MilitaryHarris to Supply New F-35 Core Processor The Lockheed Martin F-35 will run on a Harris-built integrated core processor (ICP) beginning in 2023, the two companies revealed Thursday. The new ICP, the "brains" of the advanced fighter, promises 25…
MilitarySoftware Upgrades Lead to Delay in F-35 Operational Testing Last month the Defense Department independent weapon tester delayed the start of F-35 operational testing by two months while it waits for the newest versions of software to be delivered. Robert…
MilitaryF-35 AESA: The Most Advanced Jet's Biggest Antenna Active electronically scanned arrays (AESA) date back more than 20 years, but the F-35’s Northrop Grumman-built AN-APG-81 AESA is unlike any of its predecessors. The AESA is "the biggest antenna on any…
MilitaryF-35 AGCAS: Flying Itself out of Harm's Way “It takes three years to build a fighter jet; it takes 26 years to build a fighter pilot. I can give you the price of an F-35, but … You can't put…
MilitaryF-35 Data Fusion: How the Smartest Fighter Shares What it Sees The Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II’s calling card is being a mobile sensor package that can the effectiveness of an entire fleet — an entire military front — by sharing data and…
MilitaryF-35: How the Trillion-Dollar Program Got Here and Where It's Going Seven years ago, the F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) program—the fifth-generation, multi-role stealth fighter—was close to being canceled. Now its creators are focused on changes for the next generation and…
CommercialAugust Round-Up: Avionics' Top 10 Stories from the Month If you're looking to catch up on any big news you might have missed in August, we have you covered. Here are Avionics' 10 most popular stories from a month that saw…
MilitaryF-35: Under the Helmet of the World's Most Advanced Fighter One of the F-35 Lightning II’s most impressive and controversial components is the $400,000 helmet produced by a joint venture between Rockwell Collins and Elbit Systems of America. Plagued by issues —…
MilitaryLockheed Turns Toward 'Agility' for Future F-35 Upgrades Since the beginning of the F-35 Lightning II program, Lockheed Martin and its more than 1,600 suppliers have focused on providing technology upgrades simultaneously in massive upgrade packages. According to a program…
MilitarySenate Panel Supports More F-35s Than Trump Requested at $675B The U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee’s defense panel (SAC-D) approved a $675-billion fiscal year 2019 defense appropriations bill that would fund 89 F-35 Joint Strike Fighters, 12 more than the Trump administration requested.…