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U.S. Air Force: eighteen F-35As plus twelve F-16s and two KC-135s executed a huge Elephant Walk

22 December 2020

The 354th Fighter Wing and the 168th Wing Air National Guard completed a readiness exercise Dec. 18, 2020, verifying the...

Maiden flight for the 15th Royal Netherlands Air Force F-35A from italian FACO in Cameri

14 December 2020

While the U.S. State Department cleared the sale to the United Arab Emirates of up to 50 F-35s, worth $10.4...

The first test F-35I “Adir” aircraft outside of the United States arrived at the Israeli Air Force Flight Testing Center

11 November 2020

Today, the first test F-35I (“Adir”) aircraft outside of the United States arrived at the IAF Flight Testing Center (FTC)...

Pratt & Whitney awarded $1.5M contract for F135 engine modernization

23 October 2020

Pratt & Whitney, a division of Raytheon Technologies Corp. (NYSE: RTX), announced that it has been awarded a $1.5M contract...

VMA-311 conducts a sundown ceremony and will reactivate as VMFA-311 operating the F-35C Lightning II

21 October 2020

Marine Attack Squadron 311 conducts a sundown ceremony at Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, October 15. In spring 2022, VMA-311...

F-35B on HMS Queen Elizabeth complete live weapons training

11 October 2020

The F-35B Lightning jets have stepped up to the next level of training after the pilots completed their carrier qualification...

As for Switzerland the United States Congress notified of possible multi-role fighter sale also to Finland

10 October 2020

The Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA), which operates under the United States Department of Defense, has submitted a statutory notification...

Hill AFB’s F-35A Lightning IIs to conduct night flying operations during combat exercise

15 September 2020

Communities surrounding Hill Air Force Base will notice flying operations late into the evening Sept. 14-17, 2020 as the base’s...

BAE Systems continues mission-critical F-35 EW system production

15 September 2020

BAE Systems has been awarded a contract from Lockheed Martin for the production and delivery of additional electronic warfare (EW) systems for...

Maiden Flight for the 14th Royal Netherlands Air Force F-35A from the FACO in Cameri, Italy

2 September 2020

Maiden flight today 2 September of the fourteenth Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning II for the Koninklijke Luchtmacht (Royal Netherlands Air...

Maiden Flight for the 13th Royal Netherlands Air Force F-35A

26 August 2020

Covid-19 has not stopped production at the FACO in Cameri (Final Assembly & Check-Out): on 25 August the fifth low...

Luke F-35s from 62nd and 308th Fighter Squadrons trains in Gunfighter Flag exercise

26 August 2020

The 62nd and 308th Fighter Squadrons participated in the Gunfighter Flag Large Force Exercise, Aug. 17-21 at Mountain Home Air...

USAF B-52H and F16 royal norwegian air force train together

Stunning images of Norwegian F-16 fighter jets exercise together with US B-52H strategic bombers

25 August 2020

As part of a large American exercise in Europe, six US Air Force nuclear-capable strategic bombers are training along with...

F-35 Joint Strike Fighter demonstrates enhanced interoperability with initial Coalition Mission Data (CMDx) flight tests

22 August 2020

F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter pilots from the U.S. and The Netherlands took to the air here Aug. 13-14...

First F-35C, Lightning II Class Graduates TOPGUN

18 June 2020

Pilots from Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 125 “Rough Raiders” and VFA-147 “Argonauts” were the first TOPGUN students to complete the...

Lockheed Martin delivers 500th F-35 aircraft and the fleet surpasses 250.000 flight hours

4 March 2020

Lockheed Martin and the F-35 Joint Program Office delivered the 500th F-35 and in February, the F-35 enterprise surpassed 250,000...

Italian Air Force receives its first F-35B Lightning II

24 February 2020

On Saturday 22, the third F-35B Lightnng II ordered by the Italian Defense left the production site located at Cameri...

Vermont Air National Guard 158th Fighter Wing F-35As train in Florida

24 January 2020

Women and men of the 158th Fighter Wing train at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida, returning to Vermont in late...

Hill’s AFB F-35As conduct massive combat power exercise with 52 aircraft Elephant Walk

6 January 2020

The active duty 388th Fighter Wing and Reserve 419th Fighter Wing conducted a combat power exercise with a massive Elephant...

Pentagon and Lockheed Martin sign 2020 F-35 $1.9 billion sustainment contract

6 January 2020

The F-35 Joint Program Office awarded the Lockheed Martin industry team a $1.9 billion contract to support operations and sustainment of...

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