Yearly Archive: 2020

Lockheed Australia Wins RAAF F-35 Training Contract

Lockheed Australia Wins RAAF F-35 Training Contract

The [Australian] Government is backing Australian industry and supporting Australian jobs through the global F-35A Program with the signing of a sovereign Training Support Services contract with Lockheed Martin Australia (LMA).

Minister for Defence, Senator the Hon Linda Reynolds CSC welcomed the…

Australia Sets Up F-35 Industry Support Fund

Australia Sets Up F-35 Industry Support Fund

The [Australian] Government is continuing to back Australian industry through the global F-35 Program, with more than 50 Australian companies sharing in $2.7 billion in contracts.

The Program is delivering the fifth-generation Joint Strike Fighter to the Royal Australian Air Force, providing a ma…

BAE Wins Order to Continue LRSAM Seeker Production

BAE Wins Order to Continue LRSAM Seeker Production

NASHUA, N.H. — BAE Systems received a $60 million contract from Lockheed Martin to manufacture and deliver additional advanced missile seekers for the Long-Range Anti-Ship Missile (LRASM). The seeker comprises long-range sensors and targeting technology that help the stealthy missile find and enga…
US Marine F-35C Demonstrates Arrested Landing on Short Runway

US Marine F-35C Demonstrates Arrested Landing on Short Runway

MCAS MIRAMAR, Calif. — Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 314, Marine Air Group 11, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing conducted an F-35C expeditionary operations demonstration at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center (MCAGCC) Twentynine Palms, Calif., Dec. 3, 2020.

The demonstration spanned over 1000…

Ultra-Low Cost Simulation Program Augments Pilot Training

Ultra-Low Cost Simulation Program Augments Pilot Training

A simulation program that can be installed on ordinary computers and laptops — the Joint Immersive Training System, or JTS — is currently being used to support pilot training.

Traditionally, pilot flight instruction involves a combination of simulators and actual flying, said Air Force Lt. Col. E…

Swedish Patriot Program Enters New Phase with Initial Deliveries

Swedish Patriot Program Enters New Phase with Initial Deliveries

FMV has now received the first deliveries to Sweden’s new air defense system. Tools and test equipment are in place for batch packing, power plants and vehicles are next in line.

After months of preparations, such as basic training and procurement work for, among other things, vehicles and mainte…

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