Lockheed Martin F-35

UAE defense companies are showing off systems that if fielded could move the country into the category of makers of large autonomous combat aircraft.

Germany could become a new source of center fuselages for the F-35 program, taking over from Turkish industry.

GE Aerospace is beginning design work for a production standard version of the XA100 adaptive engine for the Lockheed Martin F-35.

Several key U.S. Air Force aircraft saw their mission-capable rates drop in fiscal 2022 compared to the prior year.

South Korea aims for carrier-based KF-21; SOCOM’s 18-day deadline; Senator eyes electronic warfare progress; and U.S. Army prepares 2040 vision.

Spain is set to acquire additional Eurofighters and an unnamed fifth-generation fighter–likely the F-35–as part of a new program.

The F-35 now can use the Multi-Utilization Secure Tactical And Network Ground Station, a ground system that receives and relays data from an in-flight F-35.

A long-awaited international air show Down Under will highlight the impact of a strategic pivot by Australia since 2019.

Throughput of the UK Royal Air Force’s pilot training pipeline is improving, the head of the service has insisted.

Switzerland has completed a series of avionics upgrades for its McDonnell Douglas F/A-18 Hornets.

The life-cycle cost for the jet-powered aircraft jumped 68% from 2008 to 2021.

Readers write about hydrogen propulsion, aerospace business, Artemis II mission, a Mars shuttle, Airbus autonomy tests and the UK and the F-35 program.

Canada’s parliamentary auditing agency has launched an independent review of the government’s decision to acquire 88 F-35As.

The survey proposes to save the Navy billions of dollars that would be otherwise spent on qualifying a trainer jet to land aboard an aircraft carrier.

An archive court documents from a failed lawsuit against offer a rare glimpse into the world of executing offset agreements for international arms sales.

The U.S. has a deal for three more years of F-35 production but will face continued challenges with international sales and technical upgrades.

The 407,000-sq.-ft., $424 million facility is scheduled to begin construction at NAS Jacksonville, Florida, in fiscal 2026.

The U.S. Government Accountability Office on Jan. 13 published a report taking stock of ABMS.

The deal is worth A$1.6 million ($1.1 million) and will be part of the F-35 Global Sustainment System (GSS).

Readers write about portable power stations, objectivity in space coverage, the F-35 and our B-21 and B-2 rollout covers.

A busy two weeks for the F-35 reveals new details about the program’s strengths and weaknesses as the program enters a critical new phase.

The 10 F-35Bs with VMFA 122 are the only examples of the fighter embarked on a flat-top ship in the Pacific at present.

If testing continues through the end of 2023, the JPO may not be able to deliver the TR-3 to Lockheed’s production system for operational F-35s until 2024.

The program has offered few details of the APG-85, but the upgrade comes amidst an industry-wide transition by AESA radar manufacturers to gallium nitride.

The contractual agreement enables Canada to order the first four F-35As for delivery in 2026 in the Lot 18 production standard, with 84 more delivered by 2034.