F-35As inch closer to carrying Meteor missiles after ‘pivotal’ ground tests
Italy is sponsoring integration of the ramjet powered weapon on the F-35A, while the UK is leading integration on the F-35B model.
F-35 walkaround tour and key takeaways from the Dubai Airshow
A new episode of The Weekly Break Out highlights what's new at this year's Dubai Airshow and gets close up to an F-35.
The questions that warfighters ask the most are now answered with data analytics
CDAO’s Advana data analytics platform is ingesting data from about 500 DoD business systems.
London’s Eurofighter sale to Turkey: A win for industry, a loss for strategy
Approving the sale of Eurofighters to Turkey may have had good optics. but it undermines NATO's collective security, argues Sinan Ciddi from the Foundation for Defense of Democracies.
Is Israel’s F-35 Qualitative Military Edge DOA after Saudi announcement?
Israel was an early acquirer of the advanced plane, signing a deal in 2010 and receiving its first two aircraft in 2016; it is believed to have been the first country to use the plane in combat in 2018.
Lockheed holding steady on F-35 production rate, exec says
“It’s not just a single issue," said Lockheed executive Steve Sheehy. “We want to keep our suppliers at a steady rate."
F-35s for Saudi Arabia and Russians in the desert: Day 2 of the Dubai Airshow
What you need to know from day 2 of the Dubai Airshow.
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AI is transforming pilot training and the aircraft they fly
Modeling and simulation get an AI upgrade for more realistic training and improved autonomous platforms.
US will sell F-35 to Saudi Arabia: Trump
The statement from Trump came ahead of a meeting this week with Saudi leader Mohammed bin Salman.
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The low-risk way to give the F-35 more cooling for advanced avionics without starting over
As it flies today, the fighter doesn’t have the cooling capacity to maintain deterrence as the battlefield evolves.
Air Force needs hundreds more fighters, service says
A congressionally mandated review of the Air Force’s fighter force obtained by Breaking Defense finds that as many as 1,558 combat-ready jets are needed to fulfill global obligations, requiring greater procurement of aircraft like the F-15EX and F-35.
Building fighter pilots for the software age: Inside IFTS’s training approach
Robbin Laird visited Italy's International Flight Training School in Sardinia at Decimomannu Airbase to see how it approaches training aviators for modern combat.
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Meeting modern airpower needs with faster R&D cycles for propulsion
As aircraft shrink, threats expand, and technology accelerates, aircraft engines must iterate along with the threats.
Denmark commits $4.5 billion for additional F-35 jets, invests in Arctic defense spending plan
Copenhagen revealed that “as something new” the F-35 acquisition will also include Collaborative Combat Aircraft-type drones, appearing to confirm for the first time that it plans on acquiring the US-made platforms.
Lockheed, Pentagon finalize deal for 296 F-35s
The $24.3 billion deal covers 148 aircraft each in production lots 18 and 19, closing out negotiations that have stretched since 2023.
What’s in a pin? Trump dons golden F-22 during Erdogan meeting
Fashion aside, the president said he and the Turkish leader would discuss Ankara rejoining the F-35 program, suggesting Erdogan would be "successful" in buying jets he wanted.
The Pentagon’s counter-drug mission could cost millions. Where will the funding come from?
Operations near Venezuela have already sunk three boats, and the flow of defense materiel to the region seems likely to continue, whatever the cost.