The government of the United Kingdom announced on June 24 that it was now planning to purchase at least 12 F-35As, acquiring the conventional takeoff and landing version of the… Continue reading "United Kingdom Announces Plans To Buy At Least 12 F-35As"
Lockheed Martin announced that the Royal Netherlands Air Force had performed a live classified data sharing procedure using its F-35As during NATO’s Ramstein Flag multinational air force exercise, the first… Continue reading "Dutch F-35s Perform Data Sharing First In Ramstein Flag Exercise"
During an interview with Portuguese media, Portuguese Minister of Defense Nuno Melo revealed that Portugal may be reconsidering its plan to purchase US 5th generation F-35 fighters. The defense minister… Continue reading "Portugal Reconsiders F-35 Purchase"
Lockheed Martin announced on March 3 that the F-35 Lightnings it builds have now reached a combined total of 1 million flight hours across all models and users, inclusive of… Continue reading "Global F-35 Fleet Hits 1 Million Flight Hours Milestone"
The first ever F-35 “Frankenbird” took its maiden flight this week. A previously crashed F-35A 17-5269 was taken and restored to flying condition by merging parts of another F-35A serial… Continue reading "F-35 ‘Frankenbird’ Makes Its First Flight"
On January 1th, Fleet Readiness Center East saw the completion of a major expansion project at its facilities at Cherry Hill, North Carolina. This expansion saw an increase in facility… Continue reading "FRC East Expands F-35 Capabilities at Cherry Hill"
The Royal Norwegian Air Forces for the first time in history deployed in Poland with their newest F-35 multirole fighter jets. Their assignment marks a rotation in NATO’s Enhanced Air… Continue reading "Norwegian F-35s Begin Operations In Poland"
The Polish Air Force’s first pair of F-35A Lightning II fifth-generation fighter aircraft arrived at Ebbing Air National Guard Base in Arkansas on 23 December.The two F-35As arrived ahead of… Continue reading "First Polish F-35As Arrive At Arkansas Air National Guard Training Base"
The Romanian government officially signed a letter of offer and acceptance for its purchase of 32 F-35A Lightning IIs on Thursday, formalizing the Foreign Military Sale and becoming the 20th… Continue reading "Romania Signs Letter Of Offer And Acceptance For 32 F-35As"
A U.S. Navy F-35B Lightning II landed aboard the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force’s JS Kaga on Sunday, the first time the aircraft has landed aboard the JMSDF multi-function destroyer. A… Continue reading "U.S. Navy F-35B Makes First Ever Landing Aboard JS Kaga"