F-35

Mar- 2023 -

15 March

South Korea Approves $2.85 Billion F-35A Purchase Plan

The South Korean government has approved a plan to purchase F-35A fighter jets from the US for 3.75 trillion won ($2.85 billion).

10 March

Technology

1st Lt. Anton King, 75th Fighter Squadron pilot, poses for a photo wearing an HGU-55/P helmet fitted with Hybrid Optical-based Inertial Tracker and day visor Feb. 11, 2020, at Moody Air Force Base, Georgia. The helmet provides A-10C Thunderbolt II pilots a central interface for everything they need, from oxygen supply to communications to flight instruments. (U.S. Air Force photo illustration by Airman 1st Class Hayden Legg) (This image was manipulated by merging two photos in Adobe Photoshop.)

Rojoef Manuel

F-35 Next-Gen Helmet-Mounted Microdisplay Step Closer to Production

Wearable solutions provider Kopin has achieved a "major milestone" in the production qualification of its Organic Light-Emitting Diode technology for F-35 helmet-mounted display systems.

8 March

Air

Ronald Watkins

F-35s to Operate Out of Denmark for First Time

In a first for the country, five US Air Force F-35 fighter jets will operate out of the Skrydstrup airbase in Denmark.

7 March

Americas

Joe Saballa

Pratt & Whitney Clinches $5.2B F-35 Lightning II Engine Contract

Pratt & Whitney has received a $5.2-billion order to deliver additional F135 engines to power all three F-35 Lightning II fighter aircraft variants.

4 March

Asia Pacific

Joe Saballa

China Neutralizes ‘F-35-Like’ Fighter in Hypersonic Air Battle Simulation

China claims to have conducted a hypersonic air battle simulation that involved neutralizing a fighter aircraft with F-35-like features.

1 March

Air

F-35B Lightning II aircraft attached to Marine Operational Test and Evaluation Squadron 1 takes off aboard amphibious assault ship USS Tripoli

Rojoef Manuel

Singapore to Buy Eight More F-35B Fighters From Lockheed Martin

Singapore has exercised an option to acquire eight additional F-35B Lightning II Fighter multirole combat aircraft from Lockheed Martin.

Feb- 2023 -

20 February

Americas

Staff Writer With AFP

Germany’s Rheinmetall Set to Produce Parts for F-35 Jets

Rheinmetall said it had reached an agreement with Lockheed Martin to supply components for the F-35 fighter jet.

14 February

Americas

Joe Saballa

USAF’s F-35 Fleet Suffered Massive Decline in Readiness: Report

The US Air Force’s F-35 fighter aircraft fleet reportedly suffered a massive decline in readiness rate and flight hours in 2022.

13 February

Air

Rojoef Manuel

ASSET Awarded Aircraft Support Contract for US Navy

ASSET has received a contract to support the US Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons Division aircraft-integrated product teams.

9 February

Air

Rojoef Manuel

Raytheon to Deliver Aircraft Approach and Landing System to Japan

The US and Japan have awarded Raytheon an $8.6-million contract to deliver a joint precision approach and landing system to Japan.

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