U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Christian Von Denes, 621st Contingency Response Group sling load team lead, worked with Navy and Marine Corps partners to complete the first-ever sling load of an F-35B Lightning II airframe on 27 August.
Swiss manufacturer Kugler Bimetal SA has announced a collaboration with Lockheed Martin to develop and supply high-precision, finish-machined components for global aerospace and defence applications.
A CH-53K King Stallion heavy lift helicopter has transported an inoperable F-35B Lightning II airframe from Naval Air Station Patuxent River, Maryland, to Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort, South Carolina, on 27 August.
On 28 August, the Romanian Ministry of National Defence announced that three multirole Lockheed Martin F-16AM/BM Fighting Falcon aircraft delivered from Norway landed at the 86th Air Base Borcea.
Dutch F-35 fighter jets landed in Poland today and will, from Sunday, safeguard NATO airspace over Eastern Europe for three months together with Norwegian aircraft.
American defence company Lockheed Martin announced that it has already delivered more than 100 F-35 Lightning II fighters to customers in 2025.
Stephen Fuhr, Secretary of State for Defence Procurement, met with Lockheed Martin in Texas on Wednesday for discussions that included Canada’s planned purchase of fighter jets from the U.S. defence contractor.
According to Air and Space Forces Magazine, the Pentagon’s new $2.88 billion contract with Pratt & Whitney for 141 F135 engines has pushed the cost of an F-35A in Lot 18 to over $100 million per aircraft.
The U.S. State Department has approved a possible Foreign Military Sale to Poland of F-35 sustainment and related logistics support worth an estimated $1.85 billion.
Pratt & Whitney announced it has been awarded a $2.8 billion undefinitised contract action for the production of Lot 18 F135 engines, which power all three variants of the F-35 Lightning II fighter aircraft.
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A Rafale fighter jet of the French Air and Space Force has been shown locking on to a US F-35A Lightning II and “scoring a kill” during NATO’s multinational Exercise Atlantic Trident 25 in Finland.
The United States Department of Defense has announced the signing of a production contract with Pratt & Whitney for a new batch of F135 engines for Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II aircraft.
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