# Rheinmetall starts building F-35 fuselage factory in Weeze, Germany

Rheinmetall held a ground-breaking ceremony for a new factory in Weeze, Germany, to produce fuselage sections for the F-35 stealth combat aircraft. The €200 million facility is expected to go into operation in 2025 and employ up to 450 workers.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2023-11-08
- Where: Weeze, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
- Value: $219.0M (200.0M EUR)
- Jobs: 450
- Starts operating: 2025
- Status: under construction
- Capacity: 60,000 square meters
- Products: F-35 fuselage sections
- Sectors: [Aerospace Components](https://endata.com/sectors/aerospace-components.md)

## Companies

- [Rheinmetall](https://endata.com/companies/2541.md)
- [Lockheed Martin](https://endata.com/companies/6612.md) (partner)
- [Northrop Grumman](https://endata.com/companies/6849.md) (partner)

## Sources

- [globaldefensecorp.com](https://www.globaldefensecorp.com/2023/11/09/rheinmetall-started-building-f-35-fuselage-manufacturing-factory/), 2023-11-08: "A highly modern factory is to be built here that will guarantee good jobs for decades."

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