The company makes the “Rolls-Royce LiftSystem”, the entire propulsion system (together with the F-135 engine from Pratt & Whitney) designed for the Stovl variant of the F-35.
Rolls-Royce has designed the lift fan, as well as the directional swivel module. The entire LiftSystem is associated with the F135 crankshaft which powers the three variants of the aircraft.
Rolls-Royce has so far built 54 lifting fans for the entire existing F-35B fleet - they write from the company - and has delivered enough for the Marine Corps.
By the first of July, the Marine Corps will receive at least twenty replacement lift modules for the first 16 F-35B department.
We just have to supply the spare parts - they add from Rolls-Royce - as far as we are concerned the Marines will have everything they need to become operational with the platform.
If the F-35B were to enter service on a regular basis, the first VMFA-121 squadron will be transferred to the Iwakuni base in Japan in January of 2017 to respond to possible crises in the region. But before any kind of forecast, the Marine Corps reserves a specific inspection.
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The Pentagon has already given the green light for the entry into service of the F-35B. Lockheed delivered 33 of the 340 F-35B purchased by the Marine Corps in addition to the 80 F-35C to be deployed on the aircraft carriers. By July, Marines will have more than fifty F-35-enabled pilots and more than 400 military specialists in maintenance.
According to the Marine Corps Aviation Plan, the F-35 will replace the entire EA-6B Prowler fleet within the 2019 and will displace the AV-8B Harrier from the 2026. Finally, the F-35 will detect the beloved F / A-18 Hornet in the 2030.
The Air Force will reach F-35A's Initial Operational Capacity as soon as the first 12-24 aircraft squadron has been formed, with trained aviators and crews capable of carrying out close, suspended, and suppressed air support missions and destruction of enemy anti-aircraft defenses. The F-35A will reach Initial Operational Capacity between August and December of the 2016.
Finally, the US Navy, equipped with the F-35C, will reach the Initial Operational Capacity as soon as the first squadron composed of 10 aircraft has been formed, with personnel and navy pilots trained and able to carry out the assigned missions. The F-35C will reach the Initial Operational Capacity between August 2018 and February 2019.
The 55 years of life of the F-35 hunt will cost US $ 1500 billions of dollars.
In addition to the United States, hunting has been ordered from Great Britain, Australia, Italy, Turkey, Norway, the Netherlands, Japan, South Korea and Israel.
Franco Iacch
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(photo: Lockheed Martin / Rolls-Royce)
