Banholzer also revealed at AFA’s Air Warfare Symposium in Orlando last week that Boeing is developing what he called “the Laser JDAM.” The new weapon would be equipped with a dual-mode laser and GPS signal seeker, giving the JDAM greater capability to hit targets of opportunity while retaining its GPS-aide accuracy against known targets.
It'll take up to 18 months for Lockheed Martin to deliver the 100 or so F-35s that went directly from production line to storage, awaiting the completion of Tech Refresh 3 testing. Customers haven't complained about the order in which the backlog is being delivered.