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UK unaffected by F-35 rebaselining
The production rebaseline of the F-35 Lightning II stealth fighter programme is not expected to impact the delivery schedule of UK aircraft currently on contract, following the publication in late-September of a revised industrial output by Lockheed Martin
F-35 fighter production rebaseline agreed
The F-35 Joint Program Office and Lockheed Martin have agreed on an F-35 production rebaseline to recover from an aircraft shortfall following the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic
Farewell Orange Jumper: The RNLAF's one-of-a-kind F-16 test vehicle
The Royal Netherlands Air Force (RNLAF) is getting set to say goodbye to its one-of-a-kind Lockheed Martin F-16BM (MLU) Fighting Falcon test vehicle, as we explain
Gripen and F-35 face-off for Czech deal at NATO Air Days
With the Czech Air Force looking to either replace or stick with its Saab Gripen C/D fleet in 2027, industry is positioning for a future requirement with both the Swedish company and Lockheed Martin making a significant impression at the NATO Air Days airshow, held in Ostrava, Czech Republic, from September 18-19
New funding for UK, Italy F-35 missile integration
BAE Systems and MBDA have secured additional funding to complete development and integration of next generation weapons capabilities on the UK and Italian F-35 fleets
AFSOC developing amphibious capability for MC-130J
US Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC) is moving forward with long-standing plans to develop an amphibious capability for the Lockheed Martin MC-130J Commando II
Indonesia’s first C-130J-30 in production
After much speculation over the last couple of years, it has finally been confirmed that the Indonesian Air Force has ordered the C-130J Super Hercules
Lockheed Martin confident in Czech Republic fighter effort
As the Czech Air Force starts to weigh up a possible replacement for its fleet of Saab 14 Gripen C/Ds, Lockheed Martin has revealed that both the F-35 and F-16 Block 70/72 have been offered, with the two-squadron requirement in the region of 18-24 aircraft
Demand for F-16 fighter proving a boon to industry
Global demand for the evergreen F-16 fighter is continuing to provide industry associated with the platform unexpected benefits more than four decades after the earliest iterations of the type first entered service
US Space Systems Command declares GPS III satellites ready for launch
The US Space Force’s Space Systems Command has recently declared the eighth GPS III satellite as being available for launch, the third such vehicle within the programme to reach the status within the past three months