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Australia Picks BAE and TAE To Carry Out Maintenance on F-35

Friday, February 13th, 2015

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Australia chose BAE Systems and Tasman Aviation Enterprises (TAE) to operate maintenance respojnsibilities for the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) airframe and engine, its defence minister said on Feb. 11.The companies secured regional maintenance, repair, overhaul, and upgrade responsibilities for the aircraft.This follows the announcement by the U.S. Department of Defense in December that Australia was assigned regional support for the F-35.“The F-35 is the most advanced fighter aircraft in development or production anywhere in the world and securing this…

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