Victorian company wins F-35 countermeasures contract
Geelong-based Chemring Australia has secured a USD$107.5 million contract to produce countermeasure flares for the global F-35 Program.
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F-35 program lauded by Defence
“The F-35 Joint Strike Fighter program exemplifies the thread of this year’s Defence and Industry Conference”. So said Deputy Secretary
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Dutch tanker fuels Dutch F-35
On April 4, the Royal Netherlands Air Force completed testing to receive certification to refuel F-35As with their KDC-10 tanker.
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F-35 Lightening completes first trans-Atlantic crossing
An Italian Air Force (Aeronautica Militare) F-35A Lightning II aircraft completed the very first trans-Atlantic crossing for the type, arriving
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First Australian to fly the F-35A
Royal Australian Air Force pilot Squadron Leader Andrew Jackson made history at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida, on 18 March
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US Marine Corps’ F-35B reached initial operational capability yesterday
The US Marine Corps’ F-35B Lightning II reached initial operational capability yesterday with a squadron of 10 F-35Bs ready for world-wide
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