WASHINGTON, Jan. 15 -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. RL30563) on Jan. 14, 2022, entitled "F-35 Joint Strike Fighter Program": * * * (Continued from Part 2 of 3) Manufacturing Locations The F-35 is manufactured in several locations. Lockheed Martin builds the aircraft's forward section in Fort Worth, TX. Northrop Grumman builds the midsection in Palmdale, CA, and the tail is built by BAE Systems in the United Kingdom./124 Final assembly of these component  more