Norway plays a central role in a new US Air Force weapons procurement as production work for a key F-35 missile advances overseas.
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Switzerland is reassessing its F-35A procurement after sharp cost escalations pushed the program beyond the approved budget.
A cross-national weapons loading demonstration took place at Ramstein Air Base (RMS) as Royal Netherlands Air Force maintainers successfully armed a United States Air Force F-35A normally stationed at RAF Lakenheath near London.
Canada’s decision to join the EU’s SAFE initiative marks a major shift in its defense posture and signals a wider strategic pivot.
US strategic leaders debate President Donald Trump’s decision to sell F-35 Lightning II jets to Saudi Arabia, fearing Chinese exploitation of stealth technology through Riyadh’s deepening ties with Beijing.
The US Air Force carried out the first and so far only tests of dropping inert B61-12 nuclear gravity bombs from the F-35A at Tonopah Test Range near Las Vegas (LAS).
Saudi Arabia’s push for F-35 fighter jets could reshape Middle Eastern air power, ending Israel’s long-standing stealth monopoly.
The US Air Force aims to expand its fighter fleet to 1,558 aircraft to sustain low-risk operations, but funding limits, production delays, and modernization hurdles may slow the mission.
The Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II program has encountered another delay, just weeks after the U.S. Department of Defense finalized a $24 billion contract with Lockheed Martin for two additional lots of F-35 airframes.
Few military aircraft have reshaped global airpower as dramatically as the Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II.