US-led ground forces called in at least four air strikes to help deal with a large group of insurgents that attacked Afghan and coalition forces on patrol in the southern Uruzgan province on Nov. 14, according to a Combined Joint Task Force-82 release from Bagram AB, Afghanistan. The statement noted that “precision air strikes effectively eliminated the insurgents who were trying to reinforce the enemy positions.”
Lockheed Martin's suggestion to upgrade the F-35 with technologies developed for the F-47 Next-Generation Air Dominance fighter could come in a number of areas, several of which are already in hand.