JPO expects first delivery of F-35 enabled with truncated TR-3 software to begin soon

By Vanessa Montalbano / July 11, 2024 at 4:10 PM
Deliveries of the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter enabled with a truncated version of the Technology Refresh-3 software upgrade will soon resume, putting an end to a temporary pause in aircraft deliveries until Lockheed Martin fixed a series of developmental issues, according to a statement issued today by the F-35 Joint Program Office. “On July 3, Lt. Gen. Mike Schmidt, program executive officer, F-35 Joint Program Office, after extensive coordination with the Services, Joint Strike Fighter Executive Steering Board, pilots, maintainers,...

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