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.
The U.S. military conducted strikes on Iranian targets around the Strait of Hormuz on May 7, as the conflict with Iran flared up again—though officials say the ceasefire remains in effect.