National Security Journal on MSN

The F-35 Fighter Is In More Trouble Than You Think

A new report from the UK Parliament’s Public Accounts Committee delivers a harsh verdict on Britain’s F-35 program. -MPs ...
It looks like the age of the robotic warrior is here. The RAF has revealed that a radar-jamming combat drone called StormShroud will be deployed to support Britain's F-35B Lightning II and Typhoon ...
A batch of seven F-35B aircraft have not been procured on time for the armed forces. The warplanes play a central role in ...
New munitions-related facilities to support the Air Force’s F-35A fighter program are being planned at RAF Lakenheath, the largest U.S. base in the United Kingdom. Three projects — described in West ...
Responding on behalf of the department, Minister of State Luke Pollard referred Obese-Jecty to a previous answer about ...
A UK Royal Air Force F-35B has been stuck in India for more than a month. India is not a part of the program, and doesn't have permission to access the jet's advanced tech. A warfare analyst said: ...
As the HMS Prince of Wales and the rest of its carrier strike group docked in Singapore on Thursday, analysts noted that it arrived with an odd number of 11 F-35B fighter jets on its flight deck. That ...
BAE Systems, Boeing, and Saab sign an LoI to offer a T-7-based fast-jet training system for the RAF, with UK final assembly.
The first U.S. Air Force in Europe F-35A arrived at Cameri’s Euro-Med Airframe MRO&U Facility for planned depot maintenance. On Mar. 24, 2025, an F-35A of the U.S. Air Force, operated by the 495th FS ...
Once fully operational, both F-35 squadrons will replace older fourth-generation fighter jets, increasing the capabilities and lethality of NATO air forces in the region. In a recent written statement ...