News Review: Lockheed Martin signs up Ferra | ADM Aug 2010

Brisbane-based Ferra Engineering will pioneer a new manufacturing process for titanium components used on the F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter. Premium

JSF win for Broens

Broens will support the F135 propulsion system powering the F-35 Lightning II fighter aircraft.

Pratt & Whitney has selected Broens Industries to supply a critical in support of the F135 propulsion system powering the F-35. Premium

Canada to buy 65 F-35 JSFs

Canada will buy 65 JSFs to replace its fleet of CF-18s, which are due to reach the end of their working lives in about 2020.

Canada will buy 65 new fighter jets from Lockheed Martin for C$9 billion, one of the biggest arms deals in the nation's history. Premium

Military Superiority: JSF support takes shape | ADM Jul 2010

Last year’s announcement that the ADF would be among the first to order the F-35A Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter has triggered a ramp-up in the activities and infrastructure required to support the F-35A in Australian service. Premium

JSF pricing models explained

Lockheed Martin's Tom Burbage has confirmed the final flyaway price for Australia's F-35s will be “well below” $133 million.

Lockheed Martin's JSF guru Tom Burbage was in country recently trying to explain the pricing models of the aircraft. Premium

LM, BAE sign local JSF support MOU

BAE Systems Australia will provide local readiness and sustainment support for the JSF.

Lockheed Martin has selected BAE Systems Australia as its Australian partner for readiness and sustainment support for the F-35 Lightning II. Premium

Ferra, LM establish direct manufacturing facility

Ferra Engineering will produce three components for the JSF vertical tails.

Lockheed Martin and Ferra Engineering have signed a Memorandum of Agreement on an Australian facility for JSF vertical tail production. Premium

Defence Business: Innovation on the JSF | ADM Jun 2010

For every pound of titanium on the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) in the air, 12 to 15 pounds went through the production process, a ratio of 11:1. Premium

News Review: First JSF 'gun ship' flies | ADM Jun 2010

The seventh Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II flight test aircraft, AF-2, has joined the flight test program configured to test and verify the aircraft's multiple weapons loads. Premium

JSF test operations expand

AF-1 and AF-2 undertook the first multi-ship, long-range F-35 flight, between the final-assembly site in Fort Worth, Texas, to Edwards Air Force Base, California.

Two Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning II stealth fighters have flown nonstop from their final-assembly site to Edwards Air Force Base, California. Premium

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Safety concerns on LHD build

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ETU and AMWU health and safety reps have called for a cease work on the Royal Australian Navy helicopter landing ship NUSHIP Canberra until a full investigation and audit are completed on unterminated cables on board the ship that have been energised, ETU Secretary, Troy Gray, said.