Aircraft
UK/Australia F-35 Software Lab Opens
The UK and Australia have joined forces to develop Mission Data Files for their F-35 fleets.
The Royal Australian Air Force is well advanced in its procurement of the Lockheed Martin F-35A, with a quarter of the fleet now handed over. (Photo: Nigel Pittaway)
The Royal Australian Air Force is well advanced in its procurement of the Lockheed Martin F-35A, with a quarter of the fleet now handed over. (Photo: Nigel Pittaway)

Australian Defence Minister Linda Reynolds announced on February 25 that the joint UK/Australia F-35 Reprogramming Laboratory has opened at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida. The facility will be used to develop, verify, and validate Mission Data File software for Royal Air Force Lockheed Martin F-35B and Royal Australian Air Force F-35A fleets.