Flight Testing Paces Delivery Of Next F-35 Upgrade

F-35A cockpit

Credit: U.S. Air Force
A critical avionics refresh for the Lockheed Martin F-35 had been due to enter production later this year, but program officials now offer no firm timeline as a yearlong series of flight tests begins. The Technology Refresh-3 (TR-3) program originally was expected to deliver a new integrated core...
Steve Trimble

Steve covers military aviation, missiles and space for the Aviation Week Network, based in Washington DC.

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