On 31 October, the Royal Netherlands Air Force (RNLAF) received its first Netherlands-based F-35A at Leeuwarden Air Base. The F-35A, tail number F-009, landed at 1530 local time after performing… Continue reading "Royal Netherlands Air Force Receives First Netherlands-Based F-35"
On November 6, the Chief of the Royal Norwegian Air Force (RNoAF), Brigadier General Tonje Skinnarland, declared that the RNoAF’s F-35A fleet has reached initial operating capacity. This follows the… Continue reading "Royal Norwegian Air Force Declares F-35 Initial Operating Capability"
Back in 2015 Roketsan, Turkey’s premier producer of air-launched weapons signed a deal with Lockheed Martin to co-develop a variant of the former’s SOM cruise missile. This variant, SOM-J, would… Continue reading "US-Turkish Cruise Missile SOM-J May be a Victim of F-35 No-sale Fallout"
The White House Press Secretary has released a statement condemning Turkey’s acquisition of the Russian-made S-400 air defense systems and declaring Turkey’s continued involvement in the program impossible. The statement… Continue reading "Turkey Officially Ejected from F-35 Program"
The Netherlands is to buy 8 or 9 more F-35s on top of the 37 already on order, Dutch Minister of Defense, Ank Bijleveld, said in an interview with Dutch… Continue reading "Netherlands to Buy 8 or 9 More F-35s"
The United States mulls to stop accepting additional Turkish pilots and ground personnel scheduled to undergo F-35 fighter jet training at Luke Air Force Base in Arizona, Reuters reported two anonymous US officials as saying.
Polish Defence Minister Mariusz Blaszczak announced Poland plans to procure 32 F-35A stealth fighters from the US as part of the Harpia program, and has sent a request for quotation (RfQ) to the US.
The F-35B has recently returned from its first combat deployment on the USS Essex, LHD-2, as part of the 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit. The eight-month deployment, which departed the US… Continue reading "F-35Bs Bolster USS Essex Amphibious Ready Group Capabilities"
A Japanese Air Self Defense Force F-35 was lost some 85 miles east of Misawa Air Base, in Aomori Prefecture, at approximately 7:27pm local time, JASDF representatives say. The aircraft… Continue reading "Japan Suffers F-35 Crash off North Eastern Shore"
The Marine Corps is planning to buy more F-35Cs in order to bolster air-wings on Navy deployments. The latest USMC budget request, for FY 2020, has the service buying ten… Continue reading "USMC Increases F-35C Buy, Slows Purchases of F-35B"