The 48th Fighter Wing concluded its participation in Exercise Ramstein Flag 26 on June 18 after demonstrating its ability to integrate with NATO partners and Allied air forces.
Royal Navy F-35 Lightnings from HMS Prince of Wales have flown in the skies of Finland for the first time during NATO’s Ramstein Flag 26 air warfare exercise.
The Royal Australian Air Force has taken part in the first joint Weapon Fill Measurement Vehicle flight test on an F-35A Lightning II.
Finnish Minister of Defence Antti Häkkänen has authorised the Finnish Defence Forces Logistics Command to purchase GBU-53 Small Diameter Bomb II glide bombs from the United States.
Two F-22 Raptors from the Virginia Air National Guard’s 149th Fighter Squadron arrived at Ebbing Air National Guard Base on June 16, 2026.
The U.S. Department of War has signed a framework agreement with Lockheed Martin for continued support services for the global F-35 Lightning II multirole fighter fleet
“The arrival of the first F-35 combat aircraft in Poland represents an important milestone for the nation's defense and for regional security across Europe,” said OJ Sanchez, President, Lockheed Martin Aeronautics.
Software shortcomings, spare parts shortages and corrosion problems meant only about one in four F-35 stealth fighters were ready to conduct all possible missions at any given time in fiscal 2025, according to a new Government Accountability Office report cited by Air & Space Forces Magazine.
NATO Allied Air Command said the exercise is testing how Allied fifth-generation aircraft integrate with national and NATO command, control, surveillance and support assets.
Lockheed Martin said it has supported the successful completion of the first phase of the U.S. Navy F-35C Long-Range Anti-Ship Missile Flight Sciences Test Program.
Key leaders from the 104th Fighter Wing visited Lockheed Martin’s production facility in Fort Worth, Texas, on May 27 to sign the fuselage bulkhead for one of the wing’s first F-35A Lightning II aircraft.
Denmark’s purchase of 27 Lockheed Martin F-35 fighter aircraft will cost 14 billion kroner, or $2.2 billion, more than originally planned, according to a report by the Danish National Audit Office.
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