Britain continues to build Eurofighter Typhoons at Warton, alongside other aircraft types. Claims that the country no longer builds anything obscure those capabilities. Britain's Tier 1 F-35 partnership is contrasted with production and maintenance work going elsewhere. The proposed explanation is that partnership status did not secure roles for which Britain had failed to compete.
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British aircraft manufacturing and F-35 work
Typhoon production at Warton demonstrates surviving capability, while F-35 work raises questions about competing for industrial roles.