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The UK’s F-35 Lightning Force is adapting its maintenance procedures.

Integration of MBDA’s Meteor beyond-visual-range, air-to-air missile on Lockheed Martin’s F-35 Joint Strike Fighter has moved a step forward.

Spain has delayed the retirement of its McDonnell Douglas F/A-18 Hornets to 2035-40 as FCAS falters and sixth-generation options are explored.

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The F-35 Joint Program Office announced Nov. 3 that it has started the process of replacing the aircraft’s legacy logistics system with a modernized version.

A report to lawmakers details the Air Force’s desire to increase its fleet size and notes its ongoing sustainment woes.

The Royal Canadian Air Force has received its first two Lockheed Martin CF-35As at Luke AFB, Arizona, on Oct. 22 for predelivery training.

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Denmark has declared it will acquire long-range stand-off munitions for the first time as it continues its rearmament program.

The Pentagon has agreed to commit to buying 850 more Lockheed Martin F-35s and maintain annual production at 156 aircraft per year over the next decade.

The U.S. Air Force has a hole in its spare parts inventory to the tune of about $14 billion, the service’s sustainment boss says.

The U.S. Air Force faces an uphill climb to increase its fighter end strength, telling Congress it needs steady funding and a healthy industrial base to meet its target.

2019 20 Twenties winner Akshay Kadhiresan went from F-35 engineer to building autonomous military AI at Shield AI—and briefing four-star generals along the way.

Tesla unveiled its Roadster supercar with SpaceX-developed cold-gas thrusters, demonstrating a thruster-powered launch, aerial roll and an upside-down ramp stunt during an Oct. 15 event.

As fighter manufacturers circle a potential €5 billion contest, Portugal wants its largest defense deal to deliver an industrial legacy.

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Honeywell Aerospace plans to roll out a 25% cooling system capacity upgrade for the Lockheed Martin F-35’s overheated electronics in three to four years, the company announced Sept. 22.

European F-35 Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) operators are bolstering interoperability by sharing their aircraft and munitions as well as conducting maintenance and sharing resources to jointly utilize the combat aircraft more flexibly.

The U.S. State Department has approved the sale of up to 48 Lockheed Martin F-35A fighters to Saudi Arabia.

Rafael says it is pursuing the integration of its Spice 1000 air-to-ground munition on the Lockheed Martin F-35.

A longevity, thrust and fuel efficiency upgrade for the Lockheed Martin F-35 has passed a risk reduction design review milestone, Pratt & Whitney says.

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The inaugural flight of Germany's first F-35 marks a major strategic shift, turning a once-rejected U.S. fighter into Berlin's primary defense fallback.

Patria is gearing up for production of F135 engines for Finland’s fleet of F-35 Lightning IIs with an eye on long-term sustainment of the turbojet.

Denmark finalized 16 additional F-35As despite Greenland tensions and fire damage to a Danish aircraft.