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Lockheed Martin Wins Simulation Software Contract For US F-35 Jets
July 6, 2017 @ 08:13 AMThe Pentagon has awarded Lockheed Martin a contract worth more than $50 million to produce simulation software for the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter. "Lockheed Martin Corp
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Lockheed Martin Wins $73M F-35 Lightning II Aircraft Contract For US, Japan
July 4, 2017 @ 10:43 AMThe Pentagon has awarded multiple contracts worth over $73 million to Lockheed Martin to support production of the F-35B Lightning II aircraft for the US and Japan air forces. The first contract awarded is worth $43 million for long-lead time materials, parts, components, and effort for production of five F-35s
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UTC Gets Additional $340 Mln For Propulsion System Spares For Lot 11
July 1, 2017 @ 10:30 AMUnited Technologies Corp has won $340 million modification contract to a previously awarded low-rate initial production (LRIP) Lot 11 advance acquisition contract for the procurement of propulsion system initial spares in support of F-35 fighter aircraft. This includes initial spare engines, initial spare modules, and initial spare parts required to support the LRIP Lot 11 aircraft delivery schedule
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Uk Navy Receives 4 F-35 Replica Training Jets For Queen Elizabeth Carrier
June 30, 2017 @ 03:16 PMUK Navy has received four new full-size replicas of the F-35 Lightning II jets to enable them to train for operations on the nation's future flagship HMS Queen Elizabeth aircraft carrier. The replicas are being moved around the tarmac at Royal Naval Air Station (RNAS) Culdrose in Cornwall, England, as flight deck teams receive training on working with the fighter jets,
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Lockheed Martin Wins $257M Contract For F-35 Fighter Jet Mission Equipment
June 29, 2017 @ 08:34 AMLockheed Martin has been awarded more than $257 million to provide F-35 fighter jet mission equipment to the United States and its international partners, the Department of Defense said in a press release. "Lockheed Martin Corp
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US Marines Suspends F-35 Flight Operations Over Software Issues
June 23, 2017 @ 02:52 PMThe US Marine Corps has decided to "temporarily suspend" flight operations for 14 F-35B fighters due to software issues. The jets are from Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 211 based at Air Station Yuma in Arizona
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French Customs Barred Russian Firms From Importing Aircraft, Weapons For Paris Air...
June 23, 2017 @ 10:46 AMFrench customs barred Russian armament firm, Rosoboronexport from bringing in aircraft, helicopters and weapons for display and demonstration at the Paris Air Show 2017 forcing it to make do with scale models shown at its stand. A source from the Rosoboronexport told Tass news agency, ''while the show organizing committee had not imposed any restrictions and had guaranteed Russia the safety of its exhibits and its exposition, the French customs bodies banned delivering full-scale items of military products to the country
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Raytheon-built Small Diameter Bomb II Completes Wind Tunnel Tests
June 20, 2017 @ 02:28 PMThe US Air Force completed a series of wind tunnel tests of Raytheon-built Small Diameter Bomb II with F-35 the Joint Strike Fighter. SDB II can destroy moving targets in all weather conditions at ranges greater than 40 miles
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China Offers FC-31 Stealth Fighter At Half the Price of US F-35-...
June 20, 2017 @ 09:51 AMChina launched the global marketing of its FC-31 stealth fighter jet that costs about US$70 million, about half the price of the Lockheed Martin F-35, at Paris Air Show 2017. "We expect that the plane's price will be around $70 million, about half that of the Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II from the US, which is the only fifth-generation fighter jet available on the market from the US, which only sells it to allies
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Lockheed Martin Close To Selling 440 F-35 Fighter Jets To 11 Nations-Paris
June 19, 2017 @ 01:39 PMLockheed Martin is in the final stage of negotiating $37 billion worth deals to sell 440 F-35 fighter jets to 11 nations, including the US. The deal includes all three variations of F-35 Lightning II jet, a Lockheed spokesman said Monday to several media outlets at the Paris Air show
F-35 Conducts First Dual External Release of GBU-54 Laser Guided Bombs
U.S. Awards Contract for Taiwan’s F-16 Training Simulators
Latvia to Procure 42 ASCOD IFVs from Spain's General Dynamics Land Systems
Philippines' Marcos Offers to Return U.S. Missiles If China Stops Harassing its...
Russian Su-57 and Chinese J-20 as Alternatives to the American F-35 Stealth Fighter
As the Russian Su-57 stealth fighter jet enters serial production, the debate over how it stacks up against the American...
NATO’s Intensified Exercises a Prep to Attack Russia?
Recent NATO exercises such as the BALTOPS-24, Steadfast Defender 2024 and its first-ever Basic Fighter Maneuvers exercise have been its...
Precision in the Skies: The Evolution of Loitering Munitions
Loitering munitions - drones that hover over a target and blow up near it - have become the weapon of...
Is the Patriot Air Defense System Outdated?
After Israel revealed its decision to decommission its U