The Aviationist on MSN13h
Norway Becomes First F-35 Partner Nation to Complete Program of Record
With the delivery of the last two F-35s, the Royal Norwegian Air Force is now the first operator to take delivery of all the ...
National Security Journal on MSN1d
Bad News for the F-35 Fighter Just Keeps Piling Up
It has not been a good couple of weeks for the F-35 Lightning II program. Foreign suitors in the past lined up to buy the ...
F-35 Map Shows Who Is Buying US Stealth Fighter Jets
Canadian leaders are reconsidering their order of 88 F-35s amid questions of overreliance on their southern neighbor.
Simple Flying14d
F-35 Lightning II: Will There Be More Orders Coming This Year?
However, over the past few months, geopolitical challenges have drastically changed the status of the F-35 Lightning II. An aircraft that was once the ultimate symbol of multinational collaboration ...
Indiatimes16d
Nato allies rethink F-35 purchases amid growing rift with US
NATO countries are reconsidering their F-35 purchases citing recent US actions and geopolitical tensions. Portugal, Canada, and Germany plan to review their contracts. New alternatives like Sweden ...
Simple Flying16d
F-35 Lightning II Vs Eurofighter Typhoon: How Do Their Radar Systems Compare?
The F-35 Lightning II as we know it today is the product of the Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) concept, intended to unify air systems for multiple branches and allies. Development was a complex series of ...
The Independent16d
Three reasons Canada and Portugal may cancel order for US-made fighter jets
Two US Air Force F-35 Lightning II aircraft land in Finland in September (US Department of Defense) ...
Gizmodo17d
The Pentagon Denies the F-35 Has a Kill Switch, but Its Software Demands Amount to the Same Thing
F-35 Lightning II (@thef35) March 18, 2025 There is no kill switch for the F-35, but the JPO’s statement points to the very real problems with the weapons system. In its own words, the jet ...
The Globe and Mail17d
Lockheed Martin offers to create more jobs in Canada if Ottawa commits to full order for F-35 fighter jets
Lockheed Martin, the U.S. defence giant that builds the F-35 fighter jet, has offered to create more jobs in Canada if Ottawa buys all of the jets it said it would when the contract was announced ...
defensemirror18d
Pentagon Denies Existence of ‘Kill Switch’ in F-35 Fighter Jets
Lockheed Martin, the manufacturer of the F-35 Lightning II, also denied the allegations through an official announcement. The statement follows reports from some Western media outlets suggesting that ...
The Globe and Mail18d
Canada must weigh risk Trump blocks software upgrades for F-35s: former official
Ottawa needs to consider the risk that U.S.-made F-35 fighters could be denied software upgrades if President Donald Trump is upset at Canada, a former senior federal procurement official says.
The Hill Times18d
Cancelling the F-35 deal would be ‘cutting our nose off to spite our face,’ says former senior military official
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