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

Pratt & Whitney, a division of Raytheon Technologies Corp. (NYSE: RTX), announced that it has been awarded a $1.5M contract to conduct an F135 modernization study and operational assessment by the F-35 Join... Read More...

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

Marine Attack Squadron 311 conducts a sundown ceremony at Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, October 15. In spring 2022, VMA-311 will reactivate as Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 311 operating the F-35C Lightning I... Read More...

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

Fighter jets embarked on HMS Queen Elizabeth have been undergoing live weapons training in the North Sea

The F-35B Lightning jets have stepped up to the next level of training after the pilots completed their carrier qualification in both day and night time conditions. 617 Squadron, ‘The Dambusters’, and the US Ma... Read More...

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

With the HX Programme Finland is looking for a replacement for its aging fleet of F-18 Hornets

The Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA), which operates under the United States Department of Defense, has submitted a statutory notification to Congress on the possible sale of multi-role fighters and t... Read More...

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

Communities surrounding Hill Air Force Base will notice flying operations late into the evening Sept. 14-17, 2020 as the base’s fighter wings conduct a local combat exercise. The active duty 388th Fighter Wi... Read More...

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

BAE Systems has been awarded a contract from Lockheed Martin for the production and delivery of additional electronic warfare (EW) systems for Lot 15, Lot 16 long lead, sustainment spares and retro fit kits for... Read More...

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

Maiden flight today 2 September of the fourteenth Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning II for the Koninklijke Luchtmacht (Royal Netherlands Air Force) and produced in Italy at the Novara plant of Cameri co-managed b... Read More...

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

Covid-19 has not stopped production at the FACO in Cameri (Final Assembly & Check-Out): on 25 August the fifth low observability Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning II fighter serialized F-013, commissioned by ... Read More...

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

The 62nd and 308th Fighter Squadrons participated in the Gunfighter Flag Large Force Exercise, Aug. 17-21 at Mountain Home Air Force Base, Idaho. The five-day exercise deployed U.S. and foreign partners’ fighte... Read More...

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

As part of a large American exercise in Europe, six US Air Force nuclear-capable strategic bombers are training along with Norwegian fighters. Both Norwegian F-16AM Fightning Falcons and F-35 Joint Strike Fight... Read More...

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

F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter pilots from the U.S. and The Netherlands took to the air here Aug. 13-14 to demonstrate a new level of interoperability aimed at improving future combat data sharing among... Read More...

First F-35C, Lightning II Class Graduates TOPGUN

Pilots from Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 125 “Rough Raiders” and VFA-147 “Argonauts” were the first TOPGUN students to complete the course in the F-35C Lightning II. Maj. Derek Heinz from the Rough Raiders and... Read More...

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

Lockheed Martin and the F-35 Joint Program Office delivered the 500th F-35 and in February, the F-35 enterprise surpassed 250,000 flight hours. The 500th production aircraft is a U.S. Air Force F-35A, to be ... Read More...

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

On Saturday 22, the third F-35B Lightnng II ordered by the Italian Defense left the production site located at Cameri (NO), being commissioned by the Italian Air Force. Italian Air Force has plans for 15 F-35B ... Read More...

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

Women and men of the 158th Fighter Wing train at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida, returning to Vermont in late March. Members, aircraft and support equipment departed this week for a training event known as South... Read More...

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

The active duty 388th Fighter Wing and Reserve 419th Fighter Wing conducted a combat power exercise with a massive Elephant Walk on Jan. 6, launching 52 F-35A Lightning IIs in rapid succession. Hill AFB hosts, ... Read More...

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

The F-35 Joint Program Office awarded the Lockheed Martin industry team a $1.9 billion contract to support operations and sustainment of the global F-35 fleet, while improving mission readiness and further redu... Read More...

Lockheed Martin delivers 134 F-35s in 2019, exceeding annual commitment

Lockheed Martin delivered the 134th F-35 aircraft for the year today, exceeding the joint government and industry 2019 delivery goal of 131 aircraft. One hundred and thirty-four deliveries represent a 47% incre... Read More...

Norway declares Initial Operational Capability for F-35A

Norway becomes the third European country to declare IOC, after Italy and the United Kingdom

November 6th 2019 Norwegian air chief Brig. Gen. Tonje Skinnarland declared Norway's F-35As operational after completing a deployment in November meant to validate that they are able to operate the jets awa... Read More...

About one dozen of US Marines F-35B embarked on USS America LHA-6

Approximately one dozen, fully-operational F-35B Lightning IIs embarked aboard the amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6) Oct. 8 during routine training in the eastern Pacific. The F-35Bs are assigned to M... Read More...

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