Austrian MoD takes delivery of its first italian helicopter AW169M LUH produced by Leonardo and doubles the orders 21 December 2022
European Rotors 2022: Leonardo showcases latest helicopter capability enhancements and advanced mission training solutions 8 November 2022
Polish medical air rescue service Lotnicze Pogotowie Ratunkowe achieves 200.000 engine hours of flight on Airbus H135 fleet powered by PW206B engines 8 November 2022
Guardian Lightning II: dutch F-35s defending NATO’s east flank 30 May 2023With the escalation of international tensions between Russia and NATO and a peace that seems increasingly distant, the Air Policing...
US F-35 from the 388th Fighter Wing crash at Hill AFB 20 October 2022At approximately 6:15 p.m. yesterday, an F-35A Lightning II from the 388th Fighter Wing crashed at the north end of...
New life for restored F-35 jet leads to valuable emergency training 20 October 2022The 388th Maintenance Group recently hosted a first of its kind, F-35 crash recovery course here, using a newly-retired, now...
Australia F135 engine heavy maintenance facility achieves initial depot capability for fan & power modules 22 July 2021TAE Aerospace announced it has successfully achieved Initial Depot Capability (IDC) requirements for the repair of the Pratt & Whitney...
Switzerland selects Lockheed Martin’s F-35A Lightning II for future air defense requirements 30 June 2021The Swiss Federal Council announced Lockheed Martin’s F-35 Lightning II is the aircraft selected from its New Fighter Aircraft competition....
BAE Systems ramps AN/ASQ-239 F-35 electronic warfare system production 28 June 2021BAE Systems, Inc. is providing Lockheed Martin with additional electronic warfare (EW) systems, retrofit kits, and spares for the F-35...
Italian Air Force F-35s train at Aviano during exercise Astral Knight 2021 7 June 2021For the first time ever, two Italian air force F-35 Lightning IIs, assigned to the 32nd Wing, Amendola Air Base,...
UK Carrier Strike Group sets sail on seven-month maiden deployment 22 May 2021Nine ships, 32 aircraft, and 3,700 personnel will set sail today on the UK Carrier Strike Group’s maiden operational deployment....
Maiden flight for the 18th Royal Netherlands Air Force F-35A, the tenth assembled in Italy at the FACO in Cameri 17 May 2021With the delivery of the 200th F-35 produced for the international partners of the Joint Strike Fighter program on May...
NATO Baltic Air Policing: Italy launches first intercept with F-35A 15 May 2021n the early morning of May 14, the Italian Air Force F-35 pilots deployed to Ämari Air Base, Estonia, supporting...
Tyndall AFB selected to host three US Air Force F-35A squadrons 3 April 2021A Record of Decision was issued by the U.S. Air Force, making Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida, the official location...
First at-sea aircraft carrier F135 Engine Power Module proof-of-concept vertical replenishment with a civilian AS332 Super Puma and a USMC CH-53 Sea Stallion 15 March 2021The US Navy took another critical step forward in the future of the F-35C Lightning II joint strike fighter on...
Maiden flight for the 17th Royal Netherlands Air Force F-35A from italian FACO in Cameri 7 March 2021A little over a month after the first flight of the sixteenth F-35A destined for the Koninklijke Luchtmacht (Royal Netherlands...
US Navy conducts first at-sea F-35C engine power module replenishment with the new CMV-22B Osprey 27 February 2021The “Titans” of Fleet Logistics Multi-Mission Squadron (VRM) 30 and members of Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 2 successfully delivered an...
US F-16 Fighting Falcon participated in an Agile Combat Employment exercise with Italian F-35As and Eurofighters 20 February 2021U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcons and Airmen assigned to the 31st Fighter Wing participated in an Agile Combat Employment...
US Air Force names “Valkyries” first overseas and UK-based F-35A squadron 16 February 2021The 48th Fighter Wing has selected a new nickname for the first U.S. Air Force overseas-based F-35A Lightning II squadron. The wing solicited help...
Italian Navy aircraft carrier “Cavour” arrived at Naval Station Norfolk to attain certification to safely land and launch F-35B aircraft 14 February 2021The Italian Navy flagship, the aircraft carrier ITS Cavour (CVH 550), arrived at Naval Station Norfolk, Va. Feb 13 for...
U.S. Air Force: eighteen F-35As plus twelve F-16s and two KC-135s executed a huge Elephant Walk 22 December 2020The 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 2020While 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 2020Today, the first test F-35I (“Adir”) aircraft outside of the United States arrived at the IAF Flight Testing Center (FTC)...