MilitaryF-35 Flies More than 100,000 hours as Development Continues The Lockheed Martin F-35 fleet has exceeded 100,000 flight hours, the manufacturer said. "This 100K milestone marks a significant level of maturity for the program and the F-35 weapons system," said Jeff…
MilitaryHarris to Upgrade Mission System Avionics for F-35 Lockheed Martin has tapped Harris Corp. to upgrade mission system avionics for the F-35 Lightning II, Harris said. It already supports open systems mission processing technology for the Lockheed Martin F-35 and…
MilitaryLockheed Martin Selects Elbit Systems of America for More F-35 Work Lockheed Martin has tapped Elbit Systems of America LLC to develop a cockpit display replacement for the F-35, Elbit said. According to the company, the award was not in a material amount.…
MilitaryAlaska Guard Becomes First US Air Guard Unit to Receive HC-130J The 211th Rescue Squadron, 176th Wing, at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, is the first U.S. Air National Guard unit to take delivery of a Lockheed Martin HC-130J Combat King II, Lockheed Martin…
MilitaryUS Air Force, Sikorsky Combat Rescue Helicopter Reaches CDR Sikorsky’s HH-60W can now prepare for assembly, test and evaluation, Lockheed Martin said. The U.S. Air Force Combat Rescue Helicopter (CRH) project has successfully reached air vehicle critical design review. "This milestone…
MilitaryF-35 Pilots to Begin Training in New BAE Simulator BAE Systems’ Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II flight engineering simulator is up and running, the company said. Pilots can now prepare for flight trials on the U.K.’s new Queen Elizabeth Class aircraft…