Stealth technologies are not among those for which Lockheed Martin will seek an export license in its joint development of the SOM-J missile with Roketsan of Turkey. Asked if Roketsan would be providing the low-observable technologies on the missile, which is supposed to be stealthy, a Lockheed Martin spokeswoman said, “We are not releasing the details of the teaming arrangement.” We reported on the missile in the Oct. 23 Daily Report column.
The Air Force overall reduced its size by 120 aircraft in fiscal year 2021, but kept about the same number of fighter, bomber and attack aircraft, according to data supplied by the service. The F-35 fleet saw the biggest increase while the B-1B bomber fleet saw the largest decline.