based on best value criteria. Best value criteria is a function of many different things: risk, technology maturity; not just price. All international suppliers have to compete for work on the program. The US suppliers have been asked to help us find the best international companies to participate. For example, Honeywell has its own international suppliers. The major US suppliers involve their international vendors and allow them to bid on the
