Lockheed Martin F-35

Syria returns to the headlines after a bloody year of conflict between Israel and Iranian proxies.

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.

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

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.

The Senate passed the fiscal 2025 National Defense Authorization Act by a vote of 85-14.

Geopolitical and environmental challenges in the northern latitudes are prompting investments in satellite communications and infrastructure.

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.

The first F-35 Joint Strike Fighter for a former Warsaw Pact country has made its initial flight.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Aircraft that had been earmarked for upgrade to the F-16V standard will now be upgraded by Turkish Aerospace Industries.

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Romania has become the latest European country to sign for the Lockheed Martin’s F-35 Joint Strike Fighter.

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

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

BAE Systems has said its work on Future Combat Air Systems could contribute £37 billion to the UK economy by 2070.

Australia, the U.S. and UK have agreed under the AUKUS pact to jointly accelerate the testing and fielding of hypersonic weapons.

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.

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.

The F-35Cs launched from the USS Abraham Lincoln in the Red Sea.

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.

Top service official says tanker, fighter and Collaborative Combat Aircraft plans are unaffordable without large changes.

Israel’s F-15 acquisition aligns closely with the Aviation Week Intelligence Network’s (AWIN) 2025 Military Aircraft Market Forecast’s conclusions regarding acquisitions across the Middle East and North Africa region in the coming decade.