Defense Minister Yaşar Güler stated that the U.S. may finally be willing to deliver the F-35 jets to Turkey. Turkish Minister of National Defense, Yaşar Güler, shared some noteworthy updates during his speech at the Planning and Budget Committee in the...
Romania becomes the 20th nation to join the F-35 program. On Nov. 21, 2024, Romania became a part of the Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning II program by signing a LoA (Letter of Acceptance) to acquire 32 airframes of the fifth generation...
The refuelings took place over the Gulf of Aden as the USS Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group (CSG) conducted a Multi-Large Deck Event (MLDE) with the Italian Navy’s ITS Cavour CSG. Two U.S. Navy F/A-18E Super Hornet, belonging to Strike Fighter...
The 302nd Squadron chose a local species of eagle as its mascot, native to the mountains around its home base in Misawa, called Ojirowashi (white-tailed sea eagle). Japan has a tradition of painting its fighters like the aggressor F-15s and the...
RNLAF F-35 (RNLAF) The size of each of the three F-35 squadrons will swell and enhance readiness and ‘airstrike power.’ The Netherlands has announced plans to acquire additional F-35A Lightning II among other systems, including UAVs, NH90 helicopters, tanks, ASW (Anti-Submarine...
One of the two F-35A lands on a highway in Finland on Sept. 4, 2024 (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Scyrrus Corregidor) U.S. Air Force F-35A Lightning II fighter jets take part in Finnish Baana24 exercise underway in Finland. On Sept....
An F-35A Lightning II arrives in Fort Worth from Hill AFB, Utah. (Image credit: USAF / 301st Fighter Wing) The unit becomes only the second Air Force Reserve F-35 unit, but it is also the first Reserve unit to operate the...
CAG markings on this F-35C from VMFA-311 “Tomcats”, departing runway 27 in afterburner. (All images, credit: Author/The Aviationist) The exercise director for Northern Lightning 2024 states this year’s exercise builds on last year’ success, providing exceptional training against DOD’s pacing threat:...
An F-35C Lightning II, attached to Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 147, takes off from Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73) while underway in the Atlantic Ocean, May 30, 2024. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class August...
F-35A at night (Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Photo by Angel DelCueto) Romania anticipates finalizing a government-to-government agreement with the United States to procure 5th generation F-35 fighter jets by this fall. Romania is poised to sign a government-to-government agreement with the United...
