Tag Archives: F-35

Michele Evans, executive vice president of Lockheed Martin's aeronautics segment and 2020 Wash100 awardee, does not consider the U.S. Air Force's move to replace aging F-15 jets with a modernized derivative from Boeing as a potential threat to the F-35 mission capability, Defense One reported Friday.

Ellen Lord, acquisition chief at the Department of Defense and four-time Wash100 awardee, said she is confident that DoD can hand down a decision in March on Lockheed Martin's readiness to begin full-rate production of the F-35 aircraft.

Lockheed Martin and the U.S. Air Force have partnered to develop and implement a virtual reality system for training the service branch’s F-35A aircraft maintenance personnel.

Northrop Grumman has concluded a critical design review of an anti-radiation warhead and a rocket motor for an extended-range tactical missile system the U.S. Navy intends to use with EA-18G and F/A-18E/F aircraft platforms. The company said Thursday it tested the lethality of the Advanced Anti-Radiation Guided Missile-ER warhead and the performance of the weapon's rocket motor at extreme temperatures.

Lockheed Martin has achieved training milestones for pilots and maintenance personnel under the F-35 Lightning II fighter jet program, Defence Blog reported Friday.

The U.S. Air Force and the Royal Australian Air Force have teamed up with industry partners to build unmanned aerial systems that will work to accompany manned aircraft units, National Defense reported Friday.

A team consisting of Raytheon and Norwegian aerospace and defense firm Kongsberg expect to conduct a flight test for its Joint Strike Missile on an F-35A fighter jet this year, Breaking Defense reported Wednesday.

Lockheed Martin has reached a new milestone in the F-35 program with the delivery of the 500th unit.

Cubic’s mission solutions business has picked Elbit Systems’ U.S. subsidiary to develop an amplifier module for the F-35 aircraft’s full-motion video data link.

Executive Mosaic is pleased to announce that Michele Evans, executive vice president for Lockheed Martin’s aeronautics business, as an inductee into the 2020 edition of the Wash100 Award for forming partnerships and advancing technology capabilities and production of Lockheed Martin aircraft.

Kenneth Possenriede, executive vice president and chief financial officer of Lockheed Martin, has said the company remains on track to deliver 140 F-35 jets this year and aims to increase its fighter aircraft deliveries each year, FlightGlobal reported Friday. He forecasts the number of F-35s Lockheed builds for military customers could reach 180 in 2024.

Textron’s Bell subsidiary and Boeing conducted the maiden flight of the CMV-22B Osprey tiltrotor aircraft at Amarillo Assembly Center in Texas.

Lockheed Martin has handed over to the U.S. Marine Corps the 134th unit of a multirole fighter designed to conduct intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance missions.

Mike Knowles, head of Cubic’s global defense business, said the company aims to secure a contract from the U.S. Air Force and the U.S. Navy in 2020 to integrate its training platform with the F-35 fighter aircraft, Defense News reported Wednesday.

Lockheed Martin intends to launch an integrated mission training system designed for multiple F-35 pilots and networks in various geographical areas, National Defense Magazine reported Tuesday.