Italy, Turkey Selected For F-35 MRO Work In Europe.

The article reports that Italy and Turkey were selected to work for the maintenance, repair, overhaul, and upgrade (MRO&U) of the Lockheed Martin F-35 fighter aircraft in Europe. Topics include the works on the heavy airframe maintenance of the aircraft, the invested final-assembly-and-checkout (FACO) facility in Italy which includes electronic mating and assembly (EMAS) tooling, and selection of the facilities for engine works considering the number of expected engine test cells.