2013-07-19 According to The Japan Times: (Excerpt): The F-35 is to be the ASDF’s next-generation mainstay jet. The move came after Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga said in March that while the Abe administration will maintain Japan’s long-standing ban on exporting arms, it has decided to allow domestic companies to…
2013-07-18 (Excerpts): The Japanese government has decided to allow domestic defense-related manufacturers to participate in production of U.S. F-35 stealth fighter jets for the Air Self-Defense Force, government sources said Wednesday. The government, which will sign contracts with the manufacturers in August, is aiming to solidify Japan-U.S. relations in the…
2013-07-18 (Excerpts) Lockheed Martin recently delivered the 100th Electro-Optical Targeting System (EOTS) for the F-35 Lightning II. EOTS is the first sensor that combines forward-looking infrared and infrared search and track functionality to provide F-35 pilots with situational awareness and air-to-air and air-to-surface targeting from a safe distance. This technology…
2013-07-17 The F-35 is built around a new maintenance approach. The computer-based system is designed to facility a global supply system with significant advantages for improvements in sortie generation rates and global supportability. But like any new system, the effort is a work in progress. With the declaration of entry into…
2013-07-14 “Australian industry is well placed to capitalize on the government's investment in the program, winning $329 million (US$303 million) in contracts to date," Minister for Defense Materiel Dr. Mike Kelly said. While Australian companies are currently bidding for work making parts for the construction of F-35 fighter, in the not-too-distant…
2013-07-12 The subtitle of this piece could be: Osprey Carrier Shipboard Trials, and the Evolution of USMC Unmanned Air Systems Earlier we interviewed, Col. Michael Orr, the CO of VMX-22 about the transfer of the squadron from New River, North Carolina to the Yuma Marine Corps Air Station in 2015.…
07/11/2013: Members of Cherry Point prepare the F-35B Lightning II to be moved to the Fleet Readiness Center East for maintenance July 9. The joint strike fighter is suited for air-to-air and air-to-ground combat, surveillance and reconnaissance gathering, electronic warfare and command and control roles. [slidepress gallery='f-35-visits-cherry-point'] Credit: 2nd Marine…
07/03/2013: The Air Force announced that Luke AFB has been chosen as the location for 72 additional F-35A Lightning II aircraft, bringing the eventual total number of the fifth-generation fighters expected here to 144. Credit: 56th Fighter Wing Public Affairs: 6/27/13 The Air Force's initial decision to establish an F-35…
