Australia signs for new fighter jet

Posted at: Tue Dec 12th, 2006

AUSTRALIA today signed to join the United States and other allies in the next phase of development and production of a costly new generation of warplane, the Joint Strike Fighter (JSF). "The Joint Strike Fighter will see Australia through the next 30-40 years," Defence Minister Brenda...

Canada New Government Signs on to phase III of F-35 Lightning II Program

Posted at: Tue Dec 12th, 2006

OTTAWA - The Honourable Gordon O'Connor, Minister of National Defence and the Honourable Maxime Bernier announced that Canada's aerospace and defence industry will have access to billions of dollars in industrial opportunities following the signature of Memorandum of Understandings regarding Canada'...

Britain commits to next phase of JSF

Posted at: Tue Dec 12th, 2006

Britain signed an agreement Tuesday committing to the next development and production phase of Lockheed Martin’s new Fort Worth-built Joint Strike Fighter jet, resolving a dispute between the Pentagon and its biggest overseas partner over sharing t...