F-35 • Page 9 of 22

May- 2023 -

3 May

Air

Lockheed to Produce 126 F-35s for US, Allies in $7.8B Deal

Lockheed Martin has received a $7.8 billion contract to supply 126 F-35 Lightning II multi-role fighter aircraft to the US and its allies by August 2026.

Apr- 2023 -

11 April

Europe

Inder Singh Bisht

Lockheed to Provide UK F-35 Capability Support for $225M

Lockheed Martin and the F-35 Joint Program Office have signed a $225 million capability support contract for the UK’s F-35 fleet.

6 April

Americas

Inder Singh Bisht

BAE to Produce Upgraded EW Suites for F-35 Block 4

BAE Systems will produce AN/ASQ-239 electronic warfare countermeasure systems for the Block 4 version of the F-35 fighter.

4 April

Air

A German Air Force Airbus A400M Atlas flies in formation with four Finnish F/A-18 fighters.

Rojoef Manuel

NATO Fighter Jets Fly in ‘Large-Scale’ Joint Training Over Baltics

More than 20 fighter jets from NATO allies and partners joined a “large-scale” training exercise over Baltic airspace.

Mar- 2023 -

30 March

Business

Pratt & Whitney’s new Oklahoma City Sustainment Center for military engines (rendering). Photo: Pratt & Whitney

Rojoef Manuel

Pratt & Whitney to Build Military Engine Sustainment Center in Oklahoma

Pratt & Whitney has announced a $255 million investment to construct a military engine sustainment center in Oklahoma.

15 March

Asia Pacific

Inder Singh Bisht

South Korea Approves $2.85 Billion F-35A Purchase Plan

The South Korean government has approved a plan to purchase F-35A fighter jets from the US for 3.75 trillion won ($2.85 billion).

10 March

Technology

1st Lt. Anton King, 75th Fighter Squadron pilot, poses for a photo wearing an HGU-55/P helmet fitted with Hybrid Optical-based Inertial Tracker and day visor Feb. 11, 2020, at Moody Air Force Base, Georgia. The helmet provides A-10C Thunderbolt II pilots a central interface for everything they need, from oxygen supply to communications to flight instruments. (U.S. Air Force photo illustration by Airman 1st Class Hayden Legg) (This image was manipulated by merging two photos in Adobe Photoshop.)

Rojoef Manuel

F-35 Next-Gen Helmet-Mounted Microdisplay Step Closer to Production

Wearable solutions provider Kopin has achieved a "major milestone" in the production qualification of its Organic Light-Emitting Diode technology for F-35 helmet-mounted display systems.

8 March

Air