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Undersecretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment and 2024 Wash100 awardee William LaPlante on March 12 signed an acquisition decision memorandum approving the Milestone C / Full Rate Production of the F-35 Lightning II aircraft. The milestone serves to validate the capabilities of the aircraft and positions the F-35 program for efficient production and delivery, the Department of Defense said Tuesday.

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The F-35 Lightning II Joint Program Office plans to award multiple contract actions to RTX business Pratt & Whitney to continue the work started under the F135 Engine Enhancement Program, now called F135 Engine Core Upgrade. Pratt & Whitney had been working on the EEP as the sole-source awardee of the Engine Enhancement Preliminary Design contract, which was issued in 2022 and is set to conclude by February 2024, according to a notice posted Monday on SAM.gov.

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The most esteemed defense leaders are gathering at the 10th Annual Defense R&D Summit to talk about cutting-edge technology that aids the US military in various missions. Register here to be part of the event and catch John Cushing, Jay Dryer, and Heidi Shyu share their insights.   The F-35 Lightning II is among the […] More
BAE Systems has modernized and demonstrated a vehicle management computer for all three variants of the Lockheed Martin-built F-35 aircraft during flight tests that occurred at two military installations. The VMC was updated to improve the jet’s computer performance, boost safety and availability, and address obsolescence and maintenance requirements, BAE said Wednesday. Computer features include […] More
BAE Systems has updated and demonstrated a vehicle management computer for all three variants of the Lockheed Martin-built F-35 aircraft during flight tests that occurred at Edwards Air Force Base in California and Naval Air Station Patuxent in Maryland. More
The U.S. Air Force awarded Curtiss-Wright a $24 million contract to supply flight test instrumentation equipment for the F-35 aircraft. The materials will be used to support Nellis Air Force Base’s F-35 Technology Refresh 3 program, which involves hardware and software upgrades to the fighter plane, the company said Monday. Curtiss-Wright’s FTI technology is used […] More
BAE Systems will develop more Block 4 AN/ASQ-239 electronic warfare systems for Lockheed Martin‘s upcoming Lot 17 production of F-35 Lightning II fighter jets. Deliveries to Lockheed will be made under under contracts worth $491 million and will add to the 1,200 EW units already supplied to the defense contractor, BAE said Monday. Through the system, F-35s […] More
The U.S. Air Force flew for the first time a Lockheed Martin-built F-35 fighter aircraft with the Technology Refresh 3 upgrade on Friday, Jan. 6, at Edwards Air Force Base in California. TR-3 updates the fighter jet’s computational core to support Block 4 capabilities, including new sensors, improved electronic warfare functions, data fusion, long-range precision […] More
Serco Group’s North American subsidiary will provide the Department of Defense’s F-35 Joint Program Office with program management support services under a five-year, $152 million contract. In a statement published Tuesday, Serco Inc. CEO Tom Watson welcomed the opportunity for the company to support the multirole fighter aircraft program and its office. The single-award indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity […] More
Department of Defense data shows the estimated cost to build and acquire Lockheed Martin-built F-35s has increased by 3.5 percent to $412 billion, up $14 billion from the previous estimate of $398 billion, Bloomberg reported Wednesday. According to the Pentagon’s Selected Acquisition Report, the latest cost estimate includes 2,470 planned fighter aircraft for the U.S. […] More
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