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F-35 Former Head Talks JSF Next Steps at AIAA

As the F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) program moves from low-rate initial production into full-rate production, manufacturer Lockheed Martin’s focus shifts from initial development to sustainment and continuous capability development…

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Raytheon Picked to Produce F-35 Sensor

Lockheed Marin chose Raytheon to develop and deliver the next-generation distributed aperture system (DAS) for the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter, replacing incumbent Northrop Grumman. Lockheed Martin said that the change in provider will reduce…

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F-35 Development Contract Pushed Back

The U.S. Department of Defense plans to award a major follow-on development contract for the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter in June 2019, about 10 months later than previously planned, according to a…

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Lockheed Taps BAE for F-35 Electronic Warfare

Lockheed Martin has awarded BAE Systems a five-year deal to manage the AN/ASQ-239 electronic warfare (EW) system for the F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter. Under the contract, announced Tuesday, BAE will handle supply…

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F-35 Test Flights Finished, Ready For Ramp-Up

The F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter program has completed the final developmental test flight of the system development and demonstration (SDD) phase of the program. “Completing F-35 SDD flight test is…