THE F-35 | Where the World's Most Advanced Fighter Jet is Built

The F-35 Lightning II is the most technologically advanced aircraft ever built. Designed as a 5th-generation multi-role fighter, the F-35 can perform both air-to-air and air-to-ground missions. Now when it comes to engineering such an incredible piece of machinery, I had always wondered what all went in to the manufacturing process. In this video, I had the chance to walk Lockheed Martin's mile long production line in Fort Worth, TX to get a behind-the-scenes look that has rarely been documented on camera. I'll show you the process of creating the F-35 from concept to cockpit, and if you hang around till the end,

Video Chapters:
0:00 Intro
1:00 Background & Capabilities
2:16 History
3:00 Production Line
4:00 Robots
5:03 Walking the Line
5:55 Special Guest
7:07 Cockpit Demonstrator
8:44 F-35 Helmet
10:23 Walkaround Tour
13:07 F-35 In Action
14:55 Conclusion

Views expressed in this video are my own and do not represent the official views of the U.S. Air Force or Department of Defense