In mid-2019 the Polish Ministry of Defense annouced its plans to modernize the Polish Air Force (PAF) with a new fighter. The Harpy Program, the plan to purchase modern multirole… Continue reading "Poland – The Newest Member of the F-35 Owners Club"
US Special Operations Command (SOCOM) are looking to order some 75 ‘armed overwatch’ light attack aircraft, a capability that the command has been requesting for a number of years. SOCOM… Continue reading "SOCOM Wants ‘Armed Overwatch’ Light Attack Props"
On January 27, Lockheed Martin announced that construction of the first F-35A for the Royal Danish Air Force had begun, following the arrival of the first panels of the aircraft’s… Continue reading "Construction on First Danish F-35 Begins"
On January 31, the Polish Minister of Defence, Marius Blaszczak, signed a contract worth $4.6 billion for the purchase of 32 F-35A Lightning IIs for the Polish Air Force. The… Continue reading "Poland Signs F-35 Contract"
On January 23, Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (All Weather) 225 (VMFA (AW)-225) “Vikings” held a Sundown Ceremony at their home base, Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Miramar, to mark the… Continue reading "Marine Corps VMFA-225 Retires Its Hornets"
On January 21, the first F-35C Lightning II for the United States Marine Corps arrived at Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Miramar in California. The F-35C was from Marine Fighter… Continue reading "First Marine F-35C Arrives At MCAS Miramar"
On 16 January, the Israeli Air Force formally stood up its second F-35I Adir squadron, the 116 Squadron “Lions of the South”. The 116 Squadron is based at Nevatim Air… Continue reading "Israel Stands Up Second F-35 Squadron"
Lockheed Martin is to replace the Autonomic Logistics Information System (ALIS) that serves as the logistics backbone of the F-35 fleet with a new system, the Operational Data Integrated Network… Continue reading "Lockheed Martin to Replace F-35 ALIS With ODIN"
The Finnish HX Challenge began on 9 January, with the arrival of two Royal Air Force Eurofighters at Pirkkala Air Base, near Tampere in southern Finland. The HX Challenge is… Continue reading "The Finnish HX Challenge Begins"
The US State Department has approved a Foreign Military Sale of up to 12 F-35B Lightning IIs and related equipment to Singapore. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency notified Congress of… Continue reading "F-35B Sale To Singapore Approved"