US Navy Retires First F-35B Lightning II, Set for Display in South Carolina
The U.S. Navy is retiring its first Lockheed Martin F-35B Lightning II fighter jet, marking a historic moment in the… Read More »
Dramatic F-35 Crash in Alaska Caused by Iced-Up Landing Gear, Report Finds
A recently released U.S. Air Force report has confirmed that ice buildup in the landing gear of an F-35A Lightning… Read More »
Northrop Grumman and Pratt & Whitney Advance F-35 Production With Automation and Engine Contracts
The F-35 Lightning II program is entering a new phase of innovation and industrial strength as key suppliers Northrop Grumman… Read More »
KLM and Dutch Defense Ministry Partner to Support F-35 Reservist Program
KLM Royal Dutch Airlines has signed a new agreement with the Netherlands Ministry of Defense to strengthen collaboration between civil… Read More »
Pentagon Halves Air Force F-35 Request in 2025 Budget
The Pentagon has significantly reduced its funding request to Congress for the U.S. Air Force’s Lockheed Martin F-35 jets, cutting… Read More »
Pratt & Whitney Completes Preliminary Design Review for F-35 Engine Upgrade
RTX Corporation’s subsidiary, Pratt & Whitney, announced the successful completion of a preliminary design review for a significant engine upgrade… Read More »
F-35 Fighter Jet Lost in South Carolina During Training Crash
In a recent training incident in South Carolina, a Marine Corps pilot was forced to eject from an F-35B Lightning… Read More »
US State Department Approves $5.62 Billion Deal for Sale of 24 F-35 Fighter Jets
The US State Department has approved the potential sale of 24 Lockheed Martin F-35 conventional take-off and landing fighter jets…. Read More »
Germany announced $8 billion deal to purchase 35 Lockheed Martin F-35 jets
German government leaders on Wednesday Dec. 14 announced a deal to buy 35 F-35 fighter jets from the United States,… Read More »
Pentagon halts deliveries of F-35 fighter jets after discovering a Chinese component
The Pentagon says it’s temporarily stopping deliveries of Lockheed Martin Corp’s F-35 aircraft after learning from the manufacturer an alloy… Read More »
U.S. Air Force clears Lockheed F-35 jets’ return to flight
The U.S. Air Force cleared nearly all of its 349-jet inventory of Lockheed Martin (NYSE:LMT) F-35 fighter jets to return… Read More »
Lockheed can deliver F-35 fighter jets to Germany in 2026
Lockheed Martin said on Wednesday it could deliver first F-35 fighter jets to Germany in 2026 and expects more orders… Read More »
The U.S. Navy extracted a F-35 jet fighter from 12,400 feet below the South China Sea
Earlier this year the U.S. Department of Defense suddenly faced the catastrophic prospect of forfeiting crucial defense technology to a… Read More »
Canada picks Lockheed Martin’s F-35 as preferred bidder for fighter jets
The Canadian government has selected Lockheed Martin’s F-35 as the preferred bidder in its competition to buy a new fighter… Read More »
Germany will purchase 35 Lockheed Martin F-35 stealth jets
Germany will purchase F-35 fighter jets built by U.S. firm Lockheed Martin to replace its ageing Tornado aircraft, according to… Read More »
An F-35 pilot’s helmet costs more than a Ferrari and takes two days to get fitted
“Small things such as a new haircut or a couple of pounds gained could cause the helmet to not fit… Read More »
Why Boeing, Not Lockheed Martin, Is Building the F-47 Fighter
In March 2025, the U.S. Air Force announced Boeing—not Lockheed Martin—as the prime contractor for its sixth-generation stealth fighter program…. Read More »
Navy Cannibalizes Jets and Subs for Spare Parts
A new report from the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) has revealed that Navy technicians are stripping parts from F/A-18… Read More »
Top 10 Fighter Jets in the World in 2025
Determining the best fighter jets of 2025 isn’t straightforward. Each aircraft is designed for specific roles—such as air superiority, multirole… Read More »
Turkey Weighs Dropping F-16s for Jet Engines
Turkey is reportedly considering a major shift in its multibillion-dollar arms deal with the United States, potentially scrapping plans to… Read More »
Turkey Eyes Massive Boeing & Lockheed Deals with $10B Local Production Push
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan is reportedly planning to order hundreds of Boeing airliners and Lockheed Martin fighter jets, while… Read More »
U.S. Air Force Fast-Tracks F-47 Next-Generation Air Dominance Fighter for 2028 Test Flight
The U.S. Air Force is accelerating development of its first sixth-generation fighter, the F-47 Next-Generation Air Dominance (NGAD) aircraft, with… Read More »