The US Air Force’s F-35A recorded the highest full mission-capable rate among all F-35 variants in fiscal 2025, yet only 28.5 percent of the jets could perform all assigned missions at any given time, according to a new Government Accountability Office (GAO) report.
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USAF F-35A jets arrive at Misawa Air Base in Japan, taking over the Wild Weasel mission for the 35th Fighter Wing.
Unlike older aircraft that expected close-range dogfights, these next-generation jets are designed to destroy threats from long distances while remaining undetected.
NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Center is moving to acquire a Boeing 737-73W from the U.S. Air Force to build a new reduced-gravity testbed aircraft.
Germany’s first F-35A Lightning II has reached a major production milestone after receiving its Pratt & Whitney F135-PW-100 engine at Lockheed Martin’s facility near Dallas/Fort Worth (DFW), Texas.
The United States launched retaliatory strikes against Iran after President Donald Trump said Iranian forces shot down a US Army AH-64 Apache helicopter near the Strait of Hormuz.
The former Qatar Amiri Flight Boeing 747-8 has emerged in a new red, white, and dark blue paint scheme closely aligned with President Donald Trump’s preferred Air Force One design.
France and Germany have officially ended the Future Combat Air System (FCAS), a €100 billion European fighter jet program that was once expected to deliver a sixth-generation combat aircraft for European allies by 2040.
US approves $842M sale of 200 JASSM-ER cruise missiles to Denmark, boosting Royal Danish Air Force F-35A strike reach.
A recent demonstration at Edwards Air Force Base (EDW), California, showed the method could update an F-22 Raptor in minutes rather than the months legacy aircraft often wait.