Lockheed Aiming For Maximum ‘Margin’ For F-35 Cooling, Power

Brian Everstine June 21, 2023
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LE BOURGET—The F-35 will require 20%-30% more cooling for a future Block 5 upgrade beyond Block 4, and Lockheed Martin wants to pursue optimal power and cooling increases for the jet despite a U.S. Air Force plan to not re-engine the aircraft. The need for more cooling has emerged as a top priority...
Brian Everstine

Brian Everstine is the Pentagon Editor for Aviation Week, based in Washington, D.C. Before joining Aviation Week in August 2021, he covered the Pentagon for Air Force Magazine. Brian began covering defense aviation in 2011 as a reporter for Military Times.

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