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Military & Aerospace Electronics July 2005	Lockheed Martin uses software to manage risk on F-35 project Seeking a software tool to manage business risks for the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter program, Lockheed Martin Aeronautics chose the Active Risk Manager, a Web-based enterprise risk management system, from U.K.-based Strategic Thought.
National Defense August 2007 Sandra I. Erwin	Pentagon's New Jet Fighter Epitomizes Budget Dilemmas Among the Pentagon's largest weapons procurements, and one that is sure to be closely watched is the Joint Strike Fighter.
National Defense June 2008 Sandra I. Erwin	Aviation Wish-Lists Send Mixed Signals The Navy and Air Force want more planes from Boeing and Lockheed Martin, but doing so would decrease funds from the Joint Strike Fighter program.
National Defense November 2005 Robert H. Williams	Strike Fighter Engine Team Gains Assist The GE Rolls-Royce fighter engine team has selected BAE Systems to produce digital electronic controls for the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter.
Military & Aerospace Electronics October 2006 Courtney E. Howard	BAE Systems Gains F-35 JSF Production Contract to Deliver EWCS The U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) and F-35 Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) program partner Lockheed Martin have awarded BAE Systems a contract to begin low-rate production of the JSF.
National Defense January 2015 Valerie Insinna	In Future Rotorcraft Acquisition, Services Working to Avoid Mistakes of Past Joint Programs The history of joint aircraft is littered with failures, and when programs do come to fruition, they oftentimes are marred by schedule delays and cost overruns. Case in point, critics say, is the uber-expensive F-35 joint strike fighter program.
Military & Aerospace Electronics December 2007 Courtney E. Howard	The F-35 Joint Strike Fighter to be Controlled Via Voice Commands The F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) will be the first U.S. fighter aircraft to employ a speech-recognition system.
National Defense January 2015 Valerie Insinna	Important Tests Loom for Navy and Marine Corps F-35 The Navy and Marine Corps variants of the joint strike fighter have an eventful year ahead, and program officials are saddled with a long list of work to do before major milestones in the summer.
National Defense January 2005 Robert Williams	Now Hear This: New Ear Plugs on the Way Military maintenance crews may soon be the beneficiaries of a small digital device that will protect them from permanent hearing loss caused by the roar of jet fighter turbines.
The Motley Fool June 18, 2004 Brian Gorman	Lockheed's Weight Problem Lockheed Martin will delay takeoff on its Joint Strike Fighter program due to a nagging problem that may leave the defense contractor's investors jittery.
National Defense July 2011 Eric Beidel	Multi-Role JSF Simulator Delivered to Air Force Lockheed Martin recently sent the first of a new F-35 simulator to Eglin Air Force Base's 33rd Fighter Wing, which will begin using the system this fall.
National Defense April 2005 Sandra I. Erwin	Aviation Force Gets Smaller, But New Aircraft Spending on Course The intent is to replace aging Navy and Marine Corps aircraft with fewer, but more technologically advanced systems.
National Defense November 2013 Dan Parsons	Joint Strike Fighter Total Cost Still Up in the Air The Air Force general in charge of bailing out development of the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter is in agreement with Lockheed Martin that the mistakes of the past are behind them and the first operational jets will be available on time and on budget in 2015.
National Defense December 2007 Breanne Wagner	Digital Designs and Virtual Tests Continue To Be Subject of Debate To speed up deliveries and cut costs, the U.S. military's newest jet fighter will undergo much of its testing in digital simulations.
National Defense September 2014 Dan Parsons	F-35 Looks to Move Past Recent Setbacks Recent months have been particularly inauspicious for the most expensive weapon system development program in U.S. history.
Military & Aerospace Electronics February 2006	Lockheed Martin manages F-35 design with Dassault software Product Lifecycle Management solutions from IBM and Dassault Systemes are providing the needed software to manage the design of the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter.
National Defense September 2015 Stew Magnuson	F-35B Declared Combat Ready, but More Development Remains The last day of July was momentous for the Marine Corps as it declared that a squadron of F-35B joint strike fighters was ready for combat.
Military & Aerospace Electronics August 2009 John McHale	Air Force Tests F-35 Fighter Aircraft Avionics; First Combat-Ready Jet to Fly This Summer The Lockheed Martin Joint Strike Fighter Cooperative Avionics Test Bed (CATBird) aircraft has completed a successful demonstration of military avionics systems being developed for the F-35 Lightning II fighter-bomber.
The Motley Fool May 20, 2011 Rich Smith	Could Boeing Win this Dogfight? The more we learn about the F-35's performance, the less I think we can count Boeing out.
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National Defense September 2010 Sandra I. Erwin	Tactical Aviation's Existential Debate: To Hover or Not to Hover? When it comes to saving prized weapon systems from the budget ax, the Marine Corps has excelled like no other branch of the military.
National Defense December 2015 Stew Magnuson	F-35 Program Ramps Up Training for Pilots, Technicians The F-35 joint strike fighter program is transitioning to a day when its pilots will come fresh out of flight school and the new jet fighter will be their first assignment.
Military & Aerospace Electronics October 2004	F-35 pilots to use helmet-mounted displays from BAE and VSI Pilots of the future F-35 Joint Strike Fighter will wear different helmet-mounted displays, depending on which variant of the stealth fighter they fly.
National Defense August 2006 Sandra I. Erwin	Combat Drone Project Exposes Pitfalls of Joint-Service Programs When the Pentagon quashed a multibillion-dollar Air Force-Navy combat drone program earlier this year, experts contended this was proof that joint service projects are doomed from the get-go.
National Defense November 2015 Allyson Versprille	Lockheed Invests in Ground Combat Vehicles The company is currently competing for the Marine Corps' amphibious combat vehicle 1.1 program.
The Motley Fool December 19, 2007 Rich Smith	Lockheed's Plane for All Seasons Lockheed unveils the second version of its Lockheed F-35 Lightning II for the U.S. Marine Corps, but the first deliveries to the military are still at least three years away.
Military & Aerospace Electronics February 2006	BAE Systems leadership sees growth in C4ISR funding BAE Systems North America's corporate leadership on the defense electronics industry discusses market outlook for next 5-10 years, best way to get products and designs in front of decision makers, and more.
Popular Mechanics February 3, 2010 Joe Pappalardo	3 Programs That Lose Out in Obama's Defense Budget F-35 Lightning II (Joint Strike Fighter)... CG(X) Next-Generation Cruiser... Expeditionary Fighting Vehicle...
National Defense July 2008 Grace V. Jean	F-35 factory: One aircraft per day by 2016 Inside a manufacturing facility so large that workers routinely bike and ride golf carts down paths named after fighter jets, preparations are underway to begin mass production of the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter.
National Defense April 2004 Roxana Tiron	Joint-Service Needs Shape Marine Training Programs The Marine Corps is taking steps to align its training programs with joint requirements, officials said. Under the Defense Department's umbrella project called the Joint National Training Capability, the Marines are, for the first time, investing in technologies such as range instrumentation, to ensure they can participate in JNTC training events.
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National Defense September 2014 Dan Parsons	Fifth-Generation Fighters Will Determine Air Dominance in Future Conflicts The Raptor is the only combat-ready fifth-generation fighter in the world. Its thrust-vectoring engines, sensor fusion technology and stealth are what define it as a generational leap from previous fighter designs.
The Motley Fool November 14, 2011 Katie Spence	An $11 Billion Contract Would Be Just the Boost This Company Needs Lockheed's F-35 fighter has been plagued with problems, but possible sales to India may be the breath of fresh air the company is looking for.
National Defense March 2006	Joint Strike Fighter Gets Cleaned Up LJoint Strike Fighter testers at Edward Air Force Base are perfecting processes to cleanse the aircraft of biological and chemical contamination.
National Defense November 2015 Allyson Versprille	Air Force Devoting S&T Funds to Engine Technology In an effort to increase fuel efficiency, the Air Force Research Laboratory is investing significant science and technology funding toward propulsion technology.
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Military & Aerospace Electronics February 2010 John McHale	F-35 Joint Strike Fighter leverages COTS for avionics systems Designers of the avionics systems for the F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter aircraft are using commercial off-the-shelf avionics wherever and whenever possible throughout the advanced fighter's cockpit
National Defense July 2008 Grace V. Jean	Eglin Prepares to Open F-35 Training Center Lockheed Martin Corp. is building a high-tech training center at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., which will be used by all F-35 pilots and maintainers.
Military & Aerospace Electronics March 2010 John Keller	2011 DOD Budget Proposes Increases in Procurement, Cuts in Research, in Overall Stable Request The U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) is asking Congress for $708 billion in federal fiscal year 2011 to support the continuing wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.
National Defense June 2004 John Stanton	Navy Aircraft Carrier Designed For Trouble-Free Maintenance Despite growing interest in possibly expanding the number of vertical-takeoff warplanes in the U.S., it's unlikely that they will fly from the deck of the Navy's future aircraft carrier, the CVN-21.
National Defense December 2015 Jon Harper	F-35 Program Weighs Impact of Canadian Pullout Canada's anticipated withdrawal from the multinational joint strike fighter program could drive up the cost of the aircraft for U.S. taxpayers, said the officer managing the project.
BusinessWeek June 3, 2010 Ratnam et al.	GE, Pratt & Whitney, and a Big-Bucks Media War GE is using a political-style campaign to persuade Congress to keep funding the F-35 backup engine program
National Defense November 2013 Valerie Insinna	Company Takes Risk on New Light Strike Plane Textron Inc. and AirLand Enterprises in September debuted their new Scorpion prototype, a tactical jet aircraft that the companies funded without government dollars.
National Defense January 2005 Robert Williams	Joint Strike Fighter Pilots Get New Helmet An alternate helmet-mounted display for the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter that provides electro optics, protection and life support is being designed by BAE Systems, Rochester, United Kingdom, for Lockheed Martin.
Popular Mechanics March 2008 Joe Pappalardo	3 Questions for a Real F-35 Test Pilot Test pilot Jon Beesley has ridden in history's cockpit. Having flown in the development phase of every operational U.S. stealth aircraft.
Defense Update July 2008	5th Generation Fighter Dominated by the US - at Farnborough 2008 After years of progress, the F-35 Lightning II supersonic, multi-role, 5th generation stealth fighter program is accelerating the pace against other competitors
National Defense August 2006 David Axe	Navy and Marine Corps Fighter Squadrons Face Shortfalls Aging airplanes, a shortage of airframes and delays in the multi-service joint strike fighter are forcing the Navy to carefully manage its fleets of F/A-18 Hornets. Meanwhile, the Marine Corps is slashing two squadrons to keep the rest fully equipped.
National Defense June 2015 Lloyd McCoy	Navy IT Priorities Stress Security, Efficiency With the Navy projecting flat spending over the next few years, it will be looking to information technology to help meet its goals.
National Defense August 2004 Sandra I. Erwin	Washington Pulse Joint Warfare Has Its Drawbacks... Naval Aviators Told To Tighten Belt... Marines Shifting Non-Combat Jobs to Civilians... Military Training Programs Could See Cutbacks...
National Defense June 2015 Haber & Jeffress	Pentagon Must Tread Carefully On 'Joint' Weapon Acquisitions With downward budgetary pressures on U.S. defense spending, it will be worth watching how the Pentagon moves forward with joint-service acquisitions.