Lockheed Martin announced on 3 January, that its 2021 deliveries surpassed 140 aircraft. A total of 142 aircraft were received by various customers around the world. Although the US Democratic… Continue reading "Lockheed Martin Surpasses Delivery Plans For 2021"
On 27 December, 2021, NAVAIR and Lockheed-Martin signed a deal regarding the development of a new bespoke variant of the F-35 ‘Lightning II’ multirole aircraft for a new, undisclosed party,… Continue reading "NAVAIR Commission For A New F-35 Variant"
The Republic of Korea Air Force has grounded its F-35A fleet after an F-35A made an emergency belly landing at Seosan Air Force Base on 4 January. The pilot of… Continue reading "South Korea Grounds F-35As Following Belly Landing Incident"
The Ministry of Defense of the Netherlands announced the Initial Operational Capability of 4 F-35A multirole jet fighters belonging to the Royal Netherlands Air Force (Koninklijke Luchtmacht). The Netherlands is… Continue reading "Netherlands Declare Initial Operational Capability of Its F-35s"
The Royal Norwegian Air Forces’ (RNoAF) F-16s have flown their last Quick Reaction Alert (QRA) sortie after over 40 years of guarding Norway, and NATO’s, skies. In a ceremony at… Continue reading "Norway’s F-16s Have Flown Their Last QRA Sortie"
The head of the Royal Thai Air Force, Air Chief Marshal Napadej Dhupatemiya, has announced the RTAF’s interest in acquiring F-35s to replace its fleets of F-5TH Super Tigris Tiger… Continue reading "Thai Air Force Head Interested In F-35 Procurement"
General Electric has announced the completion of phase 1 testing on its second XA100 adaptive cycle engine. The XA100 is being developed for the U.S. Air Force’s Adaptive Engine Transition… Continue reading "General Electric’s Second XA100 Adaptive Cycle Engine Completes First Testing Phase"
The United States Air Force announced on December 15, that RAF Lakenheath’s first USAF F-35As arrived on the same day. The F-35s are the first USAF Lightning IIs to be… Continue reading "First RAF Lakenheath-Based United States Air Force F-35s Arrive"
The United Arab Emirates has withdrawn its letters of offer and acceptance for a $23.37 billion arms deal that would have seen the country purchase F-35As, MQ-9B Sky Guardians and… Continue reading "US Still Willing To Go Forwards With UAE F-35 Sale Despite Negotiation Impasse"
Welcome to Overt Defense’s Weekend Briefing where we round up the week’s most interesting and important defense news. This week’s articles focused topics including the death of the Indian First… Continue reading "Weekend Briefing (6 – 10 December)"