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F-35 Lightning IIs to Get New Electronic Warfare Systems as Part of Block 4 Upgrade

Just six days into 2023 a new and improved variant of the F-35 Lightning II fighter airplane took off from the Edwards Air Force Base in California. It spent 50 minutes in the air, moving over the ...
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F-35 Lightning II Rear Fuselage Number 1,000 Rolls Off the Line, F-16 Feels the Heat

The F-35 Lightning II is one of the few fifth generation fighter aircraft currently in operation, and it’s officially listed as being a product of Lockheed Martin. As it’s always the case with such ...
Business Wire

BAE Systems to Manufacture Advanced Block 4 F-35 Electronic Warfare Systems to Defeat Evolving Threats

NASHUA, N.H.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--BAE Systems has received $491 million in contracts from Lockheed Martin to produce state-of-the-art Block 4 electronic warfare (EW) systems for future Lot 17 F-35 ...
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Software strikes at high costs of testing lightning resistance

Computer modelling of aircraft lightning-strike resistance has been approved by the UK Ministry of Defence for acceptance testing of its Tranche 2 Eurofighter Typhoons. On average, aircraft in service ...