Pentagon Could Block 80-Plus Deliveries of F-35s
The Pentagon has stopped accepting newly built stealth fighters from Lockheed until tech trials are finished.
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The Pentagon has stopped accepting newly built stealth fighters from Lockheed until tech trials are finished.
While billions over budget and years behind schedule, “Block 4 is going to be fundamentally, radically better,” especially in electronic warfare, argued AFA’s Doug Birkey. “In many ways, it’s an entirely new jet.”
Lockheed Martin also previewed its plans for updating existing fighters with the hardware and software upgrades known as Technology Refresh 3.
DAVIDSON, N.C. Curtiss-Wright Defense Solutions will provide flight test instrumentation (FTI) equipment in support of the U.S Air Force F-35 Technology Refresh 3 (TR-3) program under the terms of a $24 million contract from Nellis Air Force Base.
This will be the F-35's third delivery halt in less than a year, and dozens of newly-constructed aircraft could be affected.