Lockheed Martin rolled out the full-scale model and cockpit demonstrator of the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter for an international audience at the Korea Aerospace and Defense Exhibition trade show in Seoul. According to Lockheed official David Scott, the JSF could be available as early as 2014 through the US Foreign Military Sales program for countries not currently involved in the multinational development effort.
As Air Force leaders consider concepts of operations for Collaborative Combat Aircraft, sustainment in the field—and easing that support by using standard parts and limiting variants—should be a key consideration, according to a new study from AFA's Mitchell Institute of Aerospace Studies.