The
The newly announced deal is an expansion of an existing contract, adding more than
"This contract strikes the right balance between what's best for the
"The F-35 is the world's premier multi-mission, 5th-generation weapon system, and the modernized Block 4 capabilities these new aircraft will bring to bear strengthens not just capability, but interoperability with our allies and partners across land, sea, air and cyber domains."
The new F-35s manufactured to fulfill this contract will feature newly designed cockpits, core processors and improved memory.
Deliveries of F-35s were temporarily suspended after an incident in which a pilot had to eject from an F-35B at
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