(Luft) Lockheed Martin F-35 - Lightning II

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https://www.twz.com/air/f-35-chassis-can...d-declares

Giving F-35 “NASCAR Upgrade” Can Deliver 80% Of F-47 Capabilities At Half Cost: Lockheed

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Lockheed Martin is making the pitch that its deep-in-production F-35 Joint Strike Fighter can provide 80% of the capabilities of the F-47 Next Generation Air Dominance fighter at half the cost. This is a huge claim and one aimed at keeping the F-35 relevant for decades to come and potentially providing an alternative to the F-47. Achieving this would come by taking tech developed under the NGAD fighter program, which Lockheed lost to Boeing, and injecting it into the F-35. Going farther than just minor modifications, it would give the F-35 a “NASCAR upgrade” by leveraging its base “chassis.” This “5th generation plus” reworking could include new materials, geometries, and countermeasures developed under NGAD. We also now know that Lockheed will not formally protest Boeing’s winning of the NGAD combat jet competition.