F-35B Joint Strike Fighters with Marine Fighter Attack Training Squadron 501 from Eglin conducted the first air-to-air refuel of an operational aircraft in the program’s history. Previous aerial refueling operations with the F-35 had been conducted with test aircraft
By the end of this decade, the UK’s Royal Air Force will have phased out the Panavia Tornado GR4 to make room for the Eurofighter Typhoon and Lockheed Martin F-35B Lightning II. The British Forces Broadcasting Service reported on August 3 that the “R4 bomber will leave service in March 2019 after featuring in every conflict since the first Gulf War”
The United States has handed over its first Joint Strike Fighter jet F-35 Lightning II to Britain, marking its first international delivery after years of trouble with the program. The U
Huntington Ingalls, Inc., Pascagoula, Miss
Rolls-Royce has received a contract for $315 Million from Pratt & Whitney to supply the Rolls-Royce LiftSystem for 17 F-35B Lightning II aircraft. Rolls-Royce is the only company in the world to produce the advanced technology that enables F-35B aircraft to perform Short Take Off and Vertical Landings (STOVL), and that provides increased mission flexibility
Lockheed Martin Mission Systems and Sensors, Owego, N.Y
General Dynamics Armament and Technical Products, a business unit of General Dynamics, was awarded a $23.6 million contract by Lockheed Martin Corp
Pratt & Whitney has won a $194 million fixed-price contract for long lead parts for 37 F-35 engines, the Pentagon announced Jan. 6
Minister for Defence Stephen Smith and Minister for Defence Materiel Jason Clare today announced that the Government had taken the next step in the $7.5 billion Project Overlander that will provide the Australian Defence Force with around 7,500 new vehicles over the next decade
At the 2011 Dubai Air Show, GE Aviation and CFM International, a 50/50 joint venture between GE and Snecma (SAFRAN group), announced engine and service orders valued at more than $13.8 billion