An unknown number of new F-35s will be on hold as a result of ongoing testing of the TR-3 system, deliveries of which are expected to begin between December 2023 and April 2024.
Starting in July, new-build F-35 Joint Strike Fighters equipped with Tech Refresh 3 (TR-3) hardware will not be accepted by the government until ongoing testing of the system is complete, the Office of the Joint F-35 Program (JPO).
“As we reported to Congress in March, we continue to see the risk of TR-3 delivery being delayed until December 2023-April 2024.
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Criticizing the military is illegal in Vladimir Putin’s Russia, and openly displaying political ambitions that could challenge the president’s strongman is highly ill-advised. However, the head of the Wagner mercenaries, Yevgeniy Prigozhin, boasts of doing both and, for now at least, seems to get away with it.
Prigozhin, the innkeeper-turned-warlord who deployed his private army – bolstered by thousands of convicts he recruited from prison – to Ukraine, has been locked in a fierce dispute for weeks with Russia’s military leadership, repeatedly accusing the minister of incompetence.
The U.S. Marines are getting ready for the future wars and defining how they want to fight alongside and against machines.
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President Biden’s pick for the next commandant of the Marine Corps said that ensuring the service owns the intellectual property and technical data rights for its platforms and systems will be one of his top priorities if he’s confirmed by the Senate.
During his confirmation hearing in front of the Senate Armed Services Committee on Tuesday, Gen.
The missile is part of the latest $2.1 billion security aid package announced by the Pentagon, which also includes more MIM-23 HAWK surface-to-air missiles (SAMs), 105mm and 203mm projectiles, small reconnaissance drones RQ-20 Puma, laser-guided ammunition and training and maintenance support for the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU).
The package will be implemented under the Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative (USAI), whereby the US government buys weapons from arms manufacturers for Ukraine.
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A provision in the House Armed Services Committee’s version of the annual defense policy bill aims to develop a better understanding of redundancies in how U.S. military services train and fund forces for cyber operations.
The specific item, which was included in the chairman’s mark for the fiscal 2024 National Defense Authorization Act, directs the comptroller general and the Government Accountability Office to review the Department of Defense’s management of cyber operations.
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The Russian Ministry of Defense has released a video showing a German-made Leopard 2 main battle tank and U.S.-made M2 Bradley infantry fighting vehicles that it says were captured by its forces in Ukraine. The footage provides us with our closest yet look at examples of these vehicles lost in the recent counteroffensive, with the scene showing the aftermath of the failed breaching operation last week, an incident that we have since looked at in depth.
Dnipropetrovsk Region Governor Serhiy Lysak said the cruise missile attack hit a five-story residential building, injuring at least 25 people.
Serhiy Lysak said the cruise missile attack hit a five-story residential building early on Tuesday, engulfing the area in flames. In a message posted on Telegram, Lysak claimed that people were trapped under the rubble and that rescue operations were underway.
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The Pentagon’s latest plan for the F-35 stealth fighter includes putting a stop on deliveries this summer while it holds out for production jets with the required Technology Refresh 3, or TR-3 hardware to support a range of future improvements.
You can read all about TR-3 and how it is critical to the F-35’s future here and here.
The much-delayed TR-3 upgrade is critical to supporting the Block 4 modernization for the Joint Strike Fighter.