Turkey is pushing to sell its Russian S-400 air defense system to win back access to the American F-35, with Qatar and the UAE named as potential buyers.
F-35 Joint Strike Fighter
The Royal Air Force (RAF) has clarified that the United Kingdom did not buy its 12 F-35A jets for a nuclear role.
President Trump announced that the United States will lift its 2020 sanctions on Turkey and signaled openness to selling F-35 fighter jets to the NATO ally, marking a major shift after years of tension over Ankara’s Russian S-400 purchase.
US lawmakers revive the F-35 pitch to Spain after the FCAS collapse, as Madrid weighs Turkey’s KAAN fighter instead.
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.
US approves $842M sale of 200 JASSM-ER cruise missiles to Denmark, boosting Royal Danish Air Force F-35A strike reach.
Switzerland’s first F-35A enters major assembly at Lockheed Martin Marietta, with delivery to Arkansas set for mid-2027.
US Air Force lost 42 aircraft including an F-35 in 40-day Iran war, Congress report reveals USD 2.6 billion in losses.
Earlier this year, the F-35 Joint Program Office and the United Kingdom Ministry of Defence completed the first test flight of 4 Selective Precision Effects At Range Capability 3 (SPEAR 3) missiles aboard a fifth-generation F-35B Lightning II test aircraft, marking a major milestone for Britain’s next-generation precision strike capability.
Italian Air Force F-35B Lightning II completes first highway landing during Imminent Field 26 exercise hosted in Finland.