A U-2 Dragon Lady, serving in the U.S. Air Force Central Command, reached 30,000 hours of flight time, Feb. 2, while supporting theater operations in an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia.
In the presence of The Prime Ministers of Turkey and the United Kingdom, BAE Systems and Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI) have signed a Heads of Agreement to collaborate on the first development phase of an indigenous fifth-generation fighter jet for the Turkish Air Force – TF-X.
Each Airplane In LRIP-10 Will Cost Under $100 Million
The U.S. Department of Defense and Lockheed Martin reached an agreement in principle on the lowest priced F-35 Lightning II aircraft to date marking the first time the price for an F-35A is below $100M. Known as Low-Rate Initial Production Lot 10 (LRIP-10), the contract is for 90 stealth fighter aircraft and represents more than a 60 percent price reduction for the F-35A variant since the first LRIP-1 contract.