Defense News on MSN3h
F-35 partners fully committed to program, Dutch defense minister says
Some European researchers and lawmakers expressed concern in recent weeks that America might block allies from using their ...
The Aviationist on MSN15h
The F-35 ‘Kill Switch’: Separating Myth from Reality
With heightened tensions between Europe and the United States over NATO and Ukraine, the myth of an F-35 "kill switch", which ...
US Sends F-35 Jets to Ally Under Pressure From Trump
The temporary deployment provides continental U.S.-based units with experience of operating in the Indo-Pacific region.
Do US F-35 jets have a ‘kill switch’? European countries forced to deny claims Trump could cripple air force
Donald Trump’s sudden suspension of military aid and intelligence support to Ukraine has reignited fears the US could have a ...
Ottawa Citizen on MSN4h
Canada to buy new military helicopters to respond to potential F-35 crashes in the Arctic
The Canadian military has plans to spend $18 billion on a new helicopter fleet which will have the job of responding to ...
F-35 ‘kill switch’ could allow Trump to disable European air force
Donald Trump could deactivate supplies of American F-35 fighter jets making their way to Germany at the push of a button ...
National Interest on MSN3d
The F-35 Lightning Just Logged Its Millionth Flight Hour
The F-35 Lightning II stealth fighter jet fleet achieved a major milestone this month, after its aircraft exceeded one ...
F-35 fleet hits 1 million flight hours; DOD reevaluating heavy reliance on private contractors
The DOD plans to use the F-35, its "most ambitious and costly weapon system," through 2088, with projections of over $1.7 ...
Defense News on MSN7d
F-35s to get new capabilities with summer software update
Future Block 4 capabilities are intended to bring the F-35 better sensors, improved sensor integration, and the ability to ...
UK Defence Journal18h
F-35 jets shadow Russian aircraft watching NATO exercise
Two Norwegian F-35 fighter jets launched to identify and shadow two Russian Tu-142 ‘BEAR-F’ maritime patrol aircraft flying in international airspace near Troms.
Defense One5d
F-35 to get new software this summer—but there’s no date yet for planned full upgrade
The new suite, called Technology Refresh-3 is a software and hardware upgrade needed for Block 4 improvements. It was ...
F-35 Fighter Jet and F135 Jet Engine Surpass 1,000,000 Flight Hours
On March 3, Lockheed Martin and RTX’s Pratt & Whitney announced that the F-35 Fighter Jet and the F135 afterbrning jet engine ...