MilitaryNew Demonstration Shows F-35's Data Sharing Capability Stakeholders recently demonstrated the ability to integrate F-35 Joint Strike Fighter track data into the Army’s Integrated Air and Missile Defense (IAMD) Battle Command System (IBCS) during the June Orange Flag Evaluation…
MilitarySeven Years Ahead of Schedule, AGCAS is Ready to Keep F-35s Safe Off the Ground The F-35's automatic ground-collision avoidance system (AGCAS), originally scheduled for delivery in 2026, is being deployed seven years ahead of time. "This is a great day for the warfighter, as the…
MilitaryU.S. Defense Department Plans to Spend $6.6B on F-35 Continuing Development Through 2024 The U.S. Defense Department plans to spend about $6.6 billion on continuous capability development and delivery (C2D2) for the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter from 2019 through 2024, according to its just-released fiscal…
MilitaryLockheed Lowering F-35 Simulator Costs Through 3-D Printing Lockheed Martin is using 3-D printing, or additive manufacturing, technology to lower the cost of manufacturing F-35 flight simulators by an estimated $11 million over the next five years. Using new…
MilitaryF-35 Training Subsystems to be Produced by Cubic, Leonardo Leonardo DRS and Cubic Global Defense will deliver more than 500 P5 combat training system (P5CTS) internal subsystems for use in F-35s beginning with lot 12. More than 500 systems have been…
Military$6 Billion Awarded to Lockheed Toward Lot 12 F-35 Production The U.S. Navy has awarded Lockheed Martin a contract modification that allows the company to take the first steps toward a Lot 12 contract of the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter worth up…
MilitaryDMT Will Enable Up to 12 F-35 Pilots to Virtually Fly Together Pilots training to fly the F-35 Lightning II will soon have the ability to virtually fly with up to 12 flight simulators networked together across different bases and training facilities as if…
MilitaryWith 'Sincere Regret,' Airbus Accepts Belgian Selection of F-35 Over Typhoon Airbus has released a prickly response to Belgium's announcement that it will purchase 34 Lockheed Martin F-35As to replace its aging F-16 fighter fleet, saying it has "taken note" of the decision…
MilitaryF-35s Grounded Worldwide Over Engine Fuel Tube Concerns The U.S. military's most sophisticated fighter aircraft fleet was temporarily suspended from operations beginning Thursday as the Defense Department worked to determine which of their platforms had a suspect part that could…
MilitaryF-35 Costs Cut: Advanced Fighters For Less than $90M Lockheed Martin and the Defense Department have agreed on a new $11.5 billion contract that brings the price of an F-35A below $90 million for the first time. The new contract, which covers 141 F-35s and will go into…