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.
US Navy
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.
Two United States Navy EA-18G Growler fighter jets collided during an aerial demonstration at Mountain Home Air Force Base (MUO), Idaho, on May 17, destroying aircraft collectively valued at approximately $136 million.
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.
Pentagon confirms August 2026 contract decision for US Navy’s F/A-XX sixth-generation fighter to replace Super Hornets.
From the United States’ nuclear-powered behemoths to Europe and Asia’s domestically built warships, here are the biggest aircraft carriers in active service today.
Below are the top 10 largest navies in the world in 2026, ranked by naval aircraft fleet size, reflecting both breadth and operational scope.
The United States is rapidly repositioning naval aviation assets toward the Middle East as tensions with Iran intersect with renewed diplomatic engagement.
The controversy centers on Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem and a U.S. Coast Guard pilot following a reported dispute over a missing blanket aboard a government-operated private jet.
US claims China ran covert nuclear tests as New START ends, raising global arms control tensions and CTBT concerns.