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Trump's handling of Ukraine and tariffs has NATO rethinking the U.S.-made F-35 fighter
The F-35 was meant as a one-size-fits-all fighter that could be used across NATO. But strained U.S.-Europe relations are ...
National Interest on MSN11d
The F-35 Lightning Just Logged Its Millionth Flight Hour
The F-35 Lightning II stealth fighter jet fleet achieved a major milestone this month, after its aircraft exceeded one ...
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Finland progresses new F-35 engine support facility
Finland is progressing the build of a new facility to support the engines of Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike ...
The National Interest on MSN4d
Incensed By Trump, Portugal Says No to the F-35
We cannot ignore the geopolitical environment in our choices,” Portuguese defense minister Nuno Melo told a local news outlet ...
Regtechtimes on MSN1d
F-35 Fighter Jet Becomes $2 Trillion Disaster as Allies Abandon Costly Jet Amid Broken Promises
The F-35 Lightning II, the U.S. military’s most expensive and high-tech fighter jet, is facing a major setback as several ...
Regtechtimes on MSN2h
Shock Exit? NATO Allies Reconsider F 35 Deals Amid Growing U.S. Distrust!
Tensions between the United States and its NATO allies are now putting a major military project at risk—the purchase of F 35 ...
The Aviationist on MSN8d
The F-35 ‘Kill Switch’: Separating Myth from Reality
With heightened tensions between Europe and the United States over NATO and Ukraine, the myth of an F-35 "kill switch", which would supposedly allow the ...
F-35 fleet hits 1 million flight hours; DOD reevaluating heavy reliance on private contractors
The DOD plans to use the F-35, its "most ambitious and costly weapon system," through 2088, with projections of over $1.7 ...
‘Not Like Buying a Washing Machine’: IAF Chief on India’s Possible F-35 Lightning II Acquisition
While the Lockheed Martin-built F-35 offers stealth and sensor fusion, India has concerns over high costs ($80M per unit), complex maintenance, and U.S. operational control. The F-35 requires ...
India Today2d
Can India rely on America for F-35 fighter jets?
The F-35’s reliance on US software and support raises sovereignty concerns. Portugal and Canada are reconsidering purchases ...
Business Insider28d
Inside the mile-long factory line where America's F-35 stealth fighter jets are made
In a sprawling factory in Texas, thousands of people work around the clock to assemble the US military's most advanced multirole fighter jet: the F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter.