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F-35 test fleet now able to fly six hours between engine inspections
The F-35 Joint Strike Fighter test fleet will be able to fly six hours between engine inspections for weapon test and refueling missions, as restrictions on the fifth-generation fighter continue to...
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Israel cuts F-35 purchase citing concerns that aircraft is not yet operational
Israel’s government has decided to cut its order of F-35s, according to various media outlets. It will purchase a total of 31 F-35A stealth jets, instead of the 50 jets that the country’s military...
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F-35 unable to fire its gun because of software issues
The Pentagon’s newest stealth jet, the nearly $400 billion Joint Strike Fighter, won’t be able to fire its gun during operational missions until 2019, three to four years after it becomes operational....
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F-35 fleet flight time now exceeds 100,000 hours, says Lockheed Martin
Lockheed Martin says its F-35 fighter aircraft fleet recently exceeded 100,000 flight hours while the F-35 Integrated Test Force teams are completing the remaining requirements in the program’s System...
View ArticleUS approves sale of F-35s to Belgium
The U.S. State Department has approved the sale of 34 F-35s and related equipment to Belgium at a cost of $6.53 billion U.S. The move clears the way for that country to purchase the conventional model...
View ArticleCanadian firms could be in the running to repair F-35 parts – but will they...
The US government is looking for a company to conduct future depot level repair of F-35 components for the North American region. Since Canada is still part of the F-35 program, Public Services and...
View ArticlePentagon halts acceptance of F-35 fighter jets over maintenance dispute
The Pentagon is not accepting deliveries of F-35s from Lockheed Martin in the wake of a dispute over who will pay the cost of fixing the jets because of a production problem. Reuters news service first...
View ArticleNew Zealand warship to be turned over to Lockheed Martin Canada for refit
Her Majesty’s New Zealand Ship TE KAHA will be officially transferred into the care and custody of Lockheed Martin Canada and Seaspan Victoria Shipyards Co. Ltd in Victoria, BC, on Thursday as the two...
View ArticleTrump says – once again – that the F-35 is invisible
U.S. President Donald Trump has spent part of the week touting Lockheed Martin’s F-35. On Monday the aircraft was drafted into Trump’s trade war with America’s key allies. The F-35 was parked on the...
View ArticleLiberals sign Canadian Surface Combatant contract- deal to be announced Friday
The Canadian Surface Combatant contract was signed Thursday by the Liberal government. The contact with Irving and the Lockheed Martin-BAE consortium was negotiated in near record time. Read More
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