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The defense giant previously expected to deliver the first in a new series of upgraded F-35s by the end of this year, a schedule that has now slipped to April 2024 at the earliest.
The Pentagon and aerospace giant Lockheed Martin have been working on the TR-3 upgrade, which is short for Tech Refresh 3 — an advanced software system that gives the F-35 fighter jets more combat weapons capability and electronic warfare advancements.
According to local media, the Belgian MOD "refused" the delivery of the F-35 destined to the Belgian Air Component, but there's more to it.
LMT earnings call for the period ending June 30, 2023.
After a bit of a corporate dust-up in Paris, Lockheed CEO Jim Taiclet told investors his firm has no "formal" position on how the F-35 engines should be modernized.