The delayed delivery of F-35 Joint Strike Fighters is causing concern among European buyers, leading to potential capacity gaps and disruptions in training programs for pilots and maintenance engineers.
Mercury Mission Systems International SA announced that it will advance the manufacturing of defence technologies in Switzerland in collaboration with Lockheed Martin.
The German government has initiated the procurement process for 75 advanced JASSM-ER (Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile-Extended Range) cruise missiles from the United States.
For the first time as NATO Allies, Danish F-35 and Swedish JAS-39 Gripen fighter jets flew aerial combat training drills in and around Danish airspace.
The F-35A stealth fighter has been officially certified to carry the B61-12 thermonuclear gravity bomb, according to a report by Breaking Defense.
Patria will produce F-35 components and assemble engines for F-35 fighters as a local industry partner.
Major General Jari Mikkonen, the Chief of the Finnish Defence Forces Logistics Command signed the procurement contract of JDAM and SDB I munitions for the F-35 multirole fighters.
Collins Elbit Vision Systems has delivered the 3,000th F-35 Gen III Helmet Mounted Display Systems (HMDS) to the Joint Strike Fighter.
The United States Department of State has approved two potential sales of advanced aerial armament packages to the Italian Republic, aimed at equipping its Lockheed Martin F-35A/B Lightning II multirole fighters.
"This is a very bad joke," an Israeli senior source said about the ruling of a Netherlands court to order the Dutch government to stop sending F-35 parts to Israel.
The Netherlands has inaugurated the F-35 National Air Vehicle Depot at Woensdrecht Air Base, positioning itself as one of the first European countries to independently perform major maintenance on F-35 fighter jets.
The Netherlands intends to order120 AGM-158B JASSM-ER cruise missiles. The total cost of the acquisition is estimated to reach up to USD 908 million.
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