Singapore is said to be close to ordering a dozen or more F-35 Joint Strike Fighters, a move that would bolster the JSF program as it faces continued uncertainty and the possibility of US cuts. AOL Defense reported that the tiny island nation would order the first 12 of 75 F-35Bs sometime in the next
Airbus Military has signed an formal agreement with PT Dirgantara Indonesia to develop the NC212i light utility transport aircraft. The agreement, signed at the LIMA Airshow in Malaysia, outlines plans for joint development, manufacturing and commercialisation of the aircraft, which was launched in November. Under the terms of the agreement, PT Dirgantara will lead engineering
The UK has announced that its F-35B fighter fleet will be based at RAF Marham, Norfolk. Marham is currently home to three Tornado GR4 squadrons. The F-35Bs, to be jointly operated by the Royal Air Force and Royal Navy, both from Marham and the forthcoming Queen Elizabeth class aircraft carriers, were originally to be based at
Lockheed Martin has delivered three F-35A conventional take-off and landing (CTOL) aircraft to the US Air Force Warfare Center at Nellis AFB in Nevada. The jets have been assigned to the 422nd Test and Evaluation Squadron, marking the start of operational testing and evaluation at the base. “The work done by the Nellis team will
Lockheed Martin has replaced the head of its aeronautics division in what is widely seen as a bid to improve frayed relations with the Pentagon over the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter. The defence giant named Orlando Carvalho, 54, as executive vice president of aeronautics, replacing Larry Lawson. Carvalho, who had previously been in charge of
The European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has awarded the A400M full type certification, making the aircraft the world’s first large military transport to be certified to civil standards. The certification comes ahead of the first delivery of the A400M to the French air force, after exhaustive flight testing involving the five-string fleet completing 4,800 hours
