A deadline for deciding on whether to embark on full rate production of the F-35 by the end of March has been scrapped due to continued delays with the Joint… Continue reading "Full Rate F-35 Production Delayed Again"
UK Defence Minister Jeremy Quin announced today that a contract worth £550 million ($750 million) has been signed with MBDA for the demonstration and manufacture of SPEAR miniature cruise missiles,… Continue reading "UK Signs £550 Million Contract For F-35 SPEAR Missiles Day After Declaring F-35 Maritime IOC"
The Royal Australian Air Force announced today that it had officially achieved Initial Operational Capability for its F-35A Lightning IIs. The announcement means that the RAAF’s F-35s can now be… Continue reading "Royal Australian Air Force Declares F-35A Initial Operational Capability"
The Japan Air Self-Defense Force announced today that the 301st Tactical Fighter Squadron has officially moved to Misawa Air Base, adopting the F-35A as its new aircraft. The 301st is… Continue reading "The JASDF 301st Tactical Fighter Squadron Adopts The F-35A"
The Russian State’s advanced technology design and construction corporation, Rostec, has announced that the company is developing a concept for an advanced single-engine light- and medium-class piloted and unmanned fifth-generation… Continue reading "Russia Looking at Developing Lightweight Fifth-Generation Fighter"
An unprecedented political crisis in Israel may impact plans to purchase US equipment as the conflict between the Likud party finance minister and the Defense Minister, prime minister to be,… Continue reading "Sudden Political Crisis In Israel Interferes with Arms Purchase From US"
The Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) announced on 10 November, that it had notified US Congress of the potential sale of F-35A Lightning IIs, MQ-9B Sky Guardians and munitions to… Continue reading "Defense Security Cooperation Agency Announces Details Of Potential UAE F-35 and MQ-9B SkyGuardian Sale"
The Sejm (a branch of Poland’s legislature) adopted a project to increase the Ministry of Defense’s (MoD) budget by another 3 billion PLN ($750 million). It means an increase from… Continue reading "Polish Defense Budget Increases Despite Coronavirus Pandemic"
The Israeli government has announced that it is no longer opposed to the sale of “certain arms” to the United Arab Emirates. The abrupt announcement was made a day after… Continue reading "Israel Abruptly Drops Opposition To “Certain” Arms Sales To UAE"
A spokeswoman for the United States Marine Corps has confirmed that all Marines involved in a mid-air collision between a KC-130J and F-35B over Southern California last week have safely… Continue reading "US Marine Corps KC-130J / F-35B Mid-Air Collision – Crews Return To Units"