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F-35 air base upgrades take shape in Norway under bilateral pact
Norwegian defense officials are touting a basing pact with Washington, as nations in Europe brace for the possibility of ...
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Canada Reconsidering $13.2 Billion F-35 Purchase Amid Growing Tensions With The U.S.
The news comes just one day after Portugal announced it was abandoning its plans to purchase the F-35. "Canada is actively ...
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Airbus general works council official urges Berlin to axe F-35 purchase
An official representing workers at European giant Airbus's defence unit in Germany has called on the nation's new government to cancel an order for the Lockheed Martin F-35A, amid geopolitical ...
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Could America “Kill” Its Allies’ F-35 Fighters?
No, the United States does not possess a “kill switch” that could disable allied F-35 Lightning II fleets. According to the ...
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Norway receives three new F-35s, as Europeans rethink arms production
(John Thys/AFP via Getty Images) MILAN — Norway has received three new F-35A aircraft, marking the delivery of 49 ... She is ...
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F-35 Flies for the First Time with Meteor BVRAAM
A U.S. Marine Corps F-35B flew the first test missions with the Meteor missile, starting the integration of the European air-to-air missile on the Lightning II. The Royal Air Force announced on Feb.
The Aviationist on MSN7d
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 would supposedly allow the ...
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Trump’s anti-NATO turn could sink F-35 sales
The F-35 program—a global effort built around international cooperation and trust—could become a victim of President Donald ...
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F-35 carries first Meteor as UK missile integration work takes off
The long-delayed process of integrating MBDA's Meteor beyond-visual-range air-to-air missile with the Lockheed Martin F-35 ...
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F-35 fleet hits 1 million flight hours; DOD reevaluating heavy reliance on private contractors
F-35s at Hill Air Force Base The DOD has three variants of the aircraft: the F-35A, operated by the Air Force; the F-35B, operated by the Marine Corps; and the F-35C, operated primarily by the Navy.