U.S. Sen. James Risch, R-Idaho, said he will continue blocking indefinitely the transfer of Lockheed Martin F-35s purchased by Turkey during a July 9 hearing.
Defense ministers from the Global Combat Air Program (GCAP) partner nations have reaffirmed ambitions to get the combat aircraft on contract by year-end.
The four-nation Eurofighter combat aircraft is “still very much in the game” for potential export sales to Saudi Arabia and Turkey, says a UK government minister.
Switzerland has begun negotiations with the U.S. over a potential $1.3 billion increase in the price of the country’s new fleet of Lockheed Martin F-35s.
Germany and Norway have agreed to jointly procure the Kongsberg Joint Strike Missile that both countries plan to employ on their Lockheed Martin F-35As.
Boeing says it has deployed its MQ-28 collaborative combat aircraft (CCA) for the first time to an operational location, RAAF Tindal AB, where F-35As are based.
Honeywell could offer a modified or an all-new power and thermal management unit to replace the company’s Integrated Power Package on the Lockheed Martin F-35.
With Navy acquisition programs already in a “mess,” the Pentagon is skeptical about adding a second sixth-generation fighter onto a strained defense industry.
