Lockheed Martin F-35

The Technology Refresh 3 upgrade to the Lockheed Martin F-35 JSF may delay Belgium's acquisition of the aircraft by at least six months.

“The contract will be structured to allow aircraft procurement to be up to 156 aircraft annually,” JPO spokesman Russell Goemaere said.

German defense company Rheinmetall has broken ground on an F-35 center fuselage assembly plant.

New technology is making simulated training more powerful than ever, but obstacles remain for the U.S. military to exploit recent advances fully.

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The pilot was able to eject before the crash on Oct. 19, 2022, and the F-35A was destroyed with an estimated loss of $166 million.

Northrop Grumman’s sales rose 9% year-on-year to $9.6 billion in the second quarter while earnings-per-share (EPS) fell to $5.34 from $6.06 a year ago.

Next-generation fighters will be available when Australia searches for a replacement for a squadron of Boeing F/A-18E/Fs in the mid-2030s.

Russia’s harassment of U.S. aircraft continues over Syria, this time with an Su-35 fighter damaging an MQ-9 Reaper UAV, forcing it to land.

The UK Royal Navy’s newest aircraft carrier, HMS Prince of Wales, has returned to sea after nine months of repairs.

Italy will send four F-35s to Komatsu air base on the northern coast of Honshu, the Japanese mainland—the first Italian deployment to Japan since the 1920s.

Major UK defense programs are struggling with a lack of key skills and experience to bring them into service on cost and schedule.

Lockheed says increasing production beyond the 156-a-year level would require a business case based on an influx of new orders from new or existing customers.

Thailand treads a delicate balance between an old alliance with the U.S. and recent closer ties to China.

With a net profit of $1.7 billion, Lockheed posted earnings per share of $6.63, up sharply from $1.16 a share in the second quarter of 2022.

The UK’s defense procurement process is “broken” and in need of “major, comprehensive reform,” lawmakers say.

U.S. Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall says the House's addition of $558 million for the force's Adaptive Engine Transition Program is akin to "throwing money away."

NATO’s largest exercise took over European skies ahead of a new funding pledge at the leaders’ summit.

The Pentagon is sending F-35s to the Middle East to help patrol waterways in the Strait of Hormuz and Gulf of Oman.

The new plan means the Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning II is no longer guaranteed to win a follow-on order.

Speaking at the Global Air and Space Chiefs' Conference, a Pratt & Whitney executive says it has 400 engineers working on a major upgrade for the F135 engine.

Both demonstrations are part of a wider effort to make RAF training more realistic and relevant in modern combat.

The trination Global Combat Air Program could see several hundred export sales of the crewed aircraft that emerges, industry figures suggest.

A factory to be built in Weeze in Germany’s North Rhine-Westphalia state will produce at least 400 of the center-fuselage sections.

Israel has decided to purchase a third batch of 25 F-35 Joint Strike Fighters, building the Middle Eastern country’s fleet to 75 aircraft.