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F-35 Engine Delays, Israeli Combat Innovations, and the Pentagon’s Pivot to Next-Gen Air Dominance

“F-35I has been a key and highly effective leading edge capability across the overall Israeli air campaign at every phase,” said the Royal United Services Institute’s Justin Bronk, looking back on ...
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F-35 deliveries stabilize, but the upgrade pipeline still drives the real schedule

It satisfies its desire to maintain the fleet at some degree of uniform composition: Steve Sheehy, the Lockheed Martin vice president of international business development, said reflecting the ...
Defense One

F-35 engine upgrade hits delay, casting doubt on timeline

PARIS—A key milestone for the Pentagon’s program to upgrade the F-35 engine has been pushed back a year, raising questions about the overall timeline of the effort. The engine upgrade will reach ...
Military Times

Navy awards Pratt $2.9B contract to build more F-35 engines

Pratt & Whitney is under contract to deliver 141 F135 engines for the 18th lot of F-35s. (Rick Goodfriend/Air Force) The U.S. Navy on Friday awarded Pratt & Whitney a contract modification worth up to ...
Yahoo

Pentagon cuts back F-35 upgrades to slow schedule slips: Auditors

The F-35 program is delaying some of its planned Block 4 upgrades as it focuses on delivering capabilities as early as 2031. (A1C Eli Rose/Air Force) The F-35 Joint Strike Fighter program is scaling ...
The Aviationist

Pratt & Whitney Awarded $2.8B Contract for New Lot 18 F-35 Engines

The $2.8B contract funds 141 F135 engines for U.S. services and allies, securing production, spares, and upgrades through February 2028. Pratt & Whitney has been awarded a major contract, valued at ...
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6 Of The Biggest F-35 Flaws That Need Fixing

Developing a next-generation fighter aircraft is a decades-long endeavor. The evolving nature of technological advancement and real-world needs means that a successful fighter will receive years of ...