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...
The VMFA 242 flagship F-35 with the bat markings. (Image credit: @wwBIOSww) The commander of Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 242 at MCAS Iwakuni, Japan, now has the bat from the unit’s insignia stenciled over the top of the fuselage and wings...
A Royal Norwegian F-35 during an Air to Air Refueling mission with a KC-135. (Image credit: Royal Norwegian Air Force) Exploring Biofuel Technology: Recent Advancements and its Strategic Applications in Military Aviation. As reported by the Norwegian Ministry of Defence’s X...
A computer-generated illustration from Kongsberg showing a pair of F-35s releasing JSM/NSMs. (Image credit: Kongsberg) F-35A Expands Strike Capabilities with New JSM (Joint Strike Missile) Contract. American F-35As will soon be able to undertake long-range stand-off anti-surface strikes as the US...
The insets show where Hotel Rössli, in picturesque Unterbach, is located. (Image created by The Aviationist, using Google Maps, Hotel Rössli and USAF images) A century-old hotel in Unterbach, Switzerland, has become the focus of American intelligence due to its proximity...
A composite image showing the Advanced Travel Pod of the F-35 (Image credit: The Aviationist, using KIHOMAC and USAF images) The MXU-1072/A 5th generation travel pod is carried inside the F-35A Lightning II’s weapons bays. A travel pod is usually an...
An F-35A taxiing (Image credit: LM) The Portuguese Air Force will eventually replace the F-16s with the F-35. In a long interview with Portuguese newspaper Diário de Notícias published on Apr. 12, 2024, the Portuguese Air Force Chief of Staff, General...
Composite image with an F-35 carrying four Mako missiles under the wings and, in the box, the mockup displayed at the Sea Air Space 2024 exposition. (Images: Lockheed Martin and Naval News) The new multirole, multiplatform Mako missile can be employed...
Close-up view of the F-35B and Brembo (image credit: Steven Welch) West Coast F-35B Demonstration Team Debuts New Demo Pilot At Yuma Airshow 2024. With the North America 2024 airshow season kicking off in full effect early March, the Marine Corps...
File photo of a U.S Air Force F-35A during Exercise Falcon Strike 2022. (Photo: Stefano D’Urso / The Aviationist) After a 5-year delay, the Pentagon approved the Milestone C / Full Rate Production for the 5th gen fighter. The Under Secretary...
