italy and the f-35: secretary wynne visits the faco

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Italian F-35 Program

Italy is a Major Participant in the Growing Global F-35 Enterprise

Italy - A Key Partner from the Start of International F-35

Program

• First Phase: System Development and Demonstration

• Italy shared in developing F-35 requirements & design

• Second Phase : Production Sustainment and Follow-on

Development

• Italy plays a role in management of the F-35 Program

Program of Record: 90 F-35s

• 60 F-35As 30 F-35Bs



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Italian F-35 Program

Italy is leading deployment of F-35s in Europe

Status:

• First Italian-produced aircraft (AL-1) flown 7 September 2015

• Delivered to Italian Air Force December 2015

• First-ever F-35 trans-Atlantic crossing by Italian Pilot in AL-1

with Italian Air Force KC-767 February 2016

• AL-1 thru 4 at Luke AFB as part of int’l training fleet

• First Italian Instructor Pilot certified; several pilots trained or

are in training

• Fifth and subsequent Italian F-35s will go to Amendola Air

Base starting in 2016



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European F-35 Production Facility, Cameri, Italy

Italian Industry Plays a Key Role in Global F-35 Production

Final Assembly and Checkout (FACO) Facility

Cameri, Italy (estimated 1100+ workers)

• Owned by the Italian Government

• Operated by Leonardo Aircraft in

association with Lockheed Martin

Aeronautics (RTI)

• Assembling Italian F-35s, Dutch F-35s

• Selected as European F-35 Heavy Airframe

Maintenance, Repair, Overhaul & Upgrade

Center

Location of Leonardo Aircraft Wing Production

• Leonardo Aircraft - strategic co-supplier of F-35 full

wing sets for global F-35 production (835 planned)

Italian Industrial Participation



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Italian Industrial Participation

Production Economic Impact : $15.8 Billion / 6300 Total Jobs (PWC-Italia)

Aircraft Production • 27 Italian Companies contracted by

LM/BAE/NG• Many more are sub-suppliers to them

• $1.25 billion in contracts as of July 2016• Over $10 billion in total opportunities

projected through life of production (2039)

Engine• 9 Italian Companies under contract to Pratt &

Whitney; total $25M• Anticipate $2+ billion in total opportunities

for production/sustainment



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Italian Industrial Participation – Sub-Suppliers

Italian Companies with Contracts Using 90+ Italian Sub-Suppliers



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Next Phase – Sustainment Industrial Work

Administered by the Italian MOD and the F-35 Joint Program Office

• FACO selected as European F-35 Heavy Air Frame Maintenance Center

• Will leverage known Italian companies

already involved in production

• Will seek “Best Value”

• Quality – Schedule – Cost

F-35’s planned lifespan is 35-40 years

Sustainment a Long Term Opportunity for Italian Industry



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Italian F-35 Achievements

Italy and Italian Industry should be proud its F-35 Achievements

July 2013 – FACO Operations Begin

2014 – First AleniaAermacchi Wing Components fly on

an F-35

2015 – First Finmeccanica Wing

Set Installed on F-35 in Ft Worth

2015 – First Italian-built F-35 (AL-1)

Rolls out of FACO

2015 – First Flight of AL-1

2016 – First –ever Trans-Atlantic

F-35 Flight with Italian Tanker



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Summary

• The F-35 Program is Maturing Rapidly

• Italy is a Major Participant in the Global Program

• Italy is leading the F-35’s Deployment to Europe

• Italian Industry Plays a Key Role in the Global F-35 Production

• F-35 Program Provides Jobs and Economic Benefits to Italy Today

italy and the f-35: secretary wynne visits the faco

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