The Finnish Defense Force (FDF) has selected the Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning II to replace the country’s ageing fleet of F/A-18 Hornets, and has proposed the deal to the country’s Ministry of Defense. The decision was announced by Finnish news outlet, Iltalehti, which referred to […]
Finland is set to pick Lockheed Martin Corp. F-35 fighter jets in its 10 billion-euro ($11.3 billion) tender to replace soon-outdated warplanes that form a key defense pillar of Russia’s neighbour, according to a report […]
The Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) has received the last three new Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning II Joint Strike Fighters scheduled for delivery in 2021, bringing the in-country total to 44. The aircraft, which arrived […]
An official has noted new active sales campaigns in Europe for the Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter (JSF), reported British magazine Janes. Speaking under the Chatham House Rule, the official said that, […]
The Norwegian Defense Materiel Agency (NDMA) has signed a contract with Kongsberg Defense & Aerospace AS to to supply the Joint Strike Missile (JSM) for Norway’s fleet of F-35A Lightning II fighters. The contract is valued […]
The US and Australia have agreed on a rotational deployment of US aircraft in Australia, and the sustainment and maintenance programs that go with it – this involves both countries leaning on allied partners and […]
At the request of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF), Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 242 successfully conducted the first ever landing of two F-35B Lightning II aircraft aboard the Japanese Ship Izumo on October […]
The U.S. Air Force has reactivated 495th Fighter squadron at RAF Lakenheath in England. The 495th FS, nicknamed the Valkyries, is the first U.S. Air Force F-35A squadron in Europe. The time chosen for the […]
American F-35 fighters attacked the area of the Syrian army covered by S-400 and S-300 learned GDC quoting the USAF source. The USAF revealed on Monday, despite the fact that Russia and Syria declared their […]
JERUSALEM (GDC) — The proposed sale of advanced U.S. fighter jets to the United Arab Emirates is raising concerns among some security experts in Israel that the Middle East could be on the verge of […]
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