The Italians have made significant, long-term commitments to the JSF program. They accepted the challenge; more importantly they acknowledge it as a challenge. And are doing everything they can to lean forward as a country, both industry and government, to make both Italy and more importantly the JSF program successful. SLD: Because the F-35 is a global program, what might be the impact of the Italian effort on others? White: Japan is looking seriously at the Italian model and the possibility of setting up a FACO in Japan. They have already visited Italy to look at the approach and to think about a similar site in Japan.

1. The
Italian
FACO
Facility
for
the
F-­‐35
Basic
Capabili;es
and
the
Approach

2. Baseline
Considera;ons
• Establish
in
a
Three
Year
Time
Frame,
a
FACO
Standup
Capability;
• To
do
so
requires:
– An
integrated
set
of
processes,
people,
knowledge,
informa;on,
infrastructures,
tooling
and
produc;on
equipment
• Objec;ves:
– Modern
energy
efficient,
state
of
the
art
facility
– Enclosed
in
Air
Force
installa;on
for
enhanced
security
• Co-­‐located
with
current
MRO&U
center
of
excellence
for
Italian
na;onal
fighter
fleet
(Typhoon,
Tornado)

3. Objec;ves
of
FACO
• Sized
and
equipped
to
achieve
a
full
rate
of
24
aircraX
/year
within
3
years
(2016)
to
accommodate
ITALY
+
NETHERLANDS
deliveries
• FACO
Capability
Stand-­‐Up:
– Same
produc;on
standard
and
security
level
as
required
by
the
F-­‐35
Program
for
deliveries
by
LM
Fort
Worth
– Built-­‐in
provisions
for
transi;oning
to
aircraX
MRO&U
center
– Following
Stand-­‐Up,
Alenia
performs
aircraX
assembly
/
check
out
under
separate
subcontract
from
Lockheed
Mar;n
(LRIP
+
MYP)

4. FACO
Plant
Site
WING
PRODUCTION
SERVICES
AIRCRAFT
PRODUCTION
OTHER
BUILDINGS
F9b
F1
F9
F-­‐16
WING
FACO/MRO&U
Warehouse
F12
Chemical
Canteen
F14
Warehouse
F11
Offices
RecepLon
F-­‐8
ATF
F4
F15
Finishes
Power
Plant
F10
F2
Explosives
Fuel
Barn
F13
FaciliLes
&
F6
ULliLes
Support
F19
Hangar
F-­‐18
WING
Fire
Brigade
F-­‐8
STOVL
Pit

5. Contract
Elements
Highlights
• 20
facili;es
FACILITIES
AND
• Approx.
140,000
sq
meters
of
covered
space
INFRASTRUCTURE
• On
a
101-­‐acre
site
• More
than
2000
assembly-­‐related
pieces
of
Capital
Equipment,
including
high-­‐
CAPITAL
EQUIPMENT
technology
paint
robots,
li^s,
drill
presses,
and
scales
• Includes
work
stands,
benches,
toolboxes,
racks,
and
office
furniture
• Set
of
approx.
1400
producLon
tools
and
producLon
aids
TOOLING
• Modified
for
European
Union
compliance
and
electrical
system
requirements
TEST
• More
than
300
pieces
of
Test
Equipment
EQUIPMENT
• Modified
for
European
Union
compliance
and
electrical
system
requirements
• More
than
1200
pieces
of
Support
Equipment
SUPPORT
EQUIPMENT
• Modified
for
European
Union
compliance
and
electrical
system
requirements
• IniLal
instructor
and
specialist
training
in
US
TECHNOLOGY
• On-­‐the-­‐Job
Training
with
support
from
experienced
LM
personnel
TRANSFER
• Long-­‐term
on
site
Technical
Assistance
• Integrated
manufacturing
planning,
quality
management,
transportaLon,
PRODUCTION
product
management,
and
supply
systems
DATA
• Job
Guides
derived
from
the
Fort
Worth
ones
in
conjuncLon
with
LM,
adapted
5
to
step
producLon

6. WING
Produc;on
&
Assembly
• Wing
produc;on/Assembly
is
the
biggest
Italian
industrial
return
within
the
F-­‐35
Program
– Produc;on
and
assembly
of
≈
1000
wing
sets
as
the
LM
second
source
FACO
Fort
Worth
(USA)
Wing
producLon
Wing
assembly
FACO
Cameri
WING
CARRY-­‐THRU
WING
CARRY-­‐THRU
OUTER
WING
BOX
FULL
WING
FORWARD
AFT
RT/LT
AleniaAermacchi
WING
ProducLon
and
Assembly
Capability
located
in
3
plants
(Foggia,
Nola
and
Cameri)

7. FACO
Plant
Site
–
February
2011

8. FACO
Plant
Site
–
August
2012
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