Tag: F-35
Lightning Spreads Over Asia-Pacific
The network of F-35 Lightning II fighter operators in the Asia-Pacific region continues to grown and strengthen.
Until 2 August, all Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning...
Australia to commence local production of F-35 ammunition
In an Australian first, Rheinmetall NIOA Munitions (RNM) is set to produce and export ammunition for the US Lockheed Martin F-35 Joint Strike Fighter...
The Generation Game
The selection of the F-35 by US defence partners in Asia shows how seriously the perceived threat from China’s own fifth generation Chegdu J-20...
Aspiring to Fifth Generation Fighters
David Oliver - The latest generation of fighters is not only coming to Asia-Pacific, but is being also developed within the region.
In April 1991...
Next Generation Missile for Next Generation Aircraft, SOM
With its modular design, which supports operational flexibility, Stand Off Missile (SOM) is an air-to-surface cruise missile family product used against highly defended stationary...
Singapore Selects F35
On 18 January 2019 the Singapore Ministry of Defence (MinDef) announced that its procurement agency, the Defence Science and Technology Agency (DSTA), had completed...
Registration Opens for the 10th Annual Air Mission Planning and Support...
SMi’s 10th Annual Air Mission Planning and Support Conference (http://www.airmissionplanning.co.uk/armada) is returning to London, UK on the 9th & 10th April 2019, with registration...
Japan’s First Frontline F-35 Unit Close to Completion
Jon Lake - The Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF) is expected to form its first frontline Lockheed Martin F-35 unit imminently, using most of...
Turkish F-35 deal in doubt
Against a background of steadily worsening relations between the USA and Turkey, the US Government has passed legislation temporarily banning deliveries of the Lockheed...
Synthetic Forms
As the world’s militaries begin the shift to fifth-generation fighters, the need for advanced training capabilities is growing. While live training continues to form...
