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Air Force Leadership And AETC Consult On Uses For Future F-35As Delivered Without Radars

Frank Wolfe

Tuesday, July 28th, 2026

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Air Force Leadership And AETC Consult On Uses For Future F-35As Delivered Without Radars

Pictured is a U.S. Air Force photo of Brig. Gen. David Berkland in the cockpit as his F-35A readies to depart in his final flight as the 56th Fighter Wing commander at Luke AFB, Ariz. on July 15.

DAYTON, Ohio--Air Force leadership is consulting with Air Education and Training Command (AETC) on uses for F-35As that lack radars, as the bulkhead for Northrop Grumman's [NOC] future APG-85 radar for the fighter is incompatible with the F-35A's current radar, the APG-81, also by Northrop Grumman. "The issue there is the availability of the radar coming out of Northrop and the production line producing the F-35s," William Bailey, the Air Force acquisition chief, told reporters on Tuesday during Air Force…

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