Pratt & Whitney Partners with Patria for F135 Turbofans
Finnish Patria Group has partnered with Pratt & Whitney to produce F-35 fighters’ F135 turbofan engines in Finland.
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Engine and Transmission
Engine and Transmission
$588.4 Million Worth Life Kiss for F-35’s F-135 Engine
Draft House wants to restore funding for the next-gen fighter’s F-135 engine with a $588.4 million price tag rather than the AETP.
Air
Expo and Air Show
Bilateral Relations
Lockheed Martin Returns IDEF
While Turkiye negotiates the F-16 acquisition, U.S. Aircraft Manufacturer Lockheed Martin plans to take place at IDEF next month.
Air
Logistics
Only Half Of the F-35 Fleet is Mission-Ready
U.S. Air Force JSF Programme Director revealed that only about half of the F-35 fighters in the U.S. fleet are ready to perform war missions.
Air
US Faces F-35’s IP Right Problems
US identifies the problems it faces in F-35 production and takes precautions for the NGAD program.
Navy / Maritime
Air
Unmanned Systems
First Photo of TB3 Revealed
President Erdoğan visited Baykar to observe the company’s ongoing work. He stood in front of the KIZILELMA UAV, where the photo included a clue about TB3.
Weapon / Missile
CAATSA Invalide, India receives Russian S-400 training equipment
The first squadron of the S-400 Triumf surface-to-air missile system is nearly operational in northwest India, but the delivery of the second squadron from Russia has been slightly delayed due to the ongoing situation in Ukraine.
Air
Turkey may Acquire second-hand F-16 Block 10 from Denmark
According to Danish Radio, Danish Defence intends to sell 16 to 24 of its 43 F-16 fighter jets before the arrival of its complete force of F-35s in 2025.
Air
Bilateral Relations
Kalın: F-35A Comes to the Agenda if Crisis Over
Spokesperson to the President of Turkey, İbrahim Kalın, made exclusive statements to Milliyet regarding Turkey’s request to acquire F-16s from the U.S.
Air
Pentagon and LM to re-adjust F-35 Delivery Programme
The JPO and Lockheed Martin have agreed on an F-35 production rebaseline that ensures predictability and stability in the production process.
Air
Denmark gets its F-35 fighter
Forsvaretdk receives its first F-35A fighter. The aircraft will remain in the US for two more years and will be delivered at Skrydstrup.
Air
Bilateral Relations
GAO: The Cost of Removing Turkey from F-35: $108 million
The U.S. GAO examined the cost of the JSF program. The office claims that removing Turkey and establishing alternative suppliers will cost $108 million.
Air
Defence Politics
Modernisation
USAF accepts First Boeing F-15EX
The US Air Force (USAF) officially accepted the first F-15EX fighter on 10 March at Boeing’s St Louis production facility in Missouri following the maiden flight on 2 February 2021.
