The U.S. State Department has approved Belgium’s request for a possible purchase of AGM-184 Joint Strike Missiles for its Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning II multirole combat aircraft.
Germany has signed a follow-on contract with Kongsberg for additional Joint Strike Missiles intended for its future F-35A Lightning II fighter fleet.
The U.S. Air Force concluded Checkered Flag 26-2 on May 14, ending one of the U.S. military’s largest and most complex air-to-air training exercises.
The U.S. Department of War has awarded Lockheed Martin a contract for the production and delivery of modification packages for F-35 Lightning II multirole combat aircraft.
The U.S. Air Force’s decision to more than double its planned purchase of F-15EX Eagle II fighters was partly driven by delays to key F-35 upgrades, a senior service official told lawmakers on May 12.
The 104th Fighter Wing reached another milestone in its transition to the F-35 Lightning II after receiving more than 1,000 items of support equipment valued at nearly $1 billion.
The Italian Air Force’s 6th Wing has surpassed 5,000 flight hours with its Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning II fighter aircraft, marking a significant milestone in the unit’s transition to fifth-generation air operations.
The Israel Ministry of Defense has received approval to acquire two new fighter squadrons for the Israeli Air Force.
Marines with VMFA-251 advanced F-35 and other fixed-wing aircraft ground operations by integrating enhanced communication and digital interoperability capabilities.
Lockheed Martin's Skunk Works division and the UK Ministry of Defence have completed an exercise, designated Babel Fish, that expands on the previous Project DEIMOS by integrating F-35 targeting data directly with British Army ground effectors.
Lockheed Martin has delivered the 46th, 47th and 48th F-35B Lightning II aircraft to the United Kingdom, completing the country’s initial procurement phase and marking a milestone in the long-running programme.
The Finnish Air Force announced that a Finnish pilot has conducted the first flight of a Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning II at Ebbing Air Base in Fort Smith, Arkansas.
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