Lockheed Martin F-35

By Steve Trimble
The undefinitized contact action for Lot 18 of F-35 production keeps the government funding stream open to Lockheed and its supply chain as the talks continue.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Steve Trimble
Indecision clouds the outlook for the Navy’s budget and the Air Force’s requirements for new crewed and autonomous tactical fighters.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Tony Osborne
Syria returns to the headlines after a bloody year of conflict between Israel and Iranian proxies.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Richard Aboulafia
China’s success as a defense exporter depends on its ability to convince customers that it is a power with which they want to be friends.
Supply Chain

By Brian Everstine
The Joint Program Office (JPO) and Lockheed Martin reached a handshake agreement in November for F-35 production lots 18 and 19.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Chen Chuanren
The Royal Australian Air Force has now received all 72 of its ordered Lockheed Martin F-35As that it started taking delivery of in December 2018.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Brian Everstine
The Senate passed the fiscal 2025 National Defense Authorization Act by a vote of 85-14.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Vivienne Machi
Geopolitical and environmental challenges in the northern latitudes are prompting investments in satellite communications and infrastructure.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Tony Osborne, Robert Wall
After years of talking about collective defense, the EU wants to make 2025 the year it really advances efforts to boost the region’s military capacity.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Tony Osborne
The first F-35 Joint Strike Fighter for a former Warsaw Pact country has made its initial flight.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
An F-35 has off-boarded data to a non-U.S. command and control system for the first time in testing by Lockheed Martin's Skunk Works and the UK Royal Air Force.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Steve Trimble
A decade’s worth of investment to counter the latest Russian and Chinese threats is finally close to entering operational service across the U.S. fighter fleet.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare

By Robert Wall
Lockheed Martin does not expect to sign the contract for two lots of F-35 production before year-end, although it could incur costs and book revenue.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Brian Everstine
The service on Dec. 2 released images of an F-16 from the 40th Flight Test Squadron at Eglin AFB, Florida, releasing the weapon over the Gulf of Mexico.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Tony Osborne
Aircraft that had been earmarked for upgrade to the F-16V standard will now be upgraded by Turkish Aerospace Industries.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Samuel Archer
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AWIN Knowledge Center

By Tony Osborne
Romania has become the latest European country to sign for the Lockheed Martin’s F-35 Joint Strike Fighter.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Robert Wall
Lockheed Martin will partner with a group led by Finish synthetic aperture radar (SAR) satellite supplier Iceye.
Satellites

By Tony Osborne
Turkey’s Baykar has completed a takeoff and landing of its Bayraktar TB3 uncrewed aircraft system (UAS) from the Anadolu amphibious assault ship (LHD).
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
BAE Systems has said its work on Future Combat Air Systems could contribute £37 billion to the UK economy by 2070.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Brian Everstine
Australia, the U.S. and UK have agreed under the AUKUS pact to jointly accelerate the testing and fielding of hypersonic weapons.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Brian Everstine
Northrop Grumman has delivered the first test Stand-in Attack Weapon (SiAW) to the U.S. Air Force, just more than one year after receiving the contract.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Tony Osborne
MBDA has completed the first guided firing of the Spear 3 mini cruise missile, which is destined for use on the UK’s Lockheed Martin F-35 Joint Strike Fighters.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Brian Everstine
The F-35Cs launched from the USS Abraham Lincoln in the Red Sea.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Steve Trimble
Top Navy officials remain confident in the affordability and design requirements for the F/A-XX as Air Force leaders consider their own next-generation fighter.
Aircraft & Propulsion