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Rheinmetall To Supply Ammunition For F-35 Fighter Jet

March 6, 2017 @ 01:33 PM

Rheinmetall has won a US$6.5 million (6
Inability To Acquire F-35 Jet May Be Pushing UAE Towards Russian...

March 3, 2017 @ 02:31 PM

The US reluctance to include UAE in the F-35 eco-system, may be pushing the gulf nation towards Russia for the co-development of a next-generation fighter aircraft. Russia and the United Arab Emirates will get down to joint work on a future light 5th generation jet on the basis of MiG-29 as of 2018, Chief of the Rostec corporation, Sergey Chemezov was quoted as saying by Tass late last month
Boeing Challenges Denmark In Court Over Its F-35 Fighter Jet Selection

March 3, 2017 @ 01:52 PM

Boeing has lodged legal action against Denmark Defense officials for refusing to fully disclose documents, showing how it evaluated competing fighter jets before it selected Lockheed Martin F-35 fighter jet. “Its been almost six months since we requested the documents, and the ministry has not responded as required,” said Tom Bell, a senior vice-president of global sales and marketing with Boeing's Defense, Space and Security unit
Canada Likely To Sign Agreement To Purchase 18 Super Hornets By Early

March 3, 2017 @ 08:45 AM

The Canadian Government may sign a bilateral agreement with the US to purchase 18 new Super Hornet aircraft and elements of associated in-service support as soon as the end of 2017 or early 2018. Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC) has released an update indicating that the negotiations are proceeding
Lockheed Martin In Talks With Spain, Switzerland, Belgium To Sell F-35 Fighter...

March 3, 2017 @ 07:58 AM

Lockheed Martin is in talks with the governments of Spain, Switzerland and Belgium to sell its F-35 fighter jets. "We are talking to several other countries - Switzerland, Belgium, Spain," Jeff Babione, Lockheed Martin's F-35 programme leader, told reporters at the Avalon Airshow in Australia Friday
Lockheed Martin Wins $1 Billion F-35 Lightning II Logistics Support Contract

March 1, 2017 @ 09:24 AM

Lockheed Martin is being awarded a $1 billion contract for recurring logistics support and sustainment services for F-35 Lightning II aircraft in support of the Air Force, Navy, Marine Corps, non-Department of Defense (DoD) participants; and foreign military sales (FMS) customers. Sustainment services to be provided include ground maintenance, action request resolution, depot activation, Automatic Logistics Information System, operations and maintenance, reliability, maintainability and health management implementation and support, supply chain management, and activities to provide and support pilot and maintainer initial training
Trump Helped Cut F-35 Fighter Jet Price For Japan

February 25, 2017 @ 03:10 PM

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe personally thanked US President Donald Trump for taking up with Lockheed Martin the issue of reducing price of the F-35 fighter jets being sold to Japan. "Prime Minister Abe was great, great guy
IDEX 2017: Future F-16 Fighter Jets To be Made in USA

February 22, 2017 @ 11:54 AM

Future customers of F-16 fighter jets will get them shipped from the USA, a Lockheed Martin executive said implying an end to licence-manufacture of the aircraft in foreign countries. Rick Groesch, Lockheeds regional vice president, was quoted as saying at the IDEX 2017 show in Abu Dhabi yesterday, "The next customer that we sell F-16 to we will build them in the US
F-35 Fighter Jet Price Drops Make F-16, Gripen Unattractive For India

February 9, 2017 @ 03:12 PM

The price of the Lockheed Martin F-35 Stealth fighter jet has fallen below the $100 million apiece mark eroding the global market for older generation aircraft such as the F-16, Boeing F/A-18 and Saab Gripen. F-35s price has come down from around US$200 million apiece to US$100 million in the last 3 years
Greece To Upgrade F-16 Fighter Jets, To Press For F-35 Buy

February 9, 2017 @ 02:13 PM

Greece is likely to take a decision to upgrade its existing F-16 fighter jets and also on purchasing fifth-generation F-35 fighters from the US. “The decision was taken in line with recommendations made by military chiefs

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