Rheinmetall today announced plans to build up to 400 fuselage sections of the F-35A fighter jet for the German F-35 order as well as for international customers. Production is expected to start in 2025 in the factory to be located at Weeze in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW)
Japan says it has fixed ‘potentially dangerous vibrations in its F-35 engines by installing a U.S
The UK Ministry of Defence (MOD) has awarded BAE Systems a £870 million contract to deliver a new radar to enhance the Royal Air Forces (RAF) Typhoon fighter jet fleet and strengthen the aircrafts control of the airspace whilst providing electronic warfare capabilities. The contract, awarded by the Ministry of Defence to BAE Systems, will see further development of technology and integration work on the European Common Radar System (ECRS) Mk2 radar by BAE Systems and Leonardo UK
The Royal Air Forces Typhoon fighters could be armed with Israeli ‘Rampage supersonic missiles that the U.K
The Israeli Ministry of Defense (MoD) has decided to acquire 25 F-35 Jets to form a third squadron of the "Adir" (F35) aircraft.The scope of the deal is estimated at about $3 billion and will be financed from the American aid funds
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Norway could likely finalize a deal with Raytheon for Small Diameter Bombs (SDB)-II worth $293 million, since it has been given the go-ahead from the U.S
Lockheed Martin has decided to go with a next-generation engine for the F-35 Lightning II, to be created under
Lockheed Martin and Korea Aerospace Industries are working on implementing Red 6's Advanced Tactical Augmented Reality System (ATARS) into the T-50 platform and associated ground-based training systems. Initial technology integration includes a T-50 demonstrator and the Red 6 ATARS technology that is electronically networked with the Lockheed Martin Prepar3D software simulation suite
Collins Aerospace, an RTX company, has conducted a successful lab test of its Enhanced Power and Cooling System (EPACS) that will provide over two times the current cooling capacity to facilitate the modernization of F-35. The company anticipates EPACS will achieve Technology Readiness Level 6 in 2023 and be ready to begin an Engineering & Manufacturing Development program as early as 2024