Confirmation that Italy have won the European JSF assembly line:
.....Another issue that may have been decided is whether Italy will be the site of a second final assembly plant. Italian government and aerospace interests have lobbied to set up a site to produce aircraft to be purchased by Italy and several other European nations.
In an e-mail statement, a spokesman for aerospace manufacturer Alenia Aeronautica said the Italian government has submitted a formal proposal to the Pentagon.
Lockheed spokesman Smith said the company understands that the U.S. “has given Italy preliminary approval of a final assembly line in Italy, for Italian aircraft.”