Three additional Belgian F-35A Lightning II fighters have arrived at Florennes Air Base, bringing the number of F-35As physically present in Belgium to seven and accelerating the phased withdrawal of ...

Canada’s first F-35A Lightning II, destined for the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) as the CF-35A, has completed its maiden flight from Lockheed Martin’s production facility at Naval Air Station Joint...

A U.S. Marine Corps F-35B Lightning II has crashed on the flightline at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, California, after the pilot successfully ejected from the aircraft. The mishap occurred on the...

For the first time, a Polish F-35A has taken to the skies after being assembled in Europe. On 22nd July 2026, the first Poland-bound F-35A Lightning II built at Leonardo’s Cameri final assembly line i...

The pilot of an F-35A Lightning II stealth fighter from Nellis Air Force Base safely ejected before the jet crashed Tuesday north of the base near Las Vegas, Nevada.

Finland’s first F-35A Lightning II has completed its maiden flight over Texas, marking a major milestone in the country’s transition from the F/A-18C/D Hornet to a fifth‑generation fighter fleet. The ...

The Trump administration is expected to push ahead with a plan allowing Saudi Arabia to acquire the F-35 stealth fighter, according to a senior U.S. official.

Belgium officially entered the fifth-generation fighter era yesterday as the first three F-35A Lightning II aircraft arrived at Florennes Air Base, marking the nation’s first introduction of a new fig...

Canada is looking at cancelling a major portion of its purchase of U.S.-built F-35 stealth fighters and plans on opening talks with rival aircraft makers, Defence Minister Bill Blair said.

Twee Nederlandse F-35-gevechtsvliegtuigen hebben gisteren meerdere oefendrones neergehaald boven de Oostzee. Dat deden ze door er AIM-9 Sidewinder-raketten op af te vuren. Het ging om een training in ...

An F-35B has successfully conducted the first test flights carrying a Meteor air-to-air missile, marking a key milestone in the integration of UK weaponry onto the F-35 platform.

India's opposition parties have criticised U.S. President Donald Trump's offer to sell F-35 fighters to the country, citing their high costs, even as Russia has discussed producing its most advanced jets locally in line with Prime Minister Narendra Modi's goals.

A proposed change to the checkerboard insignia on Polish warplanes could make them harder for enemies to detect in battle. #EuropeNews

WARSAW, Poland — The Polish Ministry of National Defence has signed a deal to buy more than 200 AGM-88G Advanced Anti-Radiation Guided Missiles-Extended Range (AARGM-ER) from the United States, becoming the region’s first ally to secure an advanced capability to destroy enemy radar emitters associated with air defense systems.The contract to purchase the missiles, made by Northrop Grumman, comes as Poland is awaiting the delivery of the first batch of its 32 ordered F-35 fighter jets next year.Polish Deputy Prime Minister and Defence Minister Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz said that the missiles will represent a significant reinforcement of the aircraft’s combat capacities,

A Royal Air Force (RAF) F-35 Lightning II stealth aircraft was on a routine mission on January 20 when it met with one of the biggest threats faced by aircraft globally. Hit and damaged, the stealth f...

Australia has inked a major deal to arm its fleet of F-35A Lightning II jets with 25mm PGU-47/U APEX ammunition sourced from Norwegian-Finnish defense manufacturer Nammo.  The contract, valued at AUD ...

DCS World developer Eagle Dynamics released its traditional trailer showing what's coming in "2025 and beyond."

The planned delivery of the first six F-35B Lightning II fighters for Japan in FY2024 has now been pushed back to sometime during FY2025, Japan’s Defense

The Fort Worth aviation defense company is slated to produce 145 F-35 stealth fighter jets for the U.S. military by June 2027.

The final nine of Australia’s full fleet of 72 F-35A Lightning II aircraft have arrived at RAAF Base Williamtown in New South Wales

Two Dutch F-35 fighter jets stationed in Estonia carried out their first interceptions last Friday, identifying and escorting three Russian aircraft over the Baltic Sea. The operation, part of NATO’s ...

First Belgian F-35A delivered On 3 December 2024, the first Belgische Luchtmacht (BLu, Belgian Air Force) F-35A Lightning II was delivered to Luke AFB (AZ), where it will join 312t...

A landing by British F-35 pilot, Lieutenant Commander Baker, marked the first time an F-35 operated by a UK pilot has touched down on a Japanese vessel.