F-35 Lightning II developments

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A fix for the engine troubles that grounded new F-35s and halted deliveries has been found.

https://www.defensenews.com/air/2023/02 ... eliveries/

Engine maker PW confirms, and expects to resume delivering F135s by the end of Feb 2023.
“After thorough review, we can confidently say there were no quality issues with the [engine] fuel tube that fractured,” said Jen Latka, vice president of the F135 program for Pratt & Whitney. “We are dealing with a rare systems phenomenon involving harmonic resonance.
“We have developed a near-term remedy that allows the fleet to fly safely, and we expect that F135 engine deliveries could resume before the end of the month.”

LM was running engine tests on a F-35 this afternoon at the main plant. Hopefully they will be back up soon.

[Stratofreighter]

https://www.aerotime.aero/articles/asse ... -35-begins
/
https://www.janes.com/defence-news/news ... -35-begins

The final assembly of the 1,000th Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) has begun, with BAE Systems announcing the delivery of the aft fuselage section on 7 February 2023.

BAE Systems announced the milestone delivery from its Samlesbury facility in the North of England, noting that it came about 18 years after it shipped the first aft fuselage to Lockheed Martin in 2005.

In 2021 Lockheed Martin estimated that the 1,000th F-35 would be delivered in 2023.
However, the program encountered significant problems in that time,
including the discovery that Chinese alloys were being used to manufacture the aircraft.

Despite the difficulties,
the F-35 is already by far the most numerous fifth-generation fighter jet in the world.

Fewer than 200 F-22s were ever built.

The number of China’s own J-20 are also estimated at 200,
while around 10 of Russia’s Sukhoi Su-57s are currently operational.

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Seems like LM has resumed F-35 flight testing at their Fort Worth facility.

[Starfighter_F-104G]

Greece 21-02-2023

The American sellers propose to deliver to the Greek Air Force :
four F-35s in 2028,
two in 2029,
three in 2030,
three in 2031,
four in 2032
and the last four F-35s in 2033.

[SBGrad]

F-35C/Vinson ramp strike accident report released.

https://news.usni.org/2023/02/21/pilot- ... ation-says

[Starfighter_F-104G]

VFA-147 back home, is CF-30/169304 missing? the one in the drink
https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=359 ... 2207520000..

169304 NE-406 w/o 22-02-2022
https://s3.documentcloud.org/documents/ ... ted-v2.pdf

[Starfighter_F-104G]

22-02-2023 Volkel

F-35A AN034 F-034 313Sqn delivered as NAF313

[Starfighter_F-104G]

Contracts For Feb. 23, 2023
This order provides non-recurring engineering for flight test instrumentation modifications to four production aircraft (BF-139, AF-413, CF-95, and CF-110) in support of the Joint Strike Fighter Program’s Tech Refresh 3 and Block 4 weapons testing objectives and ship suitability testing for the Air Force, Marine Corps, Navy, and non-U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) program participants

[Starfighter_F-104G]

RSiAF news 24-02-2023

After a full evaluation, MINDEF/SAF concludes that the F-35 best meets our defence needs. MINDEF will exercise the option to acquire a second tranche of F-35s - eight F-35Bs - to be added to the RSAF’s fleet to support the progressive drawdown of our ageing F-16s.

[Starfighter_F-104G]

06-03-2023
LM resumed F-35 production flight operations today following an F135 engine mitigation safety.

[tally]

06-03-2023
LM resumed F-35 production flight operations today following an F135 engine mitigation safety.

The following flew at NAS Fort Worth JRB today:
20-5594/LN 2x
20-5595/LN 2x
20-5597/WA
20-5598/LN
170091 (F-35C)
170094 (F-35C)


Tally

[Starfighter_F-104G]

14.03.2023 Fort Worth
AF-354 20-5594 LN 493FS
AF-356 20-5596 LN 493FS
AF-358 20-5598 LN 493FS
AF-362 20-5602 LN 495FS
CF-073 170093
AM-039 5668 RNoAF

[Starfighter_F-104G]

15-03-2023
ItNavy F-35B BL06 MM7456 4-04 delivered

[Starfighter_F-104G]

21-03-2023
3x F-35A arr EGUL on delivery for 493FS/48FW
20-5594 LN
20-5595 LN
20-5596 LN

[Hans van Herk]

15-03-2023
ItNavy F-35B BL06 MM7456 4-04 delivered

Any idea what the FMS BuNo is for this Lightning II ?

regards,
Hans van Herk