Ima i ovo kod izraelaca...naravno uz uslovljavanje amera
U.S. blocks Israeli pilots with foreign passports from flying F-35 Citat:It has emerged that due to information security concerns, the Pentagon is barring Israeli pilots with foreign passports from flying F-35 fighter jets.
The Israeli Air Force has reportedly accepted this decision and will no longer assign such pilots to F-35A.
https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/article-726853
Agreement between Pentagon and Lockheed for 398 F-35 jets Citat:The Pentagon and Lockheed Martin have announced the finalisation of a contract for the production and delivery of up to 398 F-35 aircraft, at a cost of $30bn. The deal includes 145 aircraft in Lot 15, 127 in Lot 16, and the option to include up to 126 in Lot 17, which would include the first F-35 aircraft for Belgium, Finland, and Poland.
These aircraft will be the first to include Technical Refresh-3 (TR-3) hardware, which will enable Block 4 capabilities. TR-3 includes a new integrated core processor, a panoramic cockpit display, and an enhanced memory unit.
https://ukdefencejournal.org.uk/agreement-between-.....f-35-jets/
Poleteo primerak sa unapredjenom elektronikom kao priprema za sva unapredjenja koja dolaze sa Block4.
Citat:During the Jan. 6 test, Luersen performed what is known as a functional check flight profile meant to “verify aircraft airworthiness and system stability” of TR-3 aboard the F-35, explained the JPO. The overall flight lasted for 50 minutes above the Mojave Desert and saw the stealth jet reach heights of 35,000 feet and a velocity of just below the speed of sound. The test served as only the beginning of flight evaluations with TR-3, as the JPO added that developmental and operational tests will continue through 2023.
“This is a significant achievement for the F-35 program,” said Air Force Lt. Gen. Mike Schmidt, program executive officer for the F-35 JPO. “TR-3 is the F-35’s critical computer processing electronics upgrade that will continue to provide all our pilots with the capability they need to be successful against any adversary. There is still a lot of work to do and I am confident that our industry partners and government team will get the job done.”
At present, TR-3 is broadly known as the initiative that will revamp the F-35’s core processor to achieve 25 times more computing power, its memory unit, and its panoramic cockpit display system. This would be an improvement over the jet’s current computing system, TR-2, which has been deemed inadequate to support the powerful capabilities that Block 4 will bring to the F-35 platform, a number of which are software-based.
“Technology Refresh 3 modernizes the computational core of the F-35 air vehicle,” said Air Force Lt. Col. Christopher Campbell, commander of the 461st FTS and director of the F-35 Integrated Test Force. “Therefore, new TR-3 hardware and software affect nearly every aircraft feature. Today's event was just the start of a comprehensive flight test campaign that will both verify and improve the safety, stability, and performance of the whole F-35 weapon system in this new configuration."
While some of these Block 4 upgrades remain confidential, others are known to include a new active electronically scanned array (AESA) radar designated as AN/APG-85, a major upgrade to the jet's Distributed Aperture System (DAS) and Electro-Optical Targeting System (EOTS), and the integration of a host of new weapons like the GBU-53/B StormBreaker precision-guided bomb. Although, it’s worth noting that changes to the airframe or the jet’s stealth coatings are also a possibility under Block 4, as well.
Ono sto su trebali turci da proizvode,radice drugi...
Citat: Reportedly Airbus with Premium Aerotec in talks with LockMart/NG over building centre fuselage components on F-35. Volume of ca 300 units, ie far more than just German order.
A notable former builder of this part was Turkish TAI.
https://twitter.com/AlexLuck9/status/1617452642996998144
Citat:US Air Force F-35A Lighting II and Multi Secure Tactical and Network Ground Systems (MUSTANG) sit on the flight line at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, Nov. 16, 2022. The MUSTANG is a mobile data lab that supports the crowd source flight data collection efforts.
https://twitter.com/ryankakiuchan/status/1619158649162842113/photo/1
Assembly of 1,000th F-35 begins
The final assembly of the 1,000th Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) has begun, with BAE Systems announcing the delivery of the aft fuselage section on 7 February.
https://www.janes.com/defence-news/air-platforms/l.....-35-begins
Senatori daju podrsku Grckoj za kupovinu F-35
Menendez okays F-35 sale to Greece Citat:US Senator Bob Menendez, who chairs the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, has green lighted the sale of Lockheed Martin Corp’s F-35 fighter jets to Greece, he told the Delphi Economic Forum in Washington.
“I am pleased that two days ago I signed off for the F35-s to the Hellenic Republic
https://www.ekathimerini.com/news/1204241/menendez.....um=twitter
