Lockheed Martin F-35

GE Aerospace is beginning design work for a production standard version of the XA100 adaptive engine for the Lockheed Martin F-35.

Several key U.S. Air Force aircraft saw their mission-capable rates drop in fiscal 2022 compared to the prior year.

South Korea aims for carrier-based KF-21; SOCOM’s 18-day deadline; Senator eyes electronic warfare progress; and U.S. Army prepares 2040 vision.

Spain is set to acquire additional Eurofighters and an unnamed fifth-generation fighter–likely the F-35–as part of a new program.

The F-35 now can use the Multi-Utilization Secure Tactical And Network Ground Station, a ground system that receives and relays data from an in-flight F-35.

A long-awaited international air show Down Under will highlight the impact of a strategic pivot by Australia since 2019.

Throughput of the UK Royal Air Force’s pilot training pipeline is improving, the head of the service has insisted.

Switzerland has completed a series of avionics upgrades for its McDonnell Douglas F/A-18 Hornets.

The life-cycle cost for the jet-powered aircraft jumped 68% from 2008 to 2021.

Readers write about hydrogen propulsion, aerospace business, Artemis II mission, a Mars shuttle, Airbus autonomy tests and the UK and the F-35 program.

Canada’s parliamentary auditing agency has launched an independent review of the government’s decision to acquire 88 F-35As.

The survey proposes to save the Navy billions of dollars that would be otherwise spent on qualifying a trainer jet to land aboard an aircraft carrier.

An archive court documents from a failed lawsuit against offer a rare glimpse into the world of executing offset agreements for international arms sales.

The U.S. has a deal for three more years of F-35 production but will face continued challenges with international sales and technical upgrades.

The 407,000-sq.-ft., $424 million facility is scheduled to begin construction at NAS Jacksonville, Florida, in fiscal 2026.

The U.S. Government Accountability Office on Jan. 13 published a report taking stock of ABMS.

The deal is worth A$1.6 million ($1.1 million) and will be part of the F-35 Global Sustainment System (GSS).

Readers write about portable power stations, objectivity in space coverage, the F-35 and our B-21 and B-2 rollout covers.

A busy two weeks for the F-35 reveals new details about the program’s strengths and weaknesses as the program enters a critical new phase.

The 10 F-35Bs with VMFA 122 are the only examples of the fighter embarked on a flat-top ship in the Pacific at present.

If testing continues through the end of 2023, the JPO may not be able to deliver the TR-3 to Lockheed’s production system for operational F-35s until 2024.

The program has offered few details of the APG-85, but the upgrade comes amidst an industry-wide transition by AESA radar manufacturers to gallium nitride.

The contractual agreement enables Canada to order the first four F-35As for delivery in 2026 in the Lot 18 production standard, with 84 more delivered by 2034.

How the U.S. fighter jet is underpinning the nation’s aerospace industry.

Germany has formally joined the growing list of F-35 Joint Strike Fighter customers.