F-35 Lightning II

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  • Lockheed, Terma Make Deal for More F-35 Component Production Biz Opportunities - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Lockheed, Terma Make Deal for More F-35 Component Production Biz Opportunities

    Lockheed Martin has entered into an agreement with Terma that provides the latter options to pursue additional component production opportunities with the F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter program beyond existing contracts. Denmark-based Terma said Wednesday it seeks to continue to provide F-35 composite and bonded assembly work through low-rate initial production and full-rate production. The agreement follows news of Denmark’s decision in June to proceed […] More

  • DoD, Lockheed Eye F-35 Program Savings Through 2 Cost Reduction Strategies - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    DoD, Lockheed Eye F-35 Program Savings Through 2 Cost Reduction Strategies

    The Defense Department and Lockheed Martin have unveiled a pair of initiatives that aim to reduce the costs of producing and sustaining the F-35 Lightning II aircraft and weapon system. Lockheed, the primary F–35 contractor, and its principal industry partners BAE Systems and Northrop Grumman will invest an additional $170 million over the next two years in an effort to generate further […] More

  • Lockheed Picks Triumph Group to Supply F-35 Engine, Structural Components - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Lockheed Picks Triumph Group to Supply F-35 Engine, Structural Components

    Lockheed Martin has awarded multiple contracts to Triumph Group to provide structural and engine components for the F-35 Lightning II program. Triumph said Friday its precision components business will supply aircraft engine mounts, bulkheads, longerons and wing ribs to Lockheed through 2021. “The F-35 program has afforded us the opportunity to demonstrate that Triumph can compete on higher-level subassemblies,” said Rick Rosenjack, executive vice […] More

  • BAE Systems Conducts 1,000th F-35 Vertical Landing - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    BAE Systems Conducts 1,000th F-35 Vertical Landing

    BAE Systems has completed the 1,000th vertical landing of a Lockheed Martin-built F-35B as part of an ongoing flight test program. BAE said Friday Peter Wilson – lead test pilot for the short takeoff and vertical landing variant of the F-35 — performed the landing at Naval Air Station Patuxent River six years after BAE pilot Graham Tomlinson conducted the first vertical landing. “Every day, […] More

  • Lockheed Awards $166.3M to BAE for F-35 Engineering & Training Facilities - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Lockheed Awards $166.3M to BAE for F-35 Engineering & Training Facilities

    Lockheed Martin has awarded a $166.3 million subcontract to BAE Systems to construct three engineering and training facilities at a U.K. air force base in the country as Britain prepares to take in its first F-35 fighter jets aircraft in 2018. BAE said Thursday the contract covers maintenance and finishing work, logistics operations and integrated training facilities to support the […] More

  • Army, Air Force Conduct Joint Close Air Support Exercises With Lockheed F-35 - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Army, Air Force Conduct Joint Close Air Support Exercises With Lockheed F-35

    The U.S. Army and U.S. Air Force have conducted joint close air support exercises with two Lockheed Martin-built F-35A Lightning II aircraft at Eglin Air Force Base. Members of the 3rd Ranger Battalion visited Eglin to simulate the communication operations, fire support planning as well as laser range and target location operations during a close air support mission, the Army […] More

  • Lockheed-Built F-35 Fleet Hits 50K Flight Hours - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Lockheed-Built F-35 Fleet Hits 50K Flight Hours

    A fleet of Lockheed Martin-built F-35 Lightning II aircraft that the U.S. service branches and other countries operate worldwide has reached the mark of 50,000 flight hours. Lockheed said Wednesday 155 operational fighter jets deployed to six countries reached approximately 37,950 flight hours, while 18 F-35 planes intended for system development and demonstration operations reached 12,050 flight […] More

  • Aviogei Hands 1st F-35 Heavyweight Crane to Lockheed; Mary Ann Horter Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Aviogei Hands 1st F-35 Heavyweight Crane to Lockheed; Mary Ann Horter Comments

    Aviogei has turned over the first F-35 Lightning II heavyweight crane to Lockheed Martin in support of aircraft manufacturing activity at an F-35 assembly facility in Italy. The crane is designed to transport and install F-35 components weighing 9,920.8 pounds overall for repair works at sea and ashore, Lockheed said Tuesday. “The work being done […] More

  • AF Begins Training with Lockheed Martin-Built F-35 Simulators; Mary Ann Horter Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    AF Begins Training with Lockheed Martin-Built F-35 Simulators; Mary Ann Horter Comments

    U.S. Air Force pilots have begun to train with new Lockheed Martin-made simulators for the F-35 Lightning II aircraft at Hill Air Force Base. The simulators are designed to create virtual environments for pilots to develop tactics and incorporate the F-35 into their operations, Lockheed Martin said Tuesday. “All the pieces of the technology puzzle are coming […] More

  • Textron to Provide Radar Signal Simulator for Boeing KC-46 Tanker Preflight Tests - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Textron to Provide Radar Signal Simulator for Boeing KC-46 Tanker Preflight Tests

    A Textron business unit will provide its Model 527 radar signal simulator for “end-of-runway” and “walk-around” preflight testing of the U.S. Air Force‘s KC-46 tanker aircraft platform built by Boeing. Textron‘s electronic systems business will apply Model 527 to check the operational readiness and threat recognition function of KC-46’s electronic warfare radar warning receiver systems, the company said […] More

  • Northrop Orders $107M in F-35 Opening Doors From Fokker; Brian Chappel Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Northrop Orders $107M in F-35 Opening Doors From Fokker; Brian Chappel Comments

    Northrop Grumman has requested in-flight opening doors for the F-35 fighter jet from Fokker Technologies under a $106.8 million deal. GKN Aerospace‘s Fokker division will produce the opening doors for batches 10 and 11 of the F-35 aircraft under the agreement signed at the NIDV symposium in the Netherlands, Fokker said Thursday. Brian Chappel, vice president and F-35 […] More

  • Lockheed Taps Multicut A/S For Pending F-35 Parts Production Contract - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Lockheed Taps Multicut A/S For Pending F-35 Parts Production Contract

    Lockheed Martin has downselected Denmark-based machine parts manufacturer Multicut A/S to produce brackets, fittings and other aluminum components for the F-35 fighter jets under a pending contract award. “This contract award with Multicut reaffirms Lockheed Martin’s commitment to grow the industrial participation program with Danish companies of all sizes,” Jack Crisler, vice president of the […] More