Lockheed Martin has received a contract modification worth approximately $74.2 million to finalise the integration of European-developed weapons onto F-35 fighter aircraft operated by the United Kingdom and Italy.
Defense
US lawmakers revive the F-35 pitch to Spain after the FCAS collapse, as Madrid weighs Turkey’s KAAN fighter instead.
The US Marine Corps has accepted 6 F-35B jets without radars, fitting ballast in the nose cones to maintain weight and balance. A delayed Northrop Grumman AN/APG-85 radar is the cause, and the Air Force and Navy will face the same situation later this year.
The difference becomes especially clear when comparing the Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor and the Boeing B-52H Stratofortress.
Lockheed Martin wins $35 billion seven-year THAAD contract to quadruple interceptor production for U.S. missile defense.
Portugal has signed a memorandum of understanding with Lufthansa Group to explore the creation of a new pilot training academy that could support future German Air Force pilot training.
China’s latest air-to-air missile, the PL-16, has drawn global attention as military analysts compare it with the United States’ next-generation AIM-260 Joint Advanced Tactical Missile (JATM).
The Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) has completed a landmark weapons testing milestone on the F-35A Lightning II, conducting the first joint Weapon Fill Measurement Vehicle (WFMV) flight test in partnership with the United States Air Force.
The Boeing VC-25A, tail number 29000, flew its last trip carrying President Donald Trump after his return from the G7 summit, marking the end of more than three decades of service as Air Force One.
India is set to become a potential production hub for Embraer’s C-390 military transport aircraft as the Brazilian manufacturer intensifies its bid for India’s Medium Transport Aircraft (MTA) programme.