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Lockheed Martin said Germany’s first F-35A Lightning II aircraft has advanced to the final assembly stage at its Fort Worth, Texas production facility.
Peru has selected U.S.-made F-16 Block 70/72 fighter jets as its new combat aircraft, President José Balcázar said on March 20.
U.S. forces have begun using bunker-buster munitions in ongoing operations against Iran, targeting fortified missile positions near the Strait of Hormuz, the Pentagon indicated.
Lockheed Martin has finalized all 11 industrial cooperation project agreements tied to the Czech Republic’s F-35 Lightning II program.
U.S. military forces and infrastructure in Europe are playing a critical role in supporting operations against Iran as part of Operation Epic Fury, the head of U.S. European Command told lawmakers.
France has reportedly grown concerned about the rapid consumption of air-to-air missiles by its fighter aircraft during operations against Iranian drones in the Middle East.
The Swedish Air Force has successfully completed its deployment to Keflavík Air Base in Iceland, where JAS 39 Gripen fighter aircraft conducted NATO’s Icelandic Air Policing mission under the Alliance’s Arctic Sentry activities.
A new image published by aviation spotter T. Ace has revealed the first known aerial refueling of the Northrop Grumman B-21 Raider stealth bomber.
The U.S. Department of War announced on March 9 that it had signed a contract with Lockheed Martin to begin the production process for additional F-35A Lightning II aircraft ordered by Denmark.
Royal Norwegian Air Force F-35A fighter aircraft carried out a live-fire exercise in Norway on 9 March 2026, NATO Allied Air Command reported.
NATO carried out its largest Allied airpower deployment of the year during two consecutive Flexible Deterrent Option training missions across the Alliance’s eastern flank.
The Swiss government expects the country’s planned purchase of F-35 fighter jets to be reduced from 36 aircraft to around 30 due to rising costs.
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