"The F-35 is the world's best fighter jet and I am very pleased that we will receive the last of the 52 fighter jets from Lockheed Martin that Norway has ordered," said Tore O. Sandvik, Norwegian Minister of Defence.
The Finnish Air Force’s F-35 programme is progressing according to plan, with preparations well underway to replace the ageing Hornet fleet by the end of the decade.
Kongsberg Aviation Maintenance Services has entered into a long-term contract with the Norwegian Defence Materiel Agency to maintain and upgrade the F-35 fighter aircraft in Norway.
The Finnish Air Force will take part in NATO’s Ramstein Flag 25 exercise for the first time, deploying five F/A-18 Hornet fighter jets to Leeuwarden Air Base in the Netherlands from 31 March to 11 April 2025.
German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius has confirmed that Berlin remains fully committed to purchasing Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning II multirole combat aircraft.
President Emmanuel Macron has announced plans to procure additional Rafale multirole fighter jets for the French Air and Space Force in the coming years.
A U.S. Air National Guard KC-135 Stratotanker from the 126th Air Refuelling Wing successfully refuelled a Polish F-35A Lightning II for the first time on 6 March.
Lockheed Martin has addressed recent speculation suggesting that the United States could remotely control or disable F-35 fighter jets operated by allied nations.
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Boeing has successfully completed the test flight of the ninth serial-production F-15EX Eagle II fighter jet intended for the United States Department of Defense.
Denmark’s Chief of Defence, Michael Hyldgaard, officially announced that from 1 April, the Royal Danish Air Force’s (RDAF) F-35A Lightning II fighter jets will begin assuming air policing duties.
India has successfully conducted a test launch of the indigenous ASTRA Beyond Visual Range Air-to-Air Missile (BVRAAM) from the Tejas LCA AF MK1 fighter aircraft.
Canada is reviewing potential alternatives to the American-made F-35 fighter jet, according to Defence Minister Bill Blair.
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