The next major upgrade of the F-35 aircraft, Block IV, can only go forward if the TR-3 update is installed and working. As such, the current delays are holding back the whole F-35 program.
Beijing is essentially copying the U.S. Navy, investing heavily in aircraft carriers, guided-missile cruisers, guided-missile destroyers, amphibious assault ships, and submarines.
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The F-35A Lighting II stealth fighter jet can finally use its 25mm cannon as problems that hindered its proper operation have been solved, according to the F-35 program.