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F-35A pilots training on linked full mission simulators
F-35A pilots are now training at a USAF base in Utah on four full mission simulators, all linked together. The training is for the 34th Fighter Squadron, which will be the first squadron to reach...
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Optimism at Lockheed Martin over F-35 while new report warns of USAF funding...
Daniel Conroy, Lockheed Martin’s director of the USAF F-35 program, has an optimistic message. He has told the Tampa Tribune that the F-35 program is back on schedule (the 2012 schedule). “You don’t...
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Defence industry update – contracts and other developments
Esprit de Corps magazine, in its latest issue, has these details on developments in the defence and aerospace industry: Lockheed Martin got some welcome news when the United Kingdom reaffirmed its...
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Lockheed Martin’s C-130J a no show for RCAF’s fixed wing search and rescue...
The bids went in Monday for the Canadian government’s $3.1 billion fixed wing search and rescue (FWSAR) program. Embraer, Alenia and Airbus all bid. But the talk of the aerospace industry centers on...
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Lockheed Martin reverses course – admits it didn’t bid on Canada’s fixed wing...
Lockheed Martin has decided to reverse its questionable public relations strategy and finally confirm what was reported last week – that it did not submit a bid for the Canadian government’s fixed wing...
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Lockheed Martin and F-35 program office confident they can deal with safety...
Defence Watch readers will recall the posts about the ongoing safety issues with the F-35 ejection seat. This new statement on the situation comes via Lockheed Martin and the F-35 program office: The...
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Sweden trying to sell India next generation Gripen – Lockheed Martin offers...
Sweden’s government is trying to cut a deal with India for that country to buy Saab’s next generation Gripen fighter jet. Meetings took place last week in India, the end result being that Sweden and...
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Defence industry update part two
Esprit de Corps magazine, in its latest issue, has these details on developments in the defence and aerospace industry: L-3 Marine Systems UK recently announced it had been awarded a design development...
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Defence Minister doesn’t think Canadian jobs related to F-35 are at risk
The issue of the Canadian government’s intentions on the F-35 program came up Tuesday at the Commons defence committee. Liberal government Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan repeated his previous line that...
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Update on the defence industry – new contracts and work being pursued
Here is an update on defence industry news from my latest article in Esprit de Corps magazine: Nortrax recently opened a new state-of-the-art facility in Ottawa, just off of Highway 7 west of...
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Boeing challenges Danish decision to go with F-35 – company says Danes used...
Lockheed Martin Canada has been strangely silent about trumpeting the news that the F-35 was selected by the Danes. Nothing was sent out to Canadian journalists; no marketing push came from the company...
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Danes make it official – 27 F-35s to be purchased
Denmark confirmed it will purchase 27 F-35s in a deal worth more around $3 billion U.S. As Aaron Mehta of Defense News pointed out, the news was not unexpected, since the Danish government announced in...
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How many interim Super Hornets would Canada purchase?
With the discussion these days in Ottawa being focused on the potential purchase of Super Hornets on an interim basis, questions have been raised about numbers. The purchase would have to be enough...
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Israel's F-35 benefits show Canadian firms could earn more work, says former...
Israel received its first F-35 fighter jet Wednesday in a deal that the Defence Department’s former procurement chief says could provide a blueprint for Canada to get even more work for its aerospace...
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Liberals receive information on five fighter jets but what happens next?
Five defence firms have responded to the Liberal government’s call for information about fighter jets that could replace the CF-18s. The five (not surprisingly) include: Boeing (Super Hornet), Lockheed...
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The latest update on defence contracts awarded
The latest issue of Esprit de Corps magazine is out and it has my article outlining recently awarded contracts for the defence industry. Here is the article, based on info provided by the companies:...
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F-35A in Canada for the first time – here are some photos
The F-35A made its first appearance in Canada at the Abbotsford Airshow on the weekend. On Monday the two F-35As flew back to Hill AFB in Utah. Here are my photos from the visit. Postmedia has...
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Update on defence contracts awarded and other industry news
I have my regular update in the latest issue of Esprit de Corps magazine on some of the defence and aerospace contracts recently awarded. Here are the details from that article: Provincial Aerospace...
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Boeing sets stage to mount legal challenge on Denmark's F-35 purchase
Aerospace giant Boeing is setting the stage to mount a legal challenge against Denmark’s selection of the F-35, a move that shows the potential minefield the Liberal government could be moving into as...
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15 F-35A fighter jets grounded because of peeling insulation
A total of 15 F-35A fighter jets have been grounded because of issues with a coolant line system, the U.S. military announced Friday. The problem centers around insulation for a coolant tube; it is...
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