With heightened tensions between Europe and the United States over NATO and Ukraine, the myth of an F-35 “kill switch”, which would supposedly allow the Pentagon to disable foreign-operated F ...

A Russian Navy Il-38N reconnaissance aircraft flew at a low altitude near the USS Carl Vinson.

The F-35 Lightning II as we know it today is the product of the Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) concept, intended to unify air systems for multiple branches and allies. Development was a complex series of ...

Prime Minister Mark Carney’s request for a review of the F-35 fighter jet contract — and opposition leaders’ calls to cancel the contract altogether — reflects the reality of souring ...

People take pictures as the first F-35 lands at Leeuwarden Air Base in Leeuwarden, The Netherlands, October 2019. (Robin van Lonkhuijsen/ANP/AFP via Getty Images) PARIS – The partner countries ...

Aboulafia argued that the plane reflects Trump’s values, having been developed wholly inside of the United States by American businesses, a contrast from the global supply chain of the F-35.

“The F-35 is a really good plane that has best-in-class insurgency capabilities and low observability,” says Richard Aboulafia, managing director at Aerodynamic Advisory, an aerospace consultanc ...

America’s policy of controlling F-35 usage, spares, and maintenance—combined with President Donald Trump’s threats of trade wars with Europe, halted military aid to Ukraine, closer ties with Russia, ...

The UK’s Typhoons are responsible for the QRA mission, protecting UK airspace. Credit: UK MoD/Crown copyright The prospect of a UK acquisition of more F-35 stealth fighters in favour of Eurofighter ...

Canada is reviewing its contract with Lockheed Martin for F-35 fighter jets, the country's Defense Minister said. The review comes amid rising tensions between Ottawa and Washington. It comes ...

But that is not the end of F-35 deliveries. In 2023, Israel, the US government, and Lockheed Martin signed a deal for 25 additional F-35s to eventually raise the number of aircraft to 75 ...