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Software Problem Delays U.S. F-35 Jet's TR-3 Upgrades

August 8, 2023 @ 10:09 AM

The Pentagon turned on a dime and withheld payments of the tune of $28 million to Lockheed Martin for first four F-35 Technology Refresh (TR-3) combat aircraft. These upgraded jets are currently placed in storage until testing shows its software delivers on new capabilities,
First Belgian F-35 Enters Final Assembly Stage

August 3, 2023 @ 05:46 AM

The first F-35 being built for Belgium has entered the final stage of assembly at Lockheed Martins production facility in Fort Worth, Texas. Belgium decided in October 2018 to procure F-35A Lightning II combat aircraft to replace the Belgian Air Components fleet of 54 F-16 Fighting Falcon jets, whose phase-out was expected between 2023 and 2028
Lockheed Martin Displays F-16 Scale Model with Turkish Flag at IDEF-2023

July 29, 2023 @ 05:21 AM

Lockheed Martin displayed a scale model of the F-16 jet with the Turkish flag at the IDEF-2023 exhibition in Istanbul. The company only included F-16 Block 70 fighters at its booth
Australia Awards First Grant Under F-35 Industry Support Program

July 26, 2023 @ 07:29 AM

Lovitt Technologies, a Melbourne company will use a $1.5 million Australian Government grant to buy a next generation machining centre to secure more work on the global F-35 Program
Israel Air Force Gets 3 F-35I Fighter jets

July 22, 2023 @ 08:07 AM

The Israel Air Force (IAF) received three F-35I ‘Adir combat jets on Friday. IAF said the jets landed at the Bacha-28 air base, where the official ceremony of accepting the aircraft into the Air Force took place
F-16 Deal to Turkey to Move Forward

July 11, 2023 @ 01:31 PM

The United States and Turkey are inching close towards signing the $20 billion F-16 contract after a previous F-35 deal hit the snag over Ankaras purchase of Russian S-400 missile systems. Turkey has been seeking to buy 40 new F-16 fighter jets as well as nearly 80 modernization kits for its existing warplanes from the U
China to Control Export of GaN, GaAs used in U.S. AESA Radars...

July 6, 2023 @ 11:16 AM

Chinas Ministry of Commerce and General Administration of Customs has announced export controls on gallium and germanium to the U.S
Kongsberg to Set Up New F-35 Maintenance Depot in Norway

July 6, 2023 @ 05:50 AM

KONGSBERG, together with the Norwegian Armed Forces, will build a new depot in Rygge, Norway for the maintenance of airframes on the Norwegian F-35 combat aircraft. KONGSBERG is investing about NOK 500 million ($47 million) in the new depot, which will be part of the global maintenance solution and contribute to strengthened national capabilities and increased operational availability of the Norwegian F-35 fleet, when the depot is completed in the second half of 2025
Rheinmetall's F-35 Fuselage Factory- Germany's Gain is Turkey's Loss

July 5, 2023 @ 02:08 PM

German defense firm Rheinmetalls announcement of a brand-new factory to build some 400 fuselage sections of the F-35 fighter jet is bringing back to Europe what was lost when Washington ejected Turkey from the stealth jet program. Turkish Aerospace and other companies manufactured some 937 parts for the F-35 though not the full fuselage, and were to benefit to the tune of $9 billion over the course of the program
Rheinmetall to Build 400 F-35 Fuselages in All-new Factory

July 4, 2023 @ 03:55 PM

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)

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