Deliveries of Newest F-35 Jet Fighters Resume After Software Upgrade Delays

A F-35 jet lands on the runway of the USS Carl Vinson aircraft carrier during the Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) military exercises, about 100 miles south of Oahu, Hawaii, on July 19, 2024. Marco Garcia/File Photo/Reuters

The United States has resumed making deliveries of F-35 jet fighters with an interim upgrade after a months-long pause because of software delays, according to U.S. military officials.

The F-35 Joint Program Office (JPO) and Lockheed Martin, which is the prime contractor for the F-35 Lightning II, jointly said in a July 19 statement that deliveries of the first Technology Refresh-3 (TR-3) configured F-35 aircraft have begun.