Czech Republic Will Manufacture Components for F-35 Fighter Jets

The Czech company Ray Service, based in Staré Město, is beginning preparations to manufacture cable systems for American F-35 fighter jets.

Jakub Gabriel, the company’s CEO, announced this in a comment to the Czech publication Seznam Zprávy.

The company is currently implementing specialized technologies and manufacturing the first prototypes for initial quality control.

The full-scale launch of serial production of components for F-35 fighter jets is scheduled for the end of next year.

The company already supplies cables, control units, and electronic systems for German Leopard 2 tanks and American Venom and Viper helicopters.

Previously, in Finland, Patria successfully completed the assembly of the first F135 engine for the F-35 fighter jet.

Under the agreement, the company is expected to assemble engines from 2025 to 2030; starting in 2030, it will transition to maintaining, repairing, overhauling, and modernizing F135 engines throughout the service life of the Finnish F-35A fleet, which is projected to last into the 2060s.