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May 13, 2019 | International, Aerospace
In row with Turkey, US searching for alternative F-35 component vendors
Ashley Roque, Washington, DC - Jane's Defence Weekly
Pentagon leaders are searching for alternative vendors to manufacture several F-35 Joint Strike Fighter components in the case Washington and Ankara are unable to resolve their dispute over latter's plan to field the S-400 air defence system.
Ellen Lord, the US Department of Defense's undersecretary of defence for acquisition and sustainment, spoke with reporters on 10 May about a host of topics including the ongoing quarrel with Turkey stemming from its plan to field the Russian-built S-400 system over the US-built Patriot system.
"We have been very clear that the F-35 and the S-400 are incompatible," Lord told reporters.
"We have, for some time now, been working to look at alternative sources of supply for the F-35 supply chain that is inside Turkey right now," she later added.
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December 4, 2020 | International, Aerospace
KONGSBERG awarded second follow-on JSM contract with Japan valued 820 MNOK
December 1, 2020 - The JSM is a 5th generation stealth air-to surface missile developed to fill F-35A anti-surface warfare (ASuW) and land attack capability gaps. JSM can be carried internally in the F-35 thus ensuring the aircraft's low-signature capabilities. The JSM has superior performance against well-defended sea- and land targets across long distances. “The international F-35 user community is continuing to show great interest in the JSM and KONGSBERG is very proud to have been selected by Japan to provide the JSM for their F-35 fleet. “Our relationship is growing even stronger with this second follow-on contract”, says Eirik Lie, President, Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace AS. For editors: KONGSBERG and the Government of Japan are not disclosing any further detail on value, volume or timeline of the contract. For further information, please contact: Ronny Lie, Group Vice President Communications, Kongsberg Gruppen ASA, Tel.: (+47) 916 10 798. Jan Erik Hoff, Group Vice President Investor Relations, Kongsberg Gruppen ASA, Tel: (+47) 991 11 916. View source version on KONGSBERG: https://www.kongsberg.com/newsandmedia/news-archive/20202/kongsberg-awarded-second-follow-on-jsm-contract-with-japan-valued-820-mnok/
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April 28, 2024 | International, Land
Army officials question plan for future attack reconnaissance
The service did away with the pursuit of a new manned armed scout helicopter and is grappling with how to fill the gap using a network of smart drones.