Tag: F-35
As UAE waits for US F-35s, Russia pitches new warplane in...
Russia showed off a prototype of its new fifth-generation warplane at the Dubai Airshow on Sunday as the United Arab Emirates' deal to buy...
Turkey asks US to buy 40 F-16 jets to upgrade Air...
Turkey has made a request to the US to buy 40 Lockheed Martin-made F-16 fighter jets and nearly 80 modernization kits for its existing...
Erdogan says Turkey plans to buy more Russian defense systems
President Tayyip Erdogan said Turkey still intended to buy a second batch of S-400 missile defense systems from Russia, a move that could deepen...
Biden administration proceeding with $23 billion weapon sales to UAE
US President Joe Biden’s administration has told Congress it is proceeding with more than $23 billion in weapons sales to the United Arab Emirates,...
Lockheed Martin reports rare profit miss as pandemic hits F-35 deliveries
Lockheed Martin Corp on Tuesday missed profit estimates for the first time in the last eight quarters as the COVID-19 pandemic disrupted deliveries of...
UAE signs deal with US to buy 50 F-35 jets and...
The United Arab Emirates has signed an agreement with the United States to purchase 50 F-35 jets and up to 18 armed drones, people...
US approves $23.37 billion advanced arms sale to UAE, Pompeo says
The Trump administration told Congress on Tuesday it had approved the US sale of more than $23 billion in advanced weapons systems, including F-35...
Amid talks with Israel, UAE pursuit of stealth jets rumbles in...
Amid historic normalisation talks between Israel and the United Arab Emirates, American officials spent a morning at an Abu Dhabi air base housing US...
Israel opposes any F-35 sale to UAE despite their warming ties
Israel would oppose any US F-35 warplane sales to the United Arab Emirates despite forging relations with the Gulf power, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu...
Israel says it is the first country to use U.S.-made F-35...
Israel is the first country to have used the U.S.-made F-35 stealth fighter in combat, the Israeli air force chief said on...
Threats, NATO demands underpin global arms demand
Military conflicts and growing threats around the world continue to underpin demand for weapons, but industry and government leaders from the United...
One-quarter of F-35 fighter jets grounded over oxygen issues
About a quarter of the F-35 fighter jets made by Lockheed Martin Corp, or 55 planes, have stopped flying until further notice...
U.S. F35s fly into Estonia in show of NATO solidarity
Two of the U.S. Air Force's newest and most advanced jets landed in the Baltic state of Estonia for the first time...
U.S. sending F-35 fighters to Europe for training
The U.S. Air Force will this weekend deploy a small number of F-35A fighter jets to Europe for several weeks of training...
Israel receives first F-35 stealth fighters from U.S.
Israel on Monday became the first country after the United States to receive the U.S.-built F-35 stealth jet which will increase its...
U.S. Air Force declares first squadron of F-35 jets combat-ready
The U.S. Air Force on Tuesday declared an initial squadron of Lockheed Martin Corp F-35A fighter jets ready for combat, marking a...
Canada says wants to move fast on jet contest
Canada said on Wednesday it wanted to move quickly to buy a new fleet of fighter jets but gave no details, leaving...
U.S. Air Force confirms sending Lockheed F-35 jets to UK air...
The U.S. Air Force on Tuesday confirmed that it will send a pair of F-35A fighter jets to two air shows in...
It’s Russia’s turn to learn that stealth warplanes are hard to...
After confronting serious technical and economic difficulties, Russia has dramatically cut back its air force program to field its first stealth fighter...
U.S. Marines declare initial F-35 squadron ready for combat
U.S. Marine Corps Commandant General Joseph Dunford has declared an initial squadron of 10 Lockheed Martin Corp F-35B fighter jets ready for...
First USAF F-35s in Europe to be based in the UK
Royal Air Force (RAF) base Lakenheath will be home to the first two US Air Force (USAF) F-35 squadrons in Europe with...
The 11 countries expected to buy F-35 fighter jet
Canada is poised to buy 65 F-35 fighter jets built by Lockheed Martin Corp, sources familiar with the process told Reuters, which...
Pentagon focused on weapons, data fusion as F-35 nears combat use
Lockheed Martin's F-35 fighter jet is making good progress as it nears initial combat use by the U.S. Marine Corps in July 2015,...
South Korea to buy 40 Lockheed F-35s, further 20 jets still...
South Korea will buy 40 Lockheed Martin Corp F-35 stealth fighter jets, the country's military chiefs decided on Friday, with the first...
US seeks to ease concerns over F-35 delays, costs
The United States has sought to allay concerns over delays and escalating costs for its new F-35 fighter, telling its eight partner...
Japan says may cancel Lockheed F-35 if price rises
Japan may cancel orders for Lockheed Martin's F-35 fighter jets in the case of a price rise or delivery delay, Defence Minister...
Lockheed again misses Pentagon’s F-35 fighter goals
Lockheed Martin Corp lost $31.5 million in award fees for its new F-35 fighter jet in 2011, the second consecutive year it...
Parachute issue grounds some Lockheed F-35 jets
The Pentagon grounded six Lockheed Martin Corp F-35 fighter jets at a California air base due to a problem with the parachutes...
First Marine Corps F-35Bs delivered to Eglin ahead of programme review
Lockheed Martin has delivered the first two F-35B Joint Strike Fighters to Marine Fighter/Attack Training Squadron 501 at Eglin Air Force Base...
Lockheed in US$4 billion US F-35 fighter deal
Lockheed Martin is being awarded a US$4 billion fixed-price U.S. Navy contract for 30 F-35 Joint Strike Fighter aircraft, the fifth batch...
GE, Rolls drop push to build F-35 engines
General Electric Co and Rolls Royce dropped their drive to build an alternate engine for Lockheed Martin Corp's F-35 joint strike fighter,...
Lockheed Martin assembles first F-35 for the UK
The first F-35 for the United Kingdom, its first international customer, has been rolled out by Lockheed Martin. BK-1, a short takeoff/vertical...
U.S. open to selling F-35 jet fighters to India
The United States expressed interest yesterday in selling its most sophisticated fighter to India, just six months after New Delhi rejected two...
Lockheed, Pentagon at odds over F-35 costs: sources
Lockheed Martin is pushing back against Pentagon efforts to make the company pay for problems that arise with the F-35 fighter jet...
Lockheed to offer F-35 work to Japan firms to win bid
Lockheed Martin said it will offer final assembly of the F-35 fighter to Japanese firms in bid for a defence contract from...
F-35B completes initial shipboard vertical landing aboard USS Wasp
The US Navy and Marine Corps have made naval aviation history by landing the F-35B Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) test aircraft BF-2...
GE exec: Military business future hangs on F-35
General Electric Co believes its future in the large military jet engine business depends on the fight for its alternate engine for...
F-35 called part of U.S. security infrastructure
Lockheed Martin's multinational F-35 Joint Strike Fighter, the Pentagon's costliest weapons program, is a critical part of U.S. security infrastructure and should...
Lockheed eyes growth drivers
Defence contractor Lockheed Martin Corp expects progress on its F-35 Joint Strike Fighter, international sales and upgrade work for legacy fighter jets...
Lockheed F-35 test jets cleared to fly again
Lockheed Martin Corp's F-35 test fighter aircraft have been cleared for flight after a precautionary grounding, but early production models remain parked...
F-35 fleet grounded due to electrical failure
Lockheed Martin's F-35 Lightning II has been grounded after the fifth generation fighter's integrated power package (IPP) failed on Tuesday.
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Australia may reconsider F-35 order after cost blowout, delays
Australia may reconsider a A$16 billion ($17.5 billion) plan to buy 100 of Lockheed Martin Corp's F-35 Joint Strike Fighters because of...
GE, Rolls Royce seek to complete second F-35 engine
General Electric Co and Rolls Royce Group Plc asked the Pentagon on Thursday to let them resume development, at their own expense,...
