Blue Whale completes full battery-processing line in Bartlesville
■Blue Whale Materials★OKBartlesville
Blue Whale Materials reached mechanical completion of its integrated lithium-ion battery processing line in Bartlesville, Oklahoma, raising annual feedstock capacity from 14,000 to 20,000 metric tons as commissioning continues.
Leading Edge Manufacturing is adding a full night shift at its Youngsville and Broussard facilities, expanding sheet-metal capacity while creating 20 direct jobs and retaining 62 positions.
Lockheed Martin presented Germany's first F-35A at its Fort Worth, Texas production facility. The aircraft is the first of Germany's 35-aircraft program of record, with the first eight slated for training use in Arkansas before aircraft begin arriving in Germany in late 2027.
Attalon shipped the first Valaris high-energy laser subsystem produced for an international end-use requirement from its Bloomfield, Connecticut manufacturing facility to a U.S. customer supporting an allied defense program.
Andelyn Biosciences said its Columbus, Ohio facility is manufacturing Fayuvi for commercial supply, the first FDA-approved gene therapy produced with Andelyn's AAV Curator platform process.