Making Rounds: The F-35 cockpit demonstrator arrived Monday at Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio, to give Aeronautical Systems Center personnel who are part of the multinational program’s management team a chance to experience the aircraft’s advanced capabilities close-up. “Our people have been working hard to see the F-35 through system development and demonstration,” Lt. Col. Anthony Genatempo, commander of ASC’s 640th Aeronautical Systems Squadron, said in a base release Sept. 9. He continued, “We’re delighted to be able to bring the cockpit demonstrator here so they can get a sense of what it’s like to fly it.” The cockpit demonstrator is a traveling, working mock-up of the stealth fighter’s cockpit, complete with wrap-around high-resolution displays to give pilots a sense of motion.
NATO Scrambles Fighter in Newest Response to Russian Drones
Sept. 16, 2025
NATO scrambled its first fighter Sept. 13 under its new plan to bolster its defenses against Russian air incursions that was put into place after an array of Russian drones flew into Polish airspace last week, the officials from the alliance’s military command said.
