The Government Accountability Office (GAO) has said Lockheed Martin will need two more years to develop and install reduced Block 4 F-35 upgrades, with details of planned improvements and cost estimates not due until this autumn.
Members of the Italian Air Force are advancing their training in remotely piloted aircraft operations at Holloman Air Force Base, New Mexico.
The Czech Air Force will operate JAS-39 C/D Gripen aircraft until 2035 following the signing of a new lease agreement.
Japan’s Ministry of Defence announced on 28 August that an undisclosed number of Boeing F-15J Eagle fighter aircraft from the Japan Self-Defence Forces will be periodically deployed to Britain.
Dutch F-35 fighter jets landed in Poland today and will, from Sunday, safeguard NATO airspace over Eastern Europe for three months together with Norwegian aircraft.
British and Polish flight engineers successfully fast-refueled Swedish JAS 39 Gripen fighter aircraft during NATO air operations in Poland.
Litening 5 is a fifth-generation targeting system that is already in service with 28 air forces worldwide.
Saab has signed a contract with the Swedish Defence Materiel Administration (FMV) for the delivery of four Gripen E/F fighter aircraft to the Kingdom of Thailand.
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A Rafale fighter jet of the French Air and Space Force has been shown locking on to a US F-35A Lightning II and “scoring a kill” during NATO’s multinational Exercise Atlantic Trident 25 in Finland.
The North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) detected and tracked one IL-20 COOT operating in the Alaskan Air Defense Identification Zone (ADIZ) on 20 August 2025.
Teleplan has played a central role in delivering the Network-Enabled Weapons (NEW) software for the Norwegian Armed Forces, marking a major step in enhancing real-time precision strike capabilities.
The Belgian detachment includes four F-16 fighters and around 100 supporting personnel, who will remain on Quick Reaction Alert in Iceland until mid-September 2025.
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