MilitaryLockheed 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…
MilitaryUS Air Force Studying F-35 Management In Preparation for JPO's Dissolution The U.S. Air Force is exploring how it will oversee its share of the F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter program in light of the U.S. Defense Department’s recent decision to give the military…
MilitaryF-35 Joint Program Office Contracts Analytics Company for Consulting Decisive Analytics Corporation has been awarded a blank purchase agreement contract with NAVAIR Warfare Center Lakehurst's Aircraft Division to provide support to the F-35 Joint Program Office (JPO). Task orders under this…
MilitaryUS Defense Authorization Bill Passes HASC, Includes Funding For 77 F-35s The U.S. House Armed Services Committee (HASC) approved its fiscal year 2019 defense authorization bill by a 60-to-1 vote early May 10 after more than 14 hours of deliberations on various amendments.…
MilitaryF-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…
MilitaryHarris Engineer Seeks 'Zero-Defect' Culture in Supplying F-35 Avionics In 2017, Lockheed Martin awarded a contract to Harris Corp. to provide the computing infrastructure for new panoramic cockpit displays, advanced memory systems and navigation technology for its fifth-generation fighter jet, the…
MilitaryNorthrop Grumman Won't Bid to Keep Producing F-35 Sensor, GPS III After Solid Q1 Northrop Grumman opened its fiscal year 2018 with solid results, driven by improved operating performance, lower taxes and a pension benefit and an upgraded earnings outlook for the year. Northrop Grumman officials…
MilitaryNew DOD Hire Will Oversee F-35 Software Upgrades The U.S. Defense Department (DOD) has created a new position to oversee its future software strategy, including key elements of F-35 aircraft system upgrades. Jeff Boleng, a former U.S. Air Force cyber…
MilitaryF-35Cs Can't Receive Spare Engines on Carriers Without V-22s Without the V-22 Osprey to deliver spare engines, nations buying the naval version of the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter will not be able to deploy them on carriers. No other carrier-based aircraft…
MilitaryF-35 Program Head Says It's Changing to Evolve with Production Status Impending changes to the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter management structure are a natural result of the program moving from development to production, according to Joint Program Office Chief Vice Adm. Mat Winter.…
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