Sixth Generation Fighters:
Long range, hyperspectral sensors are key to defeating A2AD strategies.
KF-X:
Saab is joining to help develop the AESA radar for the KFX.
PAK-DA:
Russia claims it will start the PAK-DA prototype Real Soon Now.
J-20:
China has stated the J-20 has participated in combat exercises for the first time.
B-2 Spirit:
3 B-2s have deployed to Guam.
A B-2 overflew the Rose Parade and Rose Bowl.
Take a look at this B-2 wing flutter video and see what it means.
B-21:
The short term funding proposals might delay the B-21 program.
F-22:
Lockheed won a sustainment contract for the F-22 worth $7 billion.
F-35:
How the F-35 got its name.
A USAF F-16 pilot will fly with the USMC in its F-35Bs.
The USMC is planning on deploying the F-35B to CENTCOM for its 'first taste of combat' in 2018.
The USS Wasp is acting as a mini carrier in Asia.
The US Navy is integrating the F-35 into its sensor networks for its surface fleet.
Lockheed might be advertising a capability for the F-35 that may not exist.
A helicopter filmed three F-35s at the Fiesta Bowl game.
Italy has started flying its F-35B in its naval colors.
Germany may want to buy a small number of F-35 to be NATO compliant even if it does buy mostly Eurofighters.
South Korea and Japan want F-35Bs for their jeep carrier amphibs (and for remote island runways). There is a proposal to convert the JS Izumo into a fixed wing carrier circulating in the Japanese MOD. To start with, the Japanese want to be able to fuel USMC F-35Bs from the JS Izumo. China is not pleased by this.
South Korea wants to buy additional (20+) F-35s.
Turkey is inviting bids to customize its F-35s.
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