Lockheed Martin delivered 30 F-35s in 2012. The 30 aircraft comprised 11 CTOLs, 18 Short Takeoff/Vertical Landing (STOVL) variants, and one Carrier Variant (CV). Two of the STOVLS were the first two international jets delivered in program history. All but the carrier variant, known as CF-5, are production aircraft delivered to various bases for operational purposes. CF-5 was built for flight testing and delivered to the System Development and Demonstration (SDD) program. Read more

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The following is taken from the website of Chris Alexander, Member of Parliament for Ajax-Pickering and Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of National Defence. The National Fighter Procurement Secretariat is primarily responsible for the review, oversight, and coordination of the implementation of the Government’s seven-point action plan. The action plan will ensure that the Royal Canadian Air Force acquires the fighter aircraft it needs to complete the missions asked of it by the Government, and that Parliament and the Canadian public have confidence ... Read more

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Winnipeg, Manitoba – December 13, 2012 – Magellan Aerospace announced today, it has completed the first F-35A Lightning II horizontal tail assembly at its Winnipeg manufacturing division.  This achievement is a product of, and reflects investments made over a five year period, to develop state of the art facilities and processes necessary to perform the work.  Magellan is under contract with BAE Systems to produce horizontal tail assemblies for the Conventional Take Off and Landing (CTOL) variant of F-35 and is expected ... Read more

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F-35 Program Update and Fast Facts updated as of December 11, 2012 now posted. Read more

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Ben Machine Products Co. Inc. recently announced the doubling of its capacity after moving to new facilities in Vaughan, Ontario. The company is a mid-sized manufacturer of aerospace products for the defence industry. In an era of manufacturing loss in Ontario, Ben Machine attributes its growth to key technological advances it has made for the defence and aerospace industry. Ben Machine has been involved in the F-35 program since 2001. The company manufactures complex control enclosures that are integrated into the F-35. ... Read more

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