Danish Defence and Lockheed Martin have announced that the Royal Danish Air Force’s first F-35A, tail number L-001, conducted its first flight on March 8. The test flight follows a… Continue reading "The Royal Danish Air Force’s First F-35A Makes Its First Flight"
Pratt & Whitney, the maker of the F-35’s F135 engine, announced yesterday that the Royal Danish Air Force’s first F-35A had “recently” performed its first high power engine run. Lockheed… Continue reading "Denmark’s First F-35 Performs First Engine High Power Run"
The Technical Modernization Program of the Polish Armed Forces (PMT) will focus on the F-16C/D Block 52+ currently in service. 48 of ‘Fighting Falcons’ were delivered to Poland in 2006… Continue reading "Is Poland Planning to Modernize its F-16s?"
In a somewhat surprising announcement, the Chief of the Staff of the United States Air Force (USAF) has said that the service is looking at the possibility of developing a… Continue reading "USAF Contemplating Developing New 4.5+ / 5 – Gen Fighter to Replace F-16"
The United States Air Force’s 48th Fighter Wing announced yesterday that the 495th Fighter Squadron, the first overseas-based USAF F-35 squadron, will be named the “Valkyries”. The name selection was… Continue reading "“Valkyries” To Be First Overseas-Based USAF F-35 Squadron"
The US government is initiating a review of several arms sales made towards the end of the Trump administration, including the sale of F-35As to the United Arab Emirates and… Continue reading "UAE F-35 Sale And Saudi Munitions Sale “Temporarily Paused” For Review"
The United Arab Emirates has confirmed that it has finalized letters of agreement with the United States government for the acquisition of F-35A Lightning IIs, MQ-9B SkyGuardians, as well as… Continue reading "United Arab Emirates Confirms Signing Of F-35 And MQ-9B Deal"
A deadline for deciding on whether to embark on full rate production of the F-35 by the end of March has been scrapped due to continued delays with the Joint… Continue reading "Full Rate F-35 Production Delayed Again"
The Royal Australian Air Force announced today that it had officially achieved Initial Operational Capability for its F-35A Lightning IIs. The announcement means that the RAAF’s F-35s can now be… Continue reading "Royal Australian Air Force Declares F-35A Initial Operational Capability"
The Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) announced on 10 November, that it had notified US Congress of the potential sale of F-35A Lightning IIs, MQ-9B Sky Guardians and munitions to… Continue reading "Defense Security Cooperation Agency Announces Details Of Potential UAE F-35 and MQ-9B SkyGuardian Sale"