According to the Joint Program Office (JPO) that handles all things relevant to the F-35, there is no kill switch—and thus no fear. Recent foreign policy disagreements between the United States ...

The Pentagon and Lockheed Martin swear there’s no secret “kill switch” that they can flip to remotely disable the F-35 fighter jet. But the logistical supply chains and software requirements ...

On March 13, 2025, Portugal's Defense Minister Nuno Melo ruled out replacing its aging fleet of F-16 fighter jets with F-35 Lightning fighter ... failed a no-confidence vote in parliament two ...

“There is no kill switch,” the Pentagon’s F-35 Joint Program Office (JPO) said on 18 March. “The programme operates under well-established agreements that ensure all F-35 operators have ...

a major F-35 instruction center for the military. The pilots and people we met there were fantastic. But what happened over North Charleston was still off-limits. Yes and no. They took their sweet ...

Brendan Cole is a Newsweek Senior News Reporter based in London, UK. His focus is Russia and Ukraine, in particular the war started by Moscow. He also covers other areas of geopolitics including ...

The recent shift in U.S. policy toward NATO has led the Portuguese Defense Minister to deem a potential F-35 procurement unlikely ... Ministry of Defense wasted no time in clarifying that no ...

Portugal is not an official F-35 programme member, with Lisbon having made no formal selection of its next fighter nor signed any procurement contract or formal letter of offer and acceptance.