Lockheed Martin F-35

The U.S. Air Force wants its early Collaborative Combat Aircraft to have range equal to or beyond that of fighter aircraft.

Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.

Ascent uses government-furnished Hawk T2s to provide Phase 2 fast jet training.

Geopolitical tensions, particularly Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, are driving the strongest defense market demand since 2008-09.

Geopolitical tensions create a demand for carrier deployments that is not likely to abate soon.

CVN 73 aims to shake off its reputation from prolonged maintenance and bring new capabilities to the Pacific.

The fighter needs more cooling system capacity to keep electronics from overheating, but long-term requirements may entail major changes.

The Israeli air force detected the missile coming from the southeast, and scrambled F-35Is, which Israel nicknames the “Adir,” to intercept the weapon.

The global approach to MRO of the F-35 needs to be a model for other weapons as the Pentagon looks to co-develop and co-produce critical systems, the DOD says.

F-35 Joint Strike Fighters have made the first Shipborne Rolling Vertical Landings (SRVL) onto the Royal Navy’s Prince of Wales aircraft carrier.

Lockheed Martin reported revenue of $16.9 billion in the third quarter (Q3) of 2023, up 2% from $16.6 billion a year earlier.

Lockheed Martin’s aeronautics division took a sales hit in the third quarter of fiscal 2023 as continued F-35 delivery delays ate into the bottom line.

The British and Swedish governments are to cooperate on promoting international sales of Saab’s JAS 39 Gripen E combat aircraft.

German industry is urging the government in Berlin to urgently decide on future investments in the Eurofighter.

Use of the technology readiness level model for production is being reexamined.

Tom Burbage, the former EVP of the F-35 program during its first decade of development, discusses what it took to get the fighter program off and running.

Switzerland’s government will spend more than $330 million to prepare several airfields for the arrival of the Lockheed Martin F-35.

The Royal Thai Air Force had previously announced that a squadron of Lockheed Martin F-16A/Bs based in Korat would be decommissioned between 2028 and 2031.

Prague countered critics of its F-35 decision, who claim the aircraft is too expensive for the Eastern European country to operate.

The milestone clears the Joint Program Office to seek a decision on full-rate production status for the family of Lockheed Martin F-35 fighters.

Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.

The Czech government has approved the acquisition of Lockheed Martin’s F-35 Joint Strike Fighter.

Romania’s defense ministry has launched the process to acquire as many as 48 Lockheed Martin F-35 Joint Strike Fighters.

The $705 million contract for the Stand-in Attack Weapon calls for Northrop Grumman to have the new missile ready to to enter service in 2026.

The Pentagon still lacks a plan to successfully wrestle sustainment functions away from the collection of contractors that now jealously own those roles.