Boeing has picked its core team of suppliers for its bid to win the Joint Strike Fighter programme competition.
The suppliers are UK-based Flight Refuelling, for the fuel system, Marconi Electronic Systems for cockpit displays, Messier Dowty for the main and nose landing gear and Rolls-Royce for the vertical lift propulsion system and attitude control system.
Principal US suppliers are Pratt &Whitney, which will build the JSF119 engine and exhaust nozzle, and Raytheon, responsible for select mission systems.
Source: Flight International
