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Lockheed Martin plans to manufacture between 133 and 139 examples of its F-35 stealth fighter in 2021, a number about the same as 2019 levels, but below previous projections as the programme continues to feel the lingering effects of the coronavirus pandemic.

"We've been applying pressure to members of Congress to make sure that this program is adequately funded," Hasan Solomon, IAM's political and legislative director, said of the union's campaign to support the F-35.

Lockheed Martin and the F-35 Joint Program Office are expected to need a six-month stop-gap contract before inking a deal for sustainment through 2023, company officials say.

From MRAP to scrap: U.S. military chops up $1-million vehicles

Local Navy Contract Awards; April 12-April 30, 2021 Search June 01, 2021 WASHINGTON (June 1, 2021)—The U.S. Department of Defense announced the following contract awards that pertain to local Navy activities. Contracts For April 12, 2021 Lockheed Martin Corp., Owego, New York, is awarded a $447,230,778 firm-fixed-price order (N0001921F0841) against a previously issued basic ordering agreement (N0001921G0017). This order provides for the production and delivery of 12 MH-60R aircraft for the g...

AMRAAM Joint Program Office completes second live firing of new AIM-120D-3 26 May 2021 by Robin Hughes The Advanced Medium-Range Air-to-Air Missile (AMRAAM) Joint Program Office (JPO) completed the second live-fire test of the new AIM-120D-3 variant AMRAAM over the US Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons Division (NAWCWD) Point Mugu Sea Test Range in California on May 12. An initial AIM-120D-3 live-fire test was conducted on 9 December 2020. AMRAAM is managed as a joint programme between the US Air...

Search for: Home » Aviation » HASC: Congress Let DoD Buy Too Many F-35 Fighters But Not Enough F-35 Spares, Sustainment HASC: Congress Let DoD Buy Too Many F-35 Fighters But Not Enough F-35 Spares, Sustainment April 22, 2021 5:59 PM Aviation Boatswain’s Mate (Handling) 2nd Class Cosme Zamora, from Compton, Calif., assigned to the forward-deployed amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA-6), signals an F-35B Lightning II fighter aircraft assigned to the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) o...

By JIM THOMPSON | Northwest Florida Daily News | Published: April 8, 2021 EGLIN AFB, Fla. (Tribune News Service) — The F-35 Joint Program Office, a combined group of civilian and Air Force and Navy uniformed personnel overseeing the ongoing development of the F-35 stealth fighter jet, has come under criticism from the Department of Defense for apparent deficiencies at an F-35 software laboratory at Eglin Air Force Base. In a January report, the DODs office of the Director, Operational Test ...

EGLIN AFB — The F-35 Joint Program Office (JPO), a combined group of civilian and Air Force and Navy uniformed personnel overseeing the ongoing development of the F-35 stealth fighter jet, has come under criticism from the Department of Defense (DoD) for apparent deficiencies at an F-35 software laboratory at Eglin Air Force Base. In a January report, the DoDs office of the Director, Operational Test & Evaluation (DOT&E), which oversees major defense acquisition programs, indicated that the...

F-35A aircraft at Edwards Air Force Base. (Photo: Matt Short/Lockheed Martin) USAF chooses industry partner for research, technical studies, and analysis on F-35 weapons systems and platforms. Alion Science and Technology has obtained a five-year, $77 million task order from the USAF F-35 Lightning II Joint Program Office (JPO) for aircraft and weapons systems R&D. The company will provide research, technical studies, and analysis on weapons systems and platforms, including shipboard and airbo...