The Dutch Ministry of Defence announced on 9 December that intensive evening flights will take place this week around Gilze-Rijen and Leeuwarden air bases as part of ongoing air-defence exercises.
Two U.S. Air Force F-35A Lightning IIs from the 48th Fighter Wing at RAF Lakenheath flew over Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia on 4 December, underscoring U.S. Air Forces in Europe’s ability to deliver agile airpower with NATO Allies.
The first F-35A for the Finnish Air Force made its maiden flight on 8 December from Lockheed Martin’s Fort Worth facility in Texas.
The United States Department of War has announced a new agreement with Lockheed Martin to continue production and deliveries of F-35 Lightning II multirole combat aircraft.
Companies involved in the F-35 programme are urging the federal and Quebec governments to support plans for a maintenance hub north of Montreal, which could serve both Canadian and American fleets.
Two Royal Netherands Air and Space Force's F-35 fighter aircraft were deployed this morning to identify an unknown object within the Dutch area of responsibility.
Norwegian F-35 fighter aircraft returned to Ørland Air Base on December 1, marking the end of their operational deployment in Poland.
The General Staff of the Polish Armed Forces announced that two more multirole Lockheed Martin F-35A Husarz aircraft have been delivered to the U.S. Air Force’s Ebbing base in Fort Smith.
Lockheed Martin, MBDA and the F-35 Joint Program Office have completed a series of ground based integration tests with the Meteor missile and the F-35A, marking a key step toward future flight trials.
The Royal Netherlands Air and Space Force concluded Exercise Gunfighter Flag 25-02 on 21 November 2025 after training alongside U.S. Air Force units at Mountain Home Air Force Base in Idaho.
Pratt & Whitney, an RTX business, has received a 1.6 billion dollar undefinitised contract action to sustain F135 engines that power all three variants of the F-35 Lightning II.
The Royal Air Force has concluded Operation Highmast, an eight-month deployment that spanned Europe, the Middle East and the Indo-Pacific while demonstrating the UK’s ability to project air and space power worldwide.
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