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F-35D: The Ferrari Super F-35 with NGAD 6th Generation Fighter DNA

D” is not an official aircraft but a catch-all name for various proposed upgrades. -Past concepts included a canceled ...
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The F-35 Fighter’s 2 Big Problems That Won’t Go Away

Key Points and Summary - The F-35 program is under intense pressure due to severe problems with its critical Block 4 modernization. -The new TR-3 hardware, the foundation for the upgrade, is late, ...
Defense One

F-35 engine upgrade hits delay, casting doubt on timeline

PARIS—A key milestone for the Pentagon’s program to upgrade the F-35 engine has been pushed back a year, raising questions about the overall timeline of the effort. The engine upgrade will reach ...

Think F-35 fighter jets are all-American? Canada actually plays a major role in production

Rising trade tensions with the U.S., along with questions about Canada’s sovereignty, initiated a review of the purchase of F ...

Delay-prone F-35 program was led by DEI advocates, rewarded by Biden for late deliveries

Contractors were heavily invested in DEI, at times directly within the F-35 program, while chronically failing to meet the ...
The Aviationist

Trump Touts Twin-Engine F-35 Variant Dubbed F-55

President Trump described the F-55 as a substantial upgrade over the F-35, together with the ongoing upgrades to F-35 and F-22. U.S. President Donald Trump is currently on a tour in the Middle East, ...
Tulsa World

F-35 engine problem caused by heat, Pratt & Whitney says

EAST HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) - Heat was the cause of a cracked blade in an engine on an F-35 fighter jet that prompted the entire fleet to be briefly grounded last month, manufacturer Pratt & Whitney ...
Flightglobal

Poland begins transition to F-35 with start of flight training at US base

Poland has begun training its air force pilots to operate Lockheed Martin F-35 stealth fighters. The Polish ministry of defence confirmed to FlightGlobal on 3 February that aviators from the Polish ...
The Aviationist on MSN

Canada Will Get 16 Paid-For F-35s, Decision Pending on the Remaining Jets

Secretary of State for Defense Procurement Stephen Fuhr said Canada has no plans to exit the contract for the 16 F-35s ...
Aviation Today

Collins Aerospace: Proposed EPACS System for F-35 Achieves Technology Readiness Level 6

RTX‘s Collins Aerospace said on Feb. 18 that its Enhanced Power and Cooling System (EPACS)–the company’s proposed replacement for the F-35 fighter’s current Power and Thermal Management System ...
American Machinist

Lockheed Draws $870M for F-35 Long-Lead Items

Next generation tooling techniques and a highly skilled workforce perform together to produce the F-35 Lightning II at Lockheed Martin's mile+-long factory in Fort Worth, Texas. The U.S. Dept. of ...
Reuters

Gates backs Lockheed F-35

FORT WORTH (Reuters) - U.S. Defence Secretary Robert Gates threw his support behind Lockheed Martin's F-35 on Monday amid mounting speculation the new fighter could face cuts as part of future ...