Lockheed Martin F-35

By Tony Osborne
Turkish ministers are urging European countries to collaborate more closely with Turkey's defense industry to quickly address shortfalls in capacity.
Supply Chain

By Robert Wall
Rheinmetall would plan to build Boeing MQ-28 Ghost Bats collaborative combat aircraft (CCA) at its facility that is also building Lockheed Martin F-35 parts if it can convince the German government to buy the drone.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Steve Trimble
The U.S. Marine Corps plans to reshape its aviation branch with the arrival of autonomous collaborative combat aircraft by 2030.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Robert Wall
Israel has given the green light for the procurement of additional Lockheed Martin F-35s and Boeing F-15IAs.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
Lockheed Martin and the UK defense ministry have expanded the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter’s ability to share data further.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare

By Robert Wall
The UK Defense Ministry expects to field the MBDA Spear 3 mini cruise missile on the Lockheed Martin F-35 Joint Strike Fighter starting in fiscal year 2028-29.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Brian Everstine
A group of bipartisan lawmakers have introduced a series of bills to further increase U.S. military aircraft procurement and pilot retainment.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Brian Everstine
The Pentagon’s fiscal 2027 budget request includes a major increase in F-35 procurement and spares after last year’s reduction.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Robert Wall
Northrop Grumman is moving as “expeditiously as possible” to get a new radar system for the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter into customers' hands, CEO Kathy Warden said on a company earnings call.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Guy Norris
One of the biggest unanswered questions about the F-47 combat aircraft remains the identity of the engine supplier and the specific propulsion system.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
Eighteen years after securing the contract to provide the UK Royal Air Force’s aerial refueling capability, Airtanker has launched efforts to secure a follow-on deal into the 2030s.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Robert Wall
Finland’s Patria Group says it has begun making forward fuselages for Lockheed Martin F-35s as part of an agreement by Helsinki to order the single-engine fighter.
Supply Chain

By Robert Wall
Switzerland says it will continue to withhold foreign military sales (FMS) payments related to the Patriot missile systems ordered by Bern.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Steve Trimble
The BGM-109 Tomahawk still has a long future in the U.S. Navy’s procurement budget, but it could have company.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Brian Everstine
The U.S. Navy on Feb. 27 conducted the first flight test of a new precision landing mode for the military’s Sikorsky H-60 variants.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Brian Everstine
A U.S. Lockheed Martin F-35 was forced to make an emergency landing at a Middle East base following a combat mission over Iran on March 19.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Brian Everstine
The U.S. Navy plans to buy up to 6,000 Leonardo BriteCloud active expendable decoys to protect its F-35, F/A-18 and other aircraft fleets in an increase of previously detailed plans.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Robert Wall
Switzerland is walking away from adding funds to its F-35 budget to preserve the original plan of fielding 36 aircraft, while embarking on an effort to acquire another air defense system.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Steve Trimble, Brian Everstine, Robert Wall, Tony Osborne
Regime change has long been considered a boots-on-the-ground operation. Now the U.S. and Israel are trying to do it from the sky.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Steve Trimble
U.S. Air Force officials started looking for alternatives to the service’s next-generation anti-radiation missile on March 4.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Brian Everstine
The Pentagon is looking to build on the momentum of recent deals to invest in key munitions, with a specific focus on Lockheed Martin F-35 spare parts.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
The Netherlands will send F-35s to Japan for exercises, marking the first time the country’s air force will have deployed combat aircraft there.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Steve Trimble
A Lockheed Martin F-35 used a tactical AI model to solve a combat identification problem in real-time during a company-led flight demonstration of sixth-generation fighter technology.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare

By Brian Everstine
The U.S. Navy on Feb. 19 announced it had cleared the GBU-53/B Stormbreaker Small Diameter Bomb Increment II for initial operational capability.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Matthew Fulco
The Southern California-based Advanced Manufacturing Company of America (Amca) has purchased Payne Magnetics for an undisclosed sum.
Supply Chain