Australian F-35As receive deployment green light
The F-35A fifth-generation fighter jets of the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) have achieved initial operational capability (IOC).…
Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II
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Stay updated on the F-35 Lightning II, a state-of-the-art stealth fighter aircraft developed by Lockheed Martin.
Turkish Air Force capability threatened by US sanctions
After the dispute between Turkey and the United States about the procurement of the Russian S-400 missile system,…
Despite skeptic Swiss lawmakers, US moves forward with F-35 offer
The U.S. government and Lockheed Martin submitted the F-35 stealth fighter jet to the New Fighter Aircraft (NFA)…
USAF F-35A achieves supersonic nuclear bomb drop-test
A U.S. Air Force F-35A Lightning II successfully completed a series of flight tests in which it demonstrated…
Norway’s F-35 deliveries steady as international tensions rise
In the evening of September 27, 2020, three Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II fighter jets reached Norway’s Ørland…
United States to sell 50 F-35 fighters and 18 MQ-9B drones to UAE
The United States State Department delivered a formal notification to the Congress saying it had given the green…
Israel opposes any potential US sale of F-35 fighter jet to UAE
Despite the recently established diplomatic relation between two Middle Eastern countries, Israel opposes any potential Lockheed Martin F-35…
US COVID relief act includes $1.4B for F-35 fighter jets
The new $1 trillion COVID-19 aid bill introduced by United States’ lawmakers contains funding for new F-35 fighter…
Turkey denies procurement plans for Russian Su-35
The Turkish minister of Defense denied media reports that the country was about to acquire around forty Sukhoi…
Pentagon postpones F-35 full-rate production by a year
Initially anticipated for December 2019, the decision to approve the full-rate production of the Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning…
The Netherlands to acquire nine additional F-35A fighter jets
The Dutch Ministry of Defense announced the planned acquisition of nine additional Lockheed Martin F-35A fighter jets. The…
Airbus withdraws Eurofighter Typhoon from Canadian tender
Confirming the rumors that spread earlier this summer, Airbus announced its withdrawal from the Canadian fighter jet replacement…
US excludes Turkey from F-35 program, Russia sends counter-offer
After years of negotiations, the U.S. authorities finally began the process of excluding Turkey from the F-35 program…
Airbus and Boeing ready to drop the Canadian fighter jet tender?
Airbus and Boeing might consider withdrawing from the tender launched by Canada for new fighter jets. Both manufacturers…
Trump confirms Poland’s decision to acquire F-35A fighter jets
President of the United States Donald Trump confirmed Poland’s decision to purchase 32 F-35A fighter jets, as part…
Japan calls off crashed F-35A search, rest of fleet grounded
Japan ended its search for the pilot’s body and the wreck of the F-35 fighter jet that fell…
US could suspend training of Turkish pilots on F-35 fighter jets
After halting the delivery of parts earlier in 2019, the Pentagon is now considering halting the training of…
The US Air Force prepares to fight its own F-35s
The United States Air Force announced that it would be reactivating the 65th Aggressor Squadron. For the first…