A recent report released by the Government Accountability Office stated that the F-35 block 4 upgrade program could possibly be facing some significant delays in its test schedule. Despite this,… Continue reading "F-35 Block 4 Upgrade Program Faces Delays and Cost Overruns"
The future of the Royal Air Force’s tactical aircraft fleet has been a particularly hot topic in the days preceding the release of the Defence Command Paper. In particular, the… Continue reading "UK To Continue F-35B Orders, But Will Retire Tranche 1 Typhoons and Hawk T1 Trainers"
The Norwegian Defense Materiel Agency has released photographs of the first drop of the Joint Strike Missile from a US Air Force F-35A. The test, which was flown out of… Continue reading "First Joint Strike Missile Test Drop From F-35A Internal Bay"
Danish Defence and Lockheed Martin have announced that the Royal Danish Air Force’s first F-35A, tail number L-001, conducted its first flight on March 8. The test flight follows a… Continue reading "The Royal Danish Air Force’s First F-35A Makes Its First Flight"
Pratt & Whitney, the maker of the F-35’s F135 engine, announced yesterday that the Royal Danish Air Force’s first F-35A had “recently” performed its first high power engine run. Lockheed… Continue reading "Denmark’s First F-35 Performs First Engine High Power Run"
Two specially instrumented US Marine Corps F-35Bs landed aboard ITS Cavour, the Italian aircraft carrier, on the afternoon of 1 March. The two F-35Bs are the first jets to land… Continue reading "Italy’s Cavour Begins “Ready for Operations” Sea Trials With F-35Bs"
The US Navy has announced that it has successfully conducted its first ever at-sea replenishment of an F-35C power module. A power module was loaded onto a CMV-22B Osprey of… Continue reading "US Navy Conducts First At-Sea F-35C Power Module Replenishment"
In a tweet on 22 February, the Israeli Ministry of Defense announced that the government had approved agreements for the purchase of two new KC-46 aerial tankers and enough new… Continue reading "Israeli Air Force to Get KC-46 Tankers & Third Squadron of F-35s"
The United States Air Force’s 48th Fighter Wing announced yesterday that the 495th Fighter Squadron, the first overseas-based USAF F-35 squadron, will be named the “Valkyries”. The name selection was… Continue reading "“Valkyries” To Be First Overseas-Based USAF F-35 Squadron"
The US government is initiating a review of several arms sales made towards the end of the Trump administration, including the sale of F-35As to the United Arab Emirates and… Continue reading "UAE F-35 Sale And Saudi Munitions Sale “Temporarily Paused” For Review"