When the F-35 blows a tire, it can set off a chain reaction of potential failures
root	 Jun 12, 2019 0
WASHINGTON — The F-35 jet's design puts it at risk of losing both of its hydraulic brake lines when a tire is blown upon landing, and although the issue has been corrected in the F-35C carrier version, the "A" and "B" models may not…
Your guide to understanding how the military rates F-35 technical shortfalls
WASHINGTON — Nothing about the F-35 program is easy for the layperson to understand, whether it's the jet's logistics and sustainment enterprise, its path for future upgrades, or how the U.S. Defense Department buys the aircraft.…
Lockheed, Pentagon reach handshake agreement on next F-35 lot, paving the way for an $80M jet next…
In a statement, Pentagon acquisition head Ellen Lord called the agreement, worth $34 billion over lots 12, 13 and 14 for 478 aircraft, a "historic milestone." The agreement includes 157 jets in lot 12, and comes with an estimated 8.8…
Turkish suppliers to be eliminated from F-35 program in 2020
root	 Jun 8, 2019 0
WASHINGTON — The Pentagon is preparing to transfer Turkey's industrial participation in the F-35 to other countries unless Ankara reverses course on its plans to buy the Russian S-400 air defense system. The move — which in early…
House panel would bar low-yield nuke deployment, Open Skies Treaty withdrawal
WASHINGTON―The Democratic-led House Armed Services Committee's draft defense policy bill released Monday would bar a new low-yield nuclear warhead from being deployed, teeing up a partisan fight over America's nuclear arsenal. The…
US Navy Eyes More Combat Upgrades for Littoral Combat Ships
root	 May 23, 2019 0
Anti-ship missiles, new combat systems, and possible vertical launch cells being studied. Shipbuilders are studying how to add additional combat power to the United States Navy's Littoral Combat Ship (LCS). Senior executives from…
South Korea Opens Bid for 12 Anti-Submarine Warfare Helicopters
The South Korean defense ministry has kicked off a bid for the country's second batch of anti-submarine warfare helicopters. South Korea's Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) in May has issued a tender for the procurement…
See the US Air Force's new combat rescue helo fly for the first time
PHILADELPHIA — A Lockheed Martin subsidiary's combat rescue helicopter took to the skies for the first time Friday. The HH-60W helicopter — one of two that Sikorsky fully assembled — flew from the company's West Palm Beach, Florida,…
Lockheed Adds Some Israeli SPICE To Kinetics Market « Breaking Defense
SPICE 1000 on F-16 TEL AVIV: Israeli company Rafael Advanced Defense Systems and Lockheed Martin have signed a cooperation agreement to develop, market, manufacture and support the Israeli company's SPICE smart bombs. SPICE — a somewhat…
Ellen Lord: Lot 12 Contract For F-35s Soon « Breaking Defense
An F-35C Lightning II flies over Eglin Air Force Base in February. PENTAGON: The US will soon sign a new contract to acquire more F-35s, even as it scans the globe for alternate suppliers for parts currently being made in Turkey in the…