F-35
Lockheed Martin, DoD Agree on Two Lower Cost F-35 Contracts
August 01 by IDGA EditorThe U.S. Department of Defense and Lockheed Martin have reached an agreement in principle for the next two F-35 Lightning II aircraft production contracts (Low-Rate Initial Production (LRIP) lots 6...
Northrop Grumman Delivers Center Fuselage for Italy's First F-35 Lightning II
July 23 by IDGA EditorNorthrop Grumman Corporation delivered the center fuselage for Italy's first F-35 Lighting II to the newly commissioned Final Assembly and Check Out (FACO) facility at Italy's Cameri Air Base July 1...
South Korea Starts Bidding in $7.3 Billion Jet Contract
June 25 by Mike O'BrienSouth Korea has started the bidding process to pick a contractor to offer 60 advanced fighter jets in a contract worth $7.3 billion. The Defense Acquisition Program and Administration (DAPA) said...
Pentagon Admits F-35 Data Theft is a ‘Major Problem’
June 20 by Mike O'BrienA top Pentagon official admitted in a Senate hearing this week that the theft of sensitive design data by hackers targeting programs like the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter has wiped out a huge U.S. adva...
In Brief: U.S. Drone ‘Brought Down’; F-35 Update; Coast Guard’s Cruise Ship Drama
May 28 by Mike O'BrienA SUSPECTED U.S. drone has crashed in the southern Lower Shabelle region of Somalia, according to reports on Tuesday. The al Qaeda-linked al-Shabab said on Twitter that an American unmanned aircra...
Cost of F-35 Fighters Program to Hit $400 Billion
March 12 by Mike O'BrienAmerica’s most expensive weapons’ program ever just got more expensive, according to a Government Accountability Office report. The report states that the Pentagon needs to spend $316...
F-35 Warplanes Grounded After Blade Crack Scare
February 25 by Mike O'BrienThe Pentagon’s biggest weapons program, the $396 billion F-35 Joint Strike Fighter project, was dealt a setback when a routine inspection uncovered a crack on a turbine blade in the jet’...
F-35 Sees Increased Operations at Eglin AFB
August 23 by IDGA EditorPilots are increasing F-35 operations at Eglin AFB. Members of the USAF 33rd Fighter Wing at Eglin AFB in Okaloosa County, Fla. have seen a demonstrable increase in both the size and scope of F-35 o...
F-35 Delays and Cost Overruns
March 11 by IDGA EditorThe F-35 has had one of its bloodiest weeks ever in terms of cost, delays and management issues. Recently the Secretary of Defense Robert Gates canned Major General David Heinz, who was in charge of...
F-35 Program on Schedule to Enhance US Combat Power
February 16 by IDGA EditorThe US Secretary of Defense, Robert Gates, has emphasised the importance of the joint strike fighter (JSF) 35 program, both for enhancing military logistics and improving global security. Gates s...