Northrop Grumman said Thursday it had lined up Computer Sciences Corp.’s Australian subsidiary and a Turkish defense electronics firm to provide avionics components and test equipment for the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter. Australia and Turkey are two of the nine partner countries developing the new strike fighter. Northrop already has contracts with several other defense firms in Australia and Turkey.
Air Force Gen. Alexus G. Grynkewich assumed command of U.S. European Command on July 1, taking over the key assignment as the U.S. and its allies contend with a resurgent Russia and a grinding war in Ukraine.
